From: pschleck@odin.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Subject: Index to the rec.radio.amateur.* Supplemental Archives
Followup-To: poster
Summary:  This article provides an excellent "read me first" list
           of VERY helpful files for this newsgroup and amateur
           radio in general, available via anonymous FTP from
           ftp.cs.buffalo.edu.
Keywords: radio, ham, amateur, ftp
Supersedes: <1992Mar15.060911.9913@news.unomaha.edu>
Reply-To: pschleck@odin.unomaha.edu
Organization: ACM Student Chapter, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 04:35:47 GMT
Expires: Sun, 31 May 1992 23:59:00 GMT

Archive-name: ham-archives-index
Last-modified: 15 April 1992

The following is a list of informational files for this newsgroup
available via anonymous FTP from ftp.cs.buffalo.edu (currently at IP
number 128.205.32.3 or 128.205.36.1).  For those without FTP access 
(and ONLY those without FTP access, please), there is an FTP mail server 
at ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com.  Send E-mail to this address with the word 
HELP for more info.

Questions to bowen@cs.buffalo.edu

ampr_coordinators	- coordinators for packet IP addresses
antenna_refs		- references for articles about antenna designs
arrl_bib		- bibliographies from ARRL literature (ASCII format)
arrl_fo_jobs		- descriptions of some ARRL Field Organization jobs
cal_pd_freq		- California police frequencies
callbook.tar.Z		- sources for the marvin callsign server v1.3
carf.db_fcc.Z		- Canadian ham database in FCC format
carf.db_orig.Z		- Canadian ham database in original format
docket_91-36		- information regarding the proposed scanner regs
element_credit		- rules about VE credit for earliers exams
elmers_admin		- information about the elmers list (see below)
elmers_list		- list of elmers on the network
exam_ops		- info on exams and exam opportunities
faq_ham_123		- frequently asked questions about ham radio (parts 123)
faq_ham_45		- frequently asked questions about ham radio (parts 45)
faq_packet		- frequently asked questions about packet radio
fft.com			- EGA/VGA DOS command for spectral display (QST 1/92)
ffth.com		- Hercules DOS command for spectral display (QST 1/92)
florida_antenna		- Florida State antenna law info
guide2newsgroups	- description of USENET newsgroups dedicated to radio
ham_sat_sum		- summary of information needed to get on satellite
hams_on_usenet		- list of ham operators and e-mail addresses on the net
hamstacks		- information about the question pool stacks
handicap_waiver		- info on obtaining a handicapped test waiver
hf_rigs			- QST reviews of available HF rigs
ht_info			- general information about commercial hand helds
intro_to_swl		- info for aspiring short wave listeners
intro_to_scanners	- info for aspiring scanner listeners
logos			- PostScript logos for various ham organizations
mail_order		- a database of electronic mail order shops
new_packeteers		- helpful essays for new packeteers
newcomers		- tips and hints for those new to amateur radio
packet_clubs		- organizations you can get more packet info from
packet_gateways		- list of gateways from packet to Internet
phone_bbs_list		- phone BBSs for ham related issues/software
pio_handbook		- ARRL Public Information Officer's Handbook
qst_prodrev		- index of ARRL product reviews in QST
qsl_bureau1		- information about the ARRL QSL bureau
qsl_bureau2		- "what should I do if" list for the QSL bureau
sol_geo_data		- desciption of daily solar geophysical broadcasts
sol_terra_terms		- glossary of solar-terrestrial terms

For readers of this newsgroup both new and experienced, these files are
a de-facto "Required Reading List" to provide definitive answers and
pointers to other sources for questions that come up in this forum.

This is also your archive, so any additional articles, guides, or small
PostScript graphics that you feel would enhance this collection are most
welcome.  Submit to Devon via his E-mail address above.

Additional archives out there that have /pub/ham-radio directories are
encouraged to "mirror" these files to provide redundant storage for these
documents.

Additional documents on Usenet and other newsgroups may be obtained
from pit-manager.mit.edu (IP 18.172.1.127) via anonymous FTP or via
mail server (send the word "HELP" to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu).

Thanks to Devon Bowen, KA2NRC, for providing diskspace and maintaining
these valuable archives, as well as all the authors who wrote and submitted
the information contained in them.

73, Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU

pschleck@odin.unomaha.edu
pschleck@acm.unomaha.edu


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