| Become an Amateur Radio Operator: |
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| Amateur Radio License Guides – From the ARRL Store |
| Amateur Radio License Guides – From the Gordon West W5YI Group |
| Ham Radio for Dummies – Ward Silver’s Reference for the Rest of Us |
| Plain-English Study Guide for the Technician Class License – Richard Clem, W0IS |
| No Nonsense Guide to Ham Radio – Technician license manual (entry level) pdf |
| No Nonsense Guide to Ham Radio – General license manual (intermediate) pdf |
| No Nonsense Guide to Ham Radio – Extra Class license manual (highest level) pdf |
| Practice Amateur Radio Exams – Free practice tests online at qrz.com |
| Practice Amateur Radio Exams – Free practice tests online at eham.net |
| Find a License Exam Session in Your Area – Courtesy of the ARRL |
| Welcome! – You’ve passed the test, now what? |
| National and International: |
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| ARRL – American Radio Relay League |
| AC6V – Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide |
| AMSAT – The Amateur Radio Satellite Organization |
| CQ Amateur Radio – The Active Ham’s Magazine |
| DX Zone – Categorical guide to Amateur Radio |
| D-STAR – Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio |
| EchoLink – Amateur Radio via the Internet |
| IRLP – Internet Radio Linking Project |
| State and Area: |
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| HPSNC – Ham Public Service North Carolina |
| NC ARRL – North Carolina Section of the ARRL |
| Carolina 440 – Linked UHF Repeaters |
| PCRN – Piedmont Coastal Repeater Network |
| SERA – South Eastern Repeater Association |
| Neighboring Clubs: |
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| AARC – Alamance Amateur Radio Club |
| CARC – Cary Amateur Radio Club |
| DFMA – Durham FM Association |
| FLARC – Falls Lake Amateur Radio Club |
| GARA – Greensboro Amateur Radio Association |
| JARS – Johnston Amateur Radio Society |
| RARS – Raleigh Amateur Radio Society |
| SWARC – South Wake Amateur Radio Club |
| TATV – Triangle Amateur Television Association |
| TEARA – Triangle East Amateur Radio Association |
| North Carolina Amateur Radio Clubs – From the NC ARRL Section Website |
| Informative Articles found by Young Aspiring Students and their Teachers: |
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| Communcations Historical Timeline – from Prehistoric to the Modern Era |
| Disaster Preparedness on a Budget |
| A Nurses Guide to First Aid & Emergency Preparedness |
| Become a Storm Spotter from Home |
| Miscellaneous: |
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| Hamspeak Glossary – An alphabetical listing of Amateur Radio lingo, in plain English |
| FCC Part 97 – Regulations for Amateur Radio |
| MVR35 Blank Form – The form to obtain a North Carolina callsign license plate (PDF) |
| QTH.com – Ham Radio Classified Ads |
| Timekeeping – Local and universal, 12 and 24-hour formats explained (PDF) |
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