Ham Radio Links & Resources

Here are some links SLSRC finds useful, which you might too!  This is a great place for new hams to build a shack and get more info around the ham radio.

The Eastern Missouri Beacon
Free, non-profit website for two purposes – to promote our hobby by reaching out to newbie and veteran hams – licensing, equipment, exploring the modes, finding a club, and more – AND to help bring regional groups of hams together.  https://easternmobeacon.com/

Major Rig Manufactures

Kenwood
Icom
Yeasu
Elecraft
Flex Radio Systems
Ten-Tec
Bridgecom Systems – good cheap no frills radio manufacture

Accessory Manufactures

MFJ – general accessory and antenna manufacture
PowerWerx – misc power accessory items
QuickSilver – misc power accessory items
West Mountain Radio – USB sound cards for digital modes & other misc power pole items
Tigertronics – USB sound cards for digital modes
Astron – AC/DC power supplies
LDG – antenna tuners
Ameritron – antenna solid state amps
KF7P Metal Werks – house entrance panels with lightening protection

Antenna Manufactures

RadioWavz – located in Lake St. Louis
Tarheal Antennas – good mobile screwdriver antennas
Cushcraft – HF and VHF/UHF
Comet – HF and VHF/UHF
Diamond – HF and VHF/UHF
SteppIR – high end HF antennas
Alpha Delta – HF antennas

On-Line Stores

DX Engineering
Ham Radio Outlet
Gigaparts
MTC Radio
Gateway Electronics – in St. Louis!
Amateur Radio Supply

Podcasts

Ham Radio 360 – geared toward the new ham but no longer recording
100 Watts & A Wire – with SLSRC member Christian K0STH
Ham Nation
QSO Today (no longer as of Dec 2019)
The Doctor Is In – ARRL technical podcast
So Now What – ARRL new ham podcast
Ham Radio Workbench
No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast
ICQ Podcast
Ham Talk Live
Everything Ham Radio Podcast
Phasing Line – with SLSRC Member N0SSC
Linux in the HamShack
Newsline

New Ham Radio Operator YouTube Channels

Ham Radio Crash Course – New Hams – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChAu6Cof9KlfFxSbL9ytosQ
David Casler – New Hams – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaBtYooQdmNzq63eID8RaLQ

