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https://ai5.mx/
Michael Burkhardt (AI5MX) runs this personal ham radio blog covering gear reviews, operating logs, QSL cards, Morse code adventures, and FCC news. Visitors will find mirrored Mastodon microposts, downloadable resources, and a genuine indie-web spirit connecting the amateur radio community.
https://arpgalaxy.com/
A comprehensive amateur astronomy resource dedicated to Halton C. Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, cataloging all 338 peculiar and interacting galaxy entries with supporting data, imagery, and observing guidance. Built by and for amateur observers, the site bridges professional archival photography from the Palomar 200-inch telescope with modern amateur CCD imaging to show that anyone with a backyard telescope can observe these remarkable objects.
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.
http://cat.boffosocko.com/
A collaborative study group blog documenting UCLA Extension's 2015 Category Theory course led by Professor Michael Miller, covering abstract algebra, functors, and related mathematical structures. Participants followed a structured syllabus across multiple chapters, sharing notes, resources, LaTeX diagrams, and meeting summaries over the summer term.
https://rdelsol.com/
Rancho Del Sol Observatory is a personal astronomy site featuring articles and updates about space exploration, including NASA's Mars rover Perseverance and planetary science topics like Uranus. The site blends historical context about astronomy's milestones with news-style posts covering recent developments in space exploration.
http://astroverde.org/
Astroverde is the official website of the Astronomers of Verde Valley, an amateur astronomy club based in Northern Arizona's Verde Valley region. Visitors can browse member astrophotography galleries, find star party schedules, access observing tools, and learn how to join the club.
http://collembola.org/
A comprehensive scientific checklist of all Collembola (springtails) species in the world, searchable by taxon and linked to global distribution maps at family, genus, and species levels. The site also includes biology overviews, identification guides, collecting techniques, bibliographies, and images, making it an invaluable reference for entomologists and naturalists.
http://tcrc.org/
The Twin Cities Repeater Club (TCRC) is a Minnesota-based amateur radio club centered around the 147.210 MHz repeater, which also serves as the primary frequency for South Metro Skywarn weather spotting. Visitors can find repeater information, club calendars, hamfest listings, VE exam resources, and weekly net schedules for Twin Cities-area ham radio enthusiasts.
https://ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/deltat.html
Steve Allen's detailed reference site on the history and technical implications of leap seconds, delta time, and precision time scales used in astronomy and timekeeping. It features plots, tables, historical data, and analysis of the ongoing ITU-R debate over whether to abandon leap seconds from UTC.
https://sera.org/
SERA, the Southeastern Repeater Association, is the largest amateur radio repeater coordinating organization in the United States, serving ham radio operators across Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The site provides frequency coordination resources, band plans across multiple frequency ranges, a coordinated repeater database, and membership information for licensed amateur radio operators in the Southeast.