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Ham Radio Iphone applications

by Derek on Dec.21, 2009, under Amateur Radio

I have a Iphone and have been loading Ham applications onto it… Below is a list of some of them.

Amateur Radio Exam Prep for iPhone – Amateur Radio License exams are composed of questions from a pool. Use this application to practice all possible questions prior to taking your exam
CallBook for iPhone- CallBook is an Amateur Radio application that allows you to look up call signs via the free WM7D server, the QRZ Online subscription service or the HamCall subscription server and track active APRS stations on www.aprs.fi. Lookup results can be emailed and the QTH can be instantly viewed in the Maps application
Elmer for iPhone – iPhone Software to practice taking your Ham Radio Exam
Freq Finder: iPhone Repeater Directory – Freq Finder is an iPhone based Ham Radio Repeater Directory that locates repeaters based on the user location.
FreqLoader: iPhone companion for the mobile ham- FreqLoader is the perfect iPhone/iPod Touch companion for amateur radio operators, monitoring enthusiasts, shortwave listeners and anyone with an interest in the air waves. Whether you’re an active licensed ham or an avid scanner listener, FreqLoader will allow you to find what you’re looking for, keep track of your stations, maintain complete logs and share your finds with friends, groups and the world.
hamDXcluster for iPhone – DX Cluster for iPhone application
iLocator for iPhone – A small application for Apple iPhone that calculate grid locator from gps, wifi or gsm cells by IW2BSQ
iPhone Ham Radio Callsign Lookup- This webapp provides an iPhone-compatible lookup of Amateur Radio Callsigns. It provides the name, address, and license class (from the FCCâ€™s public records) of any US-Licensed Amateur Radio Operator.
Morse Key for iPhone – A free simple touchscreen-based CW Morse Code straight key. Practice sending Morse Code on your iPhone.
IBCNU APRS on the Iphone - The Live IBCNU feed can be found here.
APRS – how to configure the application can be found at http://www.aprs-is.net/Connecting.aspx. Find Maps at http://www.openaprs.net/iphone/

UPDATE

EchoLink is finally available for the iPhone and iPod touch. It even allows me to use my Bluetooth car kit to have a QSO.

HAM’s who use EchoLink on the PC and Mac will appreciate the value of this on the iPhone.

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Ham Radio Links

by Derek on Nov.29, 2009, under Amateur Radio

Amateur Packet Radio Australian

Aussiewide Packet Radio Network http://www.ampr.org.au/

AAPRA http://members.optusnet.com.au/aapra

Australian Amateur Packet radio directory http://www.wia.org.au/links/Packet Radio Directory 050703.PDF

Data Group Sub Committee WICEN Vic http://datagrp.vic.wicen.org.au/

Queensland APRS Users Group http://www.tech-software.net/

VK2KFJ’s Packet Radio Links page http://www.qsl.net/vk2kfj/pacradio.html

VK3JED http://quest.apana.org.au/~tl/vk3jed/

VK4TTT XROUTER http://xrouter.ampr.org.au/

VK4ZU http://www.users.on.net/~trevorb/

VK5 AX25 Packet Network Map (VK5AH) http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/wavetel/vk5pack.htm

Winlink

Winpack

10GHz data Link http://www.cck.net.au/areg/inside/projects/10ghz/10ghz.htm

International

About Digital Ham Radio http://home.teleport.com/~nb6z/about.htm

Amateur Packet Radio Gateways http://www.ampr-gates.net/frame_e.htm

Amateur Packet Radio, net 44, and AMPR.ORG `http://www.ampr.org/

American Febo Enterprises http://www.febo.com/index.html

ARRL HSMM Links http://www.arrl.org/hsmm/links.html

Athenian TCP/IP http://www.athnet.ampr.org/freeserv.htm

BayCom http://www.baycom.org/

BBS Hierarchical Addressing Protocol http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/Fbbssig.html

Colin’s packet info http://website.lineone.net/~colin_mccord/Radio/packet_radio.htm

CHIFLEY A R CLUB http://hamgate.rpi.net.au/netstat.html

CHIFLEY A R CLUB http://hamgate.rpi.net.au/chifley/packet.html

CX2SA http://cx2sa.net/

digitalhamradio http://www.digitalham.net/

DRSTM (Data Radio Standard Test Methods) http://www.rocler.qc.ca/burt/drstm.html

Flexnet http://dl0td.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/

FUNET http://www.funet.fi/pub/ham/packet/

FUNET ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/ham/packet/

F4DAY http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jf.fourcadier/index_e.htm

F6FBB http://www.f6fbb.org/

GB7DIP TNOS/PBBS http://www.qsl.net/gb7dip/access.html

GB7IMK http://www.gb7imk.co.uk/

G4JKQ http://www.btinternet.com/~g4jkq/

G4JKQ TCP/IP Telnet listing http://www.qsl.net/g4jkq/tcp.htm

G7JJF TNC Driver Support (WINTNC) http://www.g7jjf.demon.co.uk/

High speed (2 Mbit/s) data signaling project http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jf.fourcadier/haut_debit/projet/projet_e.htm

High speed packet http://hydra.carleton.ca/articles/hispeed.html

High Speed Packet radio http://www.lmrgroup.com/ke3ht/hspr.html

High-speed Packet Radio http://cacofonix.nt.tuwien.ac.at/~oe1kib/Radio/

KE5FX http://www.qsl.net/ke5fx/

K4ABT (home page) http://www.packetradio.com/

K4ABT (packet radio primer) http://www.packetradio.com/primer.htm

Linux® / Amateur Radio Information http://delbert.matlock.com/linux-radio.htm

Linux projects http://cacofonix.nt.tuwien.ac.at/~oe1kib/Linux/

Linux AX25-HOWTO http://tldp.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/

MPRG http://www.mprg.ampr.org/index.html

NNA http://www.btinternet.com/~nna/

Netterm http://www.cs.unca.edu/~edmiston/handouts/netterm.html

PA3CGO http://www.qsl.net/pa3gco/

Packet Cluster information http://cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/pctut.html

Packet Info and Downloads http://www.packetradio.com/

Packet Links http://www.stack.serpukhov.su/~victor/hamradio/packet/packet.html

Packet Net (VK5 packet map) http://www.packetnet.org/

Packet Net (FBB software) http://www.packetnet.org/fbb.htm

PAcket Digital Amateur Network (PADAN) http://www.weaksignals.com/

PZT Software by G8PZT (Xrouter, PZT BBS) http://www.g8pzt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/software/software.htm

Radio-TNC Wiring Diagrams http://users3.ev1.net/~medcalf/ztx/wire/

RST http://www.qsl.net/on1blu/

Russian Packet http://www.stack.serpukhov.su/~victor/hamradio/packet/packet.html

Slovenian ATV/Packet http://lea.hamradio.si/~s51kq/

Sound Card Packet http://www.qsl.net/soundcardpacket/index.html

TAPR http://www.tapr.org/

TCP/IP Telnet listing http://www.btinternet.com/~g4jkq/tcp.htm

TNC-X http://www.tnc-x.com/

TPK http://www.f6fbb.org/f1ebn/index.htm

TNOS Central http://www.lantz.com/tnos/

TVIPUG http://www.tvipug.org

United Kingdom Internet Protocol http://www.gb7imk.co.uk/ukip/

VHF/UHF/Microwave Radio Propagation: A Primer for Digital Experimenter http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/ve3jf.dcc97/ve3jf.dcc97.html

WA4DSY 56k RF Modem http://www.wa4dsy.net/

Yet Another 9k6 Modem http://www.microlet.com/yam/

1.2 GHz TRX http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/physio/f6bvp/txenglish.html

9600 BAUD – A SHOPPERS GUIDE: http://www.g1gyc.demon.co.uk/martin/9600.htm

Sound Card Packet

ILINKBOARDS.com http://www.ilinkboards.com/

Sound Card Buddy http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SoundBuddy.htm

Soundcard Interfacing http://www.qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html

Sound Card Packet AGWPE (KC2RLM) http://www.patmedia.net/ralphmilnes/soundcardpacket/SV2AGW http://www.elcom.gr/sv2agw/ Sound Card Interface with Tone Keyer (WA8LMF) http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham/tonekeyer.htm

QDG sound card interface

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Winlink

Winlink! 2000 http://winlink.org/

Aussie Winlink http://www.aussiewinlink.org

Pactor Communications Australia http://www.pca.cc/

Winpack

Winpack home page http://www.peaksys.co.uk/

Winpack info http://www.g4fip.cwc.net/winpack.htm

Winpack info http://www2.tpg.com.au/users/peteglo/winpack.htm

Winpack info http://www.btinternet.com/~gb7omn/winpack.htm

TNC information

General

Data Group Sub Committee WICEN Vic http://datagrp.vic.wicen.org.au/

Setting Your TNC’s Audio Drive Level http://www.febo.com/packet/layer-one/transmit.html

TNC and Radio mods http://www.johnmather.free-online.co.uk/tnc.htm

TNC 2 – MFJ 1270 – Tone Calibration Procedure http://datagrp.vic.wicen.org.au/mfjtones.htm

TNC Mods by Warren Stirling VK3XSW http://203.36.211.21/xswmods/

MFJ

Alignment of MFJ-1270B http://www.packetradio.com/1270algn.htm

MFJ-1270 Tone Calibration http://gyld.online.se/mods/misc/MFJ1270

MFJ-1270B mods http://www.mods.dk/mods.php3?radio=tnc&model=mfj-1270&selectid=1073#1073

MFJ 1270B Modifications http://203.36.211.21/xswmods/mfj1270b.htm

MFJ-1270B Electromagnetic Interference http://datagrp.vic.wicen.org.au/mfj_emi.htm

MFJ-1278B Care and maintenance http://www.qsl.net/ke4mob/

AEA

PK-88 Mods http://www.mods.dk/mods.php3?model=pk-88&radio=tnc

PK-88 birdie fix http://732.com/ham/mods/aea/pk88fix.htm

AEA radio and TNC mods http://www.k7on.com/mods/aea/mods/aeamod.txt

Other suppliers

BYONICS http://byonics.com/

Fox Delta http://www.foxdelta.com/

Hal Communications http://www.halcomm.com/AmateurProducts.htm

Kantronics http://www.kantronics.com/

PacComm http://www.paccomm.com/

PKTerm for Windows http://www.cssincorp.com/pkterm/

Small Wonder Labs http://www.smallwonderlabs.com/

The DXZone Digital and Packet Radio http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Manufacturers/Digital_and_Packet_Radio/

Tigertronics http://www.tigertronics.com/

Timewave http://www.timewave.com/amprods.html

TNC-X – The Expandable TNC http://www.tnc-x.com/

YAM Modem http://www.nordlink.org/yam/

Gateways

Amateur Packet Radio Gateways http://www.ampr-gates.net

G4JKQ http://www.g4jkq.co.uk/

Packet gateways http://www.packetnet.org/packet_gateways.htm

Radio Gateway Project http://www.cisi.unito.it/radiogw/index.html

The Gateways Home Page http://www.ampr-gateways.org/

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High-Speed Digital Networks and Multimedia (Amateur)

N5OOM’s HSMM Projects http://www.n5oom.org/hsmm/

ARRL High-Speed Digital Networks and Multimedia http://www.arrl.org/hsmm/

North Texas High Speed MultiMedia group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ntms-hsmm/

