BONUS! ** Includes one BONUS month-January 2011 **

Published by The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

ARRL’s HF Digital Handbook is your guide to understanding the most active HF digital communication modes in use today. There is something here for every radio operator—beginners and more advanced operators alike. And, as this technology rapidly advances, your increased understanding of digital communication techniques will make certain that you stay in the race as new modes and methods unfold.

This fourth edition book includes expanded station setup information, discussion of PSKMail and other varieties of PSK, new content on Olivia, DominoEX, HF digital voice and image modes, and Automatic Link Establishment.

Just getting started? All it takes is your sound-card-equipped computer and your HF transceiver. ARRL’s HF Digital Handbook will guide you through the rest!

Contents:

Also available: ARRL's VHF Digital Handbook

Fourth edition. © 2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The Thrill of Working DX!

DX in ham radio shorthand means distance, literally talking to people in distant lands. Many radio amateurs enjoy the lure of DXing--seeing how far away we can communicate with other Amateur Radio operators. It’s a way of determining how well our stations -- and we, the operators -- perform. DXing is a full-time goal for some hams and a just-for-fun challenge for others. The pinnacle of DXing success is the ARRL DX Century Club, or DXCC award.

Author Jim Kearman, KR1S, discovered the thrill of DXing shortly after receiving his General Class ham radio license in 1963. After more than 40 years, the fluttery sounds of radio signals from faraway places still thrill him. In short, he still chases DX because it’s great fun!

We hope this book will inspire you to try DXing, and that you’ll use it as a guide to beginning your own DX journey.

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© 2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Find Repeaters FASTER!
Make ARRL your guide while you're on-the-go!

• Handy indexing tabs on the cover
• Easy-to-read listings
• Key to "Repeater Notes" located right up front
• Icons to identify "Open" or limited access repeater systems.
• ALWAYS UPDATED with the latest listings each year!

Choose the the traditional Pocket-sized directory or the easy-to-read Desktop Edition...or BOTH!
Over 21,500 listings for VHF/UHF repeaters across the US and Canada.

Includes:

• Repeater operating practices, repeater lingo and hints for newly licensed hams
• Frequency Coordinator contact information
• D-Star and APCO 25 repeaters
• Using CTCSS tones and Digital Coded Squelch (DCS)
• VHF/UHF Band Plans and 2-meter channel-spacing map
• Tips for handling interference
• IRLP, WIRES-II, and EchoLink® (Internet linked) nodes
• Emergency Message Handling procedures
• Transceiver Memory Log

Also Available:
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Desktop Edition)
TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM

Pocket-sized (3.75 x 5.25 inches). © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

With TravelPlus for Repeaters™, you have the power of The ARRL Repeater Directory^® on your COMPUTER!

Make TravelPlus for Repeaters™ your traveling companion, and you’ll never be alone on the road. Locate ham radio repeaters along US and Canadian travel routes using this map-based software. Fast. Powerful. Flexible. Convenient.

Feature-Packed CD-ROM:

Minimum System Requirements: Pentium computer or comparable processor, Microsoft Windows™ XP or Vista , and a CD-ROM drive. 16 MB of RAM (32 MB or more recommended). Hard disk with at least 50 MB free (run from CD-ROM) or 260 MB free (run from hard drive). 640 x 480, High Color (16 bit) graphics supported.

Also Available:
TravelPlus Upgrade for previous customers
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Pocket-sized)
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Desktop Edition)

*Cable and adapter purchased separately (not supplied with TravelPlus)
Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc.

TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM. 2009-2010 edition, version 13.0. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Published since 1920. More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes United States and International call sign listings covering more than 250 countries, islands and dependencies.

Winter 2010 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

Published since 1920. More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes United States and International call sign listings covering more than 250 countries, islands and dependencies.

Summer 2009 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

• Select radios and antennas.
• Explore operating modes: voice, Morse code, digital and more.
• Assemble your station.

Contents:

Your First Radio. Advice on choosing a transceiver and power supply that fits your budget and operating style.

The Antenna--The Most Important Part of Your Station. Practical information to help you choose and install economical, yet effective, antennas.

Propagation--The Science of How Signals Travel. Get the most from your station by understanding how HF and VHF signals travel.

