====== Online Amateur Radio Community Wiki ====== You can join the **Online Amateur Radio Community** Discord Server at [[https://www.oarc.uk/join|www.oarc.uk/join]] Welcome to the **Online Amateur Radio Community** Wiki. We are a UK online based community, here to have fun and experiment with amateur radio – An Amateur Radio (//Ham Radio//) club providing members Support, Advice, and Community, without Committee. Our community is hosted on the popular Discord platform, that provides 24/7 chat and meeting facilities. This is the Wiki for our community and has extra information on lots of different topics of radio and more. Online ARC is a [[https://rsgb.org/|RSGB]] affiliated community that was formed on 28th May 2020 during the Coronavirus (//COVID-19//) Pandemic. We have currently over 1,900 registered members registered on our Discord Server. We would ask anyone who would like to join to read our [[constitution|Constitution here]]. Wiki registration is available on our Discord in the Wiki channel. ===== Activities===== * [[calendar|OARC Calendar]] * [[rubberduckpub|The Rubber Duck Pub Night]] - 1st & 3rd Saturday each month is Pub Night * [[oarc-sota-day|OARC SOTA Activity Day 2024]] - Details for 2024 and reports from 2022/2023 here * [[autumn-oarc-portable-day-2022|Autumn OARC Portable Day 2022]] - sign up for Portable day here. * [[xmas-elarc-portable-day-2022|TBD - EI SOTA / POTA Day 2023]] - sign up for Portable day here. * [[2021_field_day_planning| Field Day Planning]] * OARC's very own [[flight:adsb|ADS-B Flight Tracking project]] - help feed us data! * [[packet|Packet radio]] - a very active project as we try and rebuild a network and learn about this technology \\ ===== Resources ===== * [[clubcalls|Club Callsigns]] - Club Callsigns available for use by members who are Full licensees. * [[https://rupokify.com/uk-ofcom-callsign-checker/ | UK Callsign Checker]] Tool to search UK Amateur Radio Callsign in the Ofcom Database by Rupok - M7RCF * [[usefullinks|Useful Links]] - all sorts of links for organisations, modes, software etc * [[morse:netprotocol|Slow to Medium Speed CW Net Format]] - the running order and glossary for our Slow to Medium Speed CW Net * [[ideas|Ideas Page]] - A scratchpad for ideas for things to do or that need doing for OARC * [[memberships_stats|Membership Stats]] - Simple membership stats from Discord * [[brickworks|Brickworks]] Member Achievements * [[archive|Archive]] - Move links to pages no longer required on start page or elsewhere * [[sandboxes:sandboxes|Sandboxes]] - Have a play on the wiki * [[syntax|Dokuwiki Formatting]] - How to use Dokuwiki markup language ===== Member Pages ==== * [[repsandleads|Community Reps and Activity Leads]] - Who's Who on Discord * [[newmembers|New Member Info]] - New to OARC? Then this is for you. * [[members:members|Member List]] - Added by members themselves * [[members:membersmap|Members Map]] - Added by Members * [[memberarticles|Member Articles]] - DIY guides, tutorials, and member projects * [[pastebin|Pastebin]] - A space for members to paste notes or other text ===== Community Events ===== * [[group-buy-builds|Group Buy Builds]] - Starting with NinoTNC * [[aprs-kit-build|APRS Kit Build]] - Details to follow * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8e5lSOKhc|OARC - Club Night - An introduction to DMR by Matt 2E0SIP]] * [[maker-show-and-tell|OARC Makers Show and Tell Night]] - Periodic, see page to sign up for talks or just to show interest * [[community_videos|List of Past Videos]] - from Community members * [[JS8-call-net|JS8Call Net night]] - Thursday 28th July 2022 - 20:00 BST ===== Advice ==== * [[directory|A-Z List of Pages]] - complete list of all pages * [[jargon|Acronyms and Jargon list]] - common terms, simple explanations * [[amateur-alphabet|The Amateurs Alphabet]] - Amateur Radio Jargon Buster * [[whatamateurradio|Amateur Radio: What is it?]] - A simple guide to what Amateur / Ham Radio is * [[hardware:audiointerfaces|Audio Interfaces]] - list of audio interfaces for transceivers * [[bands-and-modes|Bands and Modes]] - a rough guide to what you'll find where * [[battery-advice|Battery Advice]] - member