San Antonio 802.11 http://home.satx.rr.com/wdubose/

Also take a look at the wireless LAN pages

APRS

Aus APRS http://www.radio-active.net.au/vk2_aprs.html

APRS http://www.radio-active.net.au/web/gpsaprs/aprsrept.html

APRS http://aprs.rutgers.edu/

APRS http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html

APRS http://www.cave.org/aprs/

APRS http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs.html

APRS in Adelaide http://vk5.aprs.net.au/

APRS+SA Home Page http://www.tapr.org/~kh2z/aprsplus/

APRS maps & stuff http://www.users.cloud9.net/~alan/ham/aprs/

APRS Maps for G4IDEs UI-VIEW http://www.gb7iph.demon.co.uk/APRS_Maps___Links/aprs_maps___links.html

AVR-Microcontroller http://www.qsl.net/dk5jg/aprs_karten/index.html

APRS in the UK http://www.aprsuk.net/

aprsworld http://www.aprsworld.net

APRS.DE http://www.aprs.de/

APRS-Berlin http://www.aprs-berlin.de/

APRS-Frankfurt http://www.aprs-frankfurt.de/

BYONICS (Electronics Projects for Amateur Radio) http://www.byonics.com/

CanAPRS http://www.canaprs.net/

Dansk APRS Gruppe http://www.aprs.dk/

findU.com http://www.findu.com/

France APRS http://www.franceaprs.net/

Kansas City APRS Working Group http://www.kcaprs.org/

KD4RDB http://wes.johnston.net/aprs/

Le Club ARPS France http://aprs.free.fr/

Live Australian APRS data maps http://www.aprs.net.au/japrs_live.html

NIAN http://nian.aprs.org/

N2YGK http://www.users.cloud9.net/~alan/ham/aprs/Ohio APRS NET http://www.ohioaprs.net/

Queensland APRS Users Group http://www.tech-software.net/

Tri-State APRS Working Group http://www.tawg.org/

Other Digital Modes

General HF-FAX http://www.hffax.de/index.html The Digital Ham Radio Revolution! http://home.teleport.com/~nb6z/about.htm NB6Z http://home.teleport.com/~nb6z/ ZL1BPU http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/

Morse Code

CW FACTS AND OPERATING TIPS http://www.magiclink.com/web/shurst/Page2.html

CW Operators’ QRP Club Inc. http://www.users.on.net/~zietz/qrp/club.htm

Fists Down Under http://fistsdownunder.morsekeys.com

FISTS DOWNUNDER http://www.fistsdownunder.org

LEARN MORSE CODE in one minute ! http://www.learnmorsecode.com/

MRX morse code http://www.mrx.com.au/

NZART CW program http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/Exam/morse.html

Not Morse Code, Slow Scan , Packet or APRS

HamDream by HB9TLK (digital radio) http://www.qslnet.de/member/hb9tlk/

JE3HHT, Makoto (Mako) Mori http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/

PSK31 and other PC Magic http://www.psk31.com/

SIMPLE32 http://www.simple32.com/

WSJT ACTIVITY IN AU (follow link) http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/vk7wia/

Amateur Digital Radio

AR Digital Voice Communications http://www.hamradio-dv.org/

ARRL digital voice http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/digivoice.html

ARRL Digital Voice the next new mode? http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/0201028.pdf

Australian National D-Star http://www.dstar.org.au/

G4GUO (HF digital modems) http://www.chbrain.dircon.co.uk/index.html

Ham Radio digital info http://www.hamradio.com/pdf/dstar.pdf

ICOM America digital http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/dstar/

TAPR digital http://www.tapr.org/tapr/dv/

Temple University Digital Voice Project http://www.temple.edu/k3tu/digital_voice.htm

Temple University Vocoder Redux http://www.temple.edu/k3tu/VocoderRedux.pdf

WinDRM – HF Digital Radio Mondiale http://n1su.com/windrm/

W2BRI’s Digital Voice Site http://www.standpipe.com/w2bri/fastmodem/fastmodem.htm

D-Star

Australian D-Star information http://www.dstar.org.au/

D-Star users http://www.d-starusers.org/

D-Star wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-STAR

ICOM America D-Star Forums http://www.icomamerica.com/en/support/forums/tt.asp?forumid=2

K5TIT http://www.k5tit.org/

Software Defined Radio

FlexRadio Systems Software Defined Radios http://www.flex-radio.com/

Rocky software for SoftRock-40 hardware http://www.dxatlas.com/rocky/

SDRadio – a Software Defined Radio http://digilander.libero.it/i2phd/sdradio/

SoftRock-40 Software Defined Radio http://www.amqrp.org/kits/softrock40/index.html

The Weaksignals pages og Alberto I2PHD (software) http://www.weaksignals.com/

Winrad software defined radio http://www.winrad.org/winrad/index.html

Digital Radio

BBC digital Radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/digitalradio/

DABdigital http://www.ukdigitalradio.com/home/default.asp

Digital Audio Broadcasting http://www.digitalradio.ca/

Digital Radio Broadcasting http://happy.emu.id.au/lab/info/digradio/index.html

Digital Radio is the sound of the future http://www.radio.cbc.ca/radio/digital-radio/drri.html

Digital Radio http://www.magi.com/~moted/dr/

Digital radio mondiale http://www.drm.org/indexdeuz.htm

DRDB http://www.drdb.org/

DRM – Digitaler Rundfunk unter 30 MHz http://www.b-kainka.de/drm.htm#dritte

SimplyRadios.com http://www.simplyradios.com/dab/dabhome.htm

Amateur Radio Direction Finding

Amateur Radio Direction Finding – ARDF http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/ar_info/ardf.html

Amateur Radio Direction Finding and Orienteering http://vkradio.com/ardf.html

Amateur Radio Direction Finding Webring http://www.qsl.net/vk3zpf/webring1.htm

Homing In http://members.aol.com/homingin/

RON GRAHAM ELECTRONICS (ARDF and more) http://users.mackay.net.au/~ron/

Victorian ARDF Group Inc. http://www.ardf.org.au/

Repeater Linking

There are currently There are 5 internet linking projects that I know of :-

IRLP, iPHONE, iLINK, eCHOLINK and WIN SYSTEM (May 2005)

EchoLink http://www.echolink.org/

Hamlink (K1RFD) http://www.hamlink.net/

KWARC (live audio) http://www.kwarc.org/listen/

Internet Linking http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi/index2.html

IRLP http://www.irlp.net/

IRLP status http://status.irlp.net

IRLP VK2RBM http://www.bmarc.oz-hams.org/irlp.html

IRLP VK4MTV http://www.throbware.com.au/irlp/

WIN SYSTEM http://www.winsystem.org/

Wires http://www.vxstd.com/en/wiresinfo-en/

iLINK

G4CDY-L Internet Gateway http://www.g4cdy.co.uk/

G7WFM Repeater Linking http://www.g7wfm.co.uk/

iLink http://www.aacnet.net./

VA3TO iLINK INTERFACE http://www.ilinkca.com/

VK2JTP iLINK gateway http://www.qsl.net/vk2jtp/

WB2REM & G4CDY’S iLINK boards http://www.ilinkboards.com/

WB4FAY http://www.wb4fay.com/ilink_FAQ.html

INTERFACES

ILINKBOARDS.com http://www.ilinkboards.com/

laser diodes

A Lightwave Communication http://www.n1bug.net/tech/laser/alc_wa6ejo.html

A R Laser Communications http://www.qsl.net/wb9ajz/laser/laser.htm

Australian Optical DX Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Optical_DX/

Driver Enhancements http://www.misty.com/people/don/laserdps.htm#dpsdepm

European Laser Communications http://www.emn.org.uk/laser.htm

Laser Communications http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/laser.html

Laser Communications http://www.gbonline.com/~multiplx/wireless/laser/

Mike’s Electric Stuff http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/electric.html

Ronja http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/ronja/

Amateur Radio Licence

Amateur Regulations Examination Guide http://www.wiavic.org.au/edu/regs.html

Australian info http://www.wia.org.au/info/gettingstarted.html

radiofun http://www.alphalink.com.au/~parkerp/gateway.htm

Radio and electronics School http://www.radioelectronicschool.com/about_course.html

Worldwide Information on Licensing for Radio Amateurs by OH2MCN http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm

Amateur Radio Clubs and Organisations

Also see ATV link page

and VHF link page

Australian

Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society http://www.qsl.net/vk5bar/

Amateur Radio Victoria http://www.amateurradio.com.au/

APC news http://vk3apc.mdrc.org.au/apcnews/

Barossa Amateur Radio Club VK5BRC http://www.qsl.net/vk5brc/

Bayside and District A R Society http://www.freewebs.com/vk4bar/

Brisbane Amateur Radio Club http://www.qsl.net/vk4ba/index.html

Brisbane VHF Group

Central Coast Amateur Radio Club http://www.ccarc.org.au/

Central Goldfields A R Club http://www.cgfar.com/

CHIFLEY A R CLUB http://chifley.radiocorner.net/

Coffs Harbour & District Amateur Radio Club http://www.qsl.net/vk2ep/index.html

CW Operators’ QRP Club Inc. http://www.users.on.net/~zietz/qrp/club.htm

Darling Downs Radio Club http://www.qslnet.de/member/ddrc/

Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club http://www.emdrc.com.au

Gippsland Gate Radio and Electronics Club http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ggrec/

Gold Coast AR Society http://www.gcars.com.au/

Healesville Amateur Radio Group http://www.harg.org.au/

Historical Wireless Society of South East Queensland http://www.hws.org.au/

Ipswich Metro Radio Group http://imrg.ips-mesh.net/

Ipswich Radio Club http://www.vkradio.org.au/

Lockyer Valley Radio and Electronic Club Inc http://www.qsl.net/vk4wil/

Locan West http://www.loganwest.cableable.com

Manly-Warringah Radio Society http://www.qsl.net/vk2mb/

Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group http://www.mncarg.org

NWTARIG http://vk7ax.tassie.net.au/nwtarig/

QRP Amateur Radio Club International http://www.qrparci.org/

Queensland APRS Users Group http://www.tech-software.net/

RADAR Club Inc http://radarclub.tripod.com

Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club Australia Inc http://www.raotc.org.au/

Radio Sport http://www.uq.net.au/radiosport/

Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania http://reast.asn.au/

Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club Inc. http://vk4rc.we.net.au/

Riverland Amateur Radio Club http://www.rrc.org.au/

South Australian Packet User Group Inc. (SAPUG) http://www.sapug.ampr.org/

SERG http://serg.mountgambier.org

South Coast AMATEUR RADIO Club http://www.scarc.org.au/

SOUTHSIDE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY http://www.qsl.net/vk4wss/

Summerland Amateur Radio Club Inc http://www.nor.com.au/community/sarc/

Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club http://vk4wis.org/Tablelands Radio and Electronics http://www.trec.aussiewide.com Townsville Amateur Radio Club http://vk4zz.no-ip.org/tarc/

Twin Cities Radio & Electronics Club http://members.iinet.net.au/~sargeant644/tcrec/index.html

VK Young Amateur Radio Operator’s Net http://www.geocities.com/vk_ya/

VK3APC http://www.mdrc.org.au/

VK3BEZ (WIA Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club) http://www.qsl.net/vk3bez/

VK4WIL http://www.qsl.net/vk4wil/

West Australia Repeater Group http://www.warg.org.au

WESTLAKES AR Club http://www.westlakesarc.org.au/

WIA VK4 Qld http://www.wiaq.com/

WIA VK4 QNEWS NEWSROOM http://www.wiaq.com/qnews/upload/qnews.htm

WIA VK3 http://www.wiavic.org.au

WIA http://www.wia.org.au/ WICEN Australia http://www.wicen.org.au/ WIA WICEN Queensland page http://www.wiaq.com/wiaq/wicen.htm