Using Your Voice on the HF Bands. Advice on making your first voice contacts.

Code Conversations. Advice on using Morse code on the air.

The Digital Universe. How to set up a station for digital operating.

Chasing Contacts and Wallpaper (awards). Enjoying the sport of on-the-air contesting. Also, earning awards such as DXCC, WAS and more.

FM: "No Static at All." How to operate FM on the VHF and UHF bands (including repeaters).

"Weak" Signals and the World Above 50 MHz. Operating SSB, CW and digital modes above 50 MHz.

First edition, second printing. © 2006. Published by American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

The chart is also available for free download (PDF) in color or black and white.

© 2007. Published by ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.

Also available: US Amateur Radio Bands - ARRL Frequency Chart(50 pk)

© 2007. Published by ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.

More and more ham radio operators are faced with installing equipment and antennas amid a flurry of modern day limitations. The need to operate a low profile Amateur Radio station may be imposed by the confines of a small home or apartment. Other hams are restricted by deeds or leases that regulate the size of the antenna they can install.

First edition readers will find this second edition contains ALL NEW material.

Low Profile Amateur Radio, second edition, includes the information you need to operate your station under many types of restrictive situations. Follow the easygoing discussions of Al Brogdon, W1AB, as he provides details for many real-life examples and techniques for a variety of low profile circumstances.

Contents:

Second edition. © 2006, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Quick access to information and software:

The content on this CD-ROM is divided into topic folders. See the README file for complete contents. Please note that the ARRL does not support the software in this collection. For support questions, please contact the program authors directly.

Minimum System Requirements: A 400 MHz Pentium PC with 256 MBytes of RAM and Microsoft^® Windows^® XP or Windows 2000.

Also available:
The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook

CD-ROM. © 2006, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

This book encompasses the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course—Level I manual, but adds a substantial amount of additional material.

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The book also includes a large appendix with more useful information about the ARRL Field Organization, the WinLink 2000 system and much more!

Also available:
Emergency Power for Radio Communications
The ARRL Emergency Communication Library v. 1.0

First edition, third printing, 2007. © 2005-2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

When all else fails...how will you communicate?

Tools for...
Emergency or Backup Power!
Energy Independence!
Portable Energy!

With Emergency Power for Radio Communications, you will explore the various means of electric power generation—from charging batteries, to keeping the lights on. This book covers the foundation of any communications installation--the power source. Use this book to plan ways to stay on the air when weather or other reasons cause a short-term or long-term power outage. Find ways to reach beyond the commercial power grid. Identify methods for alternative power generation that will work best in your particular situation, perhaps taking advantage of possibilities already on hand.

Contents

Also includes selected emergency power projects and information from the pages of QST.

Also available: The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook

© 2005. Published by American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

NEWS FLASH! FCC Drops Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes (More Information)

Audio CDs. Fourth edition. © 2001-2008, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Expert advice for radio operating on the go!

Amateur Radio on the Move is filled with advice from people with lots of hands-on, practical experience with the joys, as well as the problems and pitfalls, of mobile radio operating.

Use this ARRL book to find out what to do, and what not to do!

• Radios you can use mobile
• Getting power to run a radio
• Installation tips
• Safety
• Antennas for mobiling
• Getting rid of the noise
• Operating hints and tips
• Software

First edition, © 2005, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

by Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD

Where Radio Meets the Internet!

This second edition of VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs is your complete guide to several of the most widely-used VoIP systems used by hams, with particular attention to EchoLink and the Internet Radio Linking Project, or IRLP. The book is designed for beginners who need information on how to get started, set-up, and use these systems. For the more advanced, it provides plenty of technical “meat” for those who want to dig deeper into VoIP applications and discover how they actually work.

Contents:

Jonathan Taylor, K1RFD, is the creator of EchoLink and one of the top experts in Amateur Radio Voice Over Internet Protocol. He is a member of the American Radio Relay League.

Second edition. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Quick access to utilities, applications and information:

The content on this CD-ROM is divided into folders which contain software for a variety of ham radio applications. You'll also find programs for APRS, packet radio and satellite tracking. Plus, handy software tools for calculating transmission line loss, creating custom DSP audio filters, and more. Bonus files include ARRL screensavers, audio samples, video files, and PowerPoint presentations.

