Internet Resources for DXers

I put together this little collection for a talk I gave to the Magnolia DX Association . "Why not put it up here too", I thought.

Internet Resources for DXers
Compiled May 9, 1996 by Ray Rocker, WQ5L, rocker@datasync.com

World Wide Web Sites

KA9FOX Web Site for Contesters and DXers -- Loaded with Internet resources for contesters and DXers.
NG3K Amateur Radio Link Page -- Contains many archived DX Bulletins, propagation forecasts, and other stuff updated frequently.
VE7TCP Amateur Radio Site -- Another collection of links, especially pertaining to DX and propagation.
OH2BUA WebCluster -- The latest DX spots and other broadcasts on several worldwide PacketClusters, updated continuously.
QSL Info System by IK4LZH -- Look up QSL routes on the web.
QRZ Online Callbook-- Callbook information for USA updated daily directly from FCC. Canada too.
Amateur Radio Internet Shopper -- Maintained by Charles Cox, KA5QNO, right here in Gulfport. Classified ads, dealer pages, many links of interest to hams.

Mailing Lists and Services

Internet DX Mailing List -- The mailing list for DXers. Send mail to dx-request@ve7tcp.ampr.org with SUBSCRIBE in the message body to be added.
CQ-Contest -- For anyone interested in contesting. Send mail to cq-contest-request@tgv.com with HELP in the message body for a list of commands, or SUBSCRIBE in the message body to be added to the list.
QSL Info by E-mail -- Maintained by yours truly, WQ5L. Send mail to qsl-info@datasync.com with DX callsigns in the message body. Any information found in the DB0SDX PacketCluster database will be returned to you.

Usenet News Groups

rec.radio.amateur.dx -- DX news, QSL routes, anything DX-related.
rec.radio.amateur.misc -- Miscellaneous Amateur Radio topics.
rec.radio.amateur.equipment -- Discussions about ham radio equipment.
rec.radio.amateur.antenna -- Discussions about antennas for ham radio.
rec.radio.amateur.swap -- The Internet's ham radio swap shop.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Rooms

#hamradio -- The main ham radio chat channel. Available on all major IRC networks.

PacketClusters Accessible Via Internet

You must have a telnet application to connect to these sites. In the telnet client, enter the host name (given below) as the host to connect to. From a browser, use telnet://hostname at the URL. For example: telnet://wd5b.aetn.org. For all of these you should enter your callsign at the login prompt.