WICEN Brisbane Qld

New Zealand

NZART http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/

NZART Branches http://www.nzart.org.nz/nzart/Branches/

Papakura Radio Club http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk/

Tauranga AR Club http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/chrisle/index.htm

Wanganui Amateur Radio Society Inc. http://www.zl2ja.org.nz/

Wellington VHF Group http://www.vhf.org.nz/

International

American QRP Club http://www.amqrp.org/index.html

ARAC Online http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mikeadams/index.htm

ARRL http://www.arrl.org/

Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club http://www.clarc.org/

FRARS http://www.frars.org.uk/

HKAR http://www.hkra.org/

HRDXA http://www.qsl.net/vr2dxa/

ISSARO http://www.issaro.net

KIDSHAMRADIO http://www.kidshamradio.com/

K2MFF Amateur Radio club http://www-ec.njit.edu/~k2mff/

K9IU Indiana University AR Club http://www.indiana.edu/~k9iu/

North TeXas Repeater Association http://www.ntxra.com/main_page.htm

N0WGE http://www.sckans.edu/~sireland/radio/

Peterlee Radio Club G0KVJ http://www.g0fbw.demon.co.uk/

The Repeater Builders Technical Information Page http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/index.html#main-index

Richardson Wireless Klub http://www.k5rwk.org/

RADARS http://www.mbc.co.uk/RADARS/

RSGB http://www.rsgb.org/

SARL http://www.sarl.org.za/

Submarine Veterans Amateur Radio http://w0oog.50megs.com/

Southgate AR club http://www.southgatearc.org/index.htm

TEARA http://www.teara.org/

The 500 KC Experimental Group for Amateur Radio http://www.500kc.com/

Tucson Amateur Packet Radio http://www.tapr.org/

Winona Amateur Radio Club http://www.jarviscomputer.com/warc/

W6DEK 435 Los Angeles http://www.w6dek.com/

Amateur Radio

Australian

Amateur Radio Australia http://www.amateurradio.org.au/index4alt.htm

Amateur and other Links http://members.ozemail.com.au/~vk2wi/links.html

Australian AR Repeater Map http://vkham.com/australimaps.html

AMATEUR RADIO WIKI http://www.amateur-radio-wiki.net

HAM FAQ http://members.ozemail.com.au/~andrewd/hamradio/hamfaq.html

HAM SHACK COMPUTERS http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/vk6pg/

Ham Radio in Australia with VK1DA http://members.ozemail.com.au/~andrewd/hamradio/

HF Radio Antenna Tuners http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/eagle33/elect/ant_tuner.htm

Queensland AR Repeater listings http://vkham.com/Repeater/vk4map.html

Radioactive Networks: Ham http://www.radio-active.net.au/web/ham/

Tony Hunt VK5AH (Home of Adelaides 10m Repeater) http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/wavetel/default.htm

VK Amateur Radio Page http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bpittman/

VK1DA’s Amateur Radio Web Directory http://members.ozemail.com.au/~andrewd/hamradio/radlink.html

VK1KEP http://www.pcug.org.au/~prellis/amateur/

VK1OD http://www.vk1od.net/

VK2AFL http://www.qsl.net/vk2afl/

VK2BA (AM radio) http://www.macnaughtonart.com/default.htm

VK3PA http://www.vk3pa.com/home.asp

VK3UKF http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/vk3ukf/index.html

VK3XPD http://www.users.bigpond.com/alandevlin/index.html

VK3YE’s Gateway to AR http://www.alphalink.com.au/~parkerp/gateway.htm

VK3ZQB http://members.datafast.net.au/vk3zqb/

VK4CEJ http://www.hfradio.org/vk4cej/hamlinks.html

VK4TEC http://www.tech-software.net/

VK4TUB http://www.vk4tub.org/

VK4ZGB http://members.optusnet.com.au/jamieb/index.html

VK4ZQ http://users.bigpond.net.au/vk4zq/

VK4ZU http://www.users.on.net/~trevorb/

VK5ARD http://www.vk5ard.com/

VK5BR http://users.tpg.com.au/users/ldbutler/

VK5KK http://www.ozemail.com.au/~tecknolt/index.html

VK7AX http://www.vk7ax.tassie.net.au/

VK8JJ http://www.qsl.net/vk8jj/

New Zealand

Micro Controller Projects for Radio Amateurs and Hobbyists http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/micro/index.htm

Precision Frequency Transmission and Reception http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/micro/Precision/index.htm

ZL2TZE http://zl2tze.ath.cx

ZL3TMB http://www.hamradio.co.nz/

International

AC6V’s AR & DX Reference http://www.ac6v.com/

A DTMF Beacon controller http://ns1.mesh.net/~g4fre/dtmf.htm

Amateur radio with Knoppix http://www.afu-knoppix.de/

Amateur Radio Resources http://hamster.ivey.uwo.ca/~amsoft/amsoft0.htm

Amateur Radio Soundblaster Software Collection http://www.muenster.de/~welp/sb.htm

AM fone.net http://www.amfone.net

AMRAD Low Frequency Web Page http://www.amrad.org/projects/lf/index.html

Colin’s site http://website.lineone.net/~colin_mccord/Radio/index.htm

CX2SA http://cx2sa.net/

DL4YHF http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/

Direction finding http://members.aol.com/homingin/

DSP Links http://users.iafrica.com/k/ku/kurient/dsp/links.html

Electric-web.org www.electric-web.org

EI4HQ http://www.4c.ucc.ie/~cjgebruers/index.htm

EI8IC http://www.qsl.net/ei8ic/

EHAM http://www.eham.net/

eQSL (electronic QSL) http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/

HamInfoBar http://www.haminfobar.co.uk/

Felix Meyer http://home.datacomm.ch/hb9abx/

ftp list http://ftp.pspt.fi/pub/ham/ftp.ucsd.edu/

FUNET http://www.funet.fi/pub/ham/

F4DAY http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jf.fourcadier/index_e.htm

Gateway to Amateur Radio http://www.alphalink.net.au/~parkerp/gabra.htm

Grid Square Locator http://www.arrl.org/locate/grid.html

G3PTO http://www.qsl.net/g3pto/

G4FGQ’s Software http://www.btinternet.com/~g4fgq.regp/

G4KLX (The [ON/]G4KLX Page) http://www.qslnet.de/member/g4klx/

HAM RADIO EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES http://www.area-ham.org/library/equip/equip.htm

Ham-Links http://www.k1dwu.net/ham-links/

HAMUNIVERSE.COM http://www.hamuniverse.com/

Hamview DSP software http://www.qsl.net/k3pgp/Hamview/hamview.htm

Harry’s PDF Library http://hem.passagen.se/sm0vpo/

HA8ET http://www.pollak.sulinet.hu/www/radio.html

Homebrew RF Test Equipment And Software http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wireless/appendixF.html#10

KA7NOC http://www.magiclink.com/web/shurst/

KB4VOL link site http://pages.prodigy.com/kb4vol/

KE5FX http://www.qsl.net/ke5fx/

KF6VTA & KG4TBJ http://www.geocities.com/silensiosham/index.html

KU4AY ham radio directory http://www.ku4ay.net/

KU5F Ham tools and links http://www.wtrt.net/~ku5s/

KU9Z AR links http://my.ais.net/~n9bkm/page1.htm

K1DWU http://www.k1dwu.net/

K1TTT http://www.k1ttt.net/

K1TTT Technical Reference http://www.k1ttt.net/technote/techref.html

K3PGP http://www.k3pgp.org/

K3TZ Ham Radio Experimentation http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/

K6XC (links) http://home.earthlink.net/~rluttringer/

Lighthouses (International Lighthouse/ Lightship Weekend) http://illw.net

Links2go http://www.links2go.net/more/www.ampr.org/

Links http://imc23.univ.trieste.it/links.html

Mels AMATEUR RADIO LINK’S http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/melspage/amlinks.htm

Michael Todd Computers & Communications http://www.arcompanion.com/

MoDTS http://www.m0dts.co.uk/

n e o a m a t e u r . o r g http://neoamateur.org/

NT8N http://www.qsl.net/nt8n

NW7US (Amateur and Shortwave Radio) http://hfradio.org/

N3EYR’s Radio Links http://www.isrv.com/~joel/radio.html

PD0RKC http://www.qsl.net/pd0rkc/

PI6ATV (ATV, Antenna, software, info) http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/PI6ATV/software.htm

QRP and SWL HomeBuilder http://www.qrp.pops.net/

Radio Links http://www.angelfire.com/ri/theboss1/

Radio Corner (forum) http://www.radiocorner.net

Ray Vaughan http://rayvaughan.com/

Reference http://www.panix.com/~clay/ham/

Simplex radio software http://perso.clubinternet.fr/f1orl/simplexg.htm

S-Meter http://www.smeter.net/

streaming radio programs http://live365.com/home/index.live

The DX Zone http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Reference/Radio_Spectrum/

The Elmer HAMlet (information) http://www.qth.com/antenna/index.htm

VE1XYL and VE1ALQ http://www.qsl.net/ve1alq/downloads/tetrode-ps/pwrsup.htm

WB6VUB (links) http://www.mpicomputers.com/ham/

WL7LP http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/3782/wl7lp.html

WA6TWJ http://www.jps.net/nwr/wa6twj.htm

W2XO http://www.w2xo.pgh.pa.us/

XE1BEF (DX, mods, links and more) http://www.geocities.com/xe1bef/

Communications Equipment

Australian

Andrews Communication Systems http://www.andrewscom.com.au/

AUSTRALIAN ENTERPRISE INDUSTRIAL http://www.spin.net.au/~aeitower/

BENELEC www.benelec.com.au

Bushcomm www.bushcomm.com.au

connektron www.connektron.com.au

G. & C. COMMUNICATIONS www.gccomm.com.au

Hamak (RM Products Italy) http://www.hamak.com.au/

Hamshack http://www.hamshack.com.au

Jenlex http://home.vicnet.net.au/~jenlex/

KENWOOD Australia http://www.kenwood.com.au/

Kyle Communications http://www.kyle.com.au/

ICOM Australia http://www.icom.net.au

Mini-kits http://www.minikits.com.au/

One Man Towers http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~aeitower/

OZGEAR http://www.ozgear.com.au/

Radio-Data (links) http://www.radio-data.net/

Radio Specialists (equipment connectors and antenna) http://www.radiospecialists.com.au

STRICTLY HAM http://www.strictlyham.com.au/

TET-EMTRON www.tet-emtron.com

Tower communications http://www.tower.visionimage.com.au/

Townsville CB& Communications http://www.vk4tub.org/tcb/tcb.html

TTS Systems http://www.ttssystems.com.au/

VK4-ICE Communications http://www.vk4ice.com

WiNRADiO (PC based receivers) http://www.winradio.com.au

International

MFJ http://www.mfjenterprises.com/index.php

Vertex Standard http://www.vxstd.com/en/index.html

W7FG VINTAGE MANUALS CATALOGUE http://www.w7fg.com/index.html

Z Communications Company (repair of old radio equipment) http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco/