Minimum System Requirements: A 400 MHz Pentium PC with 256 MBytes of RAM and Microsoft^® Windows^® XP or Windows Vista. (Note: The included CWDecoder application will not function under 64-bit versions of Windows XP, or on Windows Vista.) A sound card is required to listen to sound samples or use the sound-card-based digital communication software. Includes the free Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® viewer. Please note that ARRL does not support the software in this collection. For support questions, please contact the program authors directly.

CD-ROM. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The complete guide to prefix identification and information.

Ever wondered what that "unusual" call sign was? The fully updated "RSGB Prefix Guide" answers the question.

This comprehensive list of prefixes is revised and improved. Not just a listing of prefixes and their entities, the guide provides a host of useful additional material. References include a prefix's continent, CQ Zone, ITU Zone, Latitude and Longitude and many other details.

This edition includes all the elements that have made the book so popular over the years such as DXCC deleted entities, Russian & CIS entities, the popular DXCC checklist, and details of various award programs: IOTA, CQ WAZ, DXCC, WAS and others. New for this edition is an index of countries and their callsign allocations divided by continent.

Designed with a "lay flat" wire binding for ease of use.

80 pages. Eighth edition, © 2007, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Subscription term: one year (six issues)

QST (ISSN:0033-4812) is published monthly. It is the official journal of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Each month, QST delivers product reviews, construction projects, fascinating activities and stories, news and happenings, and more--all from the world of Amateur Radio.

Subscription term: ARRL members receive QST each month.

This is the history of three travelers spanning the birth of YASME--the boat that carried young sailor Danny Weil on his first voyages beginning in 1954--and the lives of famed ham radio DXpeditioners Lloyd and Iris Colvin. The Colvins' worldwide adventures continue to be recounted in ham radio circles, epitomizing the spirit of international friendship through Amateur Radio and their 30-year association with the YASME Foundation.

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Commissioned by The YASME Foundation and published by ARRL.

320 page. © 2003, published by The American Radio Relay League.

With HamCall CD-ROM, you can look up hams by call, name, street address, city, state, postal code, county, and country. View photographs, edit records to change addresses, add new records, delete edited records, add e-mail addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and add your own text notes. US data includes: call sign, class, name, address, license issue date, expiration date, birth date (for the 664,000+ US birth dates still in the database), previous call(s), previous class, grid square, time zone, area code, county, QSL manager, e-mail address, WWW URL and FAX numbers. Displays precise latitude/longitude for almost every US and DX call. Supported by over two dozen logging programs--including Buckmaster’s own HCLog--and packet BBS systems. Calculates beam heading and distance from your home QTH automatically (distance is measured in miles and kilometers).

Now includes a Buckmaster Rotor Control feature which allows automatic rotator control with Hy-Gain/MFJ and Yaesu SDX/DXA control boxes equipped with an Idiom Press Rotor-EZ board. Your purchase gives you FREE full access to the Internet Online HamCall Search Service for a full 6 months, at no additional charge. Enhanced label-printing capabilities for Windows. You can pick the printer and font, and print almost any size labels. Label size, margins, columns, and rows are fully configurable. Requires Windows. Updated regularly.

CD-ROM. © 2003-2008, by Buckmaster.

When you're miles offshore, and the nearest vessel is somewhere over the horizon, you need a fast, reliable, easy-to-operate communication system. Marine Amateur Radio provides all the information you need to select, install, and operate an inexpensive and completely dependable ham radio system on any boat, power or sail.

Ham radio gives you the advantages of a single-sideband system at a fraction of the cost. This well-illustrated guide succinctly explains how to use your radio for voice or Morse code communications and how to check and send e-mail, link up with onshore signal repeaters to extend your range, and even make personal phone calls. Designed to open flat for easy use onboard, this manual also shows you how to:

One of the most popular DX books ever written!

Covers nearly every significant aspect of DXing. Learn how to REALLY listen, how to snatch the rare ones out of the pile-ups, the excitement of landing the newone, and the agony of defeat.

