MT Reference Library

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General References	Scanner
Aeronautical	Special Reports
Maritime	SW Broadcast
Mediumwave	SW Utilities
Satellite	Theory/Technical

General References

Amateur Radio Technician Question Pool, answers only

Special Reports

The Baseball Listener's Guide 2001

The Baseball Listener's Guide 2003

The Baseball Listener's Guide 2004

Crisis in the Balkans

Crisis Monitoring: America Strikes Back

Fun with GPS

Geography/GPS in schools

International Broadcasting in Times of Crisis (pdf)

Military Flight Demonstration Team Freqs/2004 schedules

Phantom in the Desert - Area 51

Space Shuttle Mission Frequency Guide

Shortwave Radio Links for Teachers

Aeronautical Topics

Airshows 2004

Aircraft Callsigns

Civilian Aeronautical Frequency Assignments

Space Shuttle Mission Frequency Guide!

Maritime Topics

Nat'l Weather Service (NWS) Marine Weather Charts via HF Facsimile

NWS Marine Weather Products via Coast Guard HF SITOR

NWS Marine Weather Products via Coast Guard HF Voice

NWS Marine Weather Products via NOAA HF Voice (Alaska)

NWS Marine Products via Coast Guard MF Voice

US VHF Marine Radio Channels and Frequencies

Mediumwave Topics

AM/FM/TV Reference material

The Baseball Listeners Guide 2004

Satellite Topics

Amateur Radio Satellite Bandplans

Monitoring INMARSAT

Orbital information - TS Kelso

Satellite footprints - SatcoDX

Satellite Frequency List - Hearsat

Satellite Services Guide

Robert Smathers TVRO Satellite Web Page

Scanner Topics

Bandplans from Europe

Business: Railroad Allocations

California Highway Patrol

Canada VHF/UHF Allocations

Canada Weatheradio Stations

Emergency Medical Allocations

Fast Food Freq Pairs for the U.S.

FCC Service Code Chart

Fire Frequency Allocations

Forestry Conservation

FRS, GMRS, and CB frequencies

Highway Maintenance Service Allocations

Maryland State Police Medevac Helicopters

Military VHF/UHF Spectrum

Petroleum and Power Allocations

Police Service Allocations

Private Mobile Radio Services

Public Safety Pool

State Law Enforcement Allocations

VHF/UHF Frequency Allocations

Weatheradio (all U.S. NOAA stations)

Wireless Microphone Channels

Where to go for TrunkTracker operation tips

See also
Aero Topics
Area 51
Bob Parnass' FAQ pages
Marine Topics
Space Shuttle freqs (NASA)
MT Frequency Exchange
RadioReference website
Scanning Report home page

SW Broadcast Topics

Getting Started in SW Listening:
Shortwave Radios
When, Where, and How to Tune
Antennas, Accessories, and Niche Listening

SW Spectrum Quick Guide

Worldwide Guide to Daylight Savings Time

CIRAF Zones

Current Propagation Conditions

Glenn Hauser's World of Radio

Unlicensed stations

International Broadcasting in Times of Crisis (pdf)

Shortwave Radio Links for Teachers

SWL, DXing and Media Program Schedules
See also
NASWA SW Listening Guide (selected programs)

SW Utility Topics

Global HF System

Hurricane Frequencies

Shortwave Spectrum Guide

Top 1000 HF Frequencies

See also
Utility World home page
Digital Digest "Utility Monitoring Central" home page
World Utility Network website
Space Shuttle Freqs

Theory & Technical Topics

What do those specs really mean?

What is receiver sensitivity?

What is dynamic range?

What is receiver selectivity?

Antenna Primer:
Part 1: Definition, History / Build a random-length wire antenna
Part 2: Antenna Terms / Build a dipole
Part 3: Selecting an Antenna / Build a groundplane

Having Fun with GPS

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