See also Kits and components

Radio mods, cables, connection info

batlabs (Motorola radio connection, cable info) http://www.batlabs.com/

Philips FM900 information http://members.fortunecity.com/romeo_fox_53/

Hall Electronics http://www.hallelectronics.com/getech/proglink.htm

Radio Mods http://www.mods.dk/

WWW.ham.dmz.ro (mods info and more) http://www.ham.dmz.ro/

W4RP IC-2720H Page http://www.w4rp.com/ic2720/

XE1BEF (DX, mods, links and more) http://www.geocities.com/xe1bef/

Please also look at manufacture’s sites

Lightning Protection

ARRL Lightning Protection http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/lightning.html

www.DaStrike.com (video and links) http://www.dastrike.com/

Grounding and Lightning Protection http://www.packetradio.com/grounds.htm

K9WK Amateur Radio http://www.k9wk.com/litenin.html

Lightning Protection Institute http://www.lightning.org/

Marine Grounding Systems http://www.sailmail.com/grounds.htm

Moonraker boat lightning information http://www.moonraker.com.au/techni/lightning-marine.htm

NLSI http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lhm/effect.html

PolyPhaser http://www.polyphaser.com/

RFI Lightning protection http://www.rfindustries.com.au/rfiproducts/lightning/lightning.htm

WIND&SUN http://www.windsun.com/Lightning_Protection.htm

Amateur Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum Scene http://www.sss-mag.com/map.html

Spread spectrum http://www.amrad.org/projects/ss/

Spread Spectrum (TAPR) http://www.tapr.org/ss/

SS Info http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~radionet/1997_workshop/wireless/notes/index.htm

Call-sign finders

The DX Notebook http://www.dxer.org/callbook.html

QRZ http://www.qrz.com/

QSL.NET http://www.qsl.net/

LIPD Information

AREG http://www.cck.net.au/areg/radio/lipd/lipd.html

VK3YNG http://users.bigpond.net.au/vk3yng/lipd/

Barry’s LIPD information http://members.optusnet.com.au/~barryog/freqs/mlipd.html

ACA class licensing http://www.austel.gov.au/publications/info/lipd.htm

Equipment suppliers and manufacturers

Easy-radio (your DNS server may have problems finding this site) http://www.easy-radio.co.uk/

Kits and Components

Australian and selected international suppliers

ACRES ELECTRONICS http://www.acreselectronics.co.nz/product.htm

Allthings http://www.allthings.com.au/

Altronics http://www.altronics.com.au/

Antique Electronic Supply http://www.tubesandmore.com/

Antenna Systems and Supplies Inc. (sm) http://www.antennasystems.com/

Av-COMM http://www.avcomm.com.au/

BYONICS http://www.byonics.com/

Chassis Kits & Custom Enclosures http://home.flash.net/~k3iwk/

Clarke & Severn Electronics http://www.clarke.com.au

Cliff Electronics (Aus) Pty. Ltd http://www.cliff.com.au/

Computronics http://www.computronics.com.au/tools/

David Hall Electronics http://www.dhe.com.au

Dick Smith Electronics http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront

Digi-Key http://www.digikey.com/

Dominion Electronics http://www.dominion.net.au/

DOWN EAST MICROWAVE www.downeastmicrowave.com

Electronics http://www.michelletroutman.com/index.htm

Elliott Sound Products http://sound.westhost.com/index2.html

Farnell http://www.farnell.com/

Fox Delta http://www.foxdelta.com/

G1MFG.com (ATV and more) http://www.g1mfg.com/index.html

Hammond Mfg http://www.hammondmfg.com/

Hy-Q International http://www.hy-q.com.au

IRH Components http://www.irh.com.au/index.htm

Jackson Brothers http://www.jacksonbrothers.com.au

Jaycar http://www.jaycar.com.au/

Kuhne electronic GmbH http://www.kuhne-electronic.de/english/frameset.htm

Microwave Dynamics http://www.microwave-dynamics.com/

MicroZed Computers http://www.microzed.com.au/

Mini-Circuits http://www.minicircuits.com/

Mini-kits http://www.minikits.com.au/

Mouser Electronics http://www.mouser.com/

NEWTEK ELECTRONICS http://www.newtek.com.au/

Oatley electronics http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/

Ocean State Electronics http://www.oselectronics.com/

Ozitronics http://www.ozitronics.com/

pacific DATACOM http://www.pacificdatacom.com.au

Phil Rice’s Home Page (frequency meter and other projects) http://ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/~rice/

Picaxe http://www.Picaxe.com.au

Prime Electronics http://www.prime-electronics.com.au/

Radio Parts http://www.radioparts.com.au/

Raedale Pty Ltd http://www.raedale.com.au/products.htm

R.C.S. Radio (circuit boards) http://www.rcsradio.com.au/

RF Modules Australia (ZigBee) http:\\www.rfmodules.com.au

RFShop (Brisbane) http://www.rfshop.com.au/

Rockby Electronics and Computers http://www.rockby.com.au/

Rojone (antenna, cables and connectors) http://www.rojone.com.au/index.html

RS Components http://www.rsaustralia.com/

Semtronics http://www.semtronics.com.au/

Sicom http://www.sircom.co.nz

Silvertone Electronics http://www.silvertone.com.au/

South Island Component Centre (New Zealand) http://www.sicom.co.nz/

Surplus Sales of Nebraska http://www.surplussales.com/

Surplustronics (New Zealand) http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/

Tandy (Australia) http://www.tandy.com.au/

Teckics http://www.techniks.com/

TTS Systems http://www.ttssystems.com.au/

VK2XGL (Microwave and RF Modules) http://www.users.bigpond.com/graham.lewis/Module Man.htm

VK3TFH Designs http://www.users.bigpond.com/vk3tfh/

WB9ANQ’s Surplus Store http://www.qsl.net/wb9anq/

Wiltronics http://www.wiltronics.com.au/

Worldwide Electronic Components http:/www.iinet.net.au/~worcom

13cm.co.uk http://www.13cm.co.uk/

Also look at the ATV links

PCB layout and schematic programs baas electronics LAYo1 PCB http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/index.html circuitsonline http://www.circuitsonline.net/ Easytrax http://www.cia.com.au/rcsradio/

Electronics WORKBENCH http://www.ewbeurope.com/Franklin Industries http://www.franklin-industries.com/Eagle/starteagle.html McCAD http://www.mccad.com/ OrCAD http://www.orcad.com/downloads.aspx TARGET 3001! http://www.ibfriedrich.com/english/engl_vordownload.htm Tech5 http://www.tech5.nl/eda/pcblayout TinyCAD http://tinycad.sourceforge.net/ VEGO ABACOM http://www.vego.nl/abacom/download/download.htm

Amateur Satellites and space

AMSAT http://www.amsat.org/

AMSAT Australia http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~ptitze/amsatvk/index2.html

AMSAT-DL http://www.amsat-dl.org/

AMSAT-ZL (kiwisat) http://www.amsat-zl.org.nz/

Australian Space Research Institute http://www.asri.org.au/ASRI/index.xml

bluesat project http://www.bluesat.unsw.edu.au/

CSXT Civilian Space eXploration Team http://www.civilianspace.com/

electric-web.org http://www.electric-web.org

esa http://www.esa.int/esaCP

Heavens-above http://www.heavens-above.com/

International Space Station (ARISS) http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/

JAESAT http://www.asri.org.au/ASRI/research/satellite/JAESAT/index.xml

liftoff http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov:80/RealTime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html

ISS fan club http://www.issfanclub.com

PCsat http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html

PCSAT2 Operations http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pec/pc2ops.html

Sarex http://sarex.gsfc.nasa.gov/

SATSCAPE (free satellite tracking program) http://www.satscape.co.uk/

Satellite tracking software http://perso.club-internet.fr/f1orl/index.html

Satsignal http://www.satsignal.net/

Space.com http://www.space.com/

UHF-Satcom.com http://www.uhf-satcom.com

Viktor Kudielka http://cacofonix.nt.tuwien.ac.at/~oe1vkw/

Propagation

NOAA http://www.sec.noaa.gov/

IPS Radio and Space Services http://www.ips.gov.au/

IPS prediction services http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/predsvs.html

ITS http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/

Near-Real-Time MUF Map http://www.spacew.com/www/realtime.php

Radio Mobile (path prediction) http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html

Tropospheric Ducting Forecast http://iprimus.ca/~hepburnw/tropo_aus.html

VK2KRR sporadic E study http://www.users.bigpond.com/vk2krr/sporadic_e_study.htm

VK4ZU (Propagation) http://www.users.on.net/~trevorb/

W1AW propagation bulletins http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/

Satellite TV

AV-COMM http://www.avcomm.com.au/

Dalsat http://www.dalsat.com.au/

John’s Electronics http://www.johnselectronics.com.au/index.html

KANSAT http://www.kansat.com.au/

KRISTAL electronics http://www.kristal.com.au/index.html

Lyngsat http://lyngsat.com/

Nationwide Antenna Systems http://www.uq.net.au/~zznation/index.html

Satcomm20 http://www.satcomm20.co.uk/

Satcure http://www.satcure.com/

SatcoDX1 http://www.satcodx1.com/

SAT TV http://www.sattv.com.au/

Radio Education

Radio and Electronics School http://www.radioelectronicschool.com/

Radio and Scanning

Australian

Australian Airport Frequencies http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~wombatt/

Australian Scanning Encyclopaedia http://www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com/

Brisbane Radio Scanner http://www.angelfire.com/id/samjohnson/

Extreme Worldwide Scanner Radio http://members.optushome.com.au/extremescan/scanning.html

FM broadcast maps http://welcome.to/pacificfm

Gold Coast Radio Scanner Frequencies http://users.ion.com.au/~young/index.html

Kev’s Scanner Page http://members.dodo.com.au/~kevcat/kevs_scan_page.htm

Newcastle Area Radio Frequency Guide http://scanhunter.tripod.com/index.html

RADIO FREQUENCIES AND INFORMATION http://www.qsl.net/vk1zmc/information.html

Scanner Fanatics http://www.scannerfanatics.au.tt/

Scanner Monitoring in South Australia http://users.chariot.net.au/~mattb/scan/scanner.htm

Scan Victoria http://www.scanvictoria.com/

New Zealand

Kiwi Radio http://kiwiradio.blakjak.net/

NZscanners http://www.nzscanners.org.nz/

Wellington Scanner Frequencies http://wsf2003.tripod.com/

ZLScanner http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/lovegrov/

ZL3TMB (Christchurch NZ) http://www.hamradio.co.nz/

International

Frequency guide http://www.panix.com/~clay/scanning/

Incident Broadcast Network (including Australian feeds) http://www.incidentbroadcast.com

Radio H.F. (some ham stuff) http://www3.sympatico.ca/radiohf/

RadioReference.com http://www.radioreference.com/index.php

Amateur Radio DX and Contest

DX Cluster

AA1V’s DX Info-Page http://www.goldtel.net/aa1v/

AC6V’s AR & DX Reference http://www.ac6v.com/

Announced DX Operations http://cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/adxo.html

ARRL DXCC Countries List http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/listmain.html

ARRL DXCC rules http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/rules.html#si

Australian contesting http://www.vkham.com/index.html

Buckmaster callsign database http://www.buck.com/cgi-bin/do_hamcall

DX CENTRAL http://www.dx-central.com/

DX Greyline http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p

DX Summit http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/

DX 425 News http://www.425dxn.org/

EHAM http://www.eham.net/

EI8IC Global Overlay Mapper http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/

eQSL (electronic QSL) http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/

German DX Foundation-GDXF http://www.gdxf.de/

GlobalTuners (provides access to remotely controlled radio receivers all over the world) http://www.globaltuners.com/

Ham Atlas by SP6NVK http://www.hamatlas.eu/

Ham FTP email database http://members.eunet.at/hagenbu/ftp.htm

Kiwi DX List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kiwidxlist/

Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Incorporated http://odxg.org/

