Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

In this episode we talk about portable HF antennas for POTA / SOTA / travel and general operating in the great outdoors !  The HRWB team is very active in portable operating.  We all have our favorite antennas and provide advice for the ham radio operator new to portable operating.  

In this episode we meet Aaron, AE0LZ, owner of Modern Morse, a manufacturer of portable morse code keys.  Aaron is professional mechanical design, precision CNC programming and machining, and a very creative guy.  Modern Morse keys are popular for POTA, SOTA, travel and anytime you want a portable high quality CW key.  Aaron shares his journey through the design and manufacturing process for making  his keys.  

In this episode we meet Don WB9CYY and Bob WO6W.  Both avid CW operators with a love of the old style mechanical "bug" radio telegraph keys.  Feeling that the existing CW paddles and keyers sent code that was too highly accurate and lacked any sort of personality, they came up with a very novel way make a modern paddle sound like a bug.  As an introduction we talk about the differnet paddle and key types and then take a deep dive into the development of the bug emulator.  

In this episode we meet Paul Wesling, KM6LH, a Silicon Valley veteran and a chronicler of it's history and the ham radio operators who shaped it.  Paul tells us about some of the key figures from William Eitel and Jack McCullough (EiMac) to Charles Litton (Litton Industries), Steve Wozniak (Apple).  The valley has been a fertile ground for invention and engineering for over 100 years.  Paul walks us through some of the most significant people and inventions that impact our world today.

In this episode, Grayson Evans, KJ7UM, joins us again to talk about designing and building ham radio gear with tubes, or as he refers to them: thermatrons.  Grayson is the author of Hollow-State Design, a book all about tube-type radio equipment.  Grayson also provides basic tube radio kits. Grayson is a great mentor and shares his love for all things thermatron !

In this episode we meet Sebastian Delmont, KI2D, the author of the wildly popular portable logging software Ham2K PoLo (Portable Logger).  Sebastian has a passion for portable operating and has built a very modern, feature rich logging application that runs on cell phones and tablets.  The application started out focusing on the portable op doing SOTA and POTA.  He has added many features including templates for many contests, operator lookup, location sensitive data look up and more.  Sebastian plans to expand the scope of software offerings to include desktop versions as well in the future.  We had a great time talking with Sebastian as you can tell from the length of the episode.  By the end we felt we just scratch the surface.   

In this episode, our very own Paul Braun, WD9GCO, our show announcer, becomes the special guest.  Paul tells us all about his big POTA rove and how he operated HF remotely from a cruise ship. This show also features a large crowd of regulars with an extended workbench segment.  

In this episode we meet Hans Summers, founder of QRP Labs, the makers of the wildly popular QCX, QDX and other great portable HF QRP radios.  Hans tells about his journey through the design process and all details on his latest creation the QMX multi-band transceiver.

In this episode we meet David Gleason, NR9V, who makes radio interface devices to connect to AllStar and other Radio Over IP applications.  We introduce you to AllStar, talk about some of the technical details of the system, and explore the pros and cons of digital voice CODECs.  David's company AllScan offers a veriety of radio interfaces, computers and accessories.

In this episode we talk about our workbench projects AND take a deep dive into gift recommendations for your favorite ham.  Topics include gifts for the workbench, the shack, portable operations and stocking stuffers. Warm up your wallet !  

In this episode we meet Paul, KI7ADC, and Raoul, W7RPS, both avid users of the Icom IC-905 VHF/UHF/SHF radio.  We talk about what attracted them to operate on the microwave bands and what it took to get their portable stations all set up.  Paul and Raoul live in the Portland metro area and have had experience on the ground and mountain topping with the IC-905.  They have explored using SSB, FM, D-STAR and ATV modes on 1.2 GHz, 2.4 and 5.6 GHz. If you have ever been interested in moving up the frequency spectrum to the microwave bands, the IC-905 is a very easy way to get up and on the air.

In this episode we meet Richard Dillman, W6AWO, one of the key people responsible for putting historical shore station KPH back on the air.  In this fascinating interview, Richard tells us about the history of KPH, when it was decomissioned and his efforts to put the station back on the air.  This project is managed by the Maritime Radio Historical Society.  Today KPH is on the air using commercial HF marine frequencies and on the ham bands as K6KPH. Many thanks to our good friend Kevin Mattison, KM6WUM, for pulling this show together.  You can hear more about Kevin and his portable satellite tracker project in HRWB episode 120.

In this episode we meet Tony, K1KP, the developer of polar modulation that is being used in the new Flex Radio Aurora radio.  Polar modulation is a technology breakthrough that allows Flex Radio to make an integrated 500 watt HF/6m transciever, power supply and antenna tuner in a small light weight package.  With better than 80% efficiency, the Aurora produces less heat, consumes less power and is smaller than conventional radios.  Tony, K1KP, has been developing this technology for over 10 years.  In this episode we will hear about Tony's journey as he pioneered polar modulation in amateur radio.

In this episode we meet Keith Elliott, W6KME, from the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club.  Keith has been ordanizing the club's Field Day event for the past 5 years and has learned a lot about how to set up a very large, multi-transmitter station.  Keith shares both the technical tips and tricks as well as management ideas to make everything run smoothly.  Running a class 24A station, the Conejo Valley ARC has one of the largest Field Day stations on the air. Keith is very active with Ventura County's ARES and ACS (Auxilliary Communication Service), as an Assistant Emergency Coordinator and frequent participant in public events.  He has been recently elected as the new Section Manager of the ARRL's Santa Barbara section, including Ventura, Santa Barbara aand San Luis Obispo Counties.

In this episode, we meet Simon Wilton, G7HCD / VA3SII, a prolific designer, tinkerer and ham radio operator.  Simon describes some of his projects including 3D brackets for radio control heads and his design tools of choice.  Simon is also the originator of the phrase "Good after-evening-noon" often heard on our show.

In this episode our good friend Pat Hensley, W5WTH, joins us to talk about his latest super creative electronics projects and his design process.  Pat comes up with some of the coolest ham radio projects as he explores the world of electronics and microcontrollers.   From his software that makes a modern Flex Radio sound like an old unstable tube radio from the 50's to his beer can CW key, Pat comes up with projects that are really fun.  He publishes all of his projects as open source on his blog web site whiskeytangohotel.com

In this episode we talk with Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, the host of the popular QSO Today Podcast.  Eric has produced over 500 interviews with interesting and influential amateur radio operators creating an amazing repository of ham radio history.  Eric's body of work informs, entertains and inspires us while we all create our own ham radio journey.  Eric's work is a valuable gift to the amateur radio community. Eric shares his own personal ham radio journey and plans for the future.  We were all very happy to hang out with Eric and talk radio.

In this episode, our very own Vince, VE6LK, walks us through the process of figuring out how to build your go kit.  Whether your are building a kit for mission critical emergency communications or casual field operating, Vince has practical advice about how to approach the process highlighting how defining your goals up front can help guide you to a successful build.  

In this episode we meet Steve and Tina Stroh.  Steve is the editor of the Zero Retries newsletter where he writes about all things digital communications related to ham radio.  Steve has a wide range of interestes include emerging technologies like the IP400 networking project, M17 the digital voice project and regulatory efforts to bring ham radio into modern times.   Tina Stroh, a medical professional, is very interested in public service communications and in organizing and running digital communications events.  Together they are organizing the Zero Retries Digital Conference which will be held for the first time in Washington state this fall. Tina and Steve give a lot to the amateur radio community and encourage hams to push the limits of amateur radio technology.  Check out the Zero Retries newsletter at zeroretries.org  

In this episode the whole team gets together and talks about our Field Day 2025 experience.  Everyone's Field Day was a bit different.  From casual mobile operating to big club events, we all had a great time and learned things along the way.  We share tips and tricks to make your Field Day a great success.  

In this episode we meet Carlos from Parts Candy.  Carlos is an experienced electronics technician and he shares his life-long love of electronics and his technical skills reparing electronic equipment.  Seeing a need in the market for high quality test leads, Carlos started his own company, Parts Candy, where he makes high quality test leads at a reasonable price.  Join us in our conversation with Carlos as we learn about his electronics journey and his company. Warning:  Grab your wallet !  You are going to want to buy some of Carlos' products. 

In this episode we meet Roger Coude, VE2DBE, the author of Radio Mobile.  This amazing software package allows the user to create a cross sectional plot of a radio path between two points on Earth.  The software includes a terrain database so the path includes obstructions and the curvature of the Earth.  This software can be used to determine link paths, repeater coverage, simplex point to point link budgets and more. Roger has developed this software many years and makes it freely available to ham radio operators.  A truly generous gift to the ham radio community.

In this episode we are joined by Paul WD9GCO and Josh K7OSH, part of the HRWB family, and we talk about Hamvention 2025.  We met soooo many great people who stopped by the booth to say hello.  In this episode we recap what each of us learned at Hamvention and describe the overall experience.  We wrap up the episode with a brief roundtable discussion about our Field Day plans for this year.  

In this episode we have Eric, co-founder of Elecraft, on the show to talk about the K4 radio architecture and how it's designed to be operated remotely.  Eric talks about the design considerations, process and the various ways to control the radio for a seamless experience.  

In this special episode, we meet Steve Hicks, CTO of Flex Radio.  Steve announces a new radio in the Flex Radio product line.  This new radio is a combination of the features of the current 8000 series of radios plus a built in 500 watt power amplifier, antenna tuner and AC power supply all integrated into a package the size of the current 8000 series radios.   This remarkable new radio uses a new transmitter architecture that doubles power efficency resulting in an integrated package that is smaller, consumes less power, generates less heat, and is quieter than current equipmemnt on the market.  

In this episode, our resident expert on writing ham radio gear reviews, Thomas, K4SWL, walks us through the process of writing a good ham radio review.  How can you tell a good review from a bad one and tips for how you can write good content. Vince gives us some great tips when it comes to buying used gear.  How do you find it, evaluate it and figure out a fair price.  

In this episode we meet Len Koppl, KD0RC, the designer of the Teensy Maestro remote control head for a Flex radio.  Len is a professional software developer and project manager and brings many decades of technical experience and ham radio hands-on to his projects. In tis episode we learn about multiple projects including the Teensy Maestro, an open source hardware remote control head designed to control a Flex radio.  Based on the Arduino Teensy microcontroller, we learn about Len's journey of development and some of the interesting technical challenges he faced in this project.

In this episode we have an extended conversation with Kirk, NT0Z and Paul WD9GCO. Kirk is the Amateur Radio columnist for The Spectrum Monitor; former columnist for Monitoring Times and Popular Communications; Author of Stealth Amateur Radio (www.stealthamateur.com) and former QST Assistant Managing Editor. Paul is a news anchor for Amateur Radio Newsline and the professional announcer for the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Kirk and Paul have some great stories and general ham radio wisdom to share with our listeners.  It's so much fun to spend time with them that this turned into the longest episode we have recorded, and that's saying something !

In this episode we meet Richard Desaulniers, VE2DX.   Richard has been licensed since 1990 and has a background in emergency communications serving at disaster events in Quebec. He enjoys hunting DX, Island Activations and DXPeditions. Richard is also an experimenter and founded VE2DX Electronics in 2020. With the founding of the company, he wanted to create inexpensive and simple electronic products to help the Ham Radio Community. Among his creations are products like TrueTTL, TrueCIV, and TrueCAT thes were implemented and applied to all VE2DX Electronics Design creation to help eliminate problems with RFI, EMI, Signal Loss and other signal issues, thanks to Heavy Shielding, RFI filtration of Power, Signals and Grounds, Signal processing, and signal automatic leveling. Join us in a great conversation with Richard VE2DX, Vince VE6LK and Thomas K4SWL.

In this episode we talk all about our second on the air operating event, Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air.  We had so much fun the last time, we decided to do it again.  We talk about whats on our workbenches and go over all the details about operating HRWBOTA. The operating event will be Sunday March 16.  For all the details go to https://hrwbota.com We meet Alan, N7AKG, the developer of the Ham Radio Instant Scoring Service, HISS, that allows operators to create their own contests and show scores in real time.  We also meet Andrew, KC2G, the developer of several interesting projects including the HRWBOTA tracker web site.

In this episode we meet Patrick, KJ7SZU, the owner of the company that makes the digital clock and information device, Geochron.  The mechanical Geochron clock has been around for over 40 years.  When Patrick saw his first mechanical Geochron clock he was hooked !  He was so impressed with the idea that he bought the company and completely remade the Geochron as an internet connected information display device on a large screen 4K video display. Join us for this fascinating story all about Patrick's journey to the present time with the Geochron. 

In this episode we meet Rosy Schechter, KJ7RYV, ARDC Executive Director, John Burwell, KI5QKX, 44Net Program Manager and Rebecca Key, KO4KVG, ARDC Communications Manager. ARDC, Amateur Radio Digital Communications.  The ARDC manages the IP address space that starts with 44 and they are the funding source for millions of dollars in grants every year to benefit amateur radio. Learn about what the 44 Net is, how it can be used by radio amateurs and how the ARDC manages their grant funding process.

In this episode we talk about how to prepare for Winter Field Day and field operating in cold weather in general.  Winter Field Day is a great operating event for individuals and clubs.  Its a great excuse to get out and operate when it, brrrrrr, cold outside !  

In this episode we meet Vance, KV4P, the designer of a radio module that connects to your Android phone and turns it into a 2m FM HT.  Vance is a professional UX (User eXperience) designer and brought his years of design knowledge to the project.  The result is a modern take on how a hand  held 2m radio should work in addition to the convenience of intergration into your mobile phone that you carry with you every day.

In this episode the tables are turned and George, KJ6VU, becomes the special guest.  The topic is how he designed his station control system.  The station controller is used to monitor and control key components in your remotely controlled ham radio station.  The station controller can also be used to monitor and control a repeater system or any other critical equipment. We will discuss what you need for effective remote station control, how George went about designing his control system and how it works.  Topics include the system architecture, circuit and physical design and selection of key components like the microcontrollers that run the system and the node red software environment that provides the user interface. The station controller will eventually be offered as a commercial product for sale through his company Sierra Radio Systems.  

In this episode we meet Jonathan Kayne, KM4CFT, the designer of a very popular new QRP radio called the CFT-1.  Jonathan shares his journey from concept to production of his new radio design.  The truly remarkable thing about his accomplishment is that he has achieved this in less than a year.  Join us for a fun conversation and a bit of inspiration.

In this episode we give you the buyer's guide to holiday cheer.  The team put their heads together to come up with many suggestions for the workbench, ham shack and portable ops plus a few stocking stuffers.  If you are buying for a loved one, best ham radio buddy or yourself, you are sure to find many great suggestions in this show.

In this episode we catch up with our good friend Bill Meara, N2CQR, the host of the SolderSmoke podcast.  SolderSmoke is a haven for those of us interested in home brewing our own radio equipoment.  Bill shares his experiences both at the workbench and also operating around the world.  SolderSmoke was one of the inspirations behind the HRWB Podcast and we appreciate all that Bill and his team have done to bring great content to the ham radio community for the last 20 years. 

In this episode we catch up with our good friend and show regular Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, to find out how things are going in the disaster recovery from hurricane Helene.  We are also joined by our good frend Josh Higgins, K7OSH, from the Hoodview ARC and discuss what we should do, as amateur radio operators, to prepare for disasters.  

In this episode, our dear friend Thomas, K4SWL, tells us about the devestation in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.  Thomas shares his family's esperience and his advice for emergency preparation.  We had so many interesting topics to talk about regarding emergency prep, workbench style, that we are going to do a follow up episode with our top tips for emergency prep sometime in the coming months.

In this episode we meet Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK, and avid outdoorsman, hiker, and ham radio operator.  Adam has achieved Mountain Goat status by earning over 1,000 points in the Summits On The Air program.  In addition to his outdoor adventures, Adam, a professional mechanical engineer, has designed some very innovative antennas, CW paddles and other cool ham radio accessories.  Adam also has a very good YouTube channel.  You can find him by going to "K6ARK Portable Radio" on YouTube.  You can find Adam's products on his web site at k6ark.com  

In this episode we meet Pat Hensley, W5WTH, a prolific designer and project builder.  Pat has made several intersting radio and non-radio related electronic projects and he features them on his blog site WhiskeyTangoHotel.Com Some of Pat's projects are very useful and some are just plain fun.  Many projects are a blend of hardware (Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, etc) and software (c, Python, etc).  Pat publishes all of his source code for us all to learn from.  If you want to be inspired to build your first project you have come to the right place. 

In this episode we bring back Rick England, KC6UFT, the designer of the 18650 battery tester.  In a previous episode, Rick told us all about the need to test 18650, and other batteries, under load to determine their health.  Rick has refined his tester design and shares his experiences and learnings with us on this episode.  You will learn all about the proper way to test these popular lithium batteries and plans for making the testers available.

In this episode we meet Morten LB0FI, Kjetil LB4FH, Tobias DL3MHT, and Bård (Bob) LB5JJ from the European Ham Radio Show on YouTube.  Walt, K4OGO, was not able to make the show this time. The European Ham Radio show is hosted by Morten and the team talks about many aspects of ham radio on their weekly YouTube show.  Topics include radios, antennas, homebrew and a big dose of portable operating.  We were invited to join them on their show a few months ago and had such a great time, we wanted to introduce them to our HRWB audience.  We hope you enjoy the discussion of ham radio from a European perspective.  

In this episode we talk with Alan Wolke, W2AEW, an expert in electronic test equipment.  Alan has a fantastic YouTube channel where he educates us about test equipment, circuit design and electronics theory.  Alan talks about the projects on his bench and discusses the use of various types of electronic test equipment and has advice for setting up your own electronics workbench.

In this episode we meet Scott, N1VG, the owner of Argent Data Systems.  Scott is a long time maker and innovator that has brought several ham radio and commercial communications products to market including TNC's (Terminal Node Controllers), APRS trackers, weather stations and even a LED illuminated hula hoop ! We talk about Scott's inspiration, design and manufacturing process and learn what it's like to start up a ham radio businses from scratch. 

