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Got my coffee, and visiting with some friends!

Join us on the 147.000 MHz (+600) WBØIYC 2m repeater when you are around Joplin, MO.

Links of interest to Radio Amateurs

• For the official word - The American Radio Relay League a national organization of Hams
• This monthly magazine has some good articles on DX-peditions! WorldRadio Online
• I'm a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association
• QRZ.COM Ham Radio Callsign Server
• Ham Radio Online
• The NEW WØ (10th District) QSL Bureau WebSite
  The St. Louis MO DX Club recently took over sponsorship of the incoming ZERO-LAND Bureau on 9/19/2005.
  All instructions for you DXers can be found here, along with links to the other district bureaus.
• Our local club, the Joplin Amateur Radio Club sponsors a pretty big hamfest each year!
• The Pittsburg Repeater Organization - the oldest Ham organization in our area, with links to all of Hamdom.
• Springfield's Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club
• Greater Tulsa's Green Country Hamfest
• KBØRPJ's compiled list of Missouri SkyWarn Repeaters
• AC6V's Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide - includes a list of links pertaining to Ham Radio
• A quick reference on Electrical Laws from D & L Antenna Supply
• The K8CX Ham Gallery - A large Photo Gallery of Ham Operators , Hamshacks, Ham Collectibles, Antenna farms, DXpeditions, DX locations, Contest Stations, etc.
• Have you ever seen an Iridium flare? They occur almost daily, but you must be looking in the right place at the right time!
  Predictions for flares, satellite passings, comets and more can be found at the Heavens - Above Web Site. You will need to provide your Latitude and Longitude information to configure this website for your viewing. We have set the location initially for central Joplin, Missouri.
• Weatherbug reporting stations and CAMS around the nation.
• RAP Real-Time WX Data from GOES-10 and GOES-12 satellites with visible and Infrared images.
• Find WX for any city, state or ZipCode with Weather Underground
• NOAA Storm Prediction Center to see today's convective outlooks and forecasts.
• For information on Meteor Showers and such look at GARY W. KRONK'S Comets and Meteor Shower Page
• I like listening to streaming Big Band and Swing era music on KCEA via the Internet when I'm "In the Mood".