Some pretty amazing people and organizations are providing valuable tools and services to the ham radio community. These tools and services make our lives easier and add value to this hobby.
Providing these capabilities to the amateur radio community is not always cheap. And many of them are using their personal funds occasionally to keep their tools and services available to all of us.
I periodically try to make sure that I am helping to support these individuals and organizations. You can do so by donating through their websites, joining their Patreon groups, contributing to their “Buy me a coffee”, super chats in their web streams, purchasing some of their merchandise, or utilizing their affiliate links.
Here are a few that I make sure to give back to regularly, as they provide great value to me as I continue to grow in this hobby.
Parks of the Air
The Parks on the Air program runs a good deal of cloud infrastructure to provide the park directory, spotting page, and awards system. Without this platform, the Parks on the Air program would not be as successful as it is. The program continues to grow as it adds more parks and countries to the program and pota.app features such as online log submission/processing through their web page.
You can support them by buying POTA merchandise, making a donation through PayPal, Venmo, or directly via their website at https://parksontheair.com/shop/.
QSO Map
Many of us use https://qsomap.org/ to create visually appealing maps of contacts and POTA activations.
They accept donations via https://qsomap.org/donors.php.
Ham Radio Logging Software
Although I purchased my logging software N3FJP some time ago, I continue to receive updates to both the software and callsign/country database. These updates are provided free of charge, but I still try to remember to contribute now and again to support Scott and this great piece of software.
You can make a donation via their gift jar at https://www.n3fjp.com/donations.html.
Your Favorite Content Creators
Many of your favorite content creators on Youtube have Patreon sites, Super Chats during live streams, and Buy Me A Coffee/Tip Jar links. The content these creators post takes an amazing amount of time to produce and post. The value that I have gained from these creators makes up for a donation here and there. I have discovered equipment that has made my ham radio experience better, avoided equipment I didn’t need, and they have turned me on to many time-saving tips.
Take time to find out if your favorite content creators have donation tools to help them continue producing the content you love.
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