In this episode we meet famous YouTuber, Randy, K7AGE, and Hoodview ARC VP Josh, K7OSH, to talk about our Field Day experiences and what makes a good club Field Day event.  Josh is the Field Day Chairman of the Hoodview ARC and organized a great FD event.  Randy came up to join us for the FD weekend, did some operating and shot some great videos of the event.   The rest of the HRWB crew described their Field Day experiences from mobile to portable.  We discuss what worked and what could be improved. Hoodview ARC Randy K7AGE YouTube channel

In this episode we bring back our good friend Dan Quigley, N7HQ, to talk about restoring older radio equipment.  Should you return an old radio to it's original state or repurpose the chassis for a more modern project with the look and feel of a classic radio of the past?  We explore various approaches to restoring radio equipment including tools, test equipment and process. Dan is the director of strategic programs at Flex Radio and brings decades of professional engineering and ham radio experience to the discussion.

In this episode we meet Colin Vallance, KC8DHY, a professional network engineer who also manages the WiFi network at DefCon and other events.  We talk with Colin about how to set up your network in the ham stack.  We also have a round table discussion about our plans for Field Day 2024.

In this episode we meet Hamilton Carter, KD0FNR and his daughter, Hamie Carter, KO6BTY.  This amazing father / daughter team have build and deployed multiple creative radio projects.  One in particular, Project TouCans, puts a QRP transciever right at the dipole antenna feed point eliminating coax cables and communicates with the operator's station over Bluetooth. Follow along on thier radio adventures on their blog page at https://copaseticflow.blogspot.com    

Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z, has a deep background in radio and communications having spent over 30 years writing about radio.  Kirk is a former Assistant Managing Editor for QST by the ARRL, aughor of the book Stealth Amateur Radio and has been a regular columnist for Monitoring Times and Popular Communications.  You can follow Kirk today in his regular columns appearing in the Spectrum Monitor electronic magazine.  Kirk offers up his perspective on amateur radio in this episode.

This is a special edition featuring Mike Walker, VA3MW from Flex Radio, telling us all about the newly announced Flex 8400 / 8600 radios.  Mike is at Hamvention 2024 and took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell us all about the new radios.

In this episode we have our good friend, Dr. Doug Millar, K6JEY, join us to talk about multi meters, what they do and buying recommendations.  Every ham radio operator or DIY electronics fan needs a good multi meter.  But should you spend $20 or $200 on a meter and what's the difference?  Doug explains it all.

In this episode we meet Daniel Winn, WV1T, a very active portable ham radio opertor.  Daniel was searching for a way to filter out strong local signals when operating in the field and he started building stub tuned filters with coaxial cable.  This simple and cost effective approach is a great way to build notch filters that can significantly reduce unwanted interference from transmitters operating at the same location but in other HF bands.  This is a great technique for Field Day and similar activities.  Daniel holds an extra class amateur radio license and is a professional electrician.

In this episode we meet our good friend, Dr. Charles Powell, NK8O.  Charles is medical doctor specializing in neonatal infant care.  In addition to his professional accomplishments as a doctor, musician, and head of a medical non-profit organization, Charles is an avid portable radio operator and has logged many thousands of contacts from all over the US while participating in POTA and World Wide Flora and Fauna events and from exotic locations while living in Africa. Charles is an inspiration to us on many levels and a great friend.

In this episode we meet Mark Herbert, G1LRO, designer of the Universal Radio Controller.  We talk all about ham radio project building and Mark's journey of discovery as he envisioned the URC.  Taking an idea, overcoming challenges and turning it into something that people can use and be inspired by.  

In this episode we have two great interviews.  We kick things off with Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD, who clues us in on the latest hapennings in the world of contesting.  Technical innovations, operating tips and ways to encourage new hams to take up contesting.  Scott is a great ambassador and spokesperson for amateur radio.  We also interview Don Johanneck, a technican at Digikey, who redesigned the original Digikeyer project kit designed by the founder of Digikey, Ron Stordahl 50 years ago.  Digikey is one of the largest electronics parts distributors and is named after Ron's keyer project.  

In this episode we meet Ben, VE6SFX, who was licensed just a year ago and has already pushed the bounderies of antenna design and construction with an energetic and creative approach.  As a professional special effects and prop maker for the movie and TV industry, Ben has come up with novel construction methods including a cloth J-pole, mobile slot and other interesting antenna ideas.

In this episode we meet Ara Kourchians, N6ARA, a real life professional aerospace robotics expert and avid portable ham radio operator.  Ara has engiuneered some really cool products that he makes available through his web site N6ARA Electronics at www.n6ara.com

In this episode we talk with Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, the host of the QSO Today podcast and good freind of the show.  We get an update on Eric's ham radio activites and celebrate passing the 200th episode milestone of the HRWB podcast.  We also get an update on HRWBOTA, Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air.

In this episode we are joined by many close friends of the show to celebrate our 200th anniversary.  We kick things off with Jeremy KF7IJZ co-founder of the show along with George KJ6VU.  We are also joined by Dan  N7HQ, Paul WD9GCO, Troy K4JDA, Vince VE6LK, Mark N6MTS, and Thomas K4SWL.  We take a look back over the first 200 episodes and look to the future of the podcast.

In this episode we talk with Brian, AB6D, about his software development project SOTAMAT (pronounced sota-mate).  SOTAMAT has many features that allow you to spot yourself over the air, send messages, and even remotely control hardware.  This is a very interesting discussion with Brian who is a professional engineer and high tech executive who started out trying to solve a problem to spot his activations without access to the internet.  For more information check out the SOTAMAT web site https://sotamat.com 

On this episode, George KJ6VU, Thomas K4SWL, and Vince VE6LK are invited to join Morten LB0FI and crew on the European Ham Radio Show on YouTube.  We had a great time getting to know eachother and talking about all things ham radio. Check out their channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@hamshoweu 

In this episode we talk with Gaston, KT7RUN, about his software development project called EmComm tools.  Gaston hosts a very popular YouTube channel called The Tech Prepper.  Check it out.  https://www.youtube.com/@TheTechPrepper  

In this show we talk about what is on Dan's workbench and the increased demand for HF spectrum.  Dan is a wealth of knowledge on ham radio and electrical engineering in general.  We cover a wide range of topics in this show.

In this episode we talk about great gifts for your spouse, friends, yourself or even the HRWB staff !  (Just sayin') We talk about our top picks for radios, tools, test equipment, and even non-radio gear for the shack and the field.

Yes you heard that right.  The very first HRWB live on the air operating event will be Sunday December 3rd from 10 AM to 2 PM PST.  We will have multiple stations operating on multiple bands and modes.  Come join the fun ! For more details go to https://hrwbota.com/

In this episode we meet Caryn KD2GUT, Paul WD9GCO and Skeeter N5ASH of the Amateur Radio Newsline.  The AR Newsline has been the premier amateur radio news source for decades.  Founded by Bill Pasternack, the AR Newline carrys on Bill 's legacy with a team of news and media professionals who bring their talents and time to serve the amateur radio community.  Best of all, the AR Newsline team are a real pleasure to hang around with and talk ham radio.   Amateur Radio Newsline™ is a 501(C) (3) tax-exempt corporation operating as a public service.  It primarily survives on contributions made by listeners (and readers of the text version) such as you. Any shortfall has traditionally been paid out of pocket by their team members. Please consider making a donation to keep AR Newsline in operation !   

In this episode we met Rex Harper, W1REX, a prolific designer and builder of ham radio projects.  Rex is famous as the owner of QRPme.com where he sells a huge nubmer of ham radio kits.  Rex is famous for the Tuna Tin 2, a version of Rockmite transciever and MePADs, a system for construction projects with small pieces of PCB mateiral.  We talk about what's on Rex's bench and the origin of some of his cool kits.

In this episode we interview Derek, KD9MEQ, president of the Purdue University Amateur Radio Club.  Derek and his fellow club members have created a very successful amateur radio club that has grown significantly in the last few years.  The combination of welcoming leadership and a LOT of hands-on projects have made this an outstanding college radio club.  The club has built antennas, radio, rotors and many other projects.  Join us in this episode as we explore what makes for a successful club, how to attrack young people to our great hobby and we learn about a lot of cool projects along the way.

In this episode we talk with Rex, KE6MT, the SOTA (Summits On The Air) program manager for California.  Rex gives us an update on the SOTA program and why you should be interested in this great aspect of ham radio.  In the last segment we talk about the Wilderness Protocol and how, while it's a good start, its just not very practical.  We define a new proposal called the Adventure Radio Protocol which uses CTCSS tones to signal various type of activity on the air on a common frequency of 146.580 MHz.  Of course, as a HRWB episode, we also turn this into a hardware project that is a PCB that can handle the tone decoding and alerting.  The Adventure Radio board can be used at a base station, remote receiver or on a repeater system to alert listeners for traffic or emergencies. Check out adventureradio.info for more details.  

We are coming to you live, well recorded live actually, from the QSO Today Academy.  On this episode we are joined by our favorite mega-fan Troy K4JDA and the regular crowd including Vince VE6LK, Thomas K4SWL, Mike VA3MW, Mark N6MTS and host George KJ6VU.  We talka bout all sorts of ham radio workbench related projects and topics.  

In this episode we learn all about the Mastodon social media network.  Mastodon is becoming very popular in the ham radio commnunity.  Christopher M0YNG is an expert in Mastodon and hosts the popular mastodon.radio space for ham radio and SWLing. 

In this episode we talk with Don K9AQ who has build many HF RF amplifiers.  We take a dive in to the details about modern solid state amplifiers using LDMOS semiconductor technology.  

In this episode, Gary, W9XT, tells us all about Beverage antennas.  Invented in the 1920's by Harald Beverage at AT&T, the Beverage antenna is widely used by serious DXers on the low HF bands including 160, 80 and 40 meters.  The Beverage antenna reduces the received signal strength and greatly reduces noise to make it easier to pick out weak signals.  

In this episode we meet Garrett Dow, Kd6KPC, the owner of the popular web site Repeater Book.  We talk abour how Repeater Book came to be and also Garrett's radio trailer build projet.

In this episode, Thomas K4SWL, Mark N6MTS, Rod VA3ON, Mike VA3MW and Vince VE6LK join George KJ6VU to talk about the projects on their workbenches and take a deep dive into Field Day 2023.  The crew discuss what they did for Field Day, what worked and what they would do differently in 2024. 

In this episode we talk with Vance, N3VEM, all about ham radio, POTA and rocketry.

Encore presentation of our talk with Bill Meara of the Soldersmoke podcast.

In this episode we prepare for field operating !  Spring is in the air and it's time to get your radio gear organized.  We offer up tips and tricks to do just that in time for Field Day.   We also talk about several projects on our workbenches.

In this episode we talk with Jon and Andy from SDR Play.  Jon gives us the background on the company and hardware and Andy talks about the development of the software that drives the SDR Play radios.  SDR Play makes some of the best, user friendly and cost effective, SDR receivers on the market. 

In this episode we meet Skip, VE6BGT, a prolific builder and EME microwave operator.  Skip tells us about his microwave radio, amplifier and antenna projects.  He also recently put  his old mechanical RTTY station back on the air featuring a model 28 teletype.  Skip has a great YouTube channel.  Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/@VE6BGT  

In this episode George KJ6VU and the team are joined by Troy, K4JDA, to talk about our projects and ask questions of the HRWB team including Vince VE6LK, Mark N6MTS, Mike VA3MW, Rod VA3ON and Thomas K4SWL.    

In this episode, Ben, AI6YR, tells us all about SatNOGS, a community project to build a large network of satellite receive only ground stations.  These staions can be remotely accessed to receive anateur and non-amateur satellites.   

In this episode Jeff, W9KW, tells us all about battery technology and how to select a battery and properly take care of it.  At the end we take a dive into battery conditioners and talk about how useful they are especially if you are an avid field operator. 

Come join us at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 25th and 26th.  We kick things off on Friday March 24th at 6 PM Pacific Time with the Ham Radio Workbench live stream !  See you there. https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/  

In this episode Marcel, AI6MS, explains everything you ever wanted to know about the popular 18650 rechargable batteries.  Rick, KC6UFT, talks about his desire to build 18650 battery packs that led him to design and program his own Arduino powered 18650 battery tester.

In thi episode, our very own Vince, VE6LK, tells us about his recent POTA (Parks on the Air) adventures where he operated from several parks in snowy Alberta Canada as part of the RAC Portable Operating Challenge.  Vince shares his advice on portable gear, operating tips and challenges of operating in cold weather.   By the end of the adventure Vince racked up 3,114 km of driving, 1,300 activator QSO's in SSB, CW and Digital, 32 unique POTA locations, 9 grid squares and one oil change over 14 days.

In this episode we learn all about transverters with Dan Quigley N7HQ.  Transverters let you operate on higher frequency bands like 2m, 220, UHF, 902 and up with a common HF radio.  With Dan's experience at Flex Radio we take a close look at how these feature rich software defined radios can be used with transverters.

In this episode we continue our deep dive into repeater building focusing on wide area repeater linking and an overview of digital repeater system management.  Special "guest" George KJ6VU has many years of experience building repeater systems and is also the designer of the Sierra Radio Systems repeter control systems used by large linking systems.  

In this episode, "special guest" George, KJ6VU, talks all about how to build a repeater system.  We explain about the radios, antennas, feedline, duplexers, controllers and more.

In this episode we hear 5 great talks from BayCon 2022.  The topics include go kit prep, radio coverage modeling, building a remote control keyboard for a radio, replacing the RS232 port with Ethernet and finally an introduction to the Bench Duino development board.  

In this episode special guest Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, joins us to talk about his compact "Murphy Bench" project.  A workbench for small spaces.  We have several suggestions for design and equipment to outfit the bench.  On this show I am joined by regulars Mark N6MTS and Mike VA3MW.

In this episode special guest Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, YouTuber and blogger on all things portable operating shares his top picks for gift giving with the whole HRWB crew Rod VA3ON, Mark N6MTS, Mike VA3MW, Vince VE6LK and host George KJ6VU.

In this episode Rod VA3ON and Mike VA3MW host Michael Black who talks about how to set up your station's audio for success using digital modes.

In this episode Mark, N6MTS, describes his proposal for a universal standard interface for headsets which would allow you to plug your favorite headset into any radio.  This would be great for multi station / multi operator events like Field Day, emergency operations centers and contesting in general.  

In this episode we talk with Carlos Felix, KD9OLN, an avid skydiver and ham radio operator that blends his two hobbies into one !  Carlos works stations on HF and VHF while skydiving from 14,000 feet.  We talk with Carlos about his journey to skydiving and ham radio, the gear he uses and how it works. 

In this episode we talk with Kyle, AA0Z, who has extensive experience building and operating remote stations.  Kyle tells us about his latest project to remotely automate a big contest station.  We talk about using Node Red for station control programming and ask Kyle how he approached remote monitoring and control of the station.  We also do a quick design review of George, KJ6VU's, new station controller design and see how close it comes to meeting Kyle's remote station control requirements. 

Live from the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, we chat with our special guests Thomas K4SWL, Kirk NT0Z, John W7DBO and Troy K4JDA.  We talk about our workbench projects, take listener questions and talk a lot about antennas.

In this episode we feature three great talks from BayCon 2022.  John VE6EY introduces us to diversity reception, Mark N6MTS describes his new radio for working FM satellites and Kyle AA0Z exlains how to create station automation dashboards with Node Red. 

In this episode we talk about what it takes to start your own ham radio business.  Whether you are a club who wants to sell a kit, a person who wants to start a side business or an entrepreneur who wants to start a company and make it your full time job, this episode touches on several aspects of the process.  We use real-world examples of Vince who makes keyer kits, George who has run Sierra Radio Systems and Packtenna and Mark who is starting up Halibut Electronics as a full time gig.

In this episode we talk with Dan Quigley N7HQ from Flex Radio about the projects on his workbench.  Dan revided a Heathkit SB104 by installing an SDR radio inside, designed custom rack panels for radio testing and talks about remote control of test equipment.

In this episode Vince VE6LK, Mike VA3MW, and Mark N6MTS and I discuss our favorite RF accessories and talk about the projects on our bench. 

In this extended episode we invite Thomas K4SWL from YouTube, QRPer.com and SWLing Post blog sites and John W7DBO from the Field Radio YouTube channel to join us to to discuss our Field Day 2022 experiences.

In this episode we go toe to toe with the AR Newsline crew in an epic trivia quiz throwdown !

In this episode we discuss the differences between common RF filters including duplexers, diplexers, circulators, isolators and combiners.

In this episode we talk with John Jacobs, W7DBO from the Field Radio YouTube channel about preparation for Field Day.

In this episode, we do a round of "what's on your workbench?" Then we get into a set of questions from our guest Troy K4JDA who asks about our approach to ham radio projects and what motivates us.  We figured out that between the 5 of us we had about 150 cumulative years of ham radio experience so we had plenty to say.

In this episode, Dann, VE6TD, tells us all about his LiFePo4 battery build project used for portable ham radio operations.  Topics include battery chemistry, battery chargers, battery monitors and more.

In this episode we talk with Jack Mandelman about his magnetic loop and ohter antenna build projects.

In this episode the HRWB crew takes on the mighty ICQ Podcast team in a ham radio trivia quiz hosted by Kyle AA0Z.

Coming to you from the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, we are joined by Jeremy KF7IJZ, Troy K4JDA and the usual cast including Rod VA3ON, Mike VA3MW, Vince VE6LK and Mark N6MTS.  We all discuss what's on our workbenches and talk about a variety of topics from QRP to microwave, kit building to remote station control.  We had a great time and hope you join us.

In this episode we talk with Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, an avid portable HF operator and curator of qrper.com blog site and the his popular YouTube channel.  We talk about the pros and cons of several popular portable HF radios.

In this episode we talk with Rob Sherwood of Sherwood Engineering and author of the famous receiver performance measurement web site.  http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

In this episode our guests, Doug K6JEY, Dennis W6DQ and Marcel AI6MS, talk about their ham radio projects.  We talk about everything from restoring vintage Collins broadcast transmitters to microwave antennas.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Doug Millar, K6JEY, about the differences between various RF coaxial cables and connectors.

In this episode we make some big announcements and introduce you to the whole team including Rod VA3ON, Mike VA3MW, Mark N6MTS and Vince VE6LK.  We talk about our areas of interest and projects in 2022.

