Fred's Ham Radio Page

SOFTWARE LINKS
Geoclock	An incredible sunlight clock with HAM extensions. Shows sunrise/sunset, twilight zone, moon ephemeris, time throughout the word, 100's of maps, space view, and HAM info such as call-sign lookup, great circle display, illumination of D and F layers of the ionosphere, and map to any point, including distance and inclination to any HAM in your call sign or zip code database. A must have software replacement for the $3000 wall-sized GeoChron clocks.
STS-Plus	Tracks space shuttle missions in real time with multiple maps and views. Very cool and fun to use. Also allows tracking of multiple satellites which you can view with the naked eye.
CoolEdit	The top sound processor, waveform viewer/editor. Use it like an audio spectrum analyzer. Great for doing voice print analysis, viewing and enhancing recorded signals, and very cool to view the data sent in bursts such as CW embedded in meteor scatter transmissions.
AccuSet	One of the best atomic clock synchronizers around. Has alarms, geochron sunlight display, time display for any city, alarms and more all in a very tight interface. Must have for using satellite programs or geoclock.
TOPS	Text Output Paper Saver - Windows utility that takes documents and allows them to be printed in multiple formats to handle 2,4,6, 8 or even more pages on a single piece of paper. Great for printing all your text files and documentation.
4-Print	Dos version of a similar paper saver to tops. Used if for years before finding TOPS, which adds the ability to handle windows fonts. However compare as this program has some nice features.
NeoTrace	Just a very cool visual IP tracker that lets you trace the route from you to any person's IP (internet server address). Looks like something out of "Sneakers", "The Net", or any other multitude of spy movies where they try to trace a phone call or computer connection.
ICQ	The standard (and soon to be AOL's) buddy list/chat/file transfer and more program. A must have if you are "connected". Lists you to the word (if you desire) and tracks all your online friends when they are online. Allows direct IP connections for chatting and sending files.
EditPad	One of the best text editor's (and replacement for Wordpad and Notepad) on the planet. Very slick interface, handles large files, and allows multiple documents to be open and accessible via tabs. "PostcardWare" - just send him a "QSL" card to register for FREE.
Sonique	An MP3 and other music format player. Worth a look just because of the amazing non-windows interface and audio waveform displays
Winamp	The premier music/wav player. Cool plugins like 3-way vibrating speakers and colored visual displays and graphs. User customized templates for stereo faceplates are very cool too allowing you to have a photorealistic or stylized stereo amplifier.
Software Links

OTHER GREAT LINKS
Ham Radio Online	One of the best and most read resources for Ham Radio since 1995
Homing In	Joe Moell's (K0OV) Homing In RDF Page
Radio Shack	What HAM doesn't need this link at his fingertips ;)
WWW SWL Guide	Comprehensive Listing of Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts
MGS	Commercial Antenna site for Max-Gain Systems, but they have articles, parts, and probably the biggest and best source for web links related to ham radio.
DX-ing.COM	WEB radio resource. All about HAM and SWL
Strong Signals	SWL site with lots of info, articles and links
DX Summit	Very cool DX site with 5 minute updates of actual propagation and cluster DX info. You can search any band and find out who is on it and what is being said!
DOE radio spectrum	Dept. of Energy's Radio Spectrum Management Program (as in "policy" not computer program, makes interesting reading)
Steve's Workbench	Radio Shack Technical Director, Steve's resource page. Great info on Basic STAMPS, projects, parts and more. Buried on the Radio Shack Page
FCC	Federal Communications Commission (forms, info, rules and more)
WTB	Wireless Telecommunications Bureau div of the FCC. Forms, rules, etc.
ARRL	American Radio Relay League
AntenneX	Site for the magazine dedicated to antennas. some free articles and info available
Cadex	Cadex Electronics battery site. Great information about charging batteries
WEB Radio!	One of the new "WEB Controlled Radio" sites. That's right, listen and actually operate a Yaesu FT-747GX from a WEB page! You gotta see this if you haven't already.
JavaRadio	Another cool java and RealAudio enabled site that allows you to control a Yaesu FT747 on a dipole and an ICOM PCR-1000 on a discone. From Stockholm, Sweden
W6NUT 2M Repeater.	A must hear at least once example of how bad HAM Radio can get. This is a live broadcast, 24/7 of a 2M repeater located in Southern California. It is never quiet and you would swear you are listening to CB hosted by Howard Stern.
WM7D dot NET	WM7D, Mark Downing's call lookup and EMAIL DATABASE! This is the call lookup site to use. Be sure to add your email to the database so people can find you.
Buckmaster's	Ham Call lookup database
Other Links

PHOTO GALLERY
Field Day 1998	10 Pages of cool, fun pics of us "roughing" it on field day
Temporary Repeater Site	A few pics of us installing a temporary RARS 64 repeater site
Photo Gallery

LOCAL LINKS
WRAL Doppler Radar	Large Central NC Radar Map with counties
Real-Time Weather	Continually updated local weather box (you can leave it in the background)
RARS	Raleigh Amateur Radio Society
2M Repeater Guide	KN4AQ's updated guide of repeaters in range of Raleigh
CARC	Cary Amateur Radio Club
Local Links

Since you were going to ask, here are some things about me...	NAME: Fred Decker CALL: N4IXL CLASS: Advanced ADDRESS: Raleigh/Cary, NC CLUBS: R.A.R.S. - C.A.R.C. EMAIL: fdecker@csi.com or fdecker@aol.com

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