ARRL Internet Services (monthly posting)
Michael Tracy
The services that the American Radio Relay League provides via the
internet include a World Wide Web page, an FTP file archive site,
an automated email information server (Info-Server), a number of email
mailing lists and direct email to most HQ staff. If you have any
questions about the following information, please send them to me at
mtr...@arrl.org.
Best regards - Michael Tracy, KC1SX, ARRL Technical Information Services.
* World Wide Web (URL http://www.acs.oakland.edu/barc/arrl.html)
The ARRL's Web home page is provided for by the generous folks
at Oakland University in Michigan. This page, maintained by
Scott Ehrlich, WY1Z, of the Boston Amateur Radio Club, features
the following information links:
Access to our FTP archive files
The ARRL and our membership services
Lists of upcoming license exam tests
The complete text of FCC rules Part 97
Contacts for volunteers who assist with emergencies and disasters
ARRL sponsored hamfests and conventions listing
ARRL sponsored contests
The latest ARRL Letter
Links to the web pages of ARRL affiliated clubs
W1AW bulletins
...and more!
* FTP archive site (oak.oakland.edu)
This FTP site (also at the University of Oakland) currently contains
a complete mirror of the files on our Email Information Server. It
also features a growing number of files from the ARRL telephone BBS.
To access this site, FTP to oak.oakland.edu. At the "login:" prompt,
type ANONYMOUS and at the password prompt, type your email address.
Change directory to pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserver and get the file
index.txt for a listing of what files are available (and in what
directories!)
* Email Information Server (in...@arrl.org)
The Email Information Server (Info-Server, for short) is an automated
mail server that gives you access to many text files relating
to various facets of Amateur Radio. To obtain more detailed instructions
and a list of available files, send an email message to in...@arrl.org
with any subject (it is not used) and the following text in the body
of your message:
HELP
INDEX
QUIT
Each file you request is then mailed to you automatically.
* Email Mailing Lists (list...@netcom.com)
The following email lists are distributed by Netcom internet services
and are sponsored by Mike Ardai, N1IST, and the Boston Amateur Radio
Club. If you have any questions about these lists, please direct them
to Mike Ardai, N1IST at n1...@netcom.com. For more information on the
Boston ARC, subscribe to barc-list.
arrl-exam-list: Amateur radio license examinations scheduled in the US
and in some foreign areas.
arrl-nediv-list: Bi-monthly bulletins from the ARRL NE Division director
arrl-special-olympics: Information about amateur radio's involvement in
the
Special Olympics
arrl-ve-list: Announcements to VEs and VE teams.
barc-list: Information, discussion and announcements for the Boston
Amateur Radio Club and hams in Eastern Massachusetts.
barc-races: RACES in Massachusetts and emergency management
ema-arrl: ARRL Eastern Massachusetts section discussions
fieldorg-l: ARRL field organization discussions
fox-list: Fox hunting and Radio Direction Finding
ham-tech: Technical discussions and questions about Amateur Radio
ky1n-list: VE exams in New England
letter-list: Redistribution of the ARRL Letter
newsline-list: Redistribution of Amateur Radio Newsline
w1aw-list: ARRL bulletins, news, and information
These lists are automatically maintained by the Majordomo software. To
sign up or inquire about these lists, send mail to list...@netcom.com
with the following in the body (subject is ignored) of the message.
<listname> is the name of the list to subscribe to.
To subscribe: subscribe <listname>
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe <listname>
For more information about a list: info <listname>
For more information about Majordomo: help
To post (to the two-way lists), send your message to <listname>@netcom.com
* Headquarters Email for the American Radio Relay League
The complete list of HQ email addresses can be obtained on the
Internet via:
World Wide Web (http://www.acs.oakland.edu/barc/arrl.html) -
Click on the "Contact information" link.
FTP (oak.oakland.edu) - At the "login:" prompt, type ANONYMOUS and
at the password prompt, type your email address. Change directory
to pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserver and get the file hq-email.txt.
Email (in...@arrl.org) - Send an email to in...@arrl.org with any
subject (it is not used). Put SEND HQ-EMAIL.TXT on a line by itself
in your message. For a set of instructions on using the email server,
add the word HELP on another line by itself.
Best Regards, Michael Tracy, KC1SX, ARRL Technical Information Services
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