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https://xeno-canto.org/
Xeno-canto is a massive community-driven database of wildlife sound recordings from around the world, covering birds, frogs, mammals, bats, and more, browsable by region or taxonomy. Launched in 2005, it serves researchers, birders, and curious listeners alike with tens of thousands of freely downloadable recordings backed by an open API and active community forum.
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-log-viewer
PHD2 Guiding is the home of PHD2, a free and open-source autoguiding software used by astrophotographers to keep telescopes precisely locked on celestial targets. This page highlights a log file viewer tool developed by Andy Galasso, which helps users visualize guiding performance and diagnose tracking issues from their PHD2 guide logs.
http://nsminerals.atspace.com/
Created by Ronnie Van Dommelen, this site is a dedicated reference guide to the mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Canada, covering locality information, mineral images, species studies, and reported minerals from the region. It highlights the province's world-class zeolites, Bay of Fundy collecting sites, and serves as an online resource for mineral enthusiasts and collectors worldwide.
https://jars.net/
The Johnston Amateur Radio Society (JARS) is a North Carolina-based ham radio club founded in 1975, serving members in the Johnston County area with a dedicated repeater on the AK4H frequency at 147.270 MHz. The site offers membership info, event listings, newsletters, a 'How to Become a HAM' guide, VE team details, and club history spanning over 40 years of amateur radio fellowship.
https://mreclipse.com/
Fred Espenak, known as MrEclipse, is a renowned NASA astrophysicist who has dedicated this site to comprehensive solar and lunar eclipse resources, including photography guides, safety tips, and extensive photo galleries spanning from 1970 to the present. Visitors will find detailed previews of upcoming eclipses through 2040, firsthand accounts of totality, and stunning images captured across decades of eclipse-chasing expeditions.
https://benholcomb.com/storm-chasing/links
Ben Holcomb's storm chasing hub features an extensive links directory connecting visitors to fellow storm chasers, meteorology resources, and severe weather organizations. With over 400 storm chasing posts logged and sections covering tornado videos, pictures, past chase statistics, and equipment, this is a serious enthusiast's personal record of years spent pursuing severe weather.
https://qth.com/ka9fox
Scott Neader KA9FOX runs this long-standing ham radio site out of La Crosse, Wisconsin, focused on contesting and DXing with resources like contest score rumors, QSL info, DX bulletins, and mailing list summaries. Featured in QST Magazine, RSGB Radio Communication, and numerous other publications, this site has been a go-to hub for contesters and DXers since April 1995.
https://qsl.net/rmnarc
The Rocky Mountain Navy Amateur Radio Club (K0USN) is a military-themed ham radio club founded in 1999 to honor active duty, retired, and separated Navy personnel while promoting amateur radio operation and technical training. The site lists club officers with their callsigns and military ranks, and links to pages covering upcoming events, members in action, and contest victories.
https://w3eax.umd.edu/
W3EAX is the Amateur Radio Association at the University of Maryland, a student club with roots going back to 1933 and an ARRL-affiliated callsign. Their well-equipped shack includes HF, UHF/VHF, Amateur Television, and satellite gear, plus a full electronics workbench for hands-on radio experience.
https://pierplates.com/
Dan's Pier Top Plates is a small business site selling custom mounting hardware for backyard telescopes, including pier top plate systems, DIY telescope enclosures, and adapters for metal piers. Hobbyist astronomers looking to build a permanent concrete or metal telescope pier for a home observatory will find products, FAQs, and installation guides here.