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https://qsl.net/w6efb
The High Desert DX Association (HIDEXA) is a ham radio club based in the High Mojave Desert of California, dedicated to pursuing worldwide DX contacts and making friends around the globe via amateur radio. The site features DX bulletins, contest links, callsign search tools, and member resources including antenna guides, QSL card galleries, and a ham shack tour from webmaster K7HG.
https://flintriverastronomy.org/
The Flint River Astronomy Club (FRAC) is a Georgia-based astronomy club serving the Griffin area, hosting monthly meetings, public observing events at Indian Springs State Park, and club observing weekends at Joe Kurz WMA. Members have access to observing lists, tools, national awards, newsletters, and articles, making this a well-rounded hub for amateur astronomers in the region.
https://crawford.tardigrade.net/journal/index.html
Rod Crawford's Spider Collector's Journal chronicles decades of arachnid collecting expeditions from 1986 through the present, including trips to the Russian Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island. The site features year-by-year narrative accounts, photo albums, and detailed documentation of tools and techniques used in scientific spider collection.
https://nrao.edu/pr/2000/vla20/background
A commemorative background page from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory celebrating the VLA radio telescope's first twenty years of scientific discovery, covering breakthroughs from Mercury's icy poles to gravitational lenses and gamma ray bursts. Packed with links to research highlights, aerial photos, visitor information, and introductory radio astronomy materials, it serves as both a historical record and an educational gateway to one of the world's most powerful telescopes.
http://astronomylinks.com/
astronomyLINKS is a comprehensive curated directory of over 1000 astronomy and space-related links organized into categories like astrophotography, black holes, deep-sky objects, telescopes, and astronauts. Running since 2002, it serves as a one-stop portal for amateur and professional astronomers seeking resources, news, software, and community connections from around the world.
http://burtleburtle.net/bob/scifi/dyson.html
Bob's detailed technical exploration of Dyson swarms and torus-shaped satellite constellations covers the mathematics and orbital mechanics behind capturing a star's energy output. The page features interactive JavaScript simulations letting visitors visualize these megastructure concepts from within the swarm itself, alongside references to real-world applications like SpaceX's Starlink constellation.
http://k1kkm.org/
K1KKM is a personal amateur radio operator's site identified by the distinctive callsign in the domain name. Though the page text is minimal, the callsign format strongly suggests a ham radio enthusiast sharing their station and hobby activities.
http://polar-electric.com/
Polar Electric offers MRP40, a German-language amateur radio software suite that decodes and encodes Morse code signals using a computer soundcard as the audio interface. The site also provides several free companion tools including a mini logbook, DTMF decoder and encoder, Morse tone encoder, and a TeleType modem program for text transmission over radio.
https://www.qsl.net/w5gfc
The W5GFC Greers Ferry Amateur Radio Club serves ham radio enthusiasts in the Ozark foothills of Arkansas, offering club news, repeater listings, VE exam info, QSL cards, and a photo album. Founded in the 1970s, this active club also coordinates emergency communications and hosts a weekly net on 147.330+.
https://hermetic.ch/cal_stud/jdn.htm
Peter Meyer's detailed reference article explains the Julian Day Number system, covering its origins, astronomical vs. chronological uses, and various related date formats like Modified Julian Day Numbers and Lilian Day Numbers. The page includes conversion algorithms and links to calendar software tools, making it a thorough technical reference for astronomers, historians, and calendricists.