Oceania DX Contest http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/

QRZ.COM http://www.qrz.com/site.html

The AM Window http://www.amwindow.org/index.htm

The Daily DX http://www.dailydx.com

The DX Zone http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Reference/Radio_Spectrum/

IARU QSL Bureaus http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html

International DX Association http://www.indexa.org/

Internet Ham Atlas http://www.hamatlas.eu/

IOTA http://www.425dxn.org/iota/

IOTA groups and Reference http://www.logiciel.co.uk/iota/shtlist.html

IOTA RSGB http://rsgbiota.org

IOTA 425 http://www.425dxn.org/iota

Island Radio Expedition Fondation http://www.islandradio.org/

Islands on the air Japan http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/

LA9HW HF Contest page http://home.online.no/~janalme/hammain.html

NG3K Contest/DX Page http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/

Northern California DX Foundation http://www.ncdxf.org

Simple phrases in European Languages http://web.onetel.com/~stephenseabrook/

SUMMITS on the AIR http://www.sota.org.uk/

Telnet Access to DX Packet Clusters http://cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/cluster.html

The DX Notebook http://www.dxer.org/

VE6OA’s DX Links http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/agirard/dxlinks.htmVK Contest Club http://www.vkcc.com

World of DK4KQ http://www.dl4kq.de/

XE1BEF DX and links http://www.geocities.com/xe1bef/

Logging Software

RD logging program http://vk5dj.mountgambier.org/Amateur_radio.html VK Contest Log (VKCL) http://web.aanet.com.au/mnds/ VK/ZL Logger http://www.vklogger.com

WinRD+ logging program http://www.rjmb.net/rd/index.htm

Cluster

AR-Technology AB5K.net http://www.ab5k.net/Home.aspx

Clusse http://he.fi/clusse/

Clusse download page http://www.euronet.nl/~icu13524/download/clusse.html

CLX Home page http://clx.muc.de/

DX CLUSTER programs http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/html/English/DXClusters.htm

DXCluster http://www.dxcluster.org/

DXCluster.Info http://www.dxcluster.info/

DxNet http://www.dxnet.free.fr/

DX PacketCluster Sites on the Internet http://www.n4gn.com/cluster.html

DXSpider – DX cluster system is written in perl http://linux.maruhn.com/sec/dxspider.html

Packet Cluster user manual http://www.yccc.org/Resources/ysa/manual/

The DXSpider User Manual http://www.dxcluster.org/main/usermanual_en.html

VE7CC-1 Dx Spider Cluster http://www.ve7cc.net/

WinCluster http://kh2d.net/software/wc/index.cfm

Short Wave DX

Australian Broadcasting http://www.aba.gov.au/broadcasters/

AUSTRALIAN RADIO DX CLUB http://www.ardxc.info/

Australian MW Group http://members.optushome.com.au/onleydw/mwoz/

Electronic DX Press (HF, MW and VHF) http://members.tripod.com/~bpadula/edxp.html

Contesting.com http://www.contesting.com/

CQ World Wide DX Contest http://www.cqww.com/

Glenn Hauser’s DX Listening Digest http://www.dxing.com/dxr/dxld2196.htm

K3SA http://www.affcom.com/cqcontest/

K6XX http://www.k6xx.com/

Longwave Club of America (also Ham) http://www.lwca.org

NIST time stations http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm

OK1RR DX & Contesting Page http://www.qsl.net/ok1rr/

Prime Time Shortwave http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/

Radio Interval Signals http://www.intervalsignals.org/

shortWWWave http://swww.dwerryhouse.com.au/

SM3CER Contest Service http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/index.htm

The British DX Club http://www.bdxc.org.uk/

The DX Zone http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Reference/Radio_Spectrum/

The OZ Radio DX Club www.ardxc.fl.net.au

Yankee Clipper Contest Club http://www.yccc.org/

Radio Scouting

Jota /JOTI Queensland http://jota.scouting.net.au/

Scouts Australia JOTA/JOTI http://www.international.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iMenuID=9071085

The history of the Jamboree On The Air http://home.tiscali.nl/worldscout/Jota/jota history.htm

World Organization of the Scout Movement http://www.scout.org/jota/

Australian Regulator

ACMA http://www.acma.gov.au/

International Regulator

ITU http://www.itu.int/home/index.html

Electronic Information and technical reference

AC6V’s Technical Reference http://www.ac6v.com/techref.htm

Bowden’s Hobby Circuits http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/homepage.htm#menu

Chip directory http://www.embeddedlinks.com/chipdir/abc/s.htm#simm

Circuit Sage http://www.circuitsage.com/

COAX calculator http://www.ocarc.ca/coax.htm

CommLinx Solutions Pty Ltd http://www.commlinx.com.au/default.htm

Computer Power Supply Mods http://www.qsl.net/vk4ba/projects/index.html

Data Sheets http://www.techstuff.co.uk/electronics/datasheets.htm

Dictionary of Electronic Components http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/class/technology/ks4/electronics/glossary/electro.htm

Discover Circuits http://www.discovercircuits.com/

Electronic Information http://www.beyondlogic.org/

Electronics Links and Resources http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~pleelave/electronics1.html

electronic calculators http://www.radioelectronicschool.com/elecal.html

Epanorama (lots of links) http://www.epanorama.net/

Electronics Tutorials http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/

Electronic Theory http://www.electronicstheory.com/

Fox Delta http://www.foxdelta.com/

GREG’S DOWNLOAD PAGE http://www.rfcascade.com/index.html

GridSquare Conversion http://www.amsat.org/cgi-bin/gridconv

Hobby Projects (electronic resource) http://www.hobbyprojects.com/tutorial.html

Hittite http://www.hittite.com

Information site http://www.epanorama.net/

ISO Date / Time http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/info/iso.htm

Latitude/Longitude Conversion utility – 3 formats http://www.directionsmag.com/latlong.php

latrobe Electronic Engineering Links http://www.ee.latrobe.edu.au/internal/links.html

Mark Gentiles http://www.ee.latrobe.edu.au/~mg/

Mike’s Electric Stuff http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/electric.html

New Wave Instruments (check out SS Resources) http://www.newwaveinstruments.com/index.htm

Paul Falstad (how electronic circuits work) http://www.falstad.com/circuit/

PINOUTS.RU (Handbook of hardware pinouts) http://pinouts.ru/

PUFF http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~mmic/puffindex/puffE/puffE.htm

RadioReference http://www.radioreference.com/

RF Cafe http://www.rfcafe.com/

RF Circuits http://www.mitedu.freeserve.co.uk/Circuits/RF/rf.html

RF Globalnet http://www.rfglobalnet.com

RHR Laboratories http://www.rhrlaboratories.com/#Software

rfshop http://www.rfshop.com.au/page7.htm

RS232 Connections, and wiring up serial devices http://www.airborn.com.au/rs232.html

RF Power Table

SCHEMATICS http://www.mitedu.freeserve.co.uk/schematics.htm

Science Lobby (electronic links) http://www.sciencelobby.com/

Tech FAQ http://www.tech-faq.com/

The Electronics Calculator Website http://www.cvs1.uklinux.net/calculators/

the12volt.com (technical information for mobile electronics installers) http://www.the12volt.com/

101science.com http://www.101science.com/

Electronic service

Repair of TV Sets http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/tvfaq.htm

Sci.Electrinic.Repair FAQ http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/tvfaq.htm

Service engineers Forum http://www.e-repair.co.uk/index.htm

Television Repair Answered http://www.mgh.jeeran.com/televisionrepair1.htm

Cable Data

Andrews http://www.andrew.com/default.aspx

Belden http://www.belden.com/

CDi2 http://www.cdi2.com/build_it/coaxloss.htm

CO-AX CABLE DATA http://www.electric-web.org/coax.htm

Coaxial cable data http://www.qsl.net/kc6uut/coax.html

Coaxial Cable Page http://www.cdi2.com/build_it/coaxloss.htm

HB9ABX http://home.datacomm.ch/hb9abx/coaxdat.htm

HB9HD http://www.hb9hd.ch/PDF/coaxcable.pdf

KC6UUT http://www.qsl.net/kc6uut/coax.html

NESS Engineering http://www.nessengr.com/techdata/coaxdata.html

RF Industries cables http://www.rfindustries.com.au/rfiproducts/cablesConnectors/coaxialCables.htm

Selected Coaxial Cable Data http://www.vhfdx.oz-hams.org/CoaxCable.html

THERFC http://www.therfc.com/coax.htm

Times Microwave http://www.timesmicrowave.com/

VK3KHB http://www.gak.net.au/vk3khb/atv/coaxchrt.html

W4ZT http://w4zt.com/coax.html

X.net Antenna cable chart http://www.x.net.au/antenna_cable.html

50 W Coaxial Cable Information http://www.dma.org/~millersg/coax50.html

75 W Coaxial Cable Information http://www.dma.org/~millersg/coax75.html

Antique Radio

Antique Electronic Supply http://www.tubesandmore.com/

Alan Lord http://www.dundeecoll.ac.uk/sections/cs/staff/al_radio/

Antique Radio http://antiqueradios.com/

Apex Jr http://www.apexjr.com/

Archives of Boatanchors http://www.tempe.gov/archives/boatanchors.html

Australian Vintage Radio MK II http://www.southcom.com.au/~pauledgr/

Australian Wireless (OZ-Wireless) Email List http://www.clarion.org.au/wireless/

AWA and Fisk Radiola http://203.44.53.131/Radiola/AWA1b.htm

Crystal Radio http://www.crystalradio.net/

Glowbugs http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/

Hammond Museum of Radio http://www.hammondmuseumofradio.org/

Historical Radio Society of Australia Inc. http://www.hrsa.asn.au/

JMH’s Virtual Valve Museum http://www.tubecollector.org/numbers.htm

John Rose’s Vintage Radio Home http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/jrose/radios/radiomain.htm

Klausmobile Russian Tube Directory http://klausmobile.narod.ru/td/indexe.htm

KK7TV http://www.kk7tv.com/kk7tv.html

Kurrajong Radio Museum http://www.vk2bv.org/museum/

Links to Vintage Radios (Amateur) http://www.qsl.net/ka4pnv/vrlinks.htm

Mike’s Electric Stuff http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/electric.html

Nostalgiar Air http://www.nostalgiaair.org/

Phil’s Old Radios http://antiqueradio.org/

Radio A’s Vintage Radio Page http://www.mnsi.net/~radioa/radioa.htm

Radio Era http://www.radioera.com/

Rap ‘n Tap http://www.midnightscience.com/rapntap/

Replacing Capacitors http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm

Savoy Hill Publications http://www.valvesunlimited.demon.co.uk/Noframes/savoy_hill_publications.htm

South East Qld Group of the HRSA http://seqg.tripod.com

SEQG of the HRSA Crystal comp http://www.clarion.org.au/crystalset/

SEQG One Tube Radio comp http://seqg.tripod.com/onetube/onetube.html

TEARA’S VINTAGE RADIO LINK PAGE http://www.ipass.net/~teara/vin.html

The Vintage Radio Emporium http://www.vintageradio.info/

The Wireless Works http://www.wirelessworks.co.uk/

Triode Tube Data http://www.triodeel.com/tubedata.htm Tubesworld (Valve Audio and Valve data) http://www.tubesworld.com/

Vintage Radio http://www.vintage-radio.com/index.shtml

Vintage Radio Times http://www.vintageradiotimes.com/Page_1x.html

Vintage Radios and programs http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/agirard/VINTAGE.HTM

