Mid Florida DX
Association is an ARRL
Affiliated Club

W4FDX

QSL: LoTW, Direct or via Bureau ONLY.
QSL's sent without a SASE or as a postcard will not be answered or acknowledged
No E-QSL accepted or sent.
QSL Manager

Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary/Director of Special Ops

Founder & 1st Club President
Tony
Steve
Jim

Dan




W2NDP SK

MFDXA has 3 DXCC/WAS/VUCC/ IARU Card Checking members.
Contact:



to set up an appointment to check your cards.


Solar Wind page


Solar & Geomagnetic Conditions
status
kpstatus
   


USPS Rate increase 14 July 2024

Letter 1 Oz $0.73
International Letter 1 Oz $1.65
All USPS Rate are available in Notice 123 effective 14 July 2024

Next Meeting
October 12, 2024, 11:30AM Canceled attending Melbourne Hamfest Melbourne Hamfest
November 9, 2024, 11:30AM 2561 E State Rd 60, Valrico, FL 33594
December 14, 2024, 11:30AM At Tampa Bay Hamfest Tampa Bay Hamfest, N Woordrow Wilson St & W Oak Ave, Plant City, FL





RSGB Youth Video 15 Oct 2015
Amateur radio - a 21st Century hobby




Propagation Stats

Add PropagationStats to your ham radio site.


Tampa Bay WX


FCC OET RF Safety Publications
OET Bulletin No. 56

DX Code Of Conduct

Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide

Solar Cycle 25

Solar Cycle 24.com

POSTAL Rates/IRC

Do I need a FCC license for my R/C or FPV?

6 Meter Propagation

NASA 4D Ionosphere
for Google Earth

Is it 73 or 73's?

Find your soil's
Electric Conductivity

V-UHF propagation
warnings by E-Mail

2010 Jamboree On The Air Photos
2009 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) ARRL Photos
2008 Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)Photos

Thanks to Reidar K2PT

who spoke at the Aug 12 meeting about operating as YI9PT

IOTA Contest
IOTA NA-034
July 28, 2007

Special Event Station N2D
IOTA NA-034
March 17,2007

Champ E21EIC/KB1OVL visits
MFDXA VE 14 April 2007.


New Opportunities for EVERY Ham

US Amateur Bands Chart
effective 22Sept 2017

December 15, 2006

FCC drops CW for Amateur Radio Service

ARRL Web: FAQ - WT Docket No. 04-140 - The "Omnibus" Amateur Radio Report and Order

Full text of Report and Order

47 CFR Part 97 Rules

vertical ground radial 20dB for $48.60


MFDXA Club Application

Call lookup:
QRZ.com Pathfinder
Buckmaster 1X1 calls
DX notebook AE7Q
Links
Amateur News:
Amateur Radio Newsline The RAIN Report Ham Radio Now TWiT/Ham Nation
 
Coax:
The Wire Man Vibroplex - EcoFlex
How to properly seal coax by DX Engineering YouTube Demo

DX clusters:
DX Summit DXscape
WU3V Mega Cluster www.NG3K.com Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page
Telnet access to DX Packet Clusters SK3BG DX Calendar
Radio Sport.net DXwatch
WSPRnet.org DXheat

Propagation:

National Contest Journal 38380Scores.com
D-Region Absorption Prediction Long Range Forecast for Cycle 24 and 25
http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/index.html http://prop.hfradio.org/
DR2W DX propagation 3 Day Solar Forecast
DX Central SolarForecast HamCap HF Propagation Prediction too
Solar Winds from Space weather now DX Atlas Prediction Program
DX Atlas Prediction Program http://www.g4ilo.com/voaprop.html
Voice of America VOCAP V05.0119W Internet Ham Atlas by SP6NVK
Tropo Ducting Forecaster http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html WSPRnet - Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network
Real Time Band Conditions SpaceWeatherLive.com

Digital Modes:
How to get started using the Digital modes RTTY Contesting
WSPR, JT65, JT8 by K1JT  

Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Packages G0HWC Raspberry Pi projects
W3DJS Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Image v2.0 Released

DX Bulletins:
Both The Weekly and Daily DX
ARRL DX Bulletin - From NG3K ARRL Propagation Forecast Bulletin - From NG3K
DL9GOA/DL7VOA DX News Letter - From NG3K Island News Bulletin - From NG3K
Ohio/Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin - From NG3K 425 DX Bulletins
425 DX Calendar  

Islands On The Air:

Islands On The Air


Island Radio Expedition Foundation
Islandchaser.com US Islands
IOTA Mapping project

Logging Software:
DX4WIN ProLog
Logger32 N1MM
Cabrillo Contest Converter (Jim AD1C) ADIF to Cabrillo
Ham Radio Deluxe DXLab
MAC Logging software Mac Ham Radio programs

On-Line logs:

ClubLog on-line logs of DX stations  

Interfaces:
West Mountain Radio RASCAL interfaces and many other Amateur items DigiRig interfaces and many other Amateur items

Other Software
MMTTY RTTY Program MMSSTV Slow Scan Television program
Digipan Digipan PSK 31 program CWGET CW Program
FLdigi program WSPR - Weak Signal Communication Software by K1JT - JT8

Connectors:
Computer cable pinouts

IRC & Postal Rates:
Rates, IRC     How to exchange Doha, Exp 31 Dec 2013 IRC 381.2 Previously Sold Coupons and Exchange Value

QSLing:

IARU QSL Bureaus International Mailing Address Formats and Other International Mailing Information

Nesting Airmail Envelopes:
William J. Plum Printing and Supplies
12 Glenn Road
Flemington, NJ 08822-3322
(908) 788-1020 Telephone
(908) 782-2612 Fax
plumdx@msn.com

QSL cards:
LZ1JZ.comTony Stefanov

DX stations:
4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club

Smith Chart:
How to use a Smith Chart

Software for Amateur Radio:
Lots of links for Software

Space Weather:
NOAA SOLAR Prediction Center Space Weather TV
Dr. Tamitha Skov YouTube Dr. Tamitha Skov Twitter

Suggestions:
How to work DX Pile-ups from QRZ DX

Weather:

ABC Channel 28 Tampa, Florida Florida Media Communications
FOX Channel 13 Tampa, FloridaVery good RADAR Hurricane Tracking using Java
NOAA Real Time WX
N4GD Pinellas Park FL Local WX Warnings and WatchesWCF Section

Way Back:
The History of Amateur Radio