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
• Amateur's Guide to Ham Radio by Tech Wholesale Inc.
• Radio Education by Tech Wholesale Inc.

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"
• WB6ECE repeater group - a network of voted and simulcast UHF Amateur Radio repeaters covering the Santa Clara Valley Section (San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey Counties)

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 

• CERT