Resources

SARA Forms and Other Documents

• SARA Membership Form
• Net Script
• Net Control Operator blank form
• HT Cheat Sheets
• Programming your HT with your computer
• SARA Recommended Frequencies/Channels Microsoft Word format | PDF
• Side by side net check in cheat sheet (under construction)
• SARA Bylaws

First Responders

• California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
• California Highway Patrol
  • CHP Computer Aided Dispatch Media Information Center
• Santa Clara County Fire Department
• Santa Clara County Sheriff
• Saratoga Fire Department
• Urban Search & Rescue, California Task Force 3

Emergency Communications

• Cupertino A.R.E.S.
• Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System (SVECS)
• Santa Clara County A.R.E.S./R.A.C.E.S
• San Jose R.A.C.E.S.
• CalNet
• Southern Peninsula Emergency Communication System (SPECS)
• Disaster Service Worker Program Brochure
• State of California Auxiliary Communications Service
• Earthquake Reporting (Mike-Mike Scale)
• Two-way Radio Basics 101 (PPT File)
• Two-way Radio Basics 102 (PPT File)
• Emergency Communication for Saratoga (PPT File)
• Emergency Communication for Saratoga (II) (PPT File)
• Emergency Communication for Saratoga (III) (PPT File)
• SARA Emergency Response Overview (PPT File)
• Saratoga CERT Radio Communications Plan (Being revised) (WORD File)
• National Interoperability Field Operations Guide

Other Responders

• American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter
• Cupertino Community Emergency Response Team
• Saratoga CERT

Weather Related Communications & Information

• SKYWARN
• Hurricane Watch Net
• National Hurricane Center
• VoIP Weather Net
• Santa Clara County Water District Water Levels
• National Weather Service
• PG&E Power Shutoff Forecast

Education & Testing

• HamTestOnline
• AA9PW FCC Amateur Radio Practice Pages
• eHam.net Practice Exams
• Silicon Valley VE Group

Amateur Radio Clubs

• SARA Membership Form
• West Valley Amateur Radio Association
• Association of Silicon Valley Amateur Radio Association

Amateur Radio Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

• EchoLink (Windows)
• EchoLink (iOS)
• Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)

Government Agencies

• Federal Communications Commission Amateur Radio Service
• City of Saratoga
• County of Santa Clara
• California Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Amateur Radio License Plates (Information)
  • Amateur Radio License Plate (Application)

Communications Organizations

• American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
• HandiHam
• The Condor Connection
• QRZ.com

Amateur Radio in Outer Space

• Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
• Project Oscar
• Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
• Cassini and MER Telecomm

D-Star Users

• jFindu Locator Site
• Icom D-Star
• D-Starlet
• DV Dongle

International

• Japan Amateur Radio League
• Radio Amateurs of Canada
• Federacion Mexicana De Radio Experimentadores
• Associazione Radioamatori Italiani
• Norwegian Radio Relay League

Amateur Radio Contesting & HF

• Northern California Contest Club
• Northern California DX Club
• Intro to HF radio

Shopping

• Ham Radio Outlet
• DX Engineering
• W&W Manufacturing Co.
• Universal Radio
• ASVARO Electronics Flea Market
• Icom
• Kenwood
• GigaParts
• Yaesu
• Local Electronics Flea Market

Amateur Microwave

• 50 MHz and Up Group
• Jamesburg Earth Station
• San Bernardino Microwave Society
• SHF Microwave Parts Company
• WA1MBA
• The World Above 1000 MHz

APRS & Packet Communications

• APRS.net
• FindU

Fun with Amateur Radio

• AI9NL Harv’s Hamshack Hack
• QSL.NET

Amateur Radio in History

Amateur TV

• K6MFW Presentation

RACES Training

• Incident Command System (ICS 100)
• Incident Command System (ICS 200)
• Incident Command System (ICS 700 – NIMS)

Amateur Radio Podcasts

• ICQ Podcasts

Presentations (Newest first)

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