In this show, Kyle AA0Z, talks about his field contest network hub project.  The hub combines WiFi networking, cellular connectivity and N1MM logging into a single system.  Kyle also tells us about his Node Red software project to take data from N1MM and display contest stats in real time. SHOW NOTES AA0Z's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleAA0Z AA0Z's Twitter https://twitter.com/kyleaa0z Enclosure Pictures In Action & Presentation Slides https://photos.app.goo.gl/sZ82hj6vuexquGAk7 Node Red for Ham Radio Groups.io https://groups.io/g/nodered-hamradio Enclosure L-COM 14x12x7 120V weatherproof enclosure https://www.l-com.com/nema-enclosures-14x12x7-120-vac-nema-rated-weatherproof-enclosures SO Cable 10/3 by the foot https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-By-the-Foot-10-3-600-Volt-CU-Black-Flexible-Portable-Power-SOOW-Cord-55809799/204632922 3 Prong Plug https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-15-Amp-125-Volt-3-Wire-Plug-Orange-R51-515PV-0OR/205165505 12V to 5V USB Converter https://amzn.to/3EWkBO9 Din Rail AC to 12V DC 60W PS https://amzn.to/3EVmKJK TrendNet Din Rail DC 5 Port Ethernet Switch https://amzn.to/3oWOZSE Din Rail 6" (3 pcs) https://amzn.to/3dQ4buu Mikrotik Groove 52 Bullet, 6/8dBi gain antenna with PoE injector https://www.balticnetworks.com/mikrotik-groove-52-802-11ac-gigabit-dual-band-outdoor-ap-cpe-with-6-8-dbi-omnidirectional-antenna-us WiFi Experts Ebay for TS9 jumpers https://www.ebay.com/usr/wifi_expert AmericanCoax1 for coax jumpers https://www.ebay.com/usr/americancoax1 Panduit Small Diameter Cat 6 Patch Cables https://www.panduit.com/en/products/copper-systems/patch-cords-accessories/patch-cords.html Wilson 4G Wideband Yagis https://amzn.to/3GZZ9IL Military Masts Go Vertical https://go-vertical-usa.myshopify.com/ 3M Dual Lock https://amzn.to/3IT8Jyw Mix 31 Toroid Fair-Rite T240-31 Donut MFG Part 2631803802 https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Fair-Rite/2631803802?qs=P8bU7i9nNAWMk1EJQzshLg%3D%3D Mix 31 Toroid Fair-Rite Snap On for LMR-400/RG-214/RG-8X MFG Part 0431167281 https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Fair-Rite/0431167281?qs=KmHvPbTOE4S79xB57hcPyQ%3D%3D  

In this episode we talk with Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL.  Thomas has a popular YouTube channel where he does real time on the air portable operating and gear reviews.  Thomas is also the editor for the web sites The QRPer and the SWLing Post.  A contributor to RADCOM, The Spectrum Monitor and other publications, Thomas is give us his perspective on gear, gear bags and organizing for portable operating.   QSO Today Expo https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Thomas' YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHntBZOSZ-QPJfMyn_M8QEw SWLing Post http://swling.com/blog QRPer http://qrper.com/ Short Wave Audio Archive http://shortwavearchive.com/ Radio Spectrum Archive http://spectrumarchive.org/ RADCOM Magazine (RSGB) https://rsgb.org/main/publications-archives/radcom/ The Spectrum Monitor eZine http://spectrummonitor.com/ Mike's fan controller link https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-12V-PWM-Speed-Controller-Fan-Speed-governor-4-Wire-Computer-Temperature-/184572378429  Vince's aluminum tripod for portable antennas is something like this https://www.amazon.ca/GEEKOTO-Tripod-Camera-Compact-Aluminum/dp/B07N67D14D/ref=sr_1_1_sspa Vince's favourite tool bag - Craftsman Power Tools 14"x10x6'ish with handles and shoulder strap Only available used, discontinued product https://www.ebay.ca/itm/294597025993?hash=item449759e0c9:g:~AMAAOSwWqthp7CO https://www.ebay.ca/itm/304216724061?hash=item46d4bad25d:g:uBEAAOSwNUNhLpDJ Red Oxx Micro Manager: ($145.00) is all-around brilliant, boxy EDC pack.  https://www.redoxx.com/micro-manager-91097/p C-Ruck: ($295) cavernous all-around POTA and SOTA pack.  https://www.redoxx.com/c-ruck-carry-on-rucksack-91054/p Booty Boss: ($135) waist pack.   https://www.redoxx.com/booty-boss-70002/p The Hound EDC bag: ($95)  https://www.redoxx.com/the-hound-91087/p Lil' Roy: ($40) for SDR field kit and portable shortwave radios. https://www.redoxx.com/lil-roy-91037/p SpecOps bags https://specops.us/backpacks.html GoRuck https://www.goruck.com/collections/travel https://www.goruck.com/collections/travel/products/gr1 Tom Bihn Synapse 25: ($220)  Insane internal organization and innovative design. https://www.tombihn.com/products/synapse-25 Travel Tray, Large: ($25) these are ingenious round travel trays that convert into stuff sacks.  Get the large size, not small. https://www.tombihn.com/products/travel-tray Tom Bihn HLT bag  https://www.tombihn.com/products/size-1-hlt-pouch?variant=37621697249469  CP Gear Aircrew/Pubs bag For Headphones & Cables https://cpgear.com/collections/bags/products/aircrew-pubs-bag-with-padded-tablet-pocket?variant=37900622659774 ASA "Pilot Bag" for Headphones and cables https://www.asa2fly.com/Flight-Bags-C53.aspx https://www.amazon.com/ASAs-Pilot-Bag-by-ASA/dp/B003ZA62DQ/ Medic's bag from 5.11 "UCR Sling Pack" 14 litre Rod's Padded choice for the KX2, antennas, coax https://www.511tactical.com/tac-ready-sling-pack.html  Excessorize Me YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=excessorize+me

In this episode George, Rod, Mark, Mike and Vince gather around the warmth of the vacuum tubes to celebrate another Holiday shopping show to help you spend your money! Recommendations include radios, accessories, tools and stocking stuffers.

In this episode Mark, Vince and George interview john KC9ON about kit building.  John has extensive experience not only building his own kits but also selling kits through his company on line.  We talk about our projects, favorite kits, and the tools necessary for a successful kit building experience.

Kirk is the author of Stealth Amateur Radio - Operate From Anywhere and he is a monthly columnist for the Spectrum Monitor magazine.

In this episode, John, VE6EY, explains the principle of diversity reception to help reduce interference.

In this episode Jeremy talks about his 5 years with the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast and his plans going forward.  We also talk about podcast plans and discuss projects on our ham radio workbenches.

In this episode we interview Andreas about he ham radio journey and how he has become a big YouTube celeb.  With over 300,000 subscribers and 400 videos, Andreas has become one of the most influential mentors in for hands on hardware and software experimentation.  Andreas has a remarkable talent for explaining complex technical subjects including radio propagation, software defined radio, microcontroller selection, and more. 

In this episode, Doug, K6JEY, tells us all about various HF RF power meters, how they work and what to look for when buying one. 

In this episode, Mike, Rod, Mark, Vince and George come to you live from the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo.  We take listener questions and talk about ham radio projects.

Grayson Evans KJ7UM joins us to talk about the art and science of building with thermatrons! PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hollow-state-design Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ QSO Today Expo https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/   Hollow-State Design 2nd Edition  by Grayson Evans | Apr 24, 2013 (Amazon Link Included above) Testers: Hickok Tube testers Resources Book: Tube Lore - Ludwell Sibley https://www.amazon.com/Tube-Lore-II-Ludwell-Sibley/dp/1532376316 Sprat magazine GQRP Club http://www.gqrp.com/sprat.htm Electric Radio Magazine  https://www.ermag.com Hand Made Vacuum Tubes by Claude Paillard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzyXMEpq4qw Antique radio supply Hammon electronics transformers https://www.hammfg.com/ Tube depot   https://tubedepot.com/ Tube Lore By Ludwell Sibley  https://www.amazon.com/Tube-Lore-II-Ludwell-Sibley/dp/1532376316 Electric Radio Magazine https://www.ermag.com/ SPRAT Magazine of the GQRP club http://www.gqrp.com/sprat.htm

On this show we interview Eric Guth, 4Z1UG about the QSO Today Ham Expo and do a deep dive into ferrites.  What they are and how to use them. QSO Today Expo https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Jetstream JTBM270 3-ELEMENT 2M 5-ELEM 70CM DUAL BAND VHF UHF YAGI BEAM ANTENNA https://www.ebay.com/itm/401688089979?epid=1124956691&hash=item5d8679d57b:g:gJ0AAOSwHPlWfa1F Rig Expert AA-650 Antenna Analyzer https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/reu-aa-650zoom Stream Deck - Large version https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Stream-Deck-XL-customizable/dp/B07RL8H55Z/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=stream+deck&qid=1627088153&sr=8-3 Toroids.info Resources The ARRL Handbook, specifically  Volume 2 chapter 5, section 5.5 of the 2020 handbook "Ferrite Materials" (5 pages of rich goodness) And Volume 5 Chapter 22 - (ferrite component sizes, values in tables)

Field Day Debrief and EmComm Software with Gaston Gonzalez KT1RUN. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ QSO TODAY Ham Radio Expo August 14th and 15th - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ HRWB will host a live event Friday the 13th night starting at 6 PM PDT George will present the trailer build project Mark will present on Measuring 1:1 Balun/Common Mode Choke Designs With A NanoVNA Vince will present on Disaster Communications and Leadership imperatives Mike will present a spin-off on "death of the RS-232 port" Anyone else? **Digilent  Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 **Available at digilent Ham Radio Workbench will participate in the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo August 14th and 15th Booth + conference tables to meet and chat https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Segment 1 - What's on your workbench Gaston Raspberry Pi 3B+ CPU cooling: case evaluation and software/hardware optimization What: Looking for perfect RPi 3B+ field case for a software project Why: Sonoran Desert & field operations How: Added CPU temperature telemetry (app + cron job) + journal/graphs Baseline: CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply iUniker Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Case, Raspberry Pi Fan ABS Case with Cooling Fan Unistorm Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Aluminum Case with Dual Cooling Fan Metal Shell Black Enclosure Flirc Raspberry Pi 3B Case (not yet tested) Pi 4 testing TBD with Argon ONE V2 Raspberry Pi 4 Case with Cooling Fan  Cases: Findings: active vs passive cooling Mark Looking at M17 again. They've come a LONG way since I started the protocol spec doc a year or so ago.  Provided a couple minor updates in a pull-request, mostly around Crypto protocols.  I have a couple MD380s that I intend to use for M17 hacking. Haven't done anything yet though. Another Field Day, another single episode working on my Contest Station Audio Interface Thingamajig. Debating between two designs: Single unified device, one board with all cables going in and out, all mixer controls in a single place. Distributed devices, with an RJ-45 bus connecting them. Puts controls nearer to the operators/radios, but is more complex.  Allows for further expansion. Playing a bit with my shiny new toy: Flex6400. Book recommendation: The Cuckoo's Egg, Cliff Stoll, K7TA. Not ham radio related, but I suspect will be of interest to hams. (AWESOME BOOK - RH) Rod Partial Tear down of my Covid Office / Ham shack to install a new (to me)  50 inch LG Digital sign (Like you see at Malls)  to run the GeoCron and also as an information radiator. Got this on an online auction. Live feed of data. LG Model 49SM5KE-BJ Studio A: Two 31 inch curved monitors at eye level - plus Macbook in centre Radios to the right (controlled by PC plus VFO Audio podcast gear to the Left (Rodecaster, etc) Below Monitors Studio B: (Spin around - a U shaped desk) Work related Hardware / tools plus Video Editing Ergonomics - Credit to Foundations of Amateur Radio Podcast - Onno (VK6FLAB) ‎Foundations of Amateur Radio on Apple Podcasts For the Ergonomics discussion Still working on a talk on the  future of all this Zoom fun "After" Covid?  Covid forced content back into prominence - How do we keep "Content" as king? George Maiden voyage of the radio trailer Presentation at the QSO Today virtual ham radio expo Playing with the ESP32 WiFi LoRa Arduino module Shipped out a pile of PackTenna trekmount antennas … thanks to Gaston New RigExpert AA-650 analyzer Tram 2m/UHF yagi $99 not bad Michael Operating -- conditions on 6M for the last 10 days have been amazing for us in VE3 land.   I have a Morseduino to build Improving power control to the rotator controller and Steppir controller installed at the base of the Tower - I have LAN at the tower base so a KMTronic switch mounted there now AT100 tuner kit for the IC-705 Vince W8BH.net Morse Tutor Kits update Next round parts have been ordered, now we wait Send email to Vince - ve6lk [at] rac [dot] ca The original project source is http://w8bh.net  PA0RDT mini-whip waiting on parts McHF repair waiting on parts KD2C Panadapter tap will, one day, go into my go-kit FT-857D Prepping for QSO Today conference UHF packet station project started Every SMC job … https://twitter.com/VE6LK/status/1411515481907859459     Segment 2 - Field Day Debrief George Trailer was great ! Best features Screen doors ! External powerfilm solar panels and DC extension cords SOK battery - $570 for 100 Ah vs Battleborn $949 for 100 Ah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxMIs0PXrBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjpkI8quyzQ&t=534s Carbon fiber masts - Gigaparts Flex 6400 + Maestro   Vince Socially Distant FD a success! Visitors from all over North America via Zoom Local Deputy Mayor and Fire Chief in attendance Adult beverage delivery actually happened! Aim high when you ask club members to contribute! http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php to check on entries Gaston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUoEuaQ_l2Q Location: Tonto National Forest - evening/overnight operation X-factor: heat Man portable: 58.5 lb pack including 8L of water (17.5 lbs) Conditions: 101- 85 degrees (F) Did not participate in FD activities Gear:  PackTenna Linked Dipole: 20m/40m (80m not used) PackTenna TrekMount with Comet BNC-24 antennas for 2m SSB FT-818 with ARMOLOQ TPA pack frame, 4.5Ah LiFePO4, 20 watt Powerfilm solar panels, Buddipole PowerMini EmComm Tools testing successful: APRS text msg (SMSGTE), 40m Winlink status email, call lookup Mark N6EOF 2A Santa Barbara. 631 QSOs: 351 SSB, 94 Digital (FT4 and FT8), 186 CW. 100W so 2x multiplier.  1822 Total QSO points, 350 Bonus points. Final score: 2172 points! (but it's totally not a contest.) Had a great turn out! About 12 people total, 7 active hams who played with the radios at least a bit. Ran entirely on solar power, only spun up the generator for a couple minutes to make sure it worked, and show another person how (it's mod'd for Propane.)  2 stations, 100W both, using nothing but solar. I'm really proud of that. SSB station: FT-920, on an EFHW, cut for 40m (so resonates on 40/20/15/10m), but added a loading coil and stub to add 80m. It worked really well, but required more tuning at the radio than I anticipated. The loading coil was 13 turns of antenna wire around an FT140-43 (which should have been about 110uH, except that it totally isn't, it's 150uH, I should have done 11 turns… Oops…)  All the designs I've seen show a linear coil of antenna wire around a form, not a toroid. I'm wondering if the capacitive coupling of the toroid was different enough from the linear coil to affect tuning on 40m and above.  (The wrong inductance should have only negatively affected 80m, which definitely was tuned too low.) Used the feedline as a counterpoise, put a current choke 1:1 balun about 12 feet from the feedpoint: 13 turns of RG-8X around an FT240-43. You think wrapping magnet wire around toroids is a pain? CW/Digital station: Club member brought his Packtenna clipped dipole. Used it with his Flex6600 and Maestro. Worked a charm. 20m SSB was CHEEK BY JOWEL... Rod VA3ON  Teamed up with my friend (and Elmer) Peter West VE3HG to create a small scale field day for us and our two Padawans, Iuliya VE3UHA  and Dante VA3DNF. (4 total) Both teenagers licenced as Basic with Honours during the pandemic shutdown, but had yet to operate HF. Used the Oakville club call VE3HB. At the scenic "West Estate" we got a few antennas up (Dipoles, horizontal Endfed and verticals) 5 Watts on two Elecraft KX2 Stations (Commonality of rigs, preserved learning): Station A: CW  Station B: Phone and FT8 on the other New HRWB Logger appliance (with N1MM) - Avita Magus II [WT9M10C44] 10 Inches Intel Celeron 4GB RAM 64GB Storage Touch 2-in-1 Windows 10 Tablet PC Black     - rocked Conditions Phone was horrific on Saturday FT- not much better - could hear lots but nothing worked well CW great (as usual) To make CW workable we used a CW reader and keyer with preloaded exchanges and a keyboard. An approach I've not used before with rookies to shortened the learning curve. Emphasis on learning and getting the tempo. We may be seeing a lot more of these two as CW contesters - they were aggressive! Segment 3 - EmComm Software Project by Gaston KT1RUN What is the purpose? API and web app for field expedient digital communications platform that runs on RPi Offgid, mobile-first and 1-click digital operations Headless: eliminate need for VNC and/or external display/keyboard/mouse Lightweight: small footprint memory, CPU and disk => conserve power What does it do? Allows headless operation of various ham radio tools (Pat, YAAC,direwolf, etc.) on a RPi (everything runs on the Pi; the web browser is the interface) Streamlines mode switching: Winlink ARDOP, Winlink packet and APRS Streamines messaging for both Winlink and APRS through templating engine Offline callsign lookup - includes approx. distance calc based on GPS Status information: time (local/UTC, hostname, IP, CPU temp, GPS, grid square) Remote shutdown What did you use to develop it?  App and API decoupled Backend: (API) Java JDK 11 Spring Boot: DI, uber jar, systemd, oh my Lucene: IR library (search background) Custom YAAC plugin: Light-weight HTTP API (REST-like)   Frontend: (not my area) Prototype: Bootstrap and jQuery Prod: React.js: What is the project status?  Do you want people to try it out? Status: Prototype, field experimentation Limited beta tentatively schedule for fall 2021 First round: Operators with FT-817/818 or FT-857D (maybe F