Vintage Radios UK http://www.valve.demon.co.uk/

Vintage Radio and Test Equipment Site http://www.geocities.com/eb5agv/

Vintage Radio World http://www.burdaleclose.freeserve.co.uk/

Vintage Radio and Audio Pages http://www.mcallister.simplenet.com/

VMARS http://www.vmars.org.uk/

W7FG VINTAGE MANUALS CATALOGUE http://www.w7fg.com/index.html

Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio http://ei5em.110mb.com/museum.html

Valve Audio and Valve data Ake’e Tube Data http://w1.871.telia.com/~u87127076/index.htm CVC http://www.chelmervalve.com/index.html

Data Sheet Locator http://www.duncanamps.co.uk/cgi-bin/tdsl3.exe/

Eimac http://www.cpii.com/eimac/index.html

Frank’s Electron tube Pages http://home.wxs.nl/~frank.philipse/frank/frank.html

Hammond Manufacturing http://www.hammondmfg.com/

House of Tubes http://www.house-of-tubes.com/home/Library.asp

High Voltage Tube Archive http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/electrical/tesla/tubes/

Kiewavly http://home.mira.net/~kiewavly/audio1.html

Industrial Valve Data http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/data.html

Machmat http://www.machmat.com/

NJ7P Tube Data Search http://hereford.ampr.org/cgi-bin/tube?index=1

RCA-R10 Data http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~reese/RC10/

SAS Audio Labs http://www.sasaudiolabs.com/

Sowter Audio Transformers http://www.sowter.co.uk/

Spice Valves http://www.duncanamps.com/spicevalves.html

Tubetec http://www.tubetec.freeserve.co.uk/

TUBEWORLD INC. http://www.tubeworld.com/

Tube datasheets http://www.wps.com/archives/tube-datasheets/index.html

Vacuum Tube Links http://www.michelletroutman.com/tubes.htm

Valves and Tubes http://www.euramcom.freeserve.co.uk/tubes.html

Valve Data Links http://www.thevalvepage.com/links/valvdata.htm

Valve Data http://www.arrakis.es/~igapop/referenc.htm

Valves Unlimited http://www.valvesunlimited.demon.co.uk/Noframes/links.htm

Valve and Tube Supplies http://www.valves.uk.com/

Valveamps.com http://www.valveamps.com/

Audio

Audio Calculators and Links http://www.audioscientific.com/Audio Calculators & References Links.htm

BKC GROUP http://www.bkcgroup.fsnet.co.uk/

Car Audio Australia http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/

DIY Audio http://www.diyaudio.com/

Duncan’s Amp Pages http://www.duncanamps.com/

Elliott Sound Products http://sound.westhost.com/audiolink.htm

GM ARTS http://users.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/

Norman Koren http://www.normankoren.com/Audio/

Rane http://www.rane.com/

The Self Site http://www.dself.demon.co.uk/

The Class-A Amplifier Site http://www.gmweb.btinternet.co.uk/

Magazines

DUBUS (VHF magazine) http://www.dubus.org/

Elektor Electronics http://www.elektor-electronics.co.uk/

Harlan Technologies (Amateur Television Quarterly) http://www.hampubs.com/

Radio & Communications Monitoring Monthly http://www.monitoringmonthly.co.uk/

SILICON CHIP http://www.siliconchip.com.au/

VHF Communications Mag http://www.vhfcomm.co.uk/

SETI

SETI http://www.setileague.org/homepg.htm

SETI Australia http://www.seti.org.au/

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SCADA General Audit Questions

by Derek on Nov.05, 2009, under SCADA

General Questions

How can users gain access to the SCADA application?
Objective to consolidate access to all information sources – i.e. to make access available to all users via a single interface
Are any RAS modems utilised within the SCADA environment?
Is the RAS call back feature utilised?
Is the mandatory RAS encryption feature used?
Are users allowed multiple attempts at authentication on the RAS?
Has the RAS auditing feature been enabled?
How is access between the business / corporate network and SCADA network controlled?
How is the administrator password controlled?
How is vendor access to the SCADA network controlled – i.e. password changes after contract has been completed?
Are SLA’s for outsourced support agreements reviewed on a periodic basis?
Are critical components of the SCADA Network supported by a UPS and are these batteries tested on a regular basis to ensure that they are reliable?
What capacity management and monitoring of critical SCADA network systems is performed (i.e. CPU utilisation and hard disk drive space)?
Are legal captions utilised during the login process to the SCADA application and associated infrastructure / devices?
Has an intrusion detection system (IDS) been deployed within the SCADA environment?
Has security been a focus within the development and deployment of the SCADA network?
Is there additional staff screenings performed when staff are hired to work within the SCADA environment (inclusive of vendors etc)?

Policies & Procedures

Is there a defined security strategy for the SCADA environment?
Who is responsible / accountable for security management within SCADA environment? Has the ownership of this responsibility been clearly defined and/or stated in any documentation?
Are there any periodic security reviews of the SCADA network performed?
What procedures are in place to handle the disposal of SCADA network media and devices? Additionally, is there a process in place for the disposal of confidential information / documentation?
Are there any policies or procedures covering the introduction of new devices to the SCADA environment?
What formal change control procedures exist for the SCADA environment?
Does a formal disaster recovery plan exist for the SCADA environment?
Does a formal business continuity plan exist for the SCADA environment?
Do physical and logical security standards differ significantly between SCADA sites?
Has a standard operating environment (SOE) minimum baseline standard been developed for systems being introduced into the SCADA environment?
What security logs are maintained for critical computer equipment and how often are the logs reviewed?
Who is responsible for the reviewing of security logs?
Has access to event logs been restricted?
Upon commencement of employment, are users provided with IT security information as part of the induction process? Additionally, are users provided with further information on security issues on a periodic basis?
What procedures exist to monitor dial-in access?
Is there a formally defined backup and recovery procedure?
Are encryption techniques and/or passwords applied to backup tapes?

Physical Access

How is physical access to SCADA terminals controlled?
Are SCADA control rooms segregated from other rooms?
What building security exists at remote sites to prevent unauthorised access?
What authentication methods are used at remote sites to allow access – i.e. swipe cards?
Are external windows at remotes sites barred?
What alarm systems have been employed at remote sites?

Network Security

Have all deployed routers been configured to ensure the filtering of communications that are unauthorised or not required?
What traffic control and monitoring capabilities have been deployed – i.e. all communication travels to a central point before traversing further on the network.
How are dial-in facilities to the SCADA environment secured?
How is suspicious or unusual activity on the SCADA WAN detected?
What firewall configurations have been set up to segregate the SCADA WAN from the United Water corporate network?
Are all key filtering devices on the network (such as routers and firewalls) configured to log all attempts to access the network? If so are they reviewed on a regular basis?
Have the auditing features of all routers and firewalls been enabled?
Has access to event logs been restricted?
How is the management of patches / hot fixes controlled in regards to firewalls and routers?
What backup and recovery measures are in place for network resources – firewalls and routers?
Has SNMP been implemented on core infrastructure?
Has any wireless equipment been deployed within the SCADA environment – has this been configured to a secure state?
Are all default passwords removed from SCADA devices after implementation?
Does a development environment exist to test changes prior to deployment into the SCADA network production environment?

Workstation Security

What operating systems (version) are installed on SCADA terminals?
Have operating system level passwords been activated on all SCADA terminals?
Do passwords have an indefinite expiry date?
What file and directory permission controls have been implemented on SCADA terminals to restrict unauthorised access by general users?
What logs are generated at the operating system level?
Has access to event logs been restricted?
What tools and services at the operating system level have been restricted for general users?
Who is responsible for patch management of SCADA terminals?
Has an audit feature been enabled for all SCADA terminals?
Are default services available with the operating system restricted?
Is virus protection implemented? Is this software manually or automatically updated?
Are shares enabled on SCADA terminals / workstations?
Are SCADA terminals backed up on a regular basis?
Is registry auditing of SCADA terminals performed?
Are user reviews and associated access rights performed on a regular basis?

SCADA Application Security

What are the username and password requirements of SCADA application?
Are session time out features activated?
Are complex passwords enforced to access the SCADA application?
Are user reviews and associated access rights performed on a regular basis?

System Penetration Testing

Internal penetration testing
External penetration testing
Password strength tests

Changes to the SCADA network

Please provide / list all potential changes being considered to the SCADA network.

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How To Hijack Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequencies

by Derek on Aug.16, 2009, under Security

This is an article I found on the Phone Losers site I thought I would copy here so I can give it a go at some stage.

How To Hijack Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequencies

A few years back, some friends and I were messing around with a Taco Bell’s drive-thru frequencies. RijilV and isotek showed me how easy it was to hijack the frequencies of just about any fast food restaurant with a very simple mod to a ham radio. The radios they used were Yaesu VX-5 and VX-7 models. We had a few weeks of occasional fun, sitting a few parking lots away and saying all kinds of horrible things to potential fast food customers. For the most part, I didn’t record any of it. But you can find a few clips of our fast food hijinks if you scroll down on the PLA Sound Clips Archive page.

Finally we decided to capture a bit of our FCC violations on video. But instead of capturing actual customers being harassed by us as they placed an order, I drove through the Taco Bell drive-thru myself with a video camera sitting on the dashboard. As I attempted to place my order, RijilV informed me of some crazy new Taco Bell policies and a manager immediately rushed out to explain to me that I wasn’t actually talking to an employee. Here is that video:

After spending several years on Google Video and YouTube, it’s been watched approximately 20,000 times. And of those 20,000 people who have viewed it, approximately all of them have emailed me and asked me what kind of radio we used and how can they use a radio to do the same thing. So in the spirit of April 1st and in order to quell the number of emails sent to me and posts on the PLA Forums asking the same thing, I’ve decided to write this tutorial to help those people out.

But I’m not going to explain how to modify a Yaesu VX5 or a Yaesu VX7. A simple Google search will show you how to modify these ham radios. The problem with these mods is that, even though they’re fairly simple, you have to buy the radios which could cost you anywhere from $200 – $400. Then, after removing a couple solder points, you have to learn how to use it, you have to look up fast food frequency lists, you have to understand the difference between the transmit frequencies and the receive frequencies and you have to scroll through PL tones using trial and error to find the correct one.

Or how about we do this a different way. A way that uses a couple items that you might already have in your home. You can easily modify most old CB radios in a way that will allow them to transmit directly to drive-thru frequencies. You won’t have to scroll through hundreds of possible drive-thru frequencies, because a CB radio’s channels line up in exactly the same way as most drive-thru’s channels, only at a higher frequency. How do you get your CB radio to run at a higher frequency? A simple replacement of the crystal inside, with a 6.5536 MHz crystal. This triples the megahertz that are broadcast on and there is no learning required. You just take the modified CB radio to a fast food restaurant and start broadcasting to the customers.

“But RBCP, I don’t have a 6.5536 MHz crystal lying around my house,” you might be whining at this point. But this isn’t true. Just about any house has several 6.5536 MHz crystals in them if you know where to look. This just happens to be the exact same crystal that you can find in electric heaters, hair dryers, electric stoves, curling irons, electric hot water heaters, irons, and toasters. These crystals are in just about any item that has heated coils and are used to control the frequency of the heating elements so that they don’t burn your house down.

So for this modification you need…

1 CB radio. It has to be a 40 channel CB radio with a digital display, which includes just about any CB radio manufactured after the mid 1980’s. The old 23 channel CBs from the 1970’s will not work. It can even be a walkie talkie CB radio. If you don’t have one, you can find one at Goodwill or a yard sale for probably less than $10.

