Resources & Links
The following links to Amateur Radio and weather related information are presented for your convenience. CTARC makes no representation as to the accuracy or validity of the information presented by the linked sites, nor endorses products or services that may be offered.
Amateur Radio Resources
ARRL - American Radio Relay League
The National Association for Amateur Radio
What is Ham Radio? - Getting Your License
NCVEC - National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators
Question Pools (Q&A) for all classes of Amateur Radio Licenses
FCC CORES Login - COmmission REgistration System
Get a FCC Registration Number (FRN), setup an email login account, change email address, pay fees
FCC ULS License Manager Login - Universal Licensing System
View and manage your licenses, renewals, applications, or apply for new license or vanity call sign
FCC Regulations: Part 97 - Amateur Radio Service
FCC Amateur Call Sign Systems - Sequential & Vanity Call Info
Two excellent websites to help you get a vanity call sign. Please read the help files on each website as they can be challenging to navigate:
AE7Q Vanity Call Sign Query - Vanity Call Lookup & Availability
RadioQTH - Vanity Call Lookup & Availability
Weather Resources
National Weather Service - Fort Worth/Dallas Forecast Office
National Weather Service - Austin/San Antonio Forecast Office
NOAA National Hurricane Center
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
NWS Jetstream - An Online School for Weather
CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
Amateur Radio & Emergency Training References
FEMA Emergency Management Institute - Training Courses
Amateur Radio & Emergency Communications - Article with Links
Helpful Station References
HAM Station Reference - Q-Code, Morse Code, ITU Phonetics, RST
Western Union 92 Codes - Origin of 73 & 88 Terms
QRZ.com - Callsign Database
Hamfests & Conventions Calendar
Local Area Repeaters
Texas Repeater Search - Texas VHF-FM Society
Local Area Nets
| Monday | 7:00pm | TARC Net (Temple) | 146.820 (-) 123 |
| Tuesday | 7:00pm | CRA Net (Copperas Cove) | 145.230 (-) 88.5 |
| Wednesday | 6:30pm | Simplex Net (Killeen) | 146.550 |
| Wednesday | 8:00pm | CTARC Net (Belton) | 146.820 (-) 123 |
| Thursday | 7:30pm | Coryell ARES Net (Gatesville) |
145.170 (-) 162.2 |
| Monday-Friday | 3:00pm | Fivehills 325 Net (Copperas Cove) | 443.325 (+) 88.5 |