Doug K6JEY joins to get us on the air above 1GHz

Dr. Jack Mandelman K1VT, active DXer and CW Operator, joins us again to discuss non-conventional antenna options. PERMALINK = https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/more-magnetic-loop-antennas Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery 2 HRWB Bundle - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 Ham Radio Workbench will participate in the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo August 14th and 15th Booth + conference tables to meet and chat - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ QSL Card from KD9OLN, Parachute Mobile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nOk6LZ-_wY Listen at about 5:10 Argon ONE M.2 SATA Raspberry Pi 4 Case - https://www.argon40.com/argon-one-m-2-case-for-raspberry-pi-4.html HomeBridge Smart Device bridge to Apple HomeKit - https://homebridge.io/ TP Link KASA Power Strips - https://www.kasasmart.com/us/products/smart-plugs/kasa-smart-wi-fi-power-strip-hs300 Interview: Frank Howell Grilled me about Cycle25, and the concept of Virtual clubs (along with on the ICQ Podcast - episode 352 ICQ Podcast Episode 352 - Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings ...https://www.icqpodcast.com › download-the-show › icq-p...     Pascal Villenuve - VA2PV - AVITA Windows 10 Logging notebook - ok its a generic notebook but $150 USD - what a deal -          Avita Magus II [WT9M10C44] 10 Inches Intel Celeron 4GB RAM 64GB Storage Touch 2-in-1 Windows 10 Tablet PC Black      Sourdough: A Novel, by Robin Sloan - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JZNP18/ Art Maxwell book - Reflections - https://ca1lib.org/book/5279365/b3a6d5 Magloop calculator - https://www.66pacific.com/calculators/small-transmitting-loop-antenna-calculator.aspx Warning sign - https://www.amazon.com/JAC-MERCH-PRODUCTS-Danger-Sticker/dp/B07XLQMNZG

This week we take a look at directional antennas. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery 2 HRWB Bundle - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 PackTenna TrekMount portable VHF antenna http://www.packtenna.com Lab599 TX-500: https://lab599.com Portable: mcHF  http://www.m0nka.co.uk/ Transverter va3mw was talking about https://www.ebay.com/itm/254510549922?hash=item3b4202cba2:g:k5UAAOSwAi9fFz6O Flex radio WaveForms https://www.flexradio.com/documentation/smartsdr-waveform-api-pdf/ UHSDR on Github https://github.com/df8oe/UHSDR/wiki Home: Flex 6400 https://www.flexradio.com/products/flex-6400-signature-series-sdr-transceiver/ Attended FDIM, won a SoftRock RXTX Ensemble! Not sure what to do with it… :-D http://fivedash.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7 Morse tutor www.w8bh.net Virtual ham band on the internet, V Band https://hamradio.solutions/vband/ MG Chemicals conductive paints https://www.mgchemicals.com/category/conductive-paint/ RS-485 magnetometer https://4o3a.com/azimuth-magnetic-sensor 20v Dewalt tool family https://www.dewalt.com/products/power-tools/shop-by-cordless-platform/20v Antenna Theory Directivity The National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Air Forces - Great explanation of Directivity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNkjEnoRsU Antenna Fundamentals Bandwidth. Military Training film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VE9xoA_6M&t=569s Urban Beam:  https://helpdesk.flexradio.com/hc/en-us/articles/202118688-How-to-Submit-a-Request-for-Technical-Support#:~:text=Just%20click%20on%20the%20Sign,of%20the%20HelpDesk%20home%20page https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/2-element-antenna-products/urbanbeam-package/ What ever happened to the quad?  Used to be popular https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/antennas-propagation/cubical-quad-antenna/quad-basics.php Smitty's Comet H-422 https://www.cometantenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/H-422-instructions.pdf   Mark's setup: https://youtu.be/Jd3iCfUe9H8 Doublet http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/All-Band-Doublet.htm

We've got quite the roundtable this week - Smitty N6MTS, Rod VA3ON, and Mike VA3MW join us to ask about interesting projects on our workbenches, and our plans for Field Day 2021 PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/field-day-2021 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery 2 HRWB Bundle - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 Smitty's LCD Nixie Tube Clock -  https://www.banggood.com/Pseudo-glow-Tube-Programmable-Display-IPS-Screen-RGB-Clock-Desktop-Creative-Ornaments-Digital-Clock-Colorful-LED-Picture-Display-p-1789259.html Smitty's Firmware for said Clock -  https://github.com/SmittyHalibut/EleksTubeHAX A real Nixie Tube clock - https://www.tindie.com/products/PV_Electronics/nixie-tube-clock-kit-with-in-12-tubes/  EpocCam - https://www.elgato.com/en/epoccam ZM-2 Antenna Matching Unit - https://steadynet.com/emtech/ Alfa Spid Rotator - http://www.alfaradio.ca Osmo Wood Finishes - https://www.osmo.de/en/

Doug K6JEY is back to talk about the test equipment and methods for optimizing receiver performance. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/receiver-optimization Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ HamShack Hotline - https://hamshackhotline.com https://hamshackhotline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/HH-FAQ.pdf DX Engineering - How Hamshack Hotline works Corsair Components, Inc.           (Streamdeck, etc) K6JEY presentation - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/articles.html

This week, Mike, George, Rod, and Jeremy discuss the approach and tools of prototyping. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/prototyping Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery 2 HRWB Bundle - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 Build your own electronics workshop book - https://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Electronics-Workshop-ebook/dp/B00820LWHK MakerPipe - https://makerpipe.com/

Dan Quigley N7HQ, Director of Amateur Products at Flex Radio, joins us discuss the role of your network in your shack. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/the-network-in-your-shack Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Previous HRWB Episode on Network Concepts - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/introduction-to-networking-and-network-security Download Files for the Flex Radio 19" Rack Patch Panel - HERE WIHA Electric Screwdriver - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08W7RXFWK/ MoCA - Multimedia over Coax Alliance - http://www.mocalliance.org/ Node-RED - https://nodered.org/ Node-RED Ham Radio Group - https://groups.io/g/nodered-hamradio Netgate Routers - https://shop.netgate.com/ Ubiquiti Network Equipment - https://www.ui.com/ DynDNS - https://account.dyn.com/ Free DNS services - https://techwiser.com/dyndns-alternatives/ Free diagramming - https://draw.io/

Join George, Jeremy, Smitty, Vince, Mike, and Rod as we answer audience questions live!

Winter is going, and that means it's time to start preparing for springtime operations!  George, John W7DBO, Mike VA3MW, and Rod VA3ON join to talk about their projects to prepare for Spring. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/spring-project-roundtable Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Join us LIVE Friday March 12th at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo at 9PM EST/6PM PST https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Low Band Systems - https://lowbandsystems.com https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/lbs-six2two-uhf/media/video Some great Technical slides with all the math / science (Hamvention 2017) - https://static-sl.insales.ru/files/1/7984/4996912/original/Using_High_Performance_Multiplexer_Technology_v1c.pdf RadioStuff - https://groups.io/g/RadioStuff www.eb104.ru Cool little HDMI Camera - https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1526285-REG/aida_imaging_hd_100a_hdmi_pov_camera_with.html Cool video switcher/streamer - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20200730-02

This week we have a mega cast to discuss how to start a workbench on a $250 budget.  George KJ6VU, Rod VA3ON, Vince VE6LK, and Dan AG7GM all present their recommendations while Mike VA3MW and Jeremy KF7IJZ give insight to the selections offered. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/250-dollar-workbench Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Join us at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on Friday 3/12, 2021 at 2100 EST / 1800 PST - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/  BayCon 2021 Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAM3ZqzDZxL2Ez5R2oD-Qw Mike's $31 DMM - https://www.banggood.com/ANENG-620A-4_7-inch-Large-LCD-Screen-Automatic-+-Manual-Intelligent-True-RMS-Digital-Multimeter-Resistance-Diode-Capacitance-Temperature-Frequency-Test-p-1805601.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN&ID=6287842 Vince D'eon VE6LK - http://ve6lk.com/ and https://twitter.com/VE6LK George Builds an IC-705 portable case - ttps://www.hamradioworkbench.com/george-kj6vus-blog.html Tester Diode Triode Capacitor Resistor Transistor LCR ESR NPN PNP MOSFET - https://www.amazon.com/wisTek-Transistor-Capacitor-Resistor-Colorful/dp/B07SZQ7VTF/ref=sr_1_83?dchild=1&keywords=lcr+esr+meter&qid=1613767657&sr=8-83 Plasti-Dip - https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plasti-Dip/N-5yc1vZ6z7  Veto Pro Pac - https://vetopropac.com/  Cycle25 Club YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy_0gANQteAstN8wHJR8QPw George's List - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SuskqruwVKmGCd15li9__VOVXv45fz8rd7jqtpyL3Yw/edit?usp=sharing Vince's List - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JQDEhrkI1ZuVnZaAKkoyyCSBUsRNBswHgkL9JVmRsxI/edit?usp=sharing Dan's List - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ES1RqjK2JgH22COja79vSv4Dl4XJSfucV9wjfFxRd4I/edit?usp=sharing Rod's List Rod - Pliers kit (6) Craftsman Stanley Black & Decker/Dewalt 22 https://www.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-Pliers-6-Piece-Pouch-CMHT81716/dp/B07QL3CLRS/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=electronics+tool+set&qid=1613782573&sr=8-9 Screwdrivers (16) (iPhone) Craftsman Tell this story 20 https://www.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-944979-Pieces-Set-Electronics/dp/B01HZWV0JU/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=craftsman+electronics+screwdrivers&qid=1613782859&sr=8-5 Ratcheting screwdriver/Bits Craftsman Have this already? 20 https://www.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-Ratcheting-Screwdriver-26-Piece-CMHT68001/dp/B07SGVXKZ9/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/146-1530988-4851835?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07SGVXKZ9&pd_rd_r=c4901bbb-ba48-4453-b4ad-5578484f367f&pd_rd_w=SsvfV&pd_rd_wg=JDFZ7&pf_rd_p=f325d01c-4658-4593-be83-3e12ca663f0e&pf_rd_r=MRA12DNAN97M113YKF9Z&psc=1&refRID=MRA12DNAN97M113YKF9Z Soldering Rod -  Solder Station Weller WESD51 Used 48 48 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Weller-WESD51-Digital-Solder-Station-50-W-350-850-F/114680045896?hash=item1ab376a148:g:s8AAAOSw~Q9gJadb   we1010na New 109 0 https://www.amazon.com/Weller-WE1010NA-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B077JDGY1J/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=WE1010NA&qid=1613781309&sr=8-2   Education kit 159 usd with lb solder and xcelites     Test Equipment DMM - Digital Multi Meter Fluke Model 101 New 51 https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-101-Multimeter-Resistance-Capacitance/dp/B00HE6MIJY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fluke+101&qid=1613781680&sr=8-1 Consumables Solder Kester "44" 63/37 .031 New 12.49 https://www.amazon.com/Kester-Rosin-Core-Solder-Dispense-Pak/dp/B017WK9HQS/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=SOLDER+kester+63%2F37&qid=1613781863&s=industrial&sr=1-7 Solder wick Tiny roll (Yellow) New 3.5 https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Desoldering-Length-Yellow/dp/B008O9W78C/ref=sr_1_7_mod_primary_new?dchild=1&keywords=solder+wick+yellow&qid=1613782353&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=8-7 Sponge Fits in caddy New 2.2 https://www.amazon.com/Weller-WCC104-Solder-Cleaning-Sponge/dp/B0091A7CUG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Sponge+for+weller+soldering+iron&qid=1613782468&sr=8-3 Jeremy's List Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANZRT4M/ Hakko CHP-170 Micro Cutters - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FZPDG1K/ Uni-T UT-139C Digital Multimeter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016JXASYE/ Irwin VISE GRIP Wire Stripper - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OQ21CA/ iFixit Mako Precision Screwdriver Set - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0189YWOIO/ Mitotoyu Pocket Steel Rule - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OBX14Q/ 1/4" Right Angle Driver Set - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062FSAVI/ EEVBlog BM235 DMM - https://www.amazon.com/EEVblog-BM235-Brymen-Multimeter/dp/B01JZ1ADCO/

It's time for BayCon once again! In this episode, Mike Walker VA3MW walks us through his station automation and talks about leveraging Node Red for control. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/baycon-2021-station-automation Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Intro to Station Automation Video - https://youtu.be/AJGhu8r7cYU?t=11671 Using Node Red for Station Automation Video - https://youtu.be/AJGhu8r7cYU?t=15234

Steve Hicks N5AC, Chief Technology Officer for Flex Radio, joins us to talk about the approach that Flex takes to build not just radios, but radio platforms. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/flexradio-hardware-architecture Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Kevin KM6WUM joins to talk about building a portable satellite tracker. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/portable-satellite-tracker Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Mke K8MRD stops by to talk about portable operation.  George and Jeremy discuss their new ICOM IC-705s. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/portable-ops K8MRD Radio Stuff Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff G90 Go Box/Solar Generator video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHS1ONJ3TrI&t=1s G90 Go Box/Solar Generator build video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ45RgHDUNU Harbor Freight Apache Cases - https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=apache%20case Sherwood Engineering RF Receiver Comparison - http://www.sherweng.com/table.html IC-705 ZMount - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P4LX3RF IC-705 cage - https://www.peovi.com/product/ic705-tatical-cage/ IC-705 Cage option 2 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/protective-case-cover-folding-stand-Antenna-Bracket-For-ICOM-705-IC-705/174559653485?hash=item28a490ee6d:g:W7AAAOSwaOtf2CxQ

Ben Jordan KN6GPS from Autodesk joins to discuss considerations of RF PCB Design. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/rf-pcb-design Mini VNA Tiny - https://www.amazon.com/1M-3GHz-Network-Analyzer-Generator-S-Parameter/dp/B07JNLDJBJ/ref=asc_df_B07JNLDJBJ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=252589173590&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15109129527556213336&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061323&hvtargid=pla-584683107281&psc=1 The transmission line design handbook - https://www.amazon.com/Transmission-Handbook-Propagation-Microwave-Hardcover/dp/0890064369 Simberian RF EM circuit simulation - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=simberian Lime SDR - https://limemicro.com/products/boards/limesdr/ AppCad - http://www.hp.woodshot.com/ QUCS Circuit Simulator - http://qucs.sourceforge.net/ Nano VNA - https://nanovna.com/ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/reviews-of-the-nanovna-an-ultra-low-cost-50-vector-network-analyzer/ Octiave - https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/index Open EMS field solver - https://openems.de/start/ Antenna Theory web site - http://www.antenna-theory.com/

This week George and Smitty spend time with Derek Kozel K0ZEL talking about the GNU Radio project. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/GNU-Radio Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ mcHF QRP Transceiver - by Chris M0NKA - http://www.m0nka.co.uk/ RemoteRig setup with TM-D710G for the Cardiff University Amateur Radio Society - GC0CDF - https://cardiffars.org.uk Double Delta Skeleton Slot, analysis. Data posted - https://github.com/SmittyHalibut/DoubleDeltaSlotAntenna George's Blog - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/george-kj6vus-blog.html GNU Radio - https://www.gnuradio.org/ GNU Radio Tutorials for SSB receiver - https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/Simulation_example:_Single_Sideband_transceiver PySDR - https://pysdr.org/ PlutoSDR: https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/evaluation-boards-kits/adalm-pluto.html HackRF - https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/ SDRPlay - https://www.sdrplay.com/

Rod, Mike, George, and Jeremy discuss gift ideas for the ham in your life as well as what 2020 has inspired them to carry into 2021. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2020-gift-guide Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Raspberry Pi PiServer - https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/piserver/ Transcend MLC High Endurance SD Cards - https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Information-Micro-Adapter-TS32GUSDHC10V/dp/B01BDKTQY6 MacLoggerDX - https://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html Wizkers Radio - http://www.wizkers.io/wizkersradio Nano VNA video Andreas HB9BLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pjcEKQY_Tk&vl=en George's Blog - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/george-kj6vus-blog.html RigExpert Antenna Analyzers - https://rigexpert.com/ LP-100A http://www.telepostinc.com/lp100.html  Array Solutions Power-Master II - https://www.arraysolutions.com/test-equipment/pm2-3k-so  Heil Parametric Receive Audio System (And Speaker) - https://heilhamradio.com/products/parametric-receive-audio-system/ Hakko FR-301 desoldering gun  - https://www.amazon.com/American-HAKKO-Products-FR301-03-Desoldering/dp/B07BFVFMS9/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hakko+301&qid=1605322409&sr=8-1 Hakko FX888-D Soldering Station - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=hakko+808&qid=1605322513&sr=8-3 Knipex - https://www.knipex.com/en/home/ Wiha - https://www.wihatools.com/ Wera - https://www-de.wera.de/en/ iFixIt Screw Driver Manta Kit - https://www.amazon.com/iFixit-Manta-Driver-Kit-Piece/dp/B07BMM74FD/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=ifixit&qid=1605321900&sr=8-5 Wera Metric Driver Set - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I8MYMT2/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Wera Imperial Derive Set - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016NC7NN0/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Raspberry Pi 400 - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/?resellerType=home Fluke 101 DMM - https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-101-Multimeter-Resistance-Capacitance/dp/B00HE6MIJY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=fluke+101&qid=1605572864&sr=8-2 Tekpower TP3016M Portable Handheld Variable DC Power Supply - https://www.amazon.com/Tekpower-TP3016M-Portable-Handheld-Variable/dp/B015OA1J82/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=variable+power+supply+12v+portable+electronics&qid=1605313439&sr=8-3 USB Power Supply - https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Obsidian-Smart-Charger-113914/dp/B0198QDMIS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QNUZJJPZP7T3&dchild=1&keywords=monoprice+obsidian+plus+usb+desktop+charger&qid=1605324760&sprefix=monoprice+obsi%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1 4 Port USB power supply https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=16242 Veto Pro Pac MB-MC - https://vetopropac.com/mb-mc-tool-bag-rubber-base/ National Suicide Prevention Helpline - https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ National Treatment Referral Hotline - https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline#:~:text=SAMHSA's%20National%20Helpline%20%E2%80%93%201%2D800,%2D662%2DHELP%20(4357) Veteran's Crisis Line - https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

Classic Radios with Dennis Kidder W6DQ and Mike VA3MW. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/even-more-classic-radios Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ George's Blog - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/george-kj6vus-blog.html

