General information

• ITU Phonetic Alphabet 
• ARRL Pacific Division - find Santa Clara/Santa Cruz radio clubs, RACES/ARES activities, Hamfests, community service opportunities, radio-oriented youth groups, and much more
• Ham Radio Page - a simple place to start for new ham radio operators
• RadioExam.org - Exam practice for US FCC Amateur Radio Licensing 
• Sun, Wind Energize Club Repeater - an article by Austin Lesea, AB6VU 

Lists of some repeaters available in our area

• Northern Amateur Relay Council of California - comprehensive lists of repeaters sorted by geographical areas and sorted by frequency bands
• Open Repeaters in the Santa Clara Valley - lists repeater output frequency, transmit offset, call sign, location, and coverage area
• Santa Cruz County Frequencies - list of repeaters and dates/times for associated "nets"

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

ARES now consists of approximately 80,000 licensed amateurs who have registered their availability for emergency operation in the public interest.

• Santa Cruz County ARES - lists the ARES nets, frequencies, meetings, training and other emergency communications organizations
• Public Service Communications Manual - the operational leadership of ARES consists of approximately 2500 local and district emergency coordinators
• IC-2710H manual and cheat sheet 
• QUICK TRAINER AND FIELD RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATOR

 Fire Information

• CalFire current incidents 
• Casa Loma Volunteer Fire Association 
• Loma Prieta Volunteer Fire And Rescue