1 toaster. (Or other item with heating elements inside.) A toaster is the most ideal to use, because it’s almost guaranteed to have the crystal inside of it. It’s more common to find curling irons and hair dryers that don’t. Again, it should be a toaster manufactured within the past 20 years or so. Before that they didn’t have crystal requirements for toaster manufacturers. (And incidentally, there were a lot more electrical house fires back then.) Goodwill will probably have a toaster for less than $10.

1 soldering iron and solder. Don’t worry if you don’t have soldering experience. It’s actually pretty easy. Click here for a soldering tutorial. You can purchase a soldering iron at Radio Shack or Sears for about $10.

A few screwdrivers

Even if you have to buy all these materials, you’re only out $30. That’s a lot better than the $300 you might end up spending on a Yaesu radio. And some of you might already have all these items so you don’t have to pay anything. Ask a friend or a relative if they’ve got an old toaster or CB radio lying around that they don’t need.

First you’ll want to take apart your toaster. This isn’t too hard. Just flip it upside down and start removing the screws. You’ll probably need to pull off the plastic lever and knobs before you remove the top of the toaster. Once you have the top off, you’ll see a green or brown circuit board inside.

Flip the circuit board down and you’ll see all the components on the other side, including the 6.5536 MHz crystal. The crystal is silver and will have 6.5 stamped on the side of it. In the picture below, I’ve used an arrow to show you where it’s located.

The crystal is likely in a different spot in other toasters, but it’s hard to mistake for any other electronic component. The crystal will have some form of 6.5 stamped on the side of it. In my toaster, it showed 6.55-12. While the official frequency needed is 6.5536 MHz, anything within 1.6 megahertz will work. So don’t worry if your crystal just says 6.5 or 6.50 – it’s all the same for our purposes.

It’s kind of hard to see what I’m doing in the picture above, but I’m heating up the leads on the crystal from underneath with my soldering iron to melt the solder, and I’m pulling on the crystal from above with a pair of needle nose pliers. It only takes a few seconds to get the crystal out of the toaster.

Now that the crystal is out of your toaster, throw your toaster away! Do not attempt to use it once the crystal is removed. Remember, the crystal is in there for safety and using your toaster without the crystal could burn your toast and/or start a kitchen fire. It’s likely your toaster won’t even turn on with the missing crystal, but please don’t even try. Just throw it away.

As I mentioned before, just about any brand and model of CB radio will work, as long as it has the digital display on it. Which means, just about any CB radio manufactured after the mid 1980’s. These are the kinds of CB radios whose frequencies are controlled by a single crystal inside of them. For my mod, I used a Radio Shack TRC-207 walkie talkie CB radio, which is pictured above. I prefer using a walkie talkie CB radio because it doesn’t requiring sticking a huge CB antenna on the roof of my car which might be noticed if a fast food employee starts looking around the parking lot for the culprits.

Taking apart your CB radio is just as easy as taking apart the toaster. Remove the screws and pop it open. You may or may not have to lift up the circuit board inside to find the crystal inside. In my particular model, the crystal actually plugged into a socket so I didn’t need to even desolder the old crystal. I just pulled it out with my fingers and then plugged in the new 6.55 MHz crystal. I don’t know how common this is, because in other CB radios that I’ve modified the crystal was soldered to the circuit board, just like in the toaster.

Put your CB back together and test it to make sure it’s working. You’re finished! Obviously, you won’t be able to talk on normal CB channels anymore since your CB is transmitting and receiving at a much higher frequency now. But who cares, CB channels are lame anyway. Let’s hop in the car and drive to our nearest fast food establishment to test it out.

Sit near the drive-thru and wait for a customer to pull up. While the customer is talking to the drive-thru speaker, start flipping through your channels until you hear them talking. I’ve found that most drive thrus end up being somewhere in the 16 – 25 channel range. I’ve never found one above channel 30 and only a few on channels 1 through 15. It all depends on how their drive-thru is set up and what frequencies they’re using. Anyway, push down your talk button and start talking to the customer.

The cool thing about using a CB radio to transmit on drive-thru frequencies is that a CB is designed to work for several miles. The headsets that those fast food people wear are only designed to work for about 100 feet. So you can easily overpower the employees, even if you’re several parking lots away. In fact, you may be inadvertently screwing with several other drive-thrus in town without even knowing it. This is more likely when you’re using the kind of CB radio that’s supposed to be installed in a car. Those usually run on 5 watts and can cover an entire city. This is another reason I like to use my walkie talkie. It’s lucky if it will work for even a mile, so I’m only harassing one restaurant at a time.

If you found this tutorial useful, you might also enjoy the video I’ve made on the same subject. It includes much of the same information in this tutorial, but also includes actual footage of us messing with a drive-thru with this CB mod. Enjoy!

You might also enjoy our original Taco Bell Takeover video, our Happy Birthday drive-thru video and our Drive-Thru Shenanigans video.

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The EDinburgh Great Shiraz Challenge

by Derek on Jul.05, 2009, under Wine

Kerry and I went along to the EDinburgh Cellars Great Shiraz Challenge.

Between Kerry and I we tasted more than 25 great wines over a harrowing 2.5 hours of hustle and bustle in a huge tent in the ED’s carpark. It was great, we both thought that it was well worth the $30/head entry fee.

One of the great things was the amount of large and small wine companies presenting their spoils. Refreshingly many of the tasting areas were manned by the wine maker, winery owner or someone of similar stature. This made for great conversations and allowed us to find other great non-mainstream wineries on the day.

As Kerry (Wine group – 9yrs) and I (Corporate) both worked for SouthCorp (Prior to Fosters), we agreed that we would be looking for the special wines of the day. Well we did grab an RWT on the way out as the last tasting for the day – we are not stupid.

We had a great day overall and purchased and ordered some great wins at the Cellars after the event.

It was great catching up with Barb and Karel from Lengs and Cooter Wines and taste some of their great wines. Barb used to work at SouthCorp for many years and Karl worked at Telstra, but Kerry and I agree that they make great wines.

Of the wines in the winning list below our favourites are:

2006 Woodstock “The Stocks” Shiraz

2004 Bullers Caliope Shiraz

2006 Hentley Farm “The Beast” Shiraz

2005 d’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz

2006 Glaetzer ‘Bishop’ Shiraz

Other top votes from us for the day are:

2008 Mike Press Adelaide Hills Shiraz (It’s been a long time since we’ve tasted such a good cheap wine)

2007 Honey MoonVineyard Adelaide Hills Shiraz

2004 Lengs & Cooter Old Vines Shiraz

2004 Lengs & Cooter Reserve Shiraz

2005 Artful Dodger Barossa Shiraz

2007 Veronique Regions Shiraz

2006 Cape Jaffa La Lune Biodynamic Shiraz

2006 Ceravolo Sparkling Shiraz

2007 Yelland & Papps Greenock Shiraz

Results – Shiraz Challenge

Shiraz Day 2008 was a massive hit, with a record crowd of over 900 slurping through a field of just over 300 Shiraz. As always, we ask attendees to vote for their favourite wine of the day, and congratulations goes to Clarendon Hills for their superbly compelling 2006 Liandra Shiraz. Here’s the full list of the Top 20:

2006 Clarendon Hills Liandra Syrah

2005 Torbreck Factor Shiraz

2005 Langmeil Freedom 1843 Shiraz

2006 Hentley Farm ‘The Beast’ Shiraz

2005 Whistler Reserve Shiraz

2006 Penfolds RWT Shiraz

2005 Wild Witch Shiraz

2005 d’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz

2005 Dutschke St Jakobi Shiraz

2006 Woodstock ‘The Stocks’ Shiraz

2006 Brick Kiln Shiraz

2004 Bullers Caliope Shiraz

2006 Hentley Farm ‘The Beauty’

2005 Pikes ‘The E.W.P’ Shiraz

2004 Paracombe Somerville Shiraz

2006 Kalleske Greenock Shiraz

2005 Bendbrook Goat Track Shiraz

2004 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz

2004 Bethany Wines GR9 Reserve

2005 Paxton EJ Shiraz

TOP 20 UNDER $30:

2005 Tin Shed Melting Pot Shiraz

2004 Carlei Estate ‘Green Vineyard’

2004 Majella Shiraz

2007 Torbreck Woodcutters Shiraz

2005 Hugo Shiraz

2006 Tar & Roses Shiraz

2004 Whistler Shiraz

2005 2 Mates Shiraz McLaren Vale

2005 d’Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz

2006 Mitolo Jester Shiraz

2006 Guichen Bay Vineyards Reserve

2006 Pirathon Shiraz by Kalleske

2006 Scarpantoni Block 3 Shiraz

2006 Naked Run Barossa Shiraz

2006 Bird in Hand Shiraz

2006 O’Leary Walker Shiraz

2006 Glaetzer ‘Bishop’ Shiraz

2007 Paxton Quandong Shiraz

2006 Trevor Jones ‘Boots’ Shiraz

2005 Dutschke Gods Hill Road Shiraz

d’Arenberg

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Trojan software has been found in ATMs located in Eastern Europe

by Derek on Jun.25, 2009, under Banking and EFTPoS

This is Great, I want one of these cards and a list of ATM’s.

http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/03/18/details-diebold-atm-trojan-horse-case/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/17/trojan_targets_diebold_atms/

From the Security Now Podcast http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-200.htm

Steve: It’s like, oh, goodness, yeah. It’s quite something. So the big news, though, I just sort of had to kind of smile because I told all of our listeners this was going to happen. I said just wait, this is a bad idea, we’re going to see how bad it is. Trojans have – Trojan software has been found in ATMs located in Eastern Europe.

Leo: Oh. Oh.

Steve: From many different vendors.

Leo: Oh, dear.

Steve: But what one thing do all of the trojan-infected ATMs have in common, Leo?

Leo: Let me guess.

Steve: Mm-hmm.

Leo: Windows?

Steve: Windows XP.

Leo: Ai yi yi.

Steve: The LSASS service is the manager of protected content in the system. It’s not quite the right acronym. I can’t think of what it is right now. But it’s like the main security service. And fake ones have been found in the Windows directory. The LSASS EXE normally lives in the Windows System32 directory. They were written in Borland’s Delphi.

Leo: You’re kidding.

Steve: No.

Leo: Well, that’s kind of sophisticated for a hacker. Wow.

Steve: And it’s considered, I mean, it’s commercial-grade code. It’s good code.

Leo: Oh, boy.

Steve: These are not remote installation Trojans. It’s believed that somebody had to have access to the machines.

Leo: Oh, even worse.

Steve: But they have special credit cards. When they swipe the special credit card in the infected machine, it accesses the trojan software, which among other things allows them to dump out all the cash from the machine. But in the meantime it’s logging all of the users’ information and PINs, which it’s able to dump out encrypted with DES encryption from the printer, from the ATM printer in the front of the machine.

Leo: Wow.

Steve: So the – and anyway, so it’s interesting to me. Again, it’s, you know, people defended the idea of implementing these things that I contend should never have been written in Windows. They say, well, but it’s easier to write them. And it’s like, yes.

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Corporate Phone Lockdown Links

by Derek on Dec.26, 2008, under Phones and Stuff

Hi,

I’m looking at some of the techniques used to lockdown the Iphone, Samsung, Sony and HDC mobile phones. I hope others find the links useful.

