I was sending some links to a friend who just tested last weekend. I thought I'd share my list. I know there are more, but these are great for the new HAM. Feel free to add your favorites. I'd like to check out more good sites.
Vendors
http://www.aesham.com Amateur Electronic Supply (one of the big ones and oldies)
http://www.randl.com/cart/ R and L electronics
http://www.gigaparts.com/radioindex.php Gigaparts
http://www.hamradio.com/ Ham Radio Outfitters
http://www.hamcity.com/ Ham City
http://theantennafarm.com/ Antenna Farm
http://www.aaradio.com/ Austin Amateur Radio
http://www.w4cue.com/vendor.html Amateur Vendor Directory
http://www.burghardt-amateur.com/Burghardt/HTML/main_frame.html Burghardt Amatuer
http://www.universal-radio.com Universal Radio (they keep discontinued radio data on file, very useful)
Callsign Database
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp License Search (look for by name to check your status in the FCC database)
Misc. good Stuff!
http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/ Repeater Guide
http://www.echolink.org/ Echolink (to chat with Hams via your computer)
http://www.irlp.net/ Internet Radio Linking Project
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs.html APRS
http://www.findu.com/ Find U APRS mapping site
http://www.arrl.org/ Amatuer Radio Relay League (their version of TLCA)
http://www.qrz.com/board.html QRZ (a forum for Hams)
http://www.eham.net/ (forum, great reviews in the review section)
http://qth.com/ The QTH main page
http://www.ham.dmz.ro/ Manuals, Mods, Reviews
http://www.rigpix.com/ Radio Database
Vendors
http://www.aesham.com Amateur Electronic Supply (one of the big ones and oldies)
http://www.randl.com/cart/ R and L electronics
http://www.gigaparts.com/radioindex.php Gigaparts
http://www.hamradio.com/ Ham Radio Outfitters
http://www.hamcity.com/ Ham City
http://theantennafarm.com/ Antenna Farm
http://www.aaradio.com/ Austin Amateur Radio
http://www.w4cue.com/vendor.html Amateur Vendor Directory
http://www.burghardt-amateur.com/Burghardt/HTML/main_frame.html Burghardt Amatuer
http://www.universal-radio.com Universal Radio (they keep discontinued radio data on file, very useful)
Callsign Database
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchLicense.jsp License Search (look for by name to check your status in the FCC database)
Misc. good Stuff!
http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/ Repeater Guide
http://www.echolink.org/ Echolink (to chat with Hams via your computer)
http://www.irlp.net/ Internet Radio Linking Project
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs.html APRS
http://www.findu.com/ Find U APRS mapping site
http://www.arrl.org/ Amatuer Radio Relay League (their version of TLCA)
http://www.qrz.com/board.html QRZ (a forum for Hams)
http://www.eham.net/ (forum, great reviews in the review section)
http://qth.com/ The QTH main page
http://www.ham.dmz.ro/ Manuals, Mods, Reviews
http://www.rigpix.com/ Radio Database
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