## SVECS Related Links

Last Update: 3/9/25

Government Agencies

Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART): | http://dart.arc.nasa.gov
DART Communications (DARTCOM): | http://dart.arc.nasa.gov/COM/COM.html
Federal Emergency Management Agency: FEMA (ICS) Training: | http://www.fema.gov http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp
California Auxilliary Communications Service: | http://www.acs.oes.ca.gov
National Communications System (NCS): | http://www.ncs.gov
NCS SHAred RESources (SHARES) HF Radio Program: | http://www.ncs.gov/shares
California Office of Emergency Services: | http://www.oes.ca.gov
San Jose Office of Emergency Services: | http://www.sanjoseca.gov/emergencyServices/
Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services: | http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/oes
Santa Clara County Traffic Cameras: | http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/scc/traffic

NASA Emergency Operations Center Home: | http://www.nasa.gov/eoc
NASA's Hurricane Resource Page: | http://www.nasa.gov/hurricane

Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services

Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Organizations:

Santa Clara County ARES/RACES | http://www.scc-ares-races.org
Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System, (SPECS) | http://www.specsnet.org
Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System, (SVECS) | http://www.svecs.net

Santa Clara County Clubs and Organizations:

Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES) | http://www.cupertinoares.org
Foothills Amateur Radio Society (FARS) in Los Altos | http://www.fars.k6ya.org
Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club, W6GGF (GVARC) | http://www.w6ggf.net
Los Altos ARES (LAARES), K6LOS | http://www.laares.org
Los Altos Hills | http://www.scc-ares-races.org/lah/lah.html
Milpitas Amateur Radio and Electronics Society (MARES) | http://w6mlp.org, http://www.qsl.net/mares
Mountain View ARES/RACES, K6MTV | http://www.k6mtv.org
NASA Ames Amateur Radio Club (AARC), NA6MF | http://hamradio.arc.nasa.gov
Palo Alto Emergency Communication | http://www.anagram.com/ec-pa/
San Jose RACES | http://www.sjraces.org
Saratoga Amateur Radio Association, K6SA (SARA) | http://www.k6sa.net
Stanford University Amateur Radio Emergency Service, W6YX (SUARES) | http://www-suares.stanford.edu
Sunnyvale ARES (SARES) | http://www.sunnyvaleares.org

For more clubs and organizations in Santa Clara Valley, scroll to Amateur Radio in South Bay area below.

Adjacent ARES/RACES Organizations:

South San Mateo County ARES, K6MPN (SCARES) | http://www.k6mpn.org
San Mateo County ACS Radio Plan | http://www.blackberryreact.org/sm-co-freqs.html
Santa Cruz County ARES | http://ares.santa-cruz.ca.us
City of Hayward ARES/RACES | http://www.stormcenter.net/~hwdraces/
Amateur Radio Club of Alameda (ARCA) | http://www.arcaham.org
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) | http://www.races.net
San Francisco OES Auxiliary Communications Service | http://www.sfacs.net
Northern California Chapter of APCO, Amateur Radio Corner | http://www.napco.org/amateur.htm
Northern California ARES/RACES/ACS/SAR/VIP Frequencies | http://www.quickbase.com/db/6sa4rmya

NASA Amateur Radio Clubs

Ames Research Center ARC, NA6MF | http://hamradio.arc.nasa.gov Mark Allard, mark.r.allard@nasa.gov
Dryden ARC, NA6SA | Gary Barr, gary.barr@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov
Glenn Research Center ARC, NA8SA | http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Clubs/NA8SA Glenn Williams, glenn.l.williams@grc.nasa.gov
Goddard Space Flight Center ARC, WA3NAN | http://garc.gsfc.nasa.gov Jim Blackwell, jim.blackwell@gsfc.nasa.gov
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ARC, W6VIO | http://jplarc.ampr.org Robert Dengler, no6b@no6b.jpl.nasa.gov
Johnson Space Center ARC, W5RRR | http://www.w5rrr.org Dale Martin, dale.martin@jsc.nasa.gov
Langley Research Center ARC, KG4NJA | http://larc-exchange.larc.nasa.gov/lea/amateur-radio/ James Byrd, j.e.byrd@larc.nasa.gov
Marshall Space Flight Center ARC, WA4NZD | Don Hediger, don.hediger@msfc.nasa.gov
Wallops Flight Facility ARC | Charles Jacob, Charles.R.Jacob.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

Note: Kennedy Space Center does not have an amateur radio club. No information was available for the Michoud Assembly Facility, Stennis Space Center or the White Sands Test Facility.