Since first publication in 1983, The Complete DX'er has become the guidebook for the rising DX hunter. This third edition fully retains the approach and feel of this all time classic. It is a highly entertaining diary of a serious DX chaser, and at the same time full of lessons for DX'ing success!

223 pages. © 2003, published by Idiom Press.

You can be a lifesaver while you make new friends.
Find out about ham radio and join the fun!

Hams do cool things like talking to folks around the world and helping with communications during emergencies. Here’s the scoop, including licensing requirements and how to set up a station. And if you’re already licensed, this book will help you start sounding (and feeling) like a pro!

The Dummies Way

Discover how to:
o Understand ham jargon
o Communicate on the air
o Prepare for the license exam
o Set up a radio shack
o Help in an emergency or natural disaster
o Be a ham on the go

Table of Contents
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About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

380 pages. © 2004, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Are you new to radio? This book will help you discover a fun new hobby with helpful possibilities. Get directions, talk to folks around town, or find out whether the fish are biting. Want to check out the morning news in London, help out in emergencies, or tune in to the big race? Radio opens up a world of possibilities—literally. This handy guide tells you about the equipment you need, fills you in on radio etiquette, shows you how to stay legal, and gives you lots of cool ideas for family-friendly radio activities.

Already a licensed ham or scanner user? Learn about alternate types of radio, such as FRS or MURS--what are the rules, really? Here is the information you need on other radio services such as Aviation, Military, and Land Mobile. Put the wideband receive capabilities of your ham rigs to work! Not found in Amateur Radio, trunking radio systems can be quite mysterious, but this book shows you how to listen in using a scanner. You’ll also find lots of references to Web sites with frequency information for local businesses and government agencies.

Are you involved in emergency communications or in training emergency volunteers? This book will broaden your understanding of the radio services that are available to the emcomm responder. Volunteers can use the book as a training manual for radio use. The frequency lists and reference Web sites are invaluable for designing a communications plan.

Discover how to

About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

384 pages. © 2005, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

For more information about the ARRL A-1 Operator Club, visit www.arrl.org/awards.

NEWS FLASH! FCC Drops Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes (More Information)

Contents:

• The history of Morse code
• How to get started
• Abbreviations and prosigns
• How to increase your speed
• Using the code when DXing or contesting
• How to use a straight 'pump', modern keys, and paddles
• The latest learning techniques involving computers
• Circuits to build a Morse practice oscillator and electronic keyer

CD included!: A free dual purpose computer/audio CD is included. The CD contains nearly an hour of audio recordings of Morse code at 5, 10 and 15 words per minute. This provides the opportunity to learn Morse code in the car or at leisure by playing the disk in a CD player. The computer section contains audio files which can be run on a PC soundcard or downloaded to a personal MP3 player. The CD also contains Morse Software for learning Morse code and Morse contesting. In addition there is bonus material such as additional articles, pictures, and an array of web links.

Morse Code for Radio Amateurs is essential for anyone wanting to widen their horizons by adding Morse code to their skills.

32 pages. 9th edition. © 2006, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Congratulations! Once you've qualified for an ARRL DX Century Club Award, you can order award items directly from the DXCC Desk.

DXCC items available:

Ordering DXCC awards:
Century Club Item Order Form (Plain text)
Century Club Item Order Form (PDF)

DXCC Yearbook
Interesting articles about the year's DXing activities and the Clinton B. DeSoto Cup and DXCC Challenge standings. The publication is free of charge for recent participants in the DXCC program. Others can purchase the Yearbook for $5 by submitting an order form (plain text or PDF form), or contacting the DXCC Branch (dxcc@arrl.org).

Mini-Manuals
Mini-Manuals are fully laminated and spiral bound booklets, 4.5 x 8 inches, providing simplified step-by-step set-up instructions for all your radio’s features. Easy to read and color-coded to quickly find the information you need. These short-form pocket guides are smaller, more durable and easier to use than manuals normally supplied with a radio.

Kenwood:

Pocket Reference Cards
HT Pocket Reference Radio Cards are professional quality three-page foldout cheat sheets the size of a credit card. They are easy to use and convenient for carrying in a wallet or purse.

Kenwood:

Easy Guide Series