Other Fan Favorites

OfficialSWLchannel – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw7FKchRP3oVw4Nh_L7oPAQ
David Klippel – Flex Radio – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdbi90S3UW5kiJZ9uHS-Hwg
N0SSC – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKtI6RB1a5-NqErRQIQzufg
Temporarily Offline – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCai-PmK8xOBOunwi6MoBgwQ
DX Commander – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWRZEIjVQB8aUkyUQ-g-zA
Remote Ham Radio – Remote – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bq3UB42VflZ7-zT5t2GZw
K7AGE – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgG5iIOZpqFBBkAgg5iN1w
KG6LI – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-zgBZyGxmrBritP3mIz1pA
VE6WZ – Remote – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaPW-a8NN5LLLI6jAUxil7w
Ham Radio TV – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ObuiEt8pFKlO9VnKMdi1A
K1GMM
Green Mountain Maniac – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xtA5JII8UW76S2-ZzxH0w
K8MRD Radio Stuff – POTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjETc3psT6i7B5z6S1Y3ojQ
Ham Radio Concepts – Reviews – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuawHU2iYR_0tpYAIDyIH4Q
Flex Radio Systems – Remote – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXYIGF4–uipOh4_BZzpYw
Kevin Loughin – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmOfhbZoIl27G7vvifvnw3w
QRP CW – CW – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdqWV0nPVEeso6uth7uRk6Q
Al Senechal – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4y7kcCFcw16Alt6qbhyD9w
SevenFortyOne – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChintPJZoKbKUeaAOWpIOgg
TheSmokinApe – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJlIoWR3mf7apfB1dXS97A
2E0EZT Amateur Radio – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtX8PCgk0UHQRUqROCtPM4g
Ham Radio 2.0 – Reviews – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKpVMjRE0m60lKCBWhIlo0A
Ham Radio Now – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxqXFK9ETC5CWEdDD-_HpqA
Ham Radio with K0PIR – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCarHONUhA7Z9iqvblt0GBYQ
W6RIP Radio Adventures – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBxgRKgEF2138U54Z7xVqg
BeLoudUS W9SN – Remote – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIjodG2uEM6ZeneAWKHx_vw
Tony, KD8RTT – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfA03LwLSleyLlau4Z2T3w
KB9VBR Antennas – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC2RJ3tINAiKEH9X_ijo1Yg
Kyle – AA0Z – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClX–0FpKY48h4cAXFPOWQQ
YL Raisa – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSCoIWxktFgujg4h9GuigBw
Ham Radio Portable – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3eRF0sOb-TaaaxXGR3PFA
W5KUB – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1iQb_aUkgXHF9bXUBROWWw
Pignology, LLC – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfuJeuj-3J8UWgUNOGmS0w
Field Radio Podcast – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQ0a59Oqea3OF00701H-Ew
Jim W6LG – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSuVdJhxb0H4OAXB7ljNw
Yaesu USA Official – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IPcegkr69O5MY4NEtJc9w
Steve Ellington – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yv24rjknvixn1KIAcwzoQ
K6UDA – Baldheads – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLhSME-yEY3PQ_Z6EC6rSw
Rigsearch – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLv2uAH3NKI079F3ZdvPIFQ
HamRadioQRP – CW – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsJuG25-mMID92eanteaFvg
N0KTZ – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4soyrbvSn5XtZIk4QlBJrQ
Radio Prepper – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTbLvRJ-WtJnW3PvU4pdIw
K0LWC – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadtem-cxxPgkxwAmOBrpIw
Ham Radio DX – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_jX41l6nYfnrQuk0qsZFw
Josh Bloom – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtPNun56pjwARI0puCozYg
TX Factor – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfnPpcvCwxqlNDHX_bJIXg
KM4ACK – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSQhXfGo_68Ta8-2wStAWkw
Amateur Radio DMR Programming – DMR – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JTkbcPb3x_ZvflfmtuAHg
Gren Lane – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8MQylVhW90KGCHo3rPZsA
Lee Crocker – Flex – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNoyaBLQODxSI5CZZAe_6Tg
Dave Tadlock – Antennas – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUosv1Sx79IGEUBcm9Lw-g
Radio Hobbyist – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX-Izo8rBW9wpRZ21lGAc4A
K0MOS – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zx4zClGeiK4Xf8ykNuSqQ
KF7P – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWvrFDEs2ZZdHwrWzClcoiQ
N5XO – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfa303IaXxyZGcyUeYXR1g
KG6HQD Jerry – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFupjnMVW-4n3Gl3NWjkSaQ
LAContestingClub – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCft6qFHaAQBvb2n_XLfOkhw
Hamradiocomms – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMoY9f5E-iP0fUbE0rvOacw
Kenneth Finnegan – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKzaXL9_V1qxGj5lzIyLBpw
TheHamshack – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgOnduf1f75MWsilwZY2CA
KF7IJZ – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLNhBNspehn3Y5Cx0gscMA
