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https://www.qsl.net/w5www/ron.html
Ron (W5WWW) maintains this hub page collecting all the amateur radio webrings he belongs to, including the Radio Amateur Ring, Amateur Radio World Ring, HAMs on The Net, and Ham Radio Chat rings. A useful snapshot of how the early ham radio online community organized itself through interconnected webring networks.
http://csgnetwork.com/hamfreqtable.html
CSGNetwork's Amateur Radio Frequency Table is a comprehensive reference listing all US ham radio band allocations, including mode restrictions, calling frequencies, and licensing class privileges across bands from 160 meters to microwave. Part of a larger calculator and reference site, it also links out to related frequency tables for CB, FRS, marine VHF, cellular, and cordless phone bands.
https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash
Created by a University of Toronto physicist, this collection features 99 Flash animations covering topics from Quantum Mechanics and Relativity to Chaos and Fluid Mechanics, making abstract physics concepts visually intuitive. A bonus tutorial teaches how to build your own physics animations in Flash, and the animations are available in multiple languages under a Creative Commons license.
https://storms2observe.com/
Bill Gargan has documented his storm chasing adventures year by year from 1991 through 2025, creating a detailed personal archive of decades on the road pursuing severe weather. The site offers a rare long-term firsthand account of the storm chasing hobby, with annual chase logs and links to fellow chasers in the community.
http://wd5gnr.com/
WD5GNR is a ham radio operator and electronics enthusiast who shares a wealth of resources on microcontrollers, Basic Stamp and PIC projects, 68HC11 tips, and homebrew electronics. The site features free online tutorials, monthly projects, gadget reviews, electronics calculators, and links to parts suppliers, making it a genuine hub for hobbyist engineers and radio operators.
https://w7yrc.org/
The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club (W7YRC) serves ham radio enthusiasts in the Prescott, Arizona area with license classes, repeater information, club events, and public service opportunities. The site offers a wealth of resources including study materials for license exams, a monthly newsletter called the YARC Signal, and details on events like Field Day and the Prescott Hamfest.
https://malawicichlids.com/
Created by ichthyologist M.K. Oliver, this comprehensive reference site documents every cichlid fish species found in Lake Malawi, Africa, with scientifically accurate descriptions, photographs, and taxonomic data going back to 1997. Visitors can browse species alphabetically, by color pattern, or through picture galleries, and also find FAQs, a quiz, trophic adaptation guides, a bibliography, and maps covering this remarkable rift lake ecosystem.
http://gazers.org/
The Penobscot Valley Star Gazers (PVSG) is a Maine-based astronomy club hosting monthly meetings both in-person at John Bapst High School in Bangor and via Zoom. The site offers a calendar of upcoming events, a gallery, an archive, and real-time comet tracking resources for members and stargazing enthusiasts in the region.
https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
StarChild is NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center educational resource designed to introduce young astronomers ages 5-13 to the solar system, the Milky Way, and the broader universe. Organized into two skill levels, the site covers topics from comets and black holes to galaxies and space terminology, making complex astronomical concepts accessible to children.
https://rc-astro.com/photography.php
Russell Croman's astrophotography site showcases stunning deep-sky images including nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, and solar system objects captured with professional-grade equipment. With sections organized by celestial type and additional resources on equipment and publications, this is a richly curated portfolio of night-sky photography spanning over two decades.