Bonner County Amateur Radio Club – K7JEP

Local Groups, Parts, Supplies, & More

Trying to find a local group, parts manufacturer, vacuum tube supplier, or something else?  Maybe this will help.  The information on this page is provided as a courtesy to the Amateur Radio community. 

Disclaimer: BCARC does not endorse, recommend, or receive any royalties from any vendor or site listed below and has not verified any information provided from other sites for the purpose of this listing.  BCARC takes no responsibility for the accuracy of information listed on these sites or your transactions with them.

Local sites, emergency groups, and a couple of useful sites are listed first followed by a general listing.


Useful Links
  • AMSATEverything about satellite radio
  • DXZone – website potpourri of amateur information.
  • eHam.net – Good product reviews by other hams.
  • Ratpack – Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee: free programs and training for almost everything in Ham radio for all license levels.
  • AAA State of Play – All About Ham Radio for Beginners: Communicate Across the School Playground Equipment and Beyond (geared toward the younger generation interested in amateur radio).  For Conner – good luck ion your badge!

General listing:

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  • Cal-AV Labs – Manufacturer of Amateur and research products since 1959
  • Champion Radio Products – Tower hardware, safety equipment and other products.
  • Cheap Ham – Dealer for ARRL, Heil, Larsen, ADI/Pryme
  • Coaxial Dynamics – RF Wattmeters, Elements, Filters, Couplers and Dummy Loads
  • Code Quick – Morse Code study tape manufacturer – also cassette and CD ROM based programs.
  • ComDac – Computer / Amateur, Commercial & Marine Radio Equipment
  • CES – Comms Electronics Specialists, simplex auto-patches and more.
  • Connect Systems – Repeater controllers and more.
  • Copper Electronics – Primarily CB-oriented, but a source for microphones, scanners and other items for Amateurs.

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  • EleCraft – Manufacturer of the K2 QRP Transceiver
  • Electronics USA – Unique Ham Radio products, electronic kits, and cool gadgets.
  • EmComm-Products, located in Fossil, Oregon, manufactures the RADS 9-11/A Rapid Antenna Deployment System for Amateur Radio Emergency Communications & a combo HF-NVIS and U/VHF antenna system built for the rigors of emergency deployment.

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  • GAO Engineering – Canadian-based provider for quality, market-driven electronic products and general test & measurement equipment.
  • Gap Antennas – HF & VHF vertical antenna manufacturer
  • Gem Quad – Boomless fiberglass cubical quad HF antenna manufacturer.
  • Glen Martin Engineering – Towers and Hazer Antenna Tram System
  • Greenstone USA – Manufacturer/Distributor of Vacuum Tubes for all applications
  • Grove Enterprises – World-Class radio monitoring products, publications, and services.

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  • HAL Communications – Digital communications accessories.
  • Ham City – The Wireless Communication Warehouse
  • HamKey Classifieds – Free online Amateur Radio classified ads
  • Ham Radio Fun – A variety of interesting products for Amateurs and SWL enthusiasts.
  • Ham Radio Outlet – A full-line, multi-outlet dealer.
  • The Ham Station – A full-service Amateur Radio dealer in Evansville, IN.
  • Hamtronics – Retailer of Amateur and commercial UHF & VHF radio equipment
  • Harbach Electronics Upgrade and repair parts and kits for Heathkit, Drake and Collins amplifiers
  • Henry Radio – Los Angeles based communications equipment dealer
  • Hi Manuals – Amateur Radio equipment manuals for most U.S. gear made from 1935 to 1980
  • Hy-Gain – Antennas, towers, rotors and accessories

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  • Icom America – HF, VHF, UHF transceivers and more.
  • InterFlex Systems – KaGOLD for Kantronics, PkGOLD for AEA TNCs. All Mode, Dual and Single Port TNCs, Packet Pactor Amtor Gtor modes, Win 3.xx, Win 95, OS/2, DOS.

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  • JPS – Noise-reduction products. Devoted to all phases of amateur radio equipment and accessories.

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  • Land Air Communications – Sells and services used amateur radio equipment and has a very large inventory.
  • LDG Electronics Automatic antenna tuners, repeater voting systems, packet modems and other microprocessor based systems, kit or assembled.