Mike, George, and Jeremy discuss the common types of wire HF antennas - Dipoles and End Feds.  We talk about the physical, electrical, and performance aspects of these antenna types. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/wire-antennas Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ DIY 10Ghz Transverter - http://www.w1ghz.org/MBT/Simple_and_Cheap_Transverter_for_10_GHz.pdf 3ghz Reallocation - http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-formally-adopts-proposals-to-remove-amateur-3-ghz-band-invites-comments New ARRL MicroController Book by Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE - http://www.arrl.org/shop/Microcontroller-Projects-for-Amateur-Radio/ George's Blog - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/george-kj6vus-blog.html YCCC Choke Information - http://www.yccc.org/Articles/W1HIS/CommonModeChokesW1HIS2006Apr06.pdf Sloper Antenna - https://www.hamradiosecrets.com/sloper-antenna.html Inverted V Antenna - https://m0ukd.com/calculators/inverted-vee-antenna/ Bell Labs Video on Wave Characteristics and Impedance - https://techchannel.att.com/play-video.cfm/2011/3/7/at&t-archives-similarities-of-wave-behavior End-Fed Wire Length - https://palomar-engineers.com/tech-support/tech-topics/best-hf-end-fed-antenna K8MRD PackTenna end fed half wave video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkL3s3_6AWM Random Wire Antenna Lengths - https://udel.edu/~mm/ham/randomWire/ IC-705 Tilt mount - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P4LX3RF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 IC-705 Tripod - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076F4ZTW9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 IC-705 Backpack Insert - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076446F6D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Small case to put the camera insert and radio inside for storage / transit - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BP8UUCE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The Wireman - https://thewireman.com/ Davis RF - http://www.davisrf.com/ DX Wire - https://www.dx-wire.de/ Packtenna groups.io - https://groups.io/g/packtenna RigExpert Antenna Analyzers - https://rigexpert.com/ NanoVNA Comparison Video - https://youtu.be/GipCVEsiqXc Toroid Suppliers - http://www.amidoncorp.com/ferrite-toroids/ https://palomar-engineers.com/ferrite-products/ferrite-cores https://www.fair-rite.com/

Mike VA3MW and Smitty KR6ZY are back to continue answering YOUR Amateur Radio questions! PERMALINK: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/listener-questions-part-2 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Tripod for IC-705 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076F4ZTW9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Z type tilt stand - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P4LX3RF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Tenba BYOB 9 Slim Backpack Insert - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076446F6D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 MX-P50M Amplifier - https://www.ebay.com/itm/45W-MX-P50M-HF-Power-Amplifier-for-FT-817-ICOM-IC-703-Elecraft-KX3-QRP-FT-818/223997697007?hash=item34274d9bef:g:S2MAAOSw6WlerpH~ Bioenno 6Ah battery - https://www.bioennopower.com/collections/12v-series-lifepo4-batteries/products/12v-6ah-lfp-battery-black-w-pvc-pack Battery charger - https://www.bioennopower.com/products/14-6vdc-2a-ac-to-dc-charger-dc-plug-for-lifepo4-batteries QSO Today PackTenna presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnx_DXFHNcU Under Desk Cable Management - https://www.amazon.com/Under-Desk-Cable-Management-Tray/dp/B07HMXBSLW/ref=sxin_9 Bioenno 12V Car Battery Charger - https://www.bioennopower.com/collections/8-ac-to-dc-chargers-accessories/products/14-6v-3a-car-charger-for-12v-lifepo4-batteries-bpc-1503car

Mike VA3MW and Smitty KR6ZY join us to answer YOUR Amateur Radio questions! PERMALINK: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/listener-questions Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Smitty Simple mic splitter from my Audio Building Blocks Explained YouTube series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhRhuo30TzWvVQdhLuH-47H6lff0Knk5 Morserino - http://www.morserino.info/morserino-32.html Epic Power Gate - http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=epic-pwrgate Logbook of the World Info on Multiple Station Locations Define a Station Location for each new place (grid square) from which you operated, and use that Station Location to submit the QSOs you made from that location. Back to "Frequently Asked Questions" Common Mode Current Chokes - http://www.yccc.org/Articles/W1HIS/CommonModeChokesW1HIS2006Apr06.pdf Jeff Glass on beginning Electronics and other amazing information - https://jeff.glass/blog/ KR6ZY's Audio Building Blocks Explained - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhRhuo30TzWvVQdhLuH-47H6lff0Knk5

Doug K6JEY returns to talk about Earth Moon Earth operations.   Show notes to come.

Mike and Smitty join George and Jeremy to take a DEEP dive on the fundamentals of designing a mixer for all of your audio sources in the shack.  This is a continuation of the station controller design series. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  @hamworkbench    https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/analog-audio-design KR6ZY's Audio Building Blocks Explained - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhRhuo30TzWvVQdhLuH-47H6lff0Knk5 KR6ZY's Interview on QSO Today - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/kr6zy Mike's Remote Journey QSO Today Expo Presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWZgZgx3UKQ The Slot Antenna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTrlLf1eWA&feature=youtu.be Kindle book he mentions - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08D8LC9HP/  Search for Amelia Erhart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHXHxtaImRo&feature=youtu.be Is 3db worth a divorce? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oml13BYG3mo&feature=youtu.be mAT-Tuner for IC-705 - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/mtu-mat-705 ICOM AH-705 - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/17050705.html

Today on the workbench, We talk test equipment with Doug Millar K6JEY. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  @hamworkbench    https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ PERMALINK https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/rf-test-equipment QSO Today Viurtual Ham Expo 2020 - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Doug on QSO Today - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/K6JEY Download Test Gear for Hams - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/uploads/1/1/9/9/119903037/hrwb-test-gear-for-hams.pdf  

John W7DBO, Mike VA3MW and Rod VA3ON join us to debrief on FIeld Day in the time of Pandemic. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2020-field-day-debrief Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2020 - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ GPS Module For Raspberry Pi - https://amzn.to/30J811Q New Lightning Protection Idea - https://qrznow.com/antenna-remote-disconnect-for-lightning-protection/ https://vimeo.com/133917999 DIN Rails - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_rail DINrPlate Raspberry Pi DIN mount - https://www.buyapi.ca/product/dinrplate-din-rail-mount-for-raspberry-pi-3/ Benq Screenbar Monitor Light - https://www.benq.com/en-us/lamps/computer-desklamp.html TS80P USB C soldering Iron - https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Portable-Soldering-Temperature-Adjustable/dp/B088LYLF8T/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ts-80+usb+c+soldering+iron&qid=1595639378&sr=8-1 Goal Zero Luna Light https://www.goalzero.com/shop/flashlights/luna-touch-led-light/one/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjer4BRCZARIsABK4QeVAWe4zE3pWJW67lTwDieEh3EZoGsmzC6pSSdppldHstvej5u8Ei6caAkyTEALw_wcB PowerFilm Solar Light Saver Max - https://www.powerfilmsolar.com/products/lightsaver-max-portable-solar-charger West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer - http://www.westmountainradio.com/cba.php Product Review West Mountain Radio CBA - https://youtu.be/7OGLTlDvWVU John Field Day Recap VIdeo: https://youtu.be/UPDxIm-X-Jk John Drone Antenna Deploy: https://youtu.be/MvSGPGC94ik John Link to Drone Device: https://amzn.to/2VP4EVi Jitsi Videobridge Video Conferencing Software - https://jitsi.org/jitsi-videobridge/ Super lightweight photo tripod for 2m yagi - https://www.amazon.com/Nifty-Z15-Zip-Pod-Black/dp/B008YE0ILU/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=zip+tripod&qid=1595644282&s=electronics&sr=1-2 Zen and the Art of Radio Telegraphy - https://www.qsl.net/ik0ygj/enu/ Build-a-Pi for Ham Radio and Raspberry Pi - https://github.com/km4ack/pi-build John Podcast: fieldradiopodcast.org Blog: w7dbo.net YouTube: youtube.com/fieldradiopodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FieldRadioPodcast/ Twitter: @FieldRadioPod

Mike VA3MW and Rod VA3ON join George to start designing the ultimate station controller. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/station-controller-brainstorm Get in Touch! Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact Us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2020 - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Tenba BYOB 9 Slim 8.5 x 8,5 x 3.5 - https://www.amazon.com/Tenba-Backpack-Insert-Tools-636-286/dp/B0763V2CXT/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=rectangular%2BCamera%2BLens%2BBags%2B%26%2BCases&qid=1594335173&s=photo&sr=1-7-catcorr&th=1 Nanuk 910 Case - https://www.amazon.com/Nanuk-Waterproof-Hard-Case-Insert/dp/B00BP8URV8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nanuk+910+green&qid=1594338497&s=electronics&sr=1-1 Low Photo Tripod - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Folding-Mini-Tripod-Stand-Phone-Camera-Portable-Tabletop-Holder-360-Degrees-Rotatable-Ball-Head-Cellphone-Clip-Compatible-Android-Smartphone-DSLR-Spo/688241566?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101001360 NIfty Z15 Zip Pod "tripod" - https://www.amazon.com/Nifty-Z15-Zip-Pod-Black/dp/B008YE0ILU/ref=pd_sbs_421_3/143-9026162-9145331?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008YE0ILU&pd_rd_r=32ae4b6f-8959-4244-b052-12ef9f96e38a&pd_rd_w=LOZWO&pd_rd_wg=q0OfF&pf_rd_p=bdc67ba8-ab69-42ee-b8d8-8f5336b36a83&pf_rd_r=YFC9GZPKPF3ZA7EZG8S7&psc=1&refRID=YFC9GZPKPF3ZA7EZG8S7

David KI6ZHD and Ed W6ELA join George to talk about New Packet Radio, a new digital radio protocol that supports two-way IP traffic designed to be in service of extending various Amateur Radio networks like HSMM, Ham Net, and AREDN. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/new-packet-radio Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Ham Clock - https://dl1gkk.com/ham-clock-raspberry-pi/ https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ham/HamClock/ What is New Packet Radio? - https://hackaday.io/project/164092-npr-new-packet-radio New Packet Radio - https://groups.io/g/New-Packet-Radio/topics

John Jacobs W7DBO of the Field Radio Podcast and Rod Hardman VA3ON of Canada join us to talk about Field Day in the time of Pandemic.  The League has made adjustments to the ruleset to allow for more scored participation from our home stations.  Hams are also being creative and exploring creative ways to participate. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/arrl-field-day-2020 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  @hamworkbench    https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact Us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister DMR Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ PCB design workshop via Zoom Topic: Ham Radio Workbench PCB Tutorial Time: Jun 20, 2020 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77430076765?pwd=WGcvUjY5a3ZMWmx3d2hrbzRCMjBJUT09 Meeting ID: 774 3007 6765 Password: pcb New Packet Radio - https://hackaday.io/project/164092-npr-new-packet-radio Raising Electronics racks and shelves - https://risingracks.com/ Magnetic Loop Calculator -  http://www.66pacific.com/calculators/small-transmitting-loop-antenna-calculator.aspx RPi 4 USB Mass Storage Boot Beta - https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=277007 ARRL Field Day 2020 Rules - http://www.arrl.org/news/field-day-2020-a-time-to-adapt http://www.arrl.org/news/temporary-rule-waivers-announced-for-2020-arrl-field-day 1940 Field day - something to learn from in for 2020 - https://onetuberadio.com/2020/06/10/field-day-1940-and-field-day-2020/ Stuart KB1HQS portable operating on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSkFZt2bfUZ-w3xNxUANFVw Chameleon MPAS Antenna System - https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/cha-mpas-modular-portable-antenna-system-20 SainSmart TS100 Style 12V Soldering Iron - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0183RJIUE/ Fuel and Water Containers (Shameless Canadian Plug) Sceptre Military Fuel Containers - https://scepter.com/products/military-products/ MFC Wrench - https://jagmte.com/products/scepter-mfc-wrench MFC Spout - https://scepter.com/products/military-products/military-accessories/military-fuel-can-spout-3-4-19-mm-04856/

Mike Walker VA3MW is back to deep dive on building the ultimate remote shack control solution. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/Remote-Station-Control Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - @hamworkbench https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact Us - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister DMR Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Mike's Rotor controller - http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d89.html and https://blog.radioartisan.com/yaesu-rotator-computer-serial-interface/ Field Day 2020 update - http://www.arrl.org/news/temporary-rule-waivers-announced-for-2020-arrl-field-day Flex Radio Remote Operating Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ws9gLZHBU

Bill Meara N2CQR from the SolderSmoke Podcast is in to talk about adventures in homebrew and the history of SolderSmoke. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - @hamworkbench    https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Email:  [email protected] PERMALINK: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/Bill-Meara-from-the-SolderSmoke-Podcast SolderSmoke Podcast - http://www.soldersmoke.com/ SolderSmoke Blog - http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/ SolderSmoke YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20TcdWSSFliMhg3k2A1a5w Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics - https://www.amazon.com/SolderSmoke-Global-Adventures-Wireless-Electronics-ebook/dp/B004V9FIVW Michigan Might Mite DIY QRP Project - https://qrpguys.com/mmm-40m-transmitter

Marcel Stieber AI6MS and Vince D'Eon VE6LK join to talk about administering remote ham license exams in the US and Canada during COVID-19. Rod Hardman VA3ON joins to talk about remote Field Day operations. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/Remote-Ham-Radio-License-Exams-and-Remote-Field-Day Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Digilent Analog Discovery HRWB bundle code: ham radio workbench 2020 - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Marcel's Workbench https://twitter.com/AI6MS and https://www.qrz.com/db/AI6MS LiFePO4 battery pack: https://twitter.com/AI6MS/status/1241786940803796992 https://hackaday.io/project/161771-lipow-the-usb-c-lipo-battery-charger https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2020/03/building-my-own-50ah-lifepo4-lithium.html https://elekitsorparts.com/product/npr-70-modem-by-f4hdk-new-packet-radio-over-70cm-band-amateur-radio-packet-radio Vince's Workbench http://w8bh.net/MorseTutor1.pdf https://caig.com/deoxit-d-series/ Repurposed retractor https://www.xsscuba.com/accessories/console-retractor ATMEGA32U4 Beetle Dev Board https://alexnld.com/product/geekcreit-beetle-usb-atmega32u4-mini-development-board-5v-dc-for-arduino-leonardo-r3/ https://twitter.com/vincedeon http://www.ve6lk.com http://www.fars.ca Marcel https://blog.hamstudy.org/2020/04/fully-remote-amateur-radio-license-exam-administration/ https://hamstudy.org/sessions https://glaarg.org/remote-sessions March 26, 2020 first Fully-Remote Exam Session in the US from W5YI - Richard batemann KD7BBC http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/march/usa-conducts-first-all-online-ham-radio-exam.htm Anchorage VEC Proctored Remote Exams https://kl7aa.org/vec/remote-testing/ http://www.arrl.org/field-day http://www.arrl.org/news/field-day-2020-a-time-to-adapt http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2020/Creative%20Approaches%20to%20Field%20Day%202020.pdf Vince's "Field Day 2013" http://ve6lk.com/home/how-field-day-became-a-reality-the-story-of-the-high-river-flood-of-2013/ http://ve6lk.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2013-FARS-FD-entry_Page_1.jpg https://www.flexradio.com/flex-6600/ http://www.remoterig.com/wp/ https://www.ui.com/products/#airmax CW Ops https://cwops.org/

Mike Walker VA3MW from Flex Radio joins us as we welcome Flex Radio as our latest sponsor.  We spend time catching up on projects, and share some news about the next 100 episodes. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Genesun discount code - HAM10OFF - https://sunforgellc.com/genasun/ PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/and-now-for-something-completely-different We welcome our new sponsor, Flex Radio - https://www.flexradio.com/ Flex Radio and Raytheon announcement - https://www.flexradio.com/flexradio-announces-strategic-partnership-with-raytheon/ Flex Radio and Remote Operating Episode - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/flex-radio-and-remote-operating-updates JDY-40 Data Radios - https://usa.banggood.com/JDY-40-2_4G-Wireless-Serial-Port-Transmission-And-Transceiver-Integrated-Remote-Communication-Module-p-1323988.html?gmcCountry=CA&createTmp=1&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgs&utm_content=haosen&utm_campaign=ssc-cag-en-0214&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyur0BRDcARIsAEt86IAOhencyTuo3qvFgBFleafabBtuiSR5WlYV6AQ9i7afF4XLvoh1muwaAnW5EALw_wcB&cur_warehouse=CN PackTenna presentation for the Foothill Amateur Radio Society last night by skype - http://www.bay-net.org/resources.html Vero VGC VR-N7500 Headless App Controlled Radio - http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=75121&osCsid=0g33e30fj1bih1s6drrupfqnm7 Anytone ATD-578UV III Pro - http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=75030&osCsid=0g33e30fj1bih1s6drrupfqnm7 Anytone ATD-578UV III Pro Technical Deep Dive - http://members.optuszoo.com.au/jason.reilly1/578mods.htm

HRWB joins the Ham Radio media Century Club!  We're joined by Brittany, Smitty, Rod, Kenneth, and Nick to celebrate the 100th episode of HRWB! PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/Century-Club Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ YouTube Live Stream - https://youtu.be/owBoGf8r4Xw    

More from BayCon 2020!  Mike Lavelle K6ML talks about his 122 GHz microwave radio and record setting contact.  Jim Eagleson WB6JNN speaks on weak signal VHF operating. Finally, Joel Wilhite KD6W talks Digital Amateur TV. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/baycon-2020-part-2 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ K6ML Presentation from 2020 - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/122_ghz_radio_k6ml.pdf K6ML Presentation from 2018 - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/k6ml-122ghzradio-baycon2018.pdf WB6JNN Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/vhf_weak_signal_wb6jnn.pdf KD6W Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/digital_amateur_tv_kd6w.pdf KD6W QSO Today interview - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/kd6w

