Resources

A running list of resources that have actually moved me forward in learning radio, electronics, and how signals move through the world—used alongside my RF Roadmap. Not comprehensive, and not intended as a recommended path.

1. Inspiration

• Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe podcast
• Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Cixin Liu

2. Licensing and Getting Started

• ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
• ARRL General Class License Manual
• Amateur Repeater Directory
• Repeaterbook.com
• Radio Theory Handbook, Beginner - Advanced by Ron Bertrand, VK2DQ
• QRZ.com

3. Operating

• 73QRZ.com
• BridgeCom Systems YouTube Channel with tutorials on AT-878
• APRS.fi

4. Hands-On Experimenting

• QRP Labs
• CircuitBread.com
• SARCNET Project List
• ChipWired.com
• Electronics Tutorials

5. New England Specific

• Minuteman Repeater Association
• Pilgrim Amateur Wireless Association
• DMR in New England with Dom Mallozzi, N1DM
• New England Digital Radio
• New England Digital Emergency Communications Network
• New England Repeater Directory

6. RF, Physics, and Electrical Engineering Theory

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics
• Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by Charles Alexander and Matthew Sadiku
• Introduction to Electromagnetics by David Griffiths
• Introduction to Antenna Basics lecture series with Karen Rucker