There is an abundance of websites, publications, and informational
resources available to you as a ham radio operator, to keep you
informed on rules, licensing, education, or events. This page lists
some of these that might not be listed on our other pages, plus
some resources on optional activities.
Times listed are for US Mountain Time, and all HF frequencies
are ± QRM, unless otherwise specified.
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Informational
Events
Utah Digital Communications Conference
Saturday 02-02-2019, 9 am to 9 pm
SLCC Conference Center, 9750 S 300 W, Sandy, Utah
Email utahdcc [at] gmail [dot] com
Utah VHF Society Swap Meet
Pairing young operators with big guns
(ARRL, 03-30-2019 to 03-31-2019)
Great Utah Shakeout
Utah Parks on the Air
? Saturday August 25, 9:00 am to 11:00 pm
Provo City Half Marathon
(huttonator [at] gmail [dot] com)
Sqauw Peak 50
76ers Barbecue
Art City Days Parade
(artcitydays [at] springville [dot] org)
Friday June 8, 10 am
Saturday June 9, 10 am
801-489-2730
Grand Parade Route
(starts at Buckley & 400 S)
Orem Summerfest Parade
Saturday June 9, 7 pm
Parade Route = 800 E to Center St
Field Day
Saturday June 22 to Sunday June 23
Co-Op Creek area
(north of Strawberry Reservoir, GPS 40.283134, -111.168512)
Freedom Festival Parade
Days of '47 Special Event
Saturday July 21, 9 am to 9 pm
Location TBD
Kat'cina Mosa 100
Orem City Drill
Utah Valley Swap Meet
Saturday September 29, 9 am to noon
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds
(475 S Main St, Spanish Fork)
Email info [at] utahvalleyswapmeet [dot] com
Activities
Software
Downloadable applications
Online tools
Logging software
Monitoring software
HamSphere
(web ham radio, including waterfall)
WebSDR
(web ham radio, including waterfall)
UtahSDR
(northern Utah antenna, waterfall)
Ham Radio Deluxe
(rig [CAT] control, logbook, satellite tracking)
Programming software
Publications
Regulatory
ARRL:
The national amateur radio advancement association
ARRL-VEC:
W5YI:
The group that hosts our
VEC
(volunteer examiner coordinator)
To become a VE:
Noji's VE Number: 32832 and
badge
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NRE:
National Radio Examiners (for commercial licenses)
Noji's Commercial VE Number: 60903 and
badge
RAC:
Canadian equivalent of the ARRL
IARU:
International version of the ARRL
Government
FCC
(Federal Communications Commission)
Station compliance
(because we have stations that can transmit with greater than 50 W PEP)
OET Bulletin 65
(Evaluating Maximum Human Exposure)
How to calculate compliance
(PDF)
How to calculate compliance
(PPT)
Online compliance calculator
RF Safety FAQ
The following table is the set of compliance calculations for the minimum
distances between people within your household (controlled) or outside your
property (uncontrolled) perimeter and the point of RF exposure (antenna) for
a 100 W transmitter using an antenna with 9 dBi gain under normal QSO (50%
duty cycle) operations:
Band |
Household |
Outside |
80 m |
2' |
4' |
40 m |
2' |
4' |
20 m |
5' |
10' |
17 m |
6' |
13' |
15 m |
7' |
15' |
12 m |
8' |
18' |
10 m |
10' |
21' |
6 m |
10' |
21' |
2 m |
13' |
30' |
70 cm |
13' |
30' |
Call signs and license plates
(under construction)
RadioReference
call sign search
HamCall
call sign search and more
SilentKey HQ
call sign search and history
City Data
call sign search and history
Worldwide call sign allocations
(ARRL)
Get Utah amateur radio license plates
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Go to the
Utah DMV
website
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Mouse over the Online Services tab and click Personalized &
special group plates
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Under VEHICLE OPTIONS click Personalized and
Special Group Plates
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Next to I want to: select 1. Order non-personalized
special group plates.
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Next to I want to put this on a: [select the vehicle type for plates]
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Next to Special Group: select AMATEUR RADIO
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In the left
nav,
in the Attachments bar click Add
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In the box after Description enter "Copy of license"
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Click Browse... and select a
PDF version of your license,
then click Save
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Next to Enter Radio License Number: [enter your call sign]
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At the top of the page click Next
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Click Individual, then enter your Utah driver's
license number, last name, ZIP code, and vehicle license
plate number
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At the top of the page click Next
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Enter your name, phone number, and email address as the
contact, select Credit Card, then enter
your card information
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At the top of the page click Next
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Check I have verified..., then
Enter Credit Card, then click
Continue on the next page
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Enter your credit card information, then click
Continue then Yes
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I took the plunge
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Your plates should arrive in the mail about three to five weeks from the date of your payment
How to renew your license
LDS Church
The overall emergency communication planning guidelines can be found
on this page
(mentions involvement by storehouses and their nets)
The LDS Church does not permit amateur radio clubs or associations (including MARA)
to use Church meetinghouses to hold association meetings or club events, according to
a published statement
LDS Church wards and stakes are not permitted to purchase or accept donated satellite
telephone or amateur radio equipment for emergency use or for installation in a
meetinghouse, and no permanent installation of amateur radio equipment or antennas
is permitted on any Church meetinghouse, according to
a published statement
The overall emergency communication planning guidelines can be found
on this page
Emergency Preparedness Specialist Guidelines
(learn your calling duties)
Use
LDS Maps
to enter an address or ward
LDS Church role in
VOAD
(Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster)
By participating in VOAD, the LDS Church is an official part of the
US community response; see also the main
NVOAD
website
Other
Installation
People
Official Observers
Utah Card Checkers
Stuff
Questions? Ask
Noji (KNØJI)