The FCC licenses all US amateur radio operators.

Linking local repeaters via the Internet

a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

Thouand of page of Ham Radio information

a community site designed and operated by and run for active Amateur Radio operators (hams).

Information for all 50 States plus District of Columbia on obtaining automobile license plates with your call sign on them.

In a nutshell, the ARRL is to amateur radio what the NRA is to hunters.

W8DC

W8CSO. NORAC serves the Grand Haven, MI area

W8ZHO

Coordinates repeater frequencies throughout Michigan

The HARC has been around since 1972. I've been a member off and on since 1992.

The IRA runs a network of 16 linked 2 meter repeaters that cover most of lower Michigan west of I-75. The heart of the system is in Grand Rapids, MI and uses the tower shown at left.

Located in Norman Oklahoma, the SPC determines the nation's risk for severe weatehr each day

Located at Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids Michigan, NWS-GRR is the office I volunteer through for Skywarn.

Main page for the NWS

National homepage for the NWS Skywarn Program

Community Collaborative Rain Hail Snow Network