recommendations on batteries for portable use. * [[digital_modes_setup|Digital Modes Setup]] - How to setup different components of your station for digital modes * [[dxcodeofconduct|DX Code of Conduct]] - Make every contact a positive experience * [[emcomms:raynet|Emergency Comms]] - Including Raynet * [[emf|EMF Guidance]] - making sense of the new Ofcom EMF requirements * [[oarcfaq|FAQ]] - Discord and OARC FAQs * [[flight:adsb|Flight Tracking (ADS-B)]] - ADSB Flight Tracking * [[Glossary|Glossary of amateur radio terms]] - a list of some of the terms you will meet in amateur radio * [[hamradiodiscord|Ham Radio Discord]] - Other Ham Radio Related Discord Servers * [[hamnews|Ham Radio News]] Amateur Radio News Feeds (//auto-updated//) * [[health|Health]] - Including Mental Health * [[history:history|Ham Radio History]] - Events and more about Ham Radio History * [[humour:humour|Humour]] - Do not take these pages seriously * [[isssstvgallery|ISS SSTV Gallery]] - club members efforts at capturing SSTV images from ISS * [[leaflet|Leaflet: What on Earth are they doing?]] - SOTA etc Leaflet * [[bookshelf|Members' Bookshelf]] - Reference books (inc. callbooks & radio magazines) * [[members:challenges|Member Challenges]] - Members who are doing self challenges * [[morse:morse|Morse/CW]] - training resources and useful links * [[nationalsocieties|National Societies]] - Amateur Radio National Societies around the world * [[newtoradio|New To Radio]] and what to get to get on air * [[operating_abroad|Operating Abroad]] - read this before packing your radio in your suitcase * [[packet|Packet radio]] - build wide scale low/medium speed networks with amateur gear * [[pi_star_hotspot|Pi-Star Hotspot]] - A guide to set up your Pi-Star as a DMR Hotspot * [[propagation|Propagation]] - Propagation Information * [[radioaccessibility|Radio Accessibility]] - For Radio Amateurs with Disabilities * [[rallies|Rallies and Festivals]] - a list of events across the U.K. * [[radios:start|Radios]] - Directory of current/common radios * [[repeaters|Repeaters]] - Member heard map for Repeaters * [[qsosamples|QSO Samples]] How to make QSOs (//various modes//) * [[software_building|Software Building]] How to build software from source code * [[sotabypublictransport | SOTA By Public Transport]] - Article on software to help with doing SOTA via public Transport * [[sotapersonalequipment|SOTA Personal Equipment]] - advice on protecting yourself during SOTA or similar expeditions * [[weatherstations|Weather Stations]] - setting up your own meteorological station * [[websdr|WebSDR Directory]] - listing of known UK-centric web SDRs * [[winlink|Winlink primer]] - Information on how to get started with Winlink. * [[youtube|Youtube Videos]] - links to amateur radio channels and video resources \\ ===== Social Media ===== * [[https://www.oarc.uk/|OARC Home page]] * [[https://log.oarc.uk/|Radio Logbook]] * [[https://twitter.com/m0ouk|Twitter]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4tv7N2B4Gz81iN64mggjJQ|Youtube Channel]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/OnlineAmateurRadioCommunity|Facebook]] * [[https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/online-arc/|Spreadshirt merchandise shop]] * [[https://github.com/Online-Amateur-Radio-Club-M0OUK/OARC/wiki|Wiki on GitHub]] ===== Digital Bridge ===== * Allstar 47920 * D-Star [[http://xlx.bridge.oarc.uk/index.php|Reflector XLX061C Dashboard]] * //Input XRF061AL or DCS061AL into Radio// * DMR [[https://brandmeister.network/?page=lh&jsonquery=%7B%22condition%22%3A%22AND%22%2C%22rules%22%3A%5B%7B%22id%22%3A%22DestinationID%22%2C%22field%22%3A%22DestinationID%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22integer%22%2C%22input%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22equal%22%2C%22value%22%3A%222348479%22%7D%5D%7D|TG 2348479]] Last Heard * Echolink Node 534369 / M0OUK-L * Yaesu System Fusion [[http://ysf.bridge.oarc.uk/index.php|YSF84338 Dashboard]] ===== Training ===== * [[passed|I Passed with OARC]] * [[training|Training Information]] * [[selfeducation|Self Education]] * [[https://www.oarc.uk/callsign-checker|UK Callsign Checker]] ~~NOTOC~~