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https://qsl.net/n1otx
Paul's N1OTX homepage is a weather-obsessed amateur radio operator's corner of the web, featuring a real-time home weather station for Brockton, MA, Java-based weather casts, and wind chill calculators comparing old and new NWS formulas. Beyond the weather tools, the site also dives into packet radio with a local BROCK node, and offers curated links for amateur radio clubs, ARES/RACES, and general computing resources.
https://qsl.net/k3mx
The Tri-State DX Association (K3MX) is an amateur radio club based in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, serving operators near the New York and New Jersey borders with a focus on HF DX chasing and contesting. Founded in 1996, the club logs contest results like the Pennsylvania QSO Party and emphasizes emergency traffic handling, international goodwill, and good station engineering.
http://donklipstein.com/
Don Klipstein's sprawling technical resource covers everything from LEDs and fluorescent lamps to Tesla coils, xenon strobes, lasers, and high voltage experiments. With decades of accumulated hobbyist knowledge, detailed guides, and regularly updated content, it's an indispensable reference for electronics enthusiasts interested in lighting and discharge lamp technology.
http://foxdelta.com/
Fox Delta, operated by K7SFN, I2TZK, and VU2FD, is a direct-sales kit shop and project resource for amateur radio enthusiasts, offering RF amplifiers, SWR meters, antenna rotator software, and more. The site features a range of active and previous hardware kits including the PA-100 IRF510 RF amplifier and ST2 USB interface, all sold exclusively through this site with no third-party dealers.
https://osedax.bearblog.dev/
Grim is an ecology postgrad whose blog covers dirt, death, decay, and the weird wonders of the biological world, from freshwater antibiotic contamination to crustacean ophthalmology. Alongside the science you'll find book reviews, horror movie musings, philosophy, ethology, and hardcore music commentary, making this a refreshingly eclectic corner of the web.
http://company7.com/
Company Seven is a long-established astro-optics retailer and resource hub based in Laurel, Maryland, serving both amateur and professional astronomers with telescopes, binoculars, rare optical instruments, and expert consultation. Notable for its involvement with NASA missions including the Hubble Space Telescope Repair and the James Webb Space Telescope, this site blends a brick-and-mortar showroom presence with a deep online resource for the astronomy community.
http://selarc.org/
SELARC is the Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club, serving the Hammond and Tangipahoa area with repeater listings, hamfest event info, ARES emergency communications resources, and monthly newsletters. The site covers everything from FCC licensing and packet radio to amateur radio satellites, making it a solid hub for local hams in the region.
https://www.qsl.net/n4xy/index.htm
N4XY's personal site covers a wide range of interests centered on ham radio, including QRP, homebrew equipment, boat anchors, RTTY, antennas, and telegraph keys. Beyond radio, the site branches into photography, tropical and marine fish, orchids, ferns, and family, making it a rich window into a dedicated hobbyist's world.
http://lists.contesting.com/_3830
The 3830 mailing list archives preserve decades of amateur radio contesting discussion, spanning from 1996 through 2023. Operators and contesters can browse monthly threads or search the full archive to find score postings, contest strategies, and community conversation going back nearly 30 years.
https://sostrata.neocities.org/sostratapersonal
Elia Rowan's personal site is a rich mix of worldbuilding and space enthusiasm, featuring original fictional universes, a Kerbal Space Program journal, and a playful page about Venus alongside creative writing projects. The site has a distinctly old-web feel with hundreds of collected blinkies, stamps, and web badges alongside deep speculative content about the structure of imagined cosmologies.