Wayne Yoshida KH6WZ , long-time friend of George, stops by to talk about microwave radio and contesting. PERMALINK- https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/more-microwave-radio Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Genasun Discount Code - HAM10OFF Wayne Yoshida KH6WZ - https://wayne-yoshida-kh6wz.com/ YouTube: youtube.com/user/KH6WZ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynetyoshida/ Blog: https://wayne-yoshida-kh6wz.com/ beBee: bebee.com/bee/wayne-yoshida Featured on a Jeri Ellsworth (AI6TK) video at Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 (the last Bay Area MF): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77x-Q6dmmZs RobotDyn Black Pill STM32 ARM M4 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SLHVNW Palomar Engineers Mix 31 Ferrite - https://palomar-engineers.com/ferrite-products/ferrite-beads/Mix-31-c24443738 Info on ferrite cores - http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/chokes/ Jeremy's new Synth workstation design - https://twitter.com/KF7IJZ/status/1230678192802926592/photo/1 Autodesk Fusion 360 FREE for hobbyists - https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/is-fusion-360-free-indefinitely-if-your-a-hobbyist/td-p/6280628 Daisy Audio Development Platform - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electro-smith/daisy-an-embedded-platform-for-music Pure Data Multimedia Visual Programming Language - https://puredata.info/ Shapeoko - https://carbide3d.com/shapeoko/ San Bernardino Microwave Society: http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/ The World Above 1000 MHz: http://www.g3pho.org.uk/ North Texas Microwave Society: http://www.ntms.org/ 50 MHz and Up Group: http://www.50mhzandup.org/ Down East Microwave - https://www.downeastmicrowave.com/ DB6NT Microwave Products - http://www.db6nt.de/en/home.html Microwave Contesting in flat lands - http://km0t.com/ What a microwave rig looks like - https://wayneyoshidakh6wz.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/not-for-leftoversfor-mud2007.pdf

It's time for BayCon 2020!  This week we feature Rob Fenn KC6TYD talking about Parachute Mobile and Marcel Streiber AI6MS speaking about lithium batteries. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/BayCon-2020-Part-1 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save 10% on Genasun Products - HAM10OFF BayCon 2020 Presentations - http://www.bay-net.org/resources.html

Genasun has been the answer to an RFI free solar charging experience for George and Jeremy for many years.  This week, Ryan Gurin from Genasun joins us to talk all things solar power. We deep dive on charge controllers, battery technology, and panel technology. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save 10% on Genasun Products - HAM10OFF Electro Smith Daisy Synthesizer Development Platform - https://www.gearnews.com/namm-2020-electrosmith-daisy-microcomputer-audio-development-platform/ Genasun MPPT Solar Charge Controllers - https://sunforgellc.com/genasun/ Blue Sky Energy - https://sunforgellc.com/blue-sky-energy/ Life Blue Batteries self heating batteries with BlueTooth! - http://www.lifebluebattery.com/rv-boat-lithium-ion-batteries/ Battery University - https://batteryuniversity.com/ Ferrule Crimpers - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H950AK4/ Ferrule Kit - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XCX8FMZ/ GV-5 Mod - https://sunforgellc.com/gv-5-mod/ Grape Solar Panels - https://www.homedepot.com/s/grape%2520solar?NCNI-5 MC4 Connectors - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC4_connector Charging and Discharging a battery at the same time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_WEykbGE4 LiFePO4 vs AGM Batteries - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjQ-FT6KY0

George and Jeremy debrief on 2020 Winter Field Day. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2020-winter-field-day-debrief Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ RadioRouter - http://www.hamstack.com/ss_mixer.html Rigol Z Series Frequency Counter Accuracy - https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/03/31/accuracy-with-the-rigol-ds1054z-frequency-counter/ CI-V Cables - https://www.ebay.com/str/bluemax49ers Max Gain Systems fiberglass masts - https://MGS4u.com/ KD8LBS Winter Field Day Debrief - https://www.kd8lbs.com/2020/01/26/2020-winter-field-day/

Vance Martin N3VEM was previously on HRWB back in 2017 talking to us about his mobile device digital mode interface.  Since then he has undertaken a complete design and build of a dream ham shack. Vance talks us through the process of designing and building the ultimate ham shack in his basement including some unique approaches to walls and mounting. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/designing-the-perfect-ham-shack Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Vance Martin N3VEM - https://twitter.com/n3vem Vance's Blog - https://www.n3vem.com/ "Shack construction" posts start here: https://www.n3vem.com/blog/welcome HRWB019 Listener Projects Episode - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/listener-projects N3VEM on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/n3vem/?hl=en Parks on the Air - https://parksontheair.com/ Ham Radio 360 POTA Episode - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/02/21/ham-radio-360-w-w-f-f-aka-parks-on-the-air/ Winter Field Day - https://www.winterfieldday.com/ Ham Radio Workbench Introduction to Networking - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/introduction-to-networking-and-network-security Behringer XR12 - https://www.behringer.com/Categories/Behringer/Mixers/Digital/XR12/p/P0BI6#googtrans(en|en) Galaxy Audio AXS10 RM Rack Mounted Mixer - https://www.galaxyaudio.com/products/axs-10rm MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Microphone - http://www.mxlmics.com/microphones/studio/770/ JBL LSR305s MK2 Studio Monitors - https://www.jbl.com/studio-monitors/305PMKII-.html?dwvar_305PMKII-_color=Black-GLOBAL-Current Build of N3VEM's Shack - https://www.n3vem.com/blog/busy-beaver Kreg Pocket Hole Jig - https://www.kregtool.com/store/c13/kreg-jigsreg/p522/kreg-pocket-hole-jig-320/ DX Engineering Ferrites - https://www.dxengineering.com/search/product-line/dx-engineering-ferrite?autoview=SKU&sortby=Default&sortorder=Ascending Grounding and Bonding for THE Radio Amateur - https://www.arrl.org/shop/Grounding-and-Bonding-for-the-Radio-Amateur Motorola Radio Site grounding guide - https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Lands_ROW_Motorola_R56_2005_manual.pdf Blue Sea DC Wiring App - http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com/#

Smitty is back to talk to us about the new M17 Open Source Digital Radio System Project - an all encompassing 100% open source design that aims to implement digital radio communications similar to DMR but built on 100% open technology. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/M17-Open-Source-Digital-Radio-System Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Smitty's github - https://github.com/SmittyHalibut/ Smitty's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqAVJZju972nkt06BshQqQ?view_as=subscriber Smitty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/smittyhalibut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor M17 Open Source DMR-Like Hardware and Software System - https://teletra.pl/M17/blog/summary M17 Forums - https://teletra.pl/forum/index.php#c2  M17 Github - https://github.com/sp5wwp/M17_spec/blob/master/M17-Protocol.md M17 IRC - http://www.geekshed.net/  The #M17 channel. KB6NU Blog Post on M17 - https://www.kb6nu.com/m17-an-open-source-dmr-like-system/ Travis Goodspeed's MD380tools - https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/md380tools Codec 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec_2 FreeDV - https://freedv.org/ Bruce Perens' "HT of the Future" - https://perens.com/2019/05/23/ht-of-the-future-new-design/ Bruce Perens on Open Radio on QSOToday Podcast - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/k6bp Amateurs and Pactor - https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/fcc-gets-complaint-proposed-ham-radio-rules-hurt-national-security/ Pactor and the FCC - https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10808597817982/ExParteCommunicationAug8.pdf

Dennis Kidder W6DQ joins George to further discuss classic radio collecting and restoration. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/more-classic-radios Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Benchduino is 20% off for the Holidays (good through Jan 1, 2020) - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p11/benchduino-pcb-set.html Dennis Kider W6DQ on QSO Today - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/w6dq

It's Black Friday so George and Jeremy have a low-key show talking about the new BayNet Ham Radio Trailer Design considerations. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/ham-radio-trailer-design Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Benchduino back in stock and 20% off through the end of the year  - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p11/benchduino-pcb-set.html K8MRD PackTenna Mini Follow Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wp_3bms9v8 Midnight Solar Kid 30A Solar Charge Controller - https://www.midnitesolar.com/pages/kid/index.php Battle Born 100 Ah LiFePo4 Battle Born LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Battery - https://battlebornbatteries.com/shop/12v-lifepo4-deep-cycle-battery/ LiFePo4 Charger - Progressive Dynamics PD9245CV Inteli-Power Charger with Charge Wizard - 45 Amp Genesun 10 A solar charge controller - https://sunforgellc.com/gv-10/ Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor Comet Diamond K9000LRMO Motorized Rack Antenna Mount Power Tilt  FSN AE3 Motorized Antenna Lift Mount 12V Motor Drive Mount - https://www.ebay.com/itm/AE3-Motorized-Antenna-Lift-Mount-12V-Motor-Drive-Mount-for-Base-Station-Antenna/113336884837?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D9496a8fa68e74216b3769f238eb5535e%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D113336884837%26itm%3D113336884837%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A2ea70eaf-1484-11ea-812d-74dbd180e3a4%7Cparentrq%3Ac36ee06016e0a99b86e3a093ffffecf4%7Ciid%3A1 Battery Switch - Blue Sea Systems E-Series 9001E Selector 4-Position Battery Switch 6U Rack Frame - StarTech.com 6U Wall Mount Patch Panel Bracket - 14 inch Deep - 19" Patch Panel Rack Antenna patch panel - 24 Port BNC 50 OHM Female Patch Panel Rackmount

Mark "Smitty" Smith KR6ZY and John Jacobs W7DBO join us to talk about workbench and ham radio gift ideas for this holiday season. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2019-holiday-shopping-show Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Benchduino back in stock - Holiday Sale on Bechnduino 20% off $40 through the end of the year!!! - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p11/benchduino-pcb-set.html HRWB Holiday Shopping Shows - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/category/shopping-show NanoVNA - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/reviews-of-the-nanovna-an-ultra-low-cost-50-vector-network-analyzer/ In-Line DC Power Meter - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-DC-combo-Meter-LCD-Watt-Power-Volt-Amp-RC-Battery-charging-Analyzer-M/152339793114?fbclid=IwAR0u9SlZi2Dm6zOJyZt4fDTu7w_pjBIEYD_FiNfLymxtQUbMjcNHjfB17P0 Airspy HF Discovery - https://v3.airspy.us/product/airspy-hf-discovery/ Prusa 3d Prusa Mini - https://www.prusa3d.com/original-prusa-mini/ Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station - https://www.amazon.com/FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-Station-FX-888D/dp/B07XLNF5PK Hakko FX-951 Solidering Station - https://www.amazon.com/AMERICAN-HAKKO-PRODUCTS-INC-FX-951/dp/B0012B8NW8 Hakko FR-300 Desoldering Gun - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FR-301-Desoldering-Tool/dp/B07BKSLLG9 Hakko 611 Solder Spool Holder - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-611-2-Dual-Solder-Stand/dp/B009SCL8XE/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=hakko+soldering+spool&qid=1573926267&s=hi&sr=1-2 Hakko FA-400 Solder Smoke Absorber - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FA400-04-Bench-ESD-Safe-Absorber/dp/B00FZPSEY4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hakko+fa-400&qid=1573926942&sr=8-1 JLC PCB Service - https://jlcpcb.com/ Seeed Nano V3 Pocket 200khz Oscilloscope - https://www.seeedstudio.com/DSO-Nano-v3.html iFixit tool kit https://www.amazon.com/Syntus-Precision-Screwdriver-Electronics-Controller/dp/B0772SP617/ref=sr_1_6?crid=11Q3MZM5LFV5D&keywords=ifixit+tool+kit&qid=1573927947&s=industrial&sprefix=ifixit%2Cindustrial%2C204&sr=1-6 100pcs Solder Seal Wire Connectors, Sopoby Heat Shrink Butt Connectors - https://amzn.to/2XuCwGR Silicone Soldering Mat Heat Resistant - https://amzn.to/2KsqZCe KAI-200 - Antenna Analyzer - WSPR Transmitter ($?) http://jackdev23.wixsite.com/iw2ndh-swr-analyzer Panavise Jr - https://www.amazon.com/PanaVise-Model-201-Junior-Miniature/dp/B000B61D22/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=panavise+jr&qid=1573926550&s=hi&sr=1-2 iFixIt Driver Kit - https://www.amazon.com/iFixit-IF145-299-4-Driver-Bit-64pc/dp/B0189YWOIO/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=ifixit&qid=1573928431&sr=8-4 W6BHZ, Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club selling a bunch of classic boat anchors from a local SK: https://www.w6bhz.org/for-sale/ AnyTone D578 - https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/products/at-d578uv  TAC-Comm Metal Enclosures - https://www.tac-comm.com/ CS-800 DMR - http://www.connectsystems.com/products/top/radios%20CS800.htm TYT MD-430 - https://www.mtcradio.com/tyt-md-430-uhf-400-470-mhz-2-watts-dmr-analog-compact-ham-radio-handheld-w-programming-cable/

Eric Swartz WA6HHQ of Elecraft joins us to give an update on the forthcoming K4 Line of direct sampling HF Transceivers. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/elecraft-k4-update Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Benchduino back in stock - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p11/benchduino-pcb-set.html Particle IoT Platform - https://www.particle.io/ Particle Boron LTE IoT Device - https://store.particle.io/products/boron-lte-kit Keter Plastic Shelving - https://www.lowes.com/pd/Keter-74-in-H-x-36-in-W-x-18-in-D-4-Tier-Plastic-Freestanding-Shelving-Unit/1000988058 BNC to 3.5mm cable - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TH8QZCR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Dymo 160 Label Maker - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005X9VZ70/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00 Elecraft K4 HF Transceiver - https://elecraft.com/pages/k4-pre-order Waters and Stanton - UK Hamfest K4 Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngY2hvDQrD0 Understanding HF Receiver Specifications - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/understanding-hf-receiver-specifications RemoteHams - https://www.remotehams.com/

John Jacobs from the Field Radio Podcast joins us to talk about preparing for field radio operations. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/field-radio-prep Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Field Radio Podcast - http://fieldradiopodcast.org/ W7DBO.net - http://w7dbo.net/ John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/FieldRadioPod Extreme Cold Weather Gear - http://w7dbo.net/articles_cold.php Karinya - http://www.karinya.net/ ATT Signal Booster - https://www.amazon.com/Booster-Amplifier-Cellular-T-Mobile-Increase/dp/B07SC9LKTB/ref=asc_df_B07SC9LKTB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344108281580&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10457747667646125502&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061323&hvtargid=pla-783527962771&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=73225757470&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=344108281580&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10457747667646125502&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061323&hvtargid=pla-783527962771 Boost Mobile Signal Booster - https://www.wilsonamplifiers.com/blog/boost-mobile-signal-booster/

Kenneth Finnegan W6KWF talks to us about building internets (separate ot "The Internet") to support communication in Ham Radio Activities such as Emergencies and Field Day, without radios. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/using-internets-to-support-communication-without-radio Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Review of the amazing Flirc Pi case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p51pL4jb0D0 Flirc Raspberry Pi 4 Case - https://www.amazon.com/Flirc-Raspberry-Pi-Case-Silver/dp/B07WG4DW52/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3GG30Z1AYVKM6&keywords=flirc+raspberry+pi+4&qid=1570242886&sprefix=flirc%2Cindustrial%2C173&sr=8-3 MQTT - http://mqtt.org/ Mosquito - https://mosquitto.org/ Thermal gap filler is a thing RJ-45 to BNC adapters - 75 ohm CCTV baluns! - https://www.amazon.com/Igreeman-1080P-5MP-Surveillance-Transceiver-Connector/dp/B07967ZXBF/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_421_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8VZ5MVXDTS334K71S21E C4LABS Pi Cluster - https://www.c4labs.com/product/8-slot-stackable-cluster-case-raspberry-pi-3b-and-other-single-board-computers-color-options/ Modular Grid - https://www.modulargrid.net/e/modules/home BayCon discussion on ARKNet - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2018-baycon-radio-conference HamWAN - https://hamwan.org/ Ubiquiti - https://www.ui.com/ MikroTik - https://mikrotik.com/ RFC1918 - Address Allocation for Private Internets - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918 AMPRnet - https://www.ampr.org/ WriteLog - https://writelog.com/ Computer Aided Dispatch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_dispatch TicketsCAD - https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/Tickets_CAD BlackFlower - https://github.com/PhirePhly/blackflower NextCloud - https://nextcloud.com/ Mattermost - https://mattermost.com/ Asterisk - https://www.asterisk.org/ @KWF on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KWF Kenneth's Blog - https://Blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/

Jeff Lehman N8ACL joins us to talk Voice over IP / Radio over IP options beyond D-Star/DMR/Yaesu System Fusion, etc.  We explore technologies like IRLP, Echolink, and AllStar.   PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/Voice-Over-IP-for-Ham-Radio Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ React International Public Service through Communications - https://reactintl.org/ GMRS - https://www.fcc.gov/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs Linux Logical Volume Manager Intro - https://opensource.com/business/16/9/linux-users-guide-lvm FLIRC Raspberry Pi 4 Case - https://flirc.tv/more/raspberry-pi-4-case USB Booting of Raspberry Pi 4 (until the bootloader supports this) - https://jamesachambers.com/raspberry-pi-4-usb-boot-config-guide-for-ssd-flash-drives/ Cactus Intertie Network - http://www.cactus-intertie.org/ Voice over Internet Protocol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP Radio over Internet Protocol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_over_IP Internet Radio Linking Project - http://www.irlp.net/ Echolink - http://www.echolink.org/ AllStar Link - https://web-tpa.allstarlink.org/ Asterisk IP Telephony Software - https://www.asterisk.org/ HamVOIP - https://hamvoip.org/ AllStar Universal Radio Interface - http://dmkeng.com/index.htm Turn-key node hardware - http://www.micro-node.com/ USB AllStar Interface - http://usham.net/ Examples of Network Radio Hardware - https://network-radios.com/ HamShack Hotline - https://hamshackhotline.com/

Mike Walker, VA3MW, from Flex Radio Systems joins us to check on the latest at Flex and in remote radio operation. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/Flex-Radio-and-Remote-Operating-Updates Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer Flex Radio - https://www.flexradio.com/ IQ Router - http://evenroute.com/iqrouter Remote switch - https://www.kmtronic.com/ Node Red programming environment - https://nodered.org/ Node Red on Raspberry Pi - https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi MQTT - http://mqtt.org/