HF Radio Information

DX Summit | http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/
Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) | http://www.ncdxc.org
DXing Info: Information for DX and Radio Hobbyists | http://www.dxing.info
DX News | http://hfradio.org/dx.html
Computer program to run WSJT meteor scatter software | http://pulsar.princeton.edu/~joe/K1JT/
Propagation Resource Center | http://www.hfradio.org/propagation.html
D-Region Absorption Prediction | http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html
eHam.net DX Cluster Spots | http://www.eham.net/DX/spots
Meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, near-earth asteroids | http://www.spaceweather.com
NWS Space Environment Center | http://www.sec.noaa.gov

Amateur Radio in South Bay area

South Bay Area Radio Events: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SB_Radio_Events
Santa Clara Valley Section Clubs: | http://www.pdarrl.org/scvsec/clubs.html
San Jose State University Amateur Radio Club, W6YL: | https://w6yl.org/
Santa Clara Valley Rptr Soc: | http://www.scvrs.org
West Valley Amateur Radio Association | http://www.wvara.org
Santa Clara County Amateur Radio Association (SCCARA) | http://www.qsl.net/sccara
Bay Area Communications Society (BAYCOM) | http://www.wa6ycz.org
Mountain View Amateur Radio Association (MVARA) | http://www.mvara.com
Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA) | http://www.paara.org
Stanford Amateur Radio Club, W6YX | http://www-w6yx.stanford.edu
K6FB Las Cumbres Amateur Radio Club: | http://www.k6fb.com
Hewlett Packard Silicon Valley Radio Club: | http://www.pdarrl.org/clubs/hpsvrc/
Tandem Radio Amateurs Club: | http://www.pdarrl.org/clubs/trac
Lockheed Martin Amateur Radio Club: | http://www.qsl.net/lmarc/

Amateur Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area

ARRL WWW Pacific Division Home Page: | http://www.pdarrl.org
Northern Amateur Relay Council of California | http://www.narcc.org
Northern California Repeater Owner's Association | http://www.ncroa.org
Ectar, Emergency Communications Through Amateur Radio: | http://www.ectar.org
Northern California Net (NCN) Traffic Page: | http://pweb.jps.net/~k9jm/ncn.htm
Northern Alameda County ARES: | http://www.pdarrl.org/ebsec/nalco
South Bay Amateur Radio Association, KU6S: | http://www.sbara.org
Hayward Radio Club: | http://www.qsl.net/k6eag
East Bay ARC: | http://www.qsl.net/w6cus
Hercules ARC of Ohlone Elementary School: | http://www.jps.net/ai3x/harc
Livermore Amateur Radio Club: | http://members.home.net/ke6ycw/lark
Naval Postgraduate School ARC: | http://www.k6ly.org
Northern California Dx Club: | http://www.ncdxc.org
Oakland Radio Communication Association: | http://www.qsl.net/orca
Coastside ARC: | http://www.coastsidearc.oarg
Mount Diablo ARC: | http://www.mdarc.org
Mt. Diablo D-Star System: | http://www.k6mdd.org
Northern California Chaverim: | http://www.norcalchaverim.org
Technical Journalists' Amateur Radio Club: | http://www.tjarc.com
San Francisco ARC: | http://www.sfarc.org
Lambda ARC Golden Gate Chapter: | http://www.qsl.net/wa6gg
U.S.S. Pamanito Amateur Radio: | http://www.qsl.net/nj6vt
50 Mhz & Up Group of Northern California: | http://www.qsl.net/50up
Hamilton Wireless Assn: | http://www.k6bw.org
Santa Cruz County ARC: | http://www.k6bj.org
North Bay Amateur Radio Assn: | http://www.geocities.com/k6livallejo
Linking Amateur Radio Across California: | http://www.cal-net.org