ResistanceHams – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NQKRsBWQYhiaTvik490Ow
Ham Radio Deluxe – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMjZU6ooPqrbRaPCqPcoDxw
K3HEX – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJ2zkIi2AihnvwJuWx7iFg
K7CO – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqK_n5H2DkWoWc4ffwOnqg
SignalsEverywhere – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGvakD8eB8Asnz8ETmQBlVw
Commsprepper – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkft2YfbwhZo2vK8jY1vAbg
Robert Nagy – Reviews – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVoYj1C5eEwOYvBeI9dS1Q
N1QQ – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaz816AiirAP2vsdyeYLcqA
Don Wilbanks – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXqPB2Ya0yGTtZtfcO5avQ
KB1HQS – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSkFZt2bfUZ-w3xNxUANFVw
EI4GYB – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hRvDy4KuW-RlmeexOB8dQ
AmateurLogic.TV – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_1S1TU_F6RKNtYxTlhAm2A
George KJ6VU – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx9lXt5Lu3fPrjZfRO0gDmw
SOTAGoats – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqVH5MqsMh_6mL2kZzu4DQg
Essex Ham – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjToblGR3hOaBZ76XNgcDEw
USNERDOC – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8oZS5NSgpZcev6eKXEnO8g
3oldtechdudes – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFT6xWCC24UdSTTEeMn-woQ
nm9p – Flex – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByw7KCzm5E97rLgEOJmtXg
Outdoors On The Air – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqO2enRDIhg1PXahSxpoVHw
Portable Ham Radio – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QYleaRJ4OoEThYXrjvgNw
Steve WG0AT – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe51a2pmXf7eubW7o7cM-nA
W5CYF Tinker John – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqosMGKZNzLIO4D0WwsDJvw
Signal Search – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2gD-0yd6GJ1Dh2-7Ko5kg
kx9x – POTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSAfZkFSdueKXKA00idKIw
Laboenligne.ca – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Ib70Ja70L7pb4EOdIYaLQ
Everything Ham Radio – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LjPBwHnhSjUzPTp3blmgQ
vk3ye – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhfct0hwCpv_q6_BVSFsRA
M0JCQ’s Ham Radio Channel – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPruhz8Tpka_jQgRYo-Krig
Brian Downs – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQphlG3v8Cp1DiZYQAzTYDA
Delta Xray Today – Flex – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvJsCtj0U4rpfGcZU9ovUEA
ARRL HQ – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzn9oVj62EFaJHjQcohwbmg
Mark Smith – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqAVJZju972nkt06BshQqQ
Matt Heere – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHAIQzD9ItrBPLAdxwOiCQ
NCARC – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtv6spmBf6UNCZhJRsbIo1g
Jared K2JPK – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQRRlayAs_m_MP51KyGe3w
Rockwell Schrock – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoB-KWWhuvf7XaIi0cAVHig
Jeri Ellsworth – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTpDNIOtgfRkyT-AFGNWVw
K8BZ Packet Radio Networks – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFE00Ijq5WsDh7Y2Ak72CiA
K6BBQsHamShack – Portable – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC4JAwayvvqBzjmj75CNukw
Glenn Davis – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOxFPj0ywx8aEBuskMmfhw/feed
RadioHamGuy – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFFjaQTDob1sI9A_7zoZBsg
CJ Johnson – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3hcEnbt26UH5g_i9KSOqXA
WWROF – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZybsCctA1WUYq4xKbPi5rw
Space Comms – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJDdMdjxwFsjdzhXQFHVk2g
K4REF – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4tCdIoMq1LMshfLEPj_RsQ
Guerrillacomm – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSSOElgoCSU9wNcN5VpgoEw
OH8STN Ham Radio – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xxr5EeFDtxnuHTWsDu2rA
QRP School – QRP – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEINppMdTOP8apApXXhZLCQ
N2RRAny – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMz7vIlUxFXiGZPs6D_dgQ
vk3crg – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9nSTKNnK3SEx0tA3ieTTeQ
SurvivalComms – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaRoK4tlcjzBzTYEPPyJBFQ
UT5UGE – Contesting – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJIl2lFpyy18cBr9RvEqWA
Eric Philipp – SOTA – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpMAIrRvswb_7nvCblawgA
Burke Jones N0HYD – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCthBwPD8e3pqSTRHVFwGSVQ
w2aew – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqd3GLTluk2s_IBt7p_LjA
Ham Radio360 – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8Q7giUMHBtopB4HHNE9Xg
Hom Homestead – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZndSfBh2dwvLkEFgfhuy6g
Ham Radio CQ – CW – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfwjjXcnW1hE4v2OTKgeFw
n3lud – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5qeEX1McuxJI8OOCPRwDg
Ham Radio In Action – General – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGB-3Ocwh8l-aB3FZscXPyw

Social Media & Webpages

STL Hams Facebook Group
Ham Radio Elmers – Facebook Group
Amateur Radio on Reddit
QRZ.com
eham.net

Terms & Definitions