Mark "Smitty" Smith KR6ZY returns to debrief us on Amateur Radio at DEFCON 27.  He also unveils the winner of his project pole, the QRP Service Monitor and deep dives on his design vision for the project.   PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/QRP-Service-Monitor-Design Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland - https://disneyland.disney.go.com/destinations/disneyland/star-wars-galaxys-edge/ Droid Depot - https://disneyland.disney.go.com/shops/disneyland/droid-depot/ Star Wars Rebels - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2930604/ Chopper Droid - https://starwarsfans.fandom.com/wiki/Chopper Here's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4VP8CGtk BayNet Club survey - http://www.bay-net.org/survey.html Raspberry Pi Airplay Streaming Host - https://thepi.io/how-to-set-up-a-raspberry-pi-airplay-receiver/ https://www.hackster.io/opcode/apple-airplay-on-raspberry-pi-in-7-easy-steps-c7ff40 https://9to5toys.com/2019/01/03/raspberry-pi-airplay-receiver-setup/ Shairport-sync - https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync DIY Synth Guy Introduction to Op Amp Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQlSs3PObyY Teensy 4.0 - https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy40.html HiFiBerry Raspberry Pi DACs and Amps - https://www.hifiberry.com/ Pimoroni pHATDAC for Raspberry Pi - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/phat-dac DEFCON - https://www.defcon.org/ What is DefCon? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctQOmjQyYg Open Research Institute, Phase 4 Ground Station - https://openresearch.institute/2019/05/11/phase-4-ground-video-report-10-may-2019/ Smitty talking about microcontrollers at DefCon 21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiMdhnXuG58 Oral History of the movie Hackers - https://www.slashfilm.com/hackers-oral-history/ BadgeLife Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2fHKRONc6U Smitty's Design notes on the QRP Service Monitor - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AvHzDoBxXDUolqx6FsBMn076Gl0RjaEZqFqrANyeqWs/edit#heading=h.4zi320kpso8n

Jack Mandelman K1VT joins us again to talk about Magnetic Loop Antennas. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/magnetic-loop-antennas Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer Wikipedia article on Magnetic Loop Antennas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_antenna Magnetic Loop Antenna Dimension calculators - G4FGQ http://www.zerobeat.net/G4FGQ/page3.html#S301%22 4NEC2 Antenna modeling software - https://www.qsl.net/4nec2/ Ciro Mazzoni Automatic Magnetic Loop Antennas - https://www.dxengineering.com/search/brand/ciro-mazzoni/product-line/ciro-mazzoni-automatic-magnetic-loop-antennas?autoview=SKU&sortby=Default&sortorder=Ascending http://www.ciromazzoni.com/loop-antenna Alexloop - http://www.alexloop.com/ VE3UK 6m loop antenna - http://www.magloop.com Flexible feedline to make loops 7/8" Cellflex cable - https://www.talleycom.com/viewProduct?rlProdNum=RFSLCF78-50JA-A7&_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI16WP1LX54wIVCh6tBh3LoQ2zEAAYASAAEgJA5vD_BwE Solid Signal 1-1/4" flex cable - https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=UCF114-50JA&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=ucf114-50ja&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI16WP1LX54wIVCh6tBh3LoQ2zEAQYBSABEgK3HvD_BwE Solid Signal 7/8" flex cable for transmitting loop - https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=lcf78-50jaa7 McMaster Carr - https://www.mcmaster.com/ Olander Company - https://www.olander.com/ LZ1AQ RX loop preamplifier - http://www.lz1aq.signacor.com/ AFEDRI SDR-Net description - http://www.afedri-sdr.com/ Remote Hams - http://remotehams.com/ Background image in episode banner © Trixt / Wikimedia Commons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_antenna#/media/File:Loop_antenna.jpg

In this episode, Gerald Wilson KK5FO gives us an overview of general receiver software for Software Defined Radios and deep dives on software designed for specific applications. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/software-defined-radio-software Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer Homebrew Heros - https://homebrewheroes.org/ Star Tech Wall Mount Rack - https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Mount-Patch-Panel-Bracket/ Navpoint rack - https://www.amazon.com/NavePoint-Network-Server-Cabinet-Enclosure/ Pop!_OS - https://system76.com/pop   The 8 bit guy on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww Strange Parts on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8DQrSp5yEP937qNqTooOw VNC on Raspberry Pi - https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/vnc/ VNC Viewer App - https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/ 3Blue1Brown on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw Signals Everywhere on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/pspheaven RTL-SDR Supported Software - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/ SDR# - https://airspy.com/download/ Fast Fourier Transforms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spUNpyF58BY MFJ SDR Interface - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1708SDR GQRX Linux/Mac SDR Software - http://gqrx.dk/ SDR Console - https://www.sdr-radio.com/ SpyServer Remote SDR Receiver Locations - https://airspy.com/directory/ GQRX Raspberry Pi 3 Version - http://gqrx.dk/download/gqrx-sdr-for-the-raspberry-pi Cubic SDR - https://cubicsdr.com/ SDR Touch Android SDR Application - https://sdrtouch.com/ iOS SDR Receiver - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/new-rtl-sdr-receiver-app-for-ios-released/ Openwebrx SDR Web Server Application - https://sdr.hu/openwebrx Yet Another APRS Client - https://www.ka2ddo.org/ka2ddo/YAAC.html VB Cables - https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/ Weather Satellite Reception - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/wxtoimg/ GNUAIS AIR Reception - http://gnuais.sourceforge.net/ Skyboat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_NC-4 The Harrowing Journey of a Pacific Clipper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GbkM6n90o ADSB - https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/adsb/ FlightAware - https://flightaware.com/ ADSB Exchange - https://www.adsbexchange.com/ Piaware FlightAware Image - https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/ Dump1090 - https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 Virtual Radar Server - http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/ POCSAG - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POCSAG SIGIDWIKI - https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Signal_Identification_Guide POCSAG Decoding - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-pocsag-pager-decoding/ PDW Pager Decoder - https://www.discriminator.nl/pdw/index-en.html Linux multimon decoding - https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng Unitrunker - http://www.unitrunker.com/ DSD Plus - https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/DSDPlus RadioReference Database of Frequencies and Systems - https://www.radioreference.com/

Gerald Wilson KK5FO stops by to talk about the state of Software Defined Radio Hardware and Software in 2019.  This show was intended to cover hardware and software applications, but the hardware segment went long. We will cover SDR software in an upcoming episode. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/software-defined-radio-receivers Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - https://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer Raspberry Pi 4 - https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-from-35/ Raspberry PI 4 USB C - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/raspberry-pi-4-uses-incorrect-usb-c-design-wont-work-with-some-chargers/ Etus Research X300 SDR - https://www.ettus.com/all-products/x300-kit/   QNAP SFP to Thunderbolt Adapter - https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qna-tb-10gbe Improving Windows 10 for USB Data - https://bandzoogle.com/blog/20-ways-to-optimize-your-windows-10-pc-for-music-production DPC Latency Guide - https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208360865-Troubleshooting-DPC-latency SIXFAB LTE Modems for Raspberry Pi - https://sixfab.com/product-category/raspberry-pi-shields Dell SDR laptop - http://amzn.com/B07JXTFJVB Pimoroni Square Touchscreen for Raspberry Pi - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square Adafruit Touchscreens for Pi - https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pitft-3-dot-5-touch-screen-for-raspberry-pi/overview Super Het vs Direct Conversion Receivers - https://www.mwrf.com/systems/differences-between-receiver-types-part-1 RTL Broadcast SDR Filters (Scroll Down) - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/ miniVNA Tiny - http://miniradiosolutions.com/54-2/ Mini Circuits RF Filters - https://www.minicircuits.com/WebStore/RF-Filters.html Leo Bodnar Mini GPSDO - https://v3.airspy.us/product/lb-gpsdo-mini/ RTL-SDR KerberosSDR - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kerberossdr-4x-coherent-rtl-sdr#/ LimeSDR - https://myriadrf.org/projects/component/ HackRF - https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/ RTL-SDR Blog - https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ AirSpy SDRs - https://airspy.com/ AirSpy SDR Shop in the US - https://v3.airspy.us/ SDRPlay - https://www.sdrplay.com/ Ettus b200 Mini SDR - https://www.ettus.com/all-products/usrp-b200mini/

Scott Kerr KE1RR, President of the Collins Collectors Association, talks to us about the history of Collins radios, the joy of collecting vintage equipment, and considerations for restoration. PERMALINK - http://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/classic-radio-restoration Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cale K4CDN's  Fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer George's Field Day Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBAwyZKl-c Xiegu G90 HF Radio - https://www.amazon.com/Xiegu-Amateur-Transceiver-0-5-30MHz-Structure/dp/B07PQQVPDD Collins Collectors Association - http://www.collinsradio.org/ Videos for Collins 75A-4 - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=collins+75a4 Essential Workbench for Vintage Gear - http://www.collinsradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/The-Right-Stuff-for-your-Test-Bench-Kerr.pdf

This week Smitty KR6ZY joins George in the cohost chair as Jeremy had family obligations.  George talks about his new found interest in a series of tubes, and Mark talks about finding a new found interest. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/new-pursuits-in-the-old-hobby Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Smitty's Rotatable Dipole - https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5763 Drake R4C & T4XC Collins 75S1 Collins 75A4 ARES proposed standard audio interfaces - http://www.sloecc.org/headsets/proposal_ares_standard_headset.pdf Mark's Poll - what should he work on? - https://twitter.com/smittyhalibut/status/1140629582669705216?s=21

Rod Hardman, VA3ON joins us to share his take on the 2019 Hamvention as someone who was actually able to go out and experience it! Cale K4CDN GoFundMe to help w/ Carla's Cancer - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/2019-Hamvention-Debrief Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Mike K8MRD 12VDC Power Strip Board live build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l9VaEKd4P0&t=68s Review of Packtenna Mini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k083sSNGXyI MFJ Battery Booster - MFJ-4416C - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4416C MFJ Battery Booster Control Head - MFJ-4416BRC - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4416BRC Contest University Video Library - https://www.contestuniversity.com/videos/ K1EL WKUSB Mini Winkeyer - https://www.hamcrafters2.com/WKmini.html K3NG Arduino Based CW Keyer - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/ Jeremy - uBLOX GPS Breakout board from Airspy.us - https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-ublox-m8q3a-sma/ Hainbach YouTube Channel - Music from vintage test equipment - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeovElJP0n0i8ADaPsRSd8g

George, Brittany, and Jeremy just returned from Hamvention 2019 in Xenia, OH.  We had a record year this year - there was no shortage of folks who stopped by to say hello and to pick up our build projects!  In fact, we were so busy that we didn't get our usual level of coverage this year. A big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to say hello and support us.  A special big thanks to the guy who bought my go box! We interview Eric from Elecraft on the new K4 Direct Sampling SDR HF Transceiver, Mike from Flex Radio on the new multiFlex feature, and Kaitlyn from Digilent on the new Analog Discovery Studio.  We also include Hans Summer's presentation from FDIM. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hamvention-2019 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Elecraft K4 - https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver Flex Radio multiFlex - https://www.flexradio.com/multiflex/ Digilent Analog Discovery Studio - https://store.digilentinc.com/analog-discovery-studio-a-portable-circuits-laboratory-for-every-student/ Hans Summers' QRP-Labs - https://www.qrp-labs.com/

John Jacobs W7DBO is back to talk about preparations for ARRL Field Day 2019.  We talk equipment, operating styles, and opportunities to improve our skills. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/field-day-2019 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Field Radio Podcast - http://fieldradiopodcast.org/ Field Radio Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQ0a59Oqea3OF00701H-Ew Hex Beam (http://k4hex.com/) DIY Roadcase Store - https://www.diyroadcasesstore.com/ AmazonBasics VESA Laptop Plate - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010QZD6I6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Robot DYN Arduino 2560 Board for Benchduino - https://robotdyn.com/mega-2560-pro-embed-ch340g-atmega2560-16au.html Signal Search Drone Antenna Video - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2gD-0yd6GJ1Dh2-7Ko5kg 10x20 Carport - https://www.amazon.com/Caravan-Canopy-20-Feet-Domain-Carport/dp/B0032UY0C4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=238JV80J69UU6&keywords=10x20+canopy+tent&qid=1556939998&s=gateway&sprefix=10x20+%2Celectronics%2C154&sr=8-3 Eurmax 10'x10' Ez Pop Tent Commercial Instant Canopies with 4 Removable Zipper End Side Walls and Roller Bag Bonus 4 SandBags Weight, 1-White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BSLQSVO?aaxitk=NY-kd8Td2dkgmeKO7mrAoQ&pd_rd_i=B01BSLQSVO&pf_rd_p=3fade48a-e699-4c96-bf08-bb772ac0e242&hsa_cr_id=5240242960601&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41SzisSNxiL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B01BSLQSVO SandBag Only - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0GI2OU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Bandpasser Antenna Bandpass Box - https://www.arraysolutions.com/as-419 AT-100PROII - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ldg-at-100proii?seid=dxese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-dxese1-_-ldg-electronics&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5q214vaA4gIVyR-tBh2spABTEAQYAiABEgLxufD_BwE Vanquest backpack IBEX - https://www.vanquest.com/ibex-35-backpack-multicam-black/ Par Electronics Omni Loop Antenna - http://www.parelectronics.com/omnis.php Pneumatic antenna launcher - http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.html iPortable Antenna Analyzer - http://www.iportableus.com/_mgxroot/page_10743.html Rig Expert Antenna Analyzer Arduino Hat - https://www.gigaparts.com/rigexpert-aa-35-zoom-60-khz-to-35-mhz.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3MOW_oCB4gIVg8JkCh0T3wusEAQYAiABEgIyHfD_BwE RigExpert Antenna Analyzers - https://rigexpert.com/ Sark 110 Antenna Analyzer - https://www.steppir.com/shop/controllers-analyzers/sark-110-antenna-analyzer/ Goal Zero Light-a-life - https://www.goalzero.com/shop/yeti-accessories/light-a-life-350-led-light/ https://www.goalzero.com/shop/yeti-accessories/light-a-life-mini-usb-light/ Mini60 Sark100 HF Antenna Analyzer - https://ebay.us/NaDuXH Goal Zero Torch - https://www.goalzero.com/shop/led-lights/luna-touch-led-light/

George takes us on a tour of the new Benchduino rapid prototyping platform.  This platform gives you access to common peripherals such as controls, displays, and even a breakout directly in to the Analog Discover 2!  It is compatible with a wide array of processing boards such as the Adafruit Feathers and the Raspberry Pi Zero. We also talk about Hamvention 2019 - we will be there again in booth 3104 - stop by and say hello! PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/benchduino-and-hamvention-2019 Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Icom IC-9700 Groups.io Discussion Board - https://groups.io/g/ic-9700 Rate My Radio video on the Icom IC-9700 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAxPc78ZN6Y Forthcoming Anytone Mobile DMR Radio Details -  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4DK-4lUcAAzpZq.jpg:large USB Audio Optimization - https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207355205-Optimising-your-PC-for-Audio-on-Windows-10 USB Audio DPC Latency Guide - https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208360865-Troubleshooting-DPC-latency Benchduino Groups.io Discussion Board - https://groups.io/g/benchduino KB1HQS Portable Gear Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3PF-f4-AUo

Eric Swartz, co-founder of Elecraft, drops by to deep dive on panadapters.  We talk about their use, their features, and their technology. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/panadapters Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Elecraft High-Performance HF Radios and Accessories - http://www.elecraft.com/ Elecraft P3 Desktop Panadapter - https://elecraft.com/products/p3-dsp-panadapter-for-the-k3s-and-k3 Elecraft PX3 Panadapter for the KX3 - https://elecraft.com/products/px3-panadapter-for-kx3 California QSO Party - http://www.cqp.org/ CrankIR Portable Antenna - https://www.steppir.com/antennas/vertical-antennas/crankir-vertical-and-dipole/ IKEA Hack Desktop Module Stands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaJHy8MTfGc LP Pan 2 - http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-PAN.html Baseband Definition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseband I and Q Data - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-phase_and_quadrature_components NAP3 Panadapter Software - http://www.telepostinc.com/NaP3.html HDSDR SDR Software - http://www.hdsdr.de/ Intermediate Frequency Definition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_frequency Elecraft Community - https://elecraft.com/pages/community

We bring you the third installment of content from BayCon 2019.  Dustin KM6QNK talks to us about Cisco's Tactical Operations Emergency Communication team.  Ray KF6GPE talks to us about the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). Reilly K6YAP will take us home with his presentation about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/BayCon2019-Cisco-TacOps-APRS-DMR Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbenchContact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contactConnect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Cisco Tac Ops Emergency Communications Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/cisco_tacops.pdf APRS Turns 35 - What's Next ? Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/aprs-turns-35.pdf Introduction to Digital Voice and DMR Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/k6yap_dmr.pdf  

This week, Jason Chonko from Siglent America joins us to talk about getting your first piece of bench test equipment.  We also explore signal generators, RF test gear, and exciting things coming from Siglent. Siglent will appear at the 2019 Hamvention. PERMALINK:  https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/test-equipment-with-jason-from-siglent Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Novexcomm IC-7300 Rack Mount Panel - https://www.ebay.com/itm/3U-RACK-PANEL-FOR-ICOM-IC-7300-WITH-SPEAKER-AND-OPTIONAL-30-AMP-POWER-SUPPLY/382552443289?hash=item5911e70999:m:mJFFPuWcLZBPDsKsT1PTRZw&frcectupt=true Novation Circuit Synth/Groovebox - https://novationmusic.com/circuit/circuit EEVBlog Siglent VNA Teardown Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxBcQDooAYs Siglent 200mhz 2 channel Oscilloscope SDS1102X-E (under $400!) - https://www.siglentamerica.com/digital-oscilloscopes/sds1000x-e-series-super-phosphor-oscilloscopes/ Siglent 100mhz 4 channel Oscilloscope SDS1104X-E - https://www.siglentamerica.com/digital-oscilloscopes/sds1000x-e-series-super-phosphor-oscilloscopes/ Siglent DC Power Supplies - https://www.siglentamerica.com/power-supplies/ Siglent Signal Generators - https://www.siglentamerica.com/waveform-generators/ Siglent YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTMHHYrlZtYZ7v9L4QVPSQ

We go back to BayCon 2019, the Bay Net radio club's annual radio conference.  In the first segment we will hear from Paul Wesling KM6LH about Silicon Valley's roots in amateur radio.  Marcel Stieber AI6MS talks to us about setting up solar power systems for off-grid operation of repeater sites and Field Day. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/baycon2019-ham-Origins-of-silicon-valley-off-grid-solar-operation Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ The Origins of Silicon Valley - Roots in Amateur Radio Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/km6lh_silicon_valley.pdf Off-grid Solar Systems Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/ai6m_off_grid_solar.pdf

