Web Tools

The American Radio Relay League now has a ``members-only'' section to their World Wide Web page. Some of the information available on the members only section include advanced copy of contest results, additional ``hints and kinks'' notes, additional articles that don't make it into QST, and an extensive database of every QST Product Review article of the past ten years. http://www.arrl.org/members/

Ever wonder what sorts of space junk is up in orbit? Well, it's not just hamsats! NASA has a created a Java program called JTrack that can be downloaded from the internet. The program will automatically read in orbital elements and display their current orbits in 3D. http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/ 3d/JTrack3d.html

The Six Meter International Radio Klub (SMIRK) has a new site on the web: http://www.smirk.org/

The new W5 Incoming QSL Buro has a web page online at: http://www.datasync.com/w5ue/mdxa/buro.html

Information on the Collegiate Championships, including past results and record scores, is available at: http://www.utexas.edu/students/utarc/cc/