I have found the following organizations and websites particularly useful.
Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) – Umbrella society for UK radio amateurs. Provides a huge range of services including: advisory services; band planning; awards; contests; licensing; examinations; QSL bureau; beacon and repeater planning; annual convention etc.
Amateur Radio Relay League (AARL) – Umbrella society for US radio amateurs. Provides a variety of services including highly respected awards such as DXCC and an electronic logbook – Logbook of the World (LotW)
CDXC (Chiltern DX Club) – the UK’s premier amateur radio DX Foundation. Provides DXpedition funding; Digest magazine; and annual convention
ClubLog – a free web-based tool for producing DXCC league tables, expedition tools, log search services and most-wanted lists for ham radio.
BARTG (British Amateur Radio Teledata Group – UK’s premier group promoting RTTY (radio teleprinter) communications. It runs four well-attended contests a year, has an award scheme and sponsors RTTY-focussed DXpeditions
LotW – Logbook of the World – Run by ARRL, LotW is an online service that enables you to:
- electronically submit contacts (QSOs) for confirmation
- view your submitted QSOs and resulting confirmations online
- view your DXCC, VUCC, WAS, WAZ and WPX award progress online
- electronically submit confirmations for credit toward DXCC, VUCC, WAS, WAZ and WPX awards
DX Summit – provides real time station spotting
VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program) – a professional HF propagation prediction program
DXMaps – real time HF and VHF propagation maps
PSK Reporter – Automatically gathers digi-mode activity. useful in understanding propagation
Infotechcomms – Propagation from the UK
Propquest – Jim Bacon’ s (G3YLA) website that helps to explain F2 and Sporadic E VHF propagation
SolarHam – Real time space weather
DX World – Amateur radio news
LCWO (Learn CW Online) – a Koch method Morse code (CW) trainer
MorseCode World – an excellent Morse code trainer using the Koch method
Meteorscan – a 24/7 meteor detection system (Useful for meteor scatter propagation)
AGO.fi – Real time meteor scatter
ON4KST – a chat facility to help make contacts on 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cms, microwaves and EME
Hack Green – and HF Web SDR (Software Defined Radio) that enables one to listen to a range of HF bands
N2YO.com – International Space Station (ISS) tracking
WACRAL (The World Association of Christian Radio Amateurs and Listeners) – a place for like-minded Christian Radio Amateurs to meet
SOFTWARE SITES
DXLab – a suite of programs for transceiver control, logging, propagation prediction, spot collector and RTTY / PSK decoding
N1MM+ Logger – Excellent contest logging software with numerous ancillary facilities
WSJT-X – Suite of programs for the FT and JT modes
JT Alert – provides audio and visual alerts based on decoded callsigns in WSJT-X
fldigi – Amateur radio digital modem software for a variety of digital modes including RTTYT, PSK, Hell, DominoEX, Olivia and Throb
fldigi-DXLabs Gateway – Links fldigi with DXKeeper logging software
MMTTY – RTTY and PSK decoder
MMSSTV – Slow Scan TV decoder
MMD – Links MMTTY and MMSSTV with DXKeeper logging software
G4FON Morse Trainer – Excellent Morse training software