Link Communications – Repeater Controllers, linking devices and more.

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  • M2 Antenna Systems – HF/VHF antennas and accessories
  • Maha Communications – Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries and more
  • Max Gain Systems – High-power remote RF coaxial switches, gin poles, full-size HF quads and quad parts, crossbooms, Racal parts, filters, manuals, and repairs, and vacuum capacitors and relays by Jennings, Amperex, and Torr Labs.
  • MFJ – Manufacturer of a wide range of Amateur Radio accessories. Now out of business but website is working.
  • Mom N Pop’s Software – Amateur Radio software
  • Mosley Electronics – Communications antennas for various services.
  • Motron – Transmitter finger printing system
  • Mouser Electronics – Over half a million products and parts.

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  • Nifty Accessories – Amateur Radio quick reference guides for ICOM, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec and more.
  • NuTest & NuMorse – Amateur License Exam and Morse software. Limited-function versions available for free download.

O

  • Octopart Datasheets, Electronic Parts, Components, Search
  • Optoelectronics – Hand-held and bench instruments used extensively in the areas of electronics test, two- way radio, amateur radio, communications, monitoring, security, counter surveillance, and law enforcement.
  • OSCAR Satellite Report – OSR is a newsletter (published twice a month) to keep the busy HAM aware of what is happening in the world of Satellite Communications

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  • QRO Technologies – High Power HF Amplifiers
  • QRZ Ham Radio – over 750,000 names and addresses of US, Canadian, UK and Italian amateur radio licenses.

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  • Tayda Electronics – Electronic Parts Online Store
  • TEN-TEC – Amateur Radio transceivers.
  • Texas Towers – Amateur Radio Equipment Vendor.
  • The DX Store – The DX Store specializes in quality products from quality manufacturers.
  • The SignMan of Baton Rouge – Name badges, signs, desk stands and much more, featuring online ordering.
  • The Wireman – Products for Amateur and Professional Radio since 1976.
  • Tigertronics – “Manufacturers Of Innovative Communication Products” including TNCs, WEFAX modems and more.
  • Timewave – ‘Products include Digital Signal Processing (DSP) automatic noise reduction filters for data and voice, DSP modems for radio applications, and fiber optic computer interfaces.’
  • Tower Electronics – “The ham’s dime store & wholesaler to the world since 1978”
  • TR Log – Contest logging software by N6TR.
  • TransWorld Antennas – Manufacturer of HF portable vertical antenna systems.
  • Tucker Electronics – New and Reconditioned Test Equipment.

U,V

  • Uniden – Manufacturer of a wide variety of radio equipment
  • Universal Radio – Full-service Amateur vendor in Reynoldsburg, OH
  • Vibroplex – Semi-automatic keys and keyer paddles
  • VIS Radio – Manufacturer of the VIS Amateur Radio exam study cards and supplier of numerous quality accessories.
  • VIZ-Key Handcrafted sending instruments for the Morse enthusiast.

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  • W&W Manufacturing – Replacement batteries, battery analyzers, battery conditioners, battery chargers
  • WeatherShack – Featuring Davis Instruments, La Crosse Technology, and Nielsen-Kellerman, we carry a wide variety of cabled and wireless weather stations, wireless rain gauges, weather alert radios, and radio controlled clocks.
  • West Mountain Radio – N1ZZ and K1UHF are the manufacturers of the RIGblaster, a radio to sound card inteface for PSK31, SSTV, RTTY, AMTOR, CW, VOICE KEYER, HSCWMS
  • Westgate Laboratories – A supplier of Electronic Component Parts for the restoration and repair of CB, Ham and Antique Radios as well as other types of Communications Equipment
  • WiNRADiO Communications – Manufacturers of innovative PC-based radio cards providing coverage from 0.5 to 1300MHz!
  • The Wireman – Wire, coaxial cable and other fine Amateur Radio accessories
  • Wyman Research – ATV (Amateur Television) products and information

X, Y, Z

  • Yaesu – HF, UHF, VHF Amateur gear and more.