This week we feature several topics related to operating in the field.  Jeremy debriefs on the Ohio Valley Experimenters Club 2019 Winter Field Day experience.  George brings us two presentations from BayCon 2019 - Doug Hendricks KI6DS on QRP and Rex Vokey KE6MT on Summits on the Air. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/2019-WFD-and-BayCon-QRP-and-SOTA Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Intro to QRP Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/ki6ds_qrp.pdf Successful SOTA Strategies Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/ke6mt_sota.pdf ICOM IC-9700 VHF/UHF Radio - http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/9700/default.aspx Nextion Displays for Hotspots Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Nextion/ Nextion Screen code for Hotspots - https://github.com/PD0DIB/Nextion_HAM-radio-screens Ohio Valley Experimenters Club Winter Field Day 2019 Video - https://youtu.be/6AVWqdqqfo4 Ohio Valley Experiementers Club - http://ovec.club/ Array Solutions HF Band Pass Filters - https://www.arraysolutions.com/filters/bpf-hpf Array Solutions Bandpass in a Box Bandpasser II - https://www.arraysolutions.com/filters/bpf-hpf/as-419 LDG Tuner - https://ldgelectronics.com/index.php/products/desktop/at-100proii/ Asus T102HA Transformer Tablet Computer - https://www.asus.com/us/2-in-1-PCs/ASUS-Transformer-Mini-T102HA/ Pneumatic PVC Antenna Launcher - https://www.n1fd.org/2016/10/14/antenna-launcher/ QRP Guys QRP Kits by Doug Henricks KI6DS - https://qrpguys.com/ Rex KE6MT Website - https://www.ke6mt.us/  

Brittany KF8IJZ received an Arduino kit with many sensors and addons for Christmas and is starting to get familiar with the microcontroller and its capabilities.  Mark KR6ZY joins us to answer the fundamental question of "What is Arduino?" We talk through some fundamentals and some practical examples of projects one can complete with an Arduino compatible microcontroller. PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/what-is-arduino Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Smitty's Headphone Amp - http://diyaudioprojects.com/Solid/12AU7-IRF510-LM317-Headamp/ Active Antenna Loop Antenna - https://active-antenna.eu/ Using Filters to smooth Pulse Width Modulation Output - https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/beginner-concepts-using-a-low-pass-filter-to-smooth-pwm-output/ Arduino analogWrite - https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/analog-io/analogwrite/ Arduino Wire - https://www.arduino.cc/en/reference/wire What is Arduino - https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction Arduino IDE - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Microsoft Visual Code Arduino - https://medium.com/home-wireless/use-visual-studio-code-for-arduino-2d0cf4c1760b Arduino Software Tools - https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/DevelopmentTools Arduino Official Language Reference - https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/ Core Arduino Libraries - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries Arduino Libraries - https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/LibraryList K3NG Arduino Based CW Keyer - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/ Debouncing a Button in Software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOYgU2vlSE KR6ZY's 4 part series on TWiT's Coding 101 on building an Analog Panel Meter clock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwoGkRf5WnM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSd-jip59PI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWnmMRls1os https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WKsIuVrIw Arduino Controlled Fox Hunt Transmitter - http://www.wt4y.com/arduino-fox-controller Arduino MIDI Controller Tutorial - https://www.arduino.cc/en/tutorial/midi

Randy K7AGE of YouTube fame recently moved in to a new home on the coast of Oregon and had the enviable problem of outfitting his space for Ham Radio and Workbench activities.  This week, he joins us to talk about building his workbench as well as how to shop Ham Fests for great deals on test equipment. PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/building-the-k7age-workbench Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2019" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Randy K7AGE on Twitter - https://twitter.com/K7AGE Randy K7AGE on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGE Benchduino Groups.io Group - https://groups.io/g/benchduino BayCon 2019 - http://baycon.us/ Quartz Fest - http://www.quartzfest.org/ No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast - https://nononsenseamateurradio.com/ Adafruit Circuit Playground Express - https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 QSO Today Interview with Randy K7AGE - https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/k7age Marine Traffic Tracker - https://www.marinetraffic.com/ 2x4 Basics - http://www.2x4basics.com/ List of Tektronix TM500 Modules - http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/List_of_TM500_and_TM5000_equipment Alan Wolke W2AEW Test Equipment - https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew QRP-Labs QSX Radio - https://qrp-labs.com/qsx.html Intel Next Unit of Computing - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits.html Julian Ilett YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/julius256 QST Amateur Radio Magazine - http://www.arrl.org/qst ARRL Amateur Radio Handbook - https://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Handbook/ HamRadio 360 Podcast for New Hams - http://hamradio360.com/ Dave KE0OG Ham Radio YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/davecasler W2AEW Test Equipment Fundamentals YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/w2aew EEVBlog Electronics YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog Jim Heath W6LG Ham Radio YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/jimw6lg Ham Nation Weekly Amateur Radio Show on TWiT - https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Amateur Logic - https://www.amateurlogic.tv/blog/ Amateur Logic Ham College - https://www.hamcollege.tv/ eHam Amateur Radio Forums - https://www.eham.net/ TX Factor Amateur Radio Shows - http://www.txfilms.co.uk/txfactor/ K7QO CW Training - https://www.kkn.net/~k7qo/ CW Ops / CW Academy - https://cwops.org/ DitDit.fm Podcast - https://www.ditdit.fm/ CW Mobile App - https://pacolabs.com/iOS/MorseIt/

Brittany KE8LCA is back to continue our "Tech in Technician Discussion where we explain concepts from the Amateur Radio Technician Exam in practical terms.  We also talk about our ham radio goals for 2019 and answer listener questions about Ham Radio topics. Finally, we discuss the processes and equipment used by us to produce the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Our newest sponsor - LDG Electronics - https://ldgelectronics.com/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Kenwood TM-V71A VHF/UHF dual receive mobile ham radio - https://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/amateur/tm-v71a/  

We are proud to announce that Jeremy's Wife Brittany, Mrs. IJZ, is now KE8LCA! She has already filed a vanity application for KF8IJZ. She joins us this week to talk through some questions from the current Technician question pool around electronics and antenna characteristics. This is also our final show of calendar year 2018. Thank you each and every one of our listeners for making the show possible through your support and engagement. We look forward to a great 2019! We are very sorry to share that Dave Shoaf, KG6IRW, from Elecraft, who was our guest on the RF Power Amplifier episode (https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hf-amplifiers), passed away. Dave was a very experienced and knowledgeable ham and a great guest. Our thoughts are with Dave's family and our friends at Elecraft. Brittany would like to thank Dan KB6NU for his No Nonsense Technician Study Guide - available for FREE here - https://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/ Brittany would also like to thank Richard KD7BBC for HamStudy.org - the free amateur radio testing and study guide site - https://www.hamstudy.org/ Save 25% ($10) off the HRWB Coax Relay Kit - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p6/4-Port_Coax_Relay_Partial_Kit.html NEW! QRP Dummy Load complete kit is available for sale - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p8/QRP_Dummy_Load_Full_Kit.html Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2018" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ FLIR One Pro Thermal Camera - https://www.flir.com/products/flir-one-pro/ Adafruit Feather Weather Station Project - https://learn.adafruit.com/wifi-weather-station-with-tft-display?embeds=allow Black Nylon M2.5 Standoff, nut, and screw set - https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299 Raspberry Pi VESA Mounting Plate - https://www.c4labs.com/product/zebra-vesa-mounting-plate-raspberry-pi-3-b-a-zero-zerow-arduino-uno-rev3-color-options/ 8.9" HD Portable Display - https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Resolution-DisplayWith-Speakers-Raspberry/dp/B07H13CLXZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543632723&sr=8-1&keywords=eleduino+8.9 Benchduino Groups.io - https://groups.io/g/benchduino Nextion Displays - https://nextion.itead.cc/ AT&T Impedance Matching Demo - https://youtu.be/DovunOxlY1k?t=1138 WSPR Spotting - http://wsprnet.org/drupal/ PSK Reporter - https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html Reverse Beacon Network Propagation monitor - http://www.reversebeacon.net/ CW Beacons - https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/intro.html

It started as a normal episode - We invited Rod Hardman VA3ON and John Jacobs W7DBO (of the Field Radio Podcast) on to talk Holiday Shopping for Hams - one of our most favorite episodes to do each year.  During this session, we showed no restraint whatsoever because we were at the 4 hour mark when we stopped recording!  While we know you generally like long episodes, we thought we'd split this one into two parts. In part 2, we cover Ham Radio accessories and gifts for your Workbench. Now through the end of the year, save 25% on the 4-Port Coax Relay Switch - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p6/4-Port_Coax_Relay_Partial_Kit.html Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2018" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423 STLs for the 12V DC Power Strip  - https://pinshape.com/items/47791-3d-printed-ham-radio-workbench-dc-power-strip-case?fbclid=IwAR3a0sfN4r-QOCNCqr8bCKSKtBJBC4xuNA-Vm54-tppWr1wdRdI9TPBRfCM The Field Radio Podcast is not dead! - https://www.youtube.com/fieldradiopodcast SPRAT http://www.gqrp.com/sprat.htm RADCOM FROM THE RSGB https://rsgb.org/main/publications-archives/radcom/ National Contest Journal - http://ncjweb.com/ QRP Quarterly (QRP-ARCI Journal) - http://www.qrparci.org/ QEX: the forum for Communications Experimenters - http://www.arrl.org/qex RT Systems Programming Software - https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/ Rig Expert Antenna Analyzers - https://rigexpert.com/ Bird Watt Meters - https://www.birdrf.com/Products/Test%20and%20Measurement/Power-Meters/Wattmeters-Line-Sections/RF-Wattmeters.aspx RTL-SDR v3 Dongle - https://www.amazon.com/RTL-SDR-Blog-RTL2832U-Software-Defined/dp/B0129EBDS2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1542432310&sr=8-4&keywords=rtl-sdr Anker Powerline USB Cables (Micro USB, Lightning, USB-C) - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dmobile&field-keywords=anker+powerline Begali CW Paddles - https://www.i2rtf.com/keys---paddles.html MFJ-464 CW Keyer/Reader - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-464 Bioenno Battery - https://www.bioennopower.com/ Powerfilm Solar Panel - https://www.powerfilmsolar.com/ RadioSport Headsets - http://www.arlancommunications.com/products/amateurRadio/ Goal Zero Crush Solar Lantern - https://www.goalzero.com/shop/lights/crush-light/ Heil HT Headset - https://heilsound.com/products/handie-talkie-headset-hth/ Fenix USB Lantern - https://www.amazon.com/rechargeable-neutral-dedicated-camping-EdisonBright/dp/B075QZRFSP/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1542424334&sr=8-16&keywords=fenix+lantern Fenix HL23 AA Headlamp https://www.amazon.com/Fenix-HL23-Headlamp-Champagne-EdisonBright/dp/B00UHZXAYG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542433548&sr=8-3&keywords=fenix+hl23 https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Zero-Light-Life-Light/dp/B016UQNG9E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542433912&sr=8-3&keywords=lightalife+mini Airforce Boonie Hat - https://uspatriottactical.com/r-b-airman-battle-uniform-boonie-hat-abu/ Improved MilSpec Rain Poncho - http://store.oldgrouch.biz/immipomainus.html Morseit by Picolabs CW App - https://pacolabs.com/iOS/MorseIt/ Free Amateur Radio Test Prep - https://HamStudy.org/ Coax Crimp Set (DX Engineering) - https://www.dxengineering.com/search/part-type/coaxial-cable-prep-tools Snap circuits - https://www.elenco.com/brand/snap-circuits/ Makeblock mBot Ranger Programmable Robot Kit - https://amzn.to/2TkgyDN Kuman K4-US for Arduino Project Complete Starter Kit - https://amzn.to/2TlO50d Chibitronics - LED Craft Kit - https://chibitronics.com/ QRP-Labs QRP Radio Kits - https://www.qrp-labs.com/ WinKeyer - https://www.hamcrafters2.com/ BITX QRP Transceiver Kits - http://www.hfsignals.com/ Hakko desoldering gun FR-301 - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FR-301-Desoldering-Tool/dp/B07BKSLLG9 Arduino sensor kit - ttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-37-in-1-Sensor-Modules-Kit-for-Arduino-MCU-Education-User-Free-case/231757573899?hash=item35f5d3ef0b:rk:1:pf:0 Transistor kit - https://www.ebay.com/itm/840pcs-Transistor-TO-92-Assortment-24-value-NPN-PNP-DIY-kit-2N2222-S9018-BC32/332682436699?epid=12020296536&hash=item4d756b205b:rk:1:pf:0 Resistor kit - https://www.ebay.com/itm/130-values-2600pcs-1ohm-10M-ohm-W-Metal-Film-Resistor-Resistors-Assortment-Kit/221903164710?hash=item33aa759526:rk:1:pf:0 "The Radio Amateurs Workshop" - Joel Hallas W1ZR - http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-Radio-Amateurs-Workshop Ratcheting Wire Terminal Crimper - https://amzn.to/2OKEI6N MC4 Crimper https://amzn.to/2zhws9z Dupont Crimping Tool - https://www.amazon.com/IWISS-Professional-Compression-Ratcheting-Wire-electrode/dp/B00OMM4YUY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542437709&sr=8-3&keywords=dupont+crimping+tool

It started as a normal episode - We invited Rod Hardman VA3ON and John Jacobs W7DBO (of the Field Radio Podcast) on to talk Holiday Shopping for Hams - one of our most favorite episodes to do each year.  During this session, we showed no restraint whatsoever because we were at the 4 hour mark when we stopped recording!  While we know you generally like long episodes, we thought we'd split this one into two parts. In part 1, we cover our workbenches and radio gear (topical since Black Friday is just around the corner).  In our next episode, we will cover radio accessories and gear for the workbench. Now through the end of the year, save 25% on the 4-Port Coax Relay Switch - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p6/4-Port_Coax_Relay_Partial_Kit.html Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2018" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423 STLs for the 12V DC Power Strip  - https://pinshape.com/items/47791-3d-printed-ham-radio-workbench-dc-power-strip-case?fbclid=IwAR3a0sfN4r-QOCNCqr8bCKSKtBJBC4xuNA-Vm54-tppWr1wdRdI9TPBRfCM The Field Radio Podcast is not dead! - https://www.youtube.com/fieldradiopodcast For inspiration Richard: K2EZ Mobile Rover - https://youtu.be/UwGoYCpGLko Hans Summers QRP Radio Kits - https://www.qrp-labs.com/ Kevin Reeve N7RXE Cache Makers balloon launch - https://youtu.be/MxaKxS5POmY California Near Space Project - http://www.cnsp-inc.com/ https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/4257043-to-infinity-and-beyond-lanark-space-agency-a-best-kept-secret/ Lanark Space Agency - https://lanarkspace.wordpress.com Arduino and Baloons - https://makezine.com/projects/near-space-balloon-cam-with-arduino-and-aprs-radio/ Tracksoar Balloon Controller - https://www.tracksoar.com/ NA4RR Hexbeam - http://www.k4hex.com/ George's Benchduino Project - https://groups.io/g/benchduino DX-Lab Software - https://www.dxlabsuite.com/ Icom RS-BA1 Software - https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/rsba1/default.aspx Icom IC-9700 - http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/9700/default.aspx CS-800D - http://www.connectsystems.com/products/top/radios/CS800D.htm

Bernie Nazari K6NAZ has been a ham for just under two years, but has already been bitten by the building bug.  Recently he's shared two projects in our Facebook group that combine Arduino compatible Adafruit Feather boards and 3D Printing to add to his ham radio fun.  Bernie joins us today to talk about his remote Pi-Star hot spot display and controller as well has his approach for building a remotely controlled linked dipole an>ntenna. Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code "HamRadioWorkbench2018" in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423 STLs for the 12V DC Power Strip  - https://pinshape.com/items/47791-3d-printed-ham-radio-workbench-dc-power-strip-case?fbclid=IwAR3a0sfN4r-QOCNCqr8bCKSKtBJBC4xuNA-Vm54-tppWr1wdRdI9TPBRfCM Octoprint Raspberry Pi based 3D Printer Web Interface - https://octoprint.org/ OpenSpot 2 Review Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rukUx9H6sd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUZcys6HAIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNDod1AhFw Anytone AT-878 Dual Band DMR Radio with APRS - https://powerwerx.com/anytone-atd878uv-dmr-dual-band-handheld-gps-roaming Bernie's Pi-Star Remote Remote - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_L7aRsDLM&fbclid=IwAR12Ko2TEKp3p2fgZ9ep2BsQLJcWR6dpsPVaDjbtuA3hva67pmiEm634G58 Adafruit Weather Station project - https://learn.adafruit.com/wifi-weather-station-with-tft-display/overview?fbclid=IwAR0ERuRDxJiPiGuVRxlQN0enZCF2g-ixGvSUprueC6UyS8_1JNtKqKECeBs Transisterized Level Shifting - https://hackaday.com/2016/12/05/taking-it-to-another-level-making-3-3v-and-5v-logic-communicate-with-level-shifters/ http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/mosfet-voltage-level-converter Adafruit Feather Development Boards and Wing Peripheral Boards - https://www.adafruit.com/feather Adafruit Feather Spec - https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather/feather-specification Bernie's Dipole Link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/permalink/323099451786319/ Autodesk Fusion360 CAD Software - https://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/fusion-360-for-hobbyists KF7IJZ 's DVMega BlueStack Case - https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bluestack-micro-plus-dvmega-enclosure Car Hacking on the Amp Hour - https://theamphour.com/388-an-interview-with-earl-sharpe-and-collin-kidder/ Crealty Ender 3 sub $200 3D Printer - https://www.banggood.com/Creality-3D-Ender-3-V-slot-Prusa-I3-DIY-3D-Printer-Kit-220x220x250mm-Printing-Size-p-1278399.html?cur_warehouse=USA Crealty Ender 3 Upgrades - https://all3dp.com/1/20-must-creality-ender-3-upgrades-mods/