Amateur Television (ATV) info (includes SSTV)

Local ATV Clubs and Groups:

Silicon Valley ATV Group - K6BEN | http://www.k6ben.com
Mt. Diablo W6CX ATV (Contra Costa Co.) | http://www.mdarc.org
Streaming video of Mt. Diablo ATV repeater W6CX | http://kb6t.camstreams.com
ATNC - Amateur Television of Northern California | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATNC
Stanford Amateur Radio Club - W6YX | http://www-w6yx.stanford.edu/w6yx/
Telerobotic Camera - Live From Alameda - WA6ZJG | http://citynight.com/atv

Amateur Television Equipment:

VideoLynx | http://www.transmitvideo.com
PC Electronics | http://www.hamtv.com
RF-video.com (900MHz, 2.4GHz) | http://www.rf-video.com
Down East Microwave | http://www.downeastmicrowave.com
Directive Systems | http://www.directivesystems.com
Decade Engineering onscreen (title) displays | http://www.decadenet.com
Intuitive Circuits onscreen (title) displays | http://www.icircuits.com
More ATV equipment |

ATV Internet Sites:

Amateur Television Network (ATN) | http://atn-tv.org
Amateur Television Directory | http://www.qsl.net/atn/atv-tv.org
Amateur Television Quarterly (ATVQ) | http://ATVQuarterly.com
DXer.com Amateur Television | http://www.dxer.com/atv.html
Hamcams Web Server | http://hamcams.servepics.com
SSTV for Beginners | http://www.ultimatecharger.com/SSTV.html
ATV on dxzone.com | http://www.dxzone.com...Amateur_Television
Standard NTSC Television Frequencies | http://hamradio.arc.nasa.gov/ntscfreq.html

More amateur television info and links

Digital communications by radio (Packet)

Getting an Amateur Radio License

Local Ham Classes and Exam Sessions

Amateur Radio Operator ("HAM") Training:
http://www.k6mpn.org/training/

Ham Radio License Courses and Exams:
http://www-w6yx.stanford.edu/class.html

Exam Sessions in Sunnyvale:
http://www.amateur-radio.org/sv.htm

Silicon Valley Volunteer Examiner (VE) Group (ARRL VEC Exam Sessions):
http://www.svve.org

Ham Radio Exams:
http://www.radioexam.org

Amateur Radio Description by W5YI Group

This site affiliated with the National Radio Examiners at http://www.w5yi.org describes amateur radio. It includes what can someone do with a ham license, obtaining an license, frequencies available, equipment, license classes, and what the written examinations are like.

Suggested Books for your First License (some of these are available in the ARRC library)

Now You're Talking! All You Need For Your First Amateur Radio License by ARRL
http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/ (also available in the ARRC library)

Technician Class Book by Gordon West by QRZ.com
https://secure.qrz.com/store/w5yi/index.html

The above books can be purchased locally at HRO (Ham Radio Outlet) in on Lawrence Expressway (between Hwy 101 and Central Expressway) in Sunnyvale, CA. http://www.hamradio.com

Ham Radio: So, You Want to be a Ham? (from the NASA ISS reference website)

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/beaham.html

Practice Amateur Radio Exams

http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl

http://www.hamtestonline.com
This website presents concepts in logical order and provides explanations to make the process more about learning material and less about memorizing answers.

Guides to amateur radio for beginners on dxzone.com

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Operating_Aids/Beginner_s_Guides/

Frank Culbertson, KD5OPQ, on the International Space Station. The callsign for the station is NA1SS ("November Alpha One Sierra Sierra"). photo #DCS00710, July 2001.

Photo of initial amateur radio station in the Zarya FGB of the International Space Station.

How Ham Radio Works by http://www.howstuffworks.com/ham-radio.htm

Understanding Wireless Communications

As more IT professionals become involved in radio communications, many lack basic understanding of RF concepts. The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) has two online tutorials that provide some basic concepts. These sites first discuss bids and contracts but later describe the physics of RF communications. These websites were recommended by Ralph Haller, former chief of the FCC Private Radio Bureau who also teaches RF classes for IT professionals.

Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety

This NLECTC guidebook is to help unravel the confusing issues, terms, and options surrounding wireless communications, particularly as it involves commercially available communications services.
http://www.nlectc.org/virlib/InfoDetail.asp?intInfoID=311

Publication Link: http://www.nlectc.org/pdffiles/wireless2003.pdf (2.6Mb)

State and Local Law Enforcement Wireless Communications and Interoperability

Effective police work requires communication with other law enforcement agencies and emergency service providers. Interoperability, the coordination of communication between agencies, is expected to improve with such technological advances as trunked systems, digital systems, and data-only channels.
http://www.nlectc.org/virlib/InfoDetail.asp?intInfoID=109

Publication Links: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/Abstract.aspx?ID=168961
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/168961.pdf (641Kb)

NASA Related Webpages of Amateur Radio Interests

> International Space Station Reference, Ham Radio
> http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio

> ARRLWeb: Amateur Radio on the ISS
> http://www.arrl.org/ARISS

> Amateur Radio Stations heard via ISS
> http://www.ariss.net

> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
> http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov

> Amateur Radio Antennas on ISS
> http://www.marexmg.org/hardware/antennas.html

> Shuttle Audio Frequencies throughout USA and Canada
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sarex/shutfreq.html

> NASA TELEVISION SCHEDULE
> http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

> NASA Television Programming

> Internet Radio Linking Project by the JPL Amateur Radio Club, W6VIO
> http://wr6jpl.ampr.org

Rules and Regulation

> Part 97 of FCC for Amateur Radio Service

> FCC Parts and Titles

> FCC Audio/Video Events Home Page at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio is a access to live and pre-recorded broadcasts of selected FCC events

> NTIA/Office of Spectrum Management at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/osmhome.html. The NTIA is responsible for managing the radio frequency spectrum.

> NTIA Manual of Regulations & Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management (the Redbook) at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/redbook/redbook.html

US Frequency Allocation Chart

> Allocation Chart info (including downloadable pdf file) at
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.html

Miscellaneous Sites

> Incident Command System (ICS) Online Courses, list from Ames Amateur Radio Club

> NIMS Download Center at http://www.nimsonline.com

> Natl Interagency Incident Communications documents (radio programming, ICS)

> Amateur Radio Newsline at http://www.arnewsline.org

> Emergency J-Pole VHF/UHF Flexible Antennas at http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw/j-pole.html

> Coax cable loss table and charts, from Ames Amateur Radio Club

> Simple schematic drawing page that might be kind of fun at http://butler.qrp.com/~wd9eyb/drawsch/nsver.html

> Commercial Radio Licensing information at http://www.w5yi.org

> While amateur radio station and operator licenses are covered by a single license, commercial radio operator and station licenses are separate. You must be certain that the commercial station is licensed before you operate it. Holders of commercial radio operator licenses are not authorized to operate amateur radio stations. Likewise, holders of amateur radio licenses are not authorized to operate commercial stations.

> Amateur Radio Software for Macs at http://www.machamradio.com

> Personal Radio Steering Group information at http://www.provide.net/~prsg/home.htm Users of

> General Mobile Radio Services (GMRS),
> Family Radio Services (FRS),
> and Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)

> Samples of sounds digital modes make at http://www.kb9ukd.com/digital

> Sound files by Worldwide Utility News to help you identify the signals you hear on shortwave at http://www.wunclub.com/sounds/index.html

> NIST: Time and Frequency Division at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/

> IEC Fundamentals of Telecommunications at http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/fund_telecom/

> FCC Universal Licensing System of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/

> FCC General Menu Reports (callsign and frequency search) at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/

> FCC ULS License Search at http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp

> Repeater Builders Technical Information Page at http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/

> California Emergency Services Net (CESN) at http://acs.oes.ca.gov/Pages/acs_nets.html

> VHF-FM Equipment Compliance Report by Civil Air Patrol at https://ntc.cap.af.mil/comm/equipment/equipment.cfm

Corrections and Comments are welcome (and needed)

Webpage Editor: Michael Wright, K6MFW, at mfwright @ batnet.com

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