Iphone

Lock down the information on your iPhone and iPod touch

http://www.touchtip.com/iphone-and-ipod-touch/lock-down-the-information-on-your-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

iPhone’s PIM lockdown

http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=264166&page=2

Apple ‘wise’ to lock down iPhone software

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/44505,apple-wise-to-lock-down-iphone-software.aspx

iPhone lockdown to boost on-demand services

http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2194973/iphone-lockdown-benefits-firms

Wired’s Easy-Peasy iPhone Lockdown Checklist

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/28/wireds-easy-peasy-iphone-lockdown-checklist/

Gartner: iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10016270-92.html

3G iPhone: The business perspective

http://news.cnet.com/3G-iPhone-The-business-perspective/2100-1041_3-6243471.html

What IT staff can do if the CEO gets an iPhone

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/24/What-to-do-if-the-CEO-gets-an-iPhone_1.html

Iphone Hacking

http://www.9to5mac.com/hacked-iphoneOS-beats-Apple%27s-Updated-OS-hands-down-23459856

Iphone Enterprise

http://www.apple.com/iphone/enterprise/

http://www.apple.com/iphone/enterprise/integration.html

New Specification to Lock Down Mobile Phones

http://www.cio.com/article/24369/New_Specification_to_Lock_Down_Mobile_Phones

Samsung

Sony

HDC

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Amateur Radio and Radhaz

by Derek on Nov.04, 2008, under Amateur Radio

Something I have been very wary about for some year had begun to be better understood over the last few years.

I remember a doctor from an Adelaide hospital who presented at an IEEE meeting saying “on the record there hasn’t been enough research performed to prove that electromagnetic radiation causes cancer, but off the record I have seen enough cases where I am convinces it does”.

This simple statement and other examples provided during the presentation really drove home that we must be wary and respectful when using an existing near electromagnetic emitting devices.

This article came from the local South Australia Amature Radio Experimentes Group Website – Thanks for allthe great work. See link http://www.areg.org.au/info/radhaz/radhaz.html

General Background Information

The question of Radhaz has to be considered when you are constructing an Amateur Radio station that will operate near members of the general public as well as your self.

The responsibility for ensuring that the operation of an Amateur Radio transmitting station is operating with in the ARPANSA and ACMA guidelines is souly the responsibility of the amateur radio operator in control of the radio transmitter.

As the standard for Radiation Protection Standard for Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields – 3 kHz to 300 GHz changes from time to time. The information on this web site will become out of date. AREG accepts no responsibility for the information presented on this page, the relative orginsations should be consolted for the latest up to date information.

For complete appraisal of your situation, you should consult one of the many orginsations that are NATA certified.

As of March 1st 2003, the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) introduced new limits for human exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) covering all mobile transmitters such as remote controlled toys, walkie-talkies and hand held two-way radios as well as radio communications installations such as broadcast towers and amateur radio stations.

Under the new regulations, mandatory limits are set by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and people who hold a licence for a radiocommunications facility will have to comply, and in certain cases, hold records demonstrating compliance with the limits.

For a complete details on the ARPANSA standard, please refer to the link below and the ARPANSA web site.

http://www.arpansa.gov.au

maximum-exposure-levels-to-radiofrequency-fields

The RPS No:3 Standard is known as, Radiation Protection Standard for Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields — 3 kHz to 300 GHz (2002).

This Standard specifies limits of human exposure to radiofrequency (RF) fields in the frequency range 3 kHz to 300 GHz, to prevent adverse health effects. These limits are defined in terms of basic restrictions for exposure of all or a part of the human body. Relevant derived reference levels are also provided as a practical means of showing compliance with the basic restrictions. In particular, this Standard specifies the following:

(a) Basic restrictions for occupational exposure with corresponding derived reference levels as a function of frequency.

(b) Basic restrictions for general public exposure, with corresponding derived reference levels as a function of frequency.

(c) Equipment and usage parameters in order to assist in the determination of compliance with this Standard.
The limits specified in this Standard are intended to be used as a basis for planning work procedures, designing protective facilities, the assessment of the efficacy of protective measures and practices, and guidance on health surveillance

IDEAS page is all about putting up design and other general ideas. These may include part circuits or drawings of things that we have thought other people may be interested in. In general don’t expect a complete package, as this page is only meant to give you some ideas on what we have done. So you can further your own experimentation.

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Secure Application Development links

by Derek on Oct.14, 2008, under Security

Hi,

I have been putting some secure application development documents together recently and have found some good general tutorials and guidelines which I thought I would post here.

Best Practices

The Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities, 2004 Update, The Open Web Application Security Project. URL: http://www.owasp.org/documentation/topten
A Guide to Building Secure Web Applications, The Open Web Application Security Project. URL: http://www.owasp.org/documentation/guide
Improving Web Application Security: Threats and Countermeasures, Microsoft MSDN. URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/enus/dnnetsec/html/ThreatCounter.asp
Authentication in ASP.NET: .NET Security Guidance, Microsoft MSDN. URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/enus/dnbda/html/authaspdotnet.asp
Session Fixation Vulnerability in Web-Based Applications, ACROS Security. http://www.acros.si/papers/session_fixation.pdf
Writing Secure Code, Michael Howard and David LeBlanc, Microsoft Press.
Threat Modelling, Window Snyder, Microsoft Press.
10 Things You Shouldn’t Do with SQL Server (Data Access Developer “Don’ts”) http://www.dotnetjunkies.ddj.com/Article/86F0988E-FED4-414F-BA2E-D01D953C11BE.dcik
Ten dos and don’ts for secure coding http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1172049,00.html
Cross Site Scripting http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/cross_site_scripting.pdf http://www.acunetix.com/websitesecurity/cross-site-scripting.htm
The Cross Site Scripting (XSS) FAQ http://www.cgisecurity.com/articles/xss-faq.shtml
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Cheat Sheet http://ha.ckers.org/xss.html
SQL Injection Cheat Sheet http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070315/sql-injection-cheat-sheet/

Other Resources

AusCERT is the national Computer Emergency Response Team for Australia http://www.auscert.org.au/
SANS Institute http://www.sans.org/free_resources.php

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Internet Banking Security Assessment Considerations

by Derek on Aug.05, 2008, under Banking and EFTPoS, Security

I was asked some time ago what sort of things may be considered when looking at Internet Banking.

Below is a list of things which could be considered. It was just a brain dump and as such may not be complete.

Don’t underestimate the value of standard for your infrastructure, website configuration, database engine configuration/architecture,staging environment and development/QA environments.

Some thoughts:

Many don’t lock accounts after X failed logins, this is normally done for good customer service, but leaves the system vulnerable.

- And all the other things expected for a remote login session (forced password changes, aging, etc))
- Tools such as Brutus may be use to brute force hack authenticated sessions.

Many allow session sequence numbers to be incremented, allowing an authenticated user to view other customer session.

- These may be server side, client side, cookie based, etc.
- Get someone to check the development methodologies and the code being used.
- Database query strings can be placed into test entry fields, allowing table dumps to browser.
- Check all pages served are secure and contain user authentication flags.

Customer data may not be segregated, this needs to be checked.
Customer data should not reside on the Web Server.

Authentication databases / system data should not reside on the webserver.
The databases should reside on a private/semi-private network.

- A different segment to the main banking system.

Webserver should be dual homed or equivalent (some VLAN techniques are good)

- Separate private and public network cards, monitoring/backup/administration
- Infrastructure set-up to explicitly deny inbound/outbound ports, private IP & monitoring escaping from the network.

At all data segregation points ensure rules are in place which appreciates the traffic though that point.

All customer data where possible should be sourced from a secure back-end database.

- This may be a staging environment. i.e. no the main banking system.
- This usually allows for transactions to appear real time to the customer.
- Many transactions may be batched in reality. (internal or external to the bank)

Ensure suitable rules have been set-up on firewalls.

- There should be inbound and outbound rules on firewalls and filtering routers.

Don’t allow any infrastructure on the front end to allow remote administrative connections. (telnet, etc.)

- Use the serial console port to connect to a server or back-end terminal server.

Look for the segregation / staging of online customer content from main banking systems

Ensure that a separate development / QA / production environment system and suitable process is in place.

Services not used by the system are active

- These should be disabled.

Port scan of the supporting infrastructure (routers /switches) and server(s).

- Investigate the reasons for all open ports.

Don’t use the main gateway for trusted partner access (clearing / RAS / etc.)
Do all that standard IIS checks and NT checks (Sample scripts, change management, patching methodologies, etc.)
Ensure denial of service precaution have been taken into account for all infrastructure and server equipment.
Check the adequacy of the escalation procedures used.

- Look for real-time monitoring and alerting.
- Look for responsibility matrix.
- Look for ownership of issues.

Consider upstream carrier(s) vulnerability (denial of service, IP spoofing, DNS hacking, etc)
Consider social engineering of customer, administrative, partner accounts / systems / infrastructure.

- Helpdesk procedures and policies and/or alternate technologies (Caller ID, Gateway IP, etc.).

Use dynamic passwords where possible (SecureID, TACACS, etc.).
Use encrypted tunnelling where needed (IPSec, Firewall 1, etc)
Consider looking at other customer authentication methods to enhance existing methods.

- Digital cert, IP address locked to account, etc.
- Consider use of CVV or CVN for bank issued cards.

Consider how passwords are distributed /changed for customers.

- Plain text email, telephone, etc.
- Can passwords be changed online?

Is additional authentication used between sections of the services once authenticated?
Consider what the customer has access to once authenticated.

- Look at SWIFT, RTGS, inter-bank transfers, access to credit cards, etc.
- If an attacker does get in, what can the do?

Use techniques to ensure pages, customer details are not cached at ISP, or client system.

- These are flags that can be set within pages.
- Normally SSL is cached, but some proxy vendors have been playing with techniques to do so.
- Caching of SSL pages on the client system can be turned on on some browsers.
- May banks use a Java (or similar) applet for all customer interaction, restricting all caching issues.

Ensure paper based and on-line liability clauses are available are address all effected areas.
Ensure within the customer sign-up process banking liability is reduced.

- I’ve seen statements like “use this system at your own risk, responsibility for any liability or claim will NOT……”
- Not very customer focused, but that’s what their legal department recommended.

All of the above can effect the security and/or operation of an on-line banking system.

Other things to consider:

External development and support of the application.
Ownership and management of the hardware/applications
Publishing points for new content (internal/private/trusted network or Internet)
Topology of front end. i.e. Security Architecture document should be in place and managed appropriately.
Are limited AP tests performed whenever changes are made to the environment? i.e. integrated AP into Change management process.
Database access. Is it buffered or is it live to the core banking systems.
What facilities are provided? Direct debit + Credit Card + SWIFT + ……. Consider different scenarios for your attack depending on the feature.
What other services are shared within the network segment that the Internet Banking service is running. Can this be used to compromise the Internet Banking site. eg. different support/business/development organisations with differing security strategies/profiles.
Consider all external supporting services within you AP. Look at internal/external DNS poisoning opportunities, mail relay, etc. What IPS’s do they use has the ISP any opportunity to access systems or supporting services which may affect Internet Banking.
Depending on the size of the Bank, many organisation do not use the same support groups for infrastructure and the application. As a result external connections to the infrastructure may be provided for an external support organisation to administer the infrastructure.
Look at the business and user authentication methods and paths (client side certs, secure ID, SMART Card, etc). Consider two factor authentication and modern user identification methods. eg. what is your favourite food in addition to normal usernames and passwords. Do system administration staff use dynamic passwords (secureID, etc)?
See if the Internet Banking application sends email to users which may contain interesting information.
Better access to the application can generally be gained after access to the system. i.e. get an legitimate account on the system. I have found that some sample/administration screens have been restricted to authenticated users only.
Consider social engineering the Help desk to have an account password reset.

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