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http://setileague.org/
The SETI League is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the privatized electromagnetic search for extraterrestrial intelligence, coordinating amateur radio astronomers worldwide in the hunt for signals from other civilizations. The site offers extensive technical resources covering antennas, receivers, and software, alongside publications, press releases, and the popular "Ask Dr. SETI" column.
http://athensarc.org/
The Athens Amateur Radio Club (AARC) of Athens, Texas maintains this site as the hub for local licensed ham operators, featuring repeater information, meeting schedules, emergency preparedness resources, and ARES/NTS documentation. Built and maintained by Harold Melton KV5R, the site also includes links to area repeaters, scanner frequencies, Skywarn weather integration, and a membership roster.
https://w9smc.com/
The Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC) is a club uniting amateur radio operators across the Midwest who compete in radio contesting events, with resources covering membership, awards programs, VHF contesting, and call area records. The site features a championship medals leaderboard, annual SMC Fest gathering details, contest calendars, and a contesting library making it a hub for competitive ham radio operators in the region.
http://atm-workshop.com/
John D. Upton's comprehensive resource for amateur telescope makers (ATMs) covers tips, techniques, and projects spanning optics grinding, metalworking, woodworking, electronics, and astrophotography. Built over two decades of hands-on experience, the site documents the rewarding crossover hobby of crafting your own telescopes and specialized astronomy accessories from scratch.
http://capella-observatory.com/
Capella Observatory documents an amateur astronomical observatory situated atop the Kupferberg in Namibia, near Windhoek, offering a rare southern-hemisphere observing perspective. The site features astrophotography and deep sky observations including nebulae, globular clusters, and open star clusters captured with a 60cm telescope.
http://qslnet.de/member1/dl0cpm
DL0CPM is the club station of the Christliche Pfadfinder Mettmann (Christian Scouts) in Germany, operated by licensed amateur Veit Pelinski (DL7ET). The site covers their participation in the annual JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) event and their active involvement in ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding), also known as fox hunting.
https://www.qsl.net/fara
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association (FARA) ran this club hub for ham radio operators in the Framingham, Massachusetts area, featuring meeting schedules, flea market announcements, licensing events, and DX-pedition photos. A great snapshot of an active local amateur radio club from the early 2000s, complete with member callsigns, ARRL news feeds, and resources for newcomers seeking their first no-code license.
https://stormeffects.com/
Brian Morganti's StormEffects is a personal site dedicated to storm chasing, featuring an extensive collection of storm and landscape photos, chase videos, and chase summaries from real weather events. The site also touches on astrophotography, making it a rich visual record of one enthusiast's pursuit of dramatic natural phenomena.
https://weather.ral.ucar.edu/upper
RAL Real-Time Weather's Upper-Air page, maintained by NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory, provides real-time rawinsonde plots and upper-atmosphere wind and temperature data across multiple pressure levels from 925mb to 200mb. Researchers and weather enthusiasts can browse SkewT/LogP charts, loop multi-day animations, and access archived upper-air data sponsored by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
https://atn-tv.org/
The Amateur Television Network (ATN) is a national organization for ham radio operators interested in amateur television transmission, with regional chapters across Arizona, California, Colorado, and beyond. The site features decades of meeting photos, repeater coverage maps, membership rosters, streaming events, and information on digital ATV technology.