Everything Ham Radio Podcast

Episode 100! Wow, there were times over the past 26 months that I didn’t think that I would make it this far. Then there were others, some of that time was over the past few months, that I didn’t think I would make it to 100. There were times where I struggled to find something to talk about, someone to talk to about whatever topic I chose, or just find the time to record the episode. Don’t get me wrong, I love doing the podcast and wish I could continue doing it. So why am I stopping the podcast? Well, there a few reasons actually. As you all know, my wife and I adopted four kids last July. I want... Read moreETH100 – All Good Things Must Come To An End The post ETH100 – All Good Things Must Come To An End appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! We are fastly approaching episode 100!  Since it is such a big number, I wanted to take some time and look back over the past 100 episodes and talk about some of them. NOTE: All the download numbers in this post is accurate as of March 5, 2018 Top 10 Most Download Episode Episode 76 – Software Defined Radios – Downloads: 2,788 This episode was the first of three times that I had Ria Jairam, N2RJ on my show. In this episode we talked about first off, what a software Defined Radio was and secondly what are some of the options out there to use them. We talked about... Read moreETH099 – A Look Back Over The Past 100 Episodes! The post ETH099 – A Look Back Over The Past 100 Episodes! appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! A Non-Ham XYL’s View of Ham Radio Back in August of 2016, in Episode 31, I talked with Allison Hollier, KG5BHY. In that episode we talked about what it was like to be a YL with a license. At the time the plan was to bring my wife on in the next episode to get a XYL’s view of being married to a ham when she wasn’t one. Plans changed and that didn’t happen until a year and a half later. In this episode I am joined by my wife, Jessica. We talk about what it is like to be married to me…well…actually more of what it is like... Read moreETH098 – A Non-Ham XYL’s View of Ham Radio The post ETH098 – A Non-Ham XYL’s View of Ham Radio appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! Tech Corner Hawaii’s recent ballistic missile scare    http://www.everythinghamradio.com/2017/07/ham-radio-license/   http://www.everythinghamradio.com/2018/02/contesting-killing-hobby/   Ham Radio 360 – All Good Things Must Come To An End   West Mountain Radio The Epic PWRgate is West Mountain Radio’s 3rd generation power gate product. It uses advanced technology to achieve a very low power loss and has maximum flexibility to charge modern batteries. Epic PWRgate is a 12 volt backup power system rated at 40 amperes continuous from either a Power Supply or a Battery. Connected equipment will instantly switch to battery during a power blackout or power supply failure. Low loss PWRgate provides forward voltage drop of only 0.05 volts. USB port... Read moreETH097 – An Oopsy Causes A Big Scare! The post ETH097 – An Oopsy Causes A Big Scare! appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! Due to poor planning and not realizing that I hadn’t made a podcast episode yet until the night before this episode is scheduled to be released, it is just me today. We are going to be talking about the School Club Roundup, some new information about this years Hamvention and more… Tech Corner Correction from the last episode In the last episode, we talked about the stuff that was going on with the ARRL Board and some of the changes that they were talking about making. I said that the President and the three Vice-Presidents were paid employees of the ARRL. I have since been corrected of this, multiple... Read moreETH096 – School Club Roundup, Hamvention Update and More The post ETH096 – School Club Roundup, Hamvention Update and More appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we have Ian Kahn back with us as a hopefully at least semi-regular co-host.  NOTE: There is a little behind the scenes part after the closing music on this episode. My wife asked if I would keep her in the episode, so how could I say no… 🙂 Tech Corner Winter Field Day Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday. For 2018, the dates are January 27th and 28th. Station set-up may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on Friday, January 26th.... Read moreETH095 – Winter Field Day, The ARRL Board and More… The post ETH095 – Winter Field Day, The ARRL Board and More… appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! Tech Corner – Merry Christmas! Changes in 2018 Email subscribers – currently send email every post. Will be doing just a weekly email with all the blog posts and podcast episodes in it. It will also be more personalized rather than just a “here is what was posted” type email I am going to be writing more blog posts than I have in the past two years I am going to change my website to include a news area where I can put news type articles in that won’t be included in my email. I would also like to find some people who might want to write some articles... Read moreETH094 – Merry Christmas!! The post ETH094 – Merry Christmas!! appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk with Rob Suggs, KB5EZ, about NASA On The Air or NOTA for short. Tech Corner – NASA On The Air(NOTA) From the NOTA Website: 2018 is a big year for NASA anniversaries and we’d like for you to help us celebrate. NASA was created in 1958, the first manned lunar mission was in 1968, and the first elements of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched in 1998. The club stations at the various NASA centers and facilities plan to be on the air with special events to celebrate these milestones and some may be offering commemorative QSL cards. There... Read moreETH093 – NASA On The Air(NOTA) The post ETH093 – NASA On The Air(NOTA) appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode, I went on the HamRadioNow show along with several other ham radio content creators. Tech Corner – The Hamcasters In this episode I join Gary and David from the HamRadioNow Program along with five other podcasters, Youtubers and bloggers.     Sterling Coffey N0SSC (Phasing Line Podcast, YouTube star) Phasing Line Podcast http://phasinglinepodcast.com/ N0SSC Blog: http://n0ssc.com/ Dan Romanchik KB6NU (ICQ Podcast, author, blogger) ICQ Podcast https://www.icqpodcast.com/ KB6NU Blog http://www.kb6nu.com/ Curtis Mohr K5CLM (Everything Ham Radio Podcast) Everything Ham Radio Blog & Podcast http://www.everythinghamradio.com Onno Benschop VK6FLAB (Foundations of Amateur Radio Podcast) Foundations of Amateur Radio Podcast  http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/foundations/ Sam Reynolds KM4WDK (HamKID YouTube show) HamKID show... Read moreETH092 – The HamCasters The post ETH092 – The HamCasters appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are joined by Ian Kahn, KM4IK, as a guest host. We talk about Christmas, or more specifically ideas for a Shout Out to Eric Harrison. Eric sent me an email this past weekend tell me that he passed his Technician Class Test. In his email he wrote, “Thanks for making the podcast. Between it and the No Nonsense study guide, I’m Convinced that’s what made it possible.” Also I want to give a shout out to Pat Hens. Last episode was requested by him. In his last email he said that he was “New to Ham and was studying for his General because he... Read moreETH091 – Christmas Wish List 2017 The post ETH091 – Christmas Wish List 2017 appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk with John Jacobs, W7DBO, from the Hamradio 360: Field Radio Podcast about WSPRnet and More. Tech Corner – WSPRnet What Is WSPRNet? WSPRnet stands for Weak Signal Progagtion Reporting. It is a system devolped by , who also developed all the JT modes. It allows you to transmit and receive automate signal heard reports from other stations around the world. You can see who is hear your signal and who you are hearing and where they are from. WSPRnet Frequencies – USB dial (MHz): 0.136 0.4742 1.8366 3.5926 5.2872 7.0386 10.1387 14.0956 18.1046 21.0946 24.9246 28.1246 50.293 70.091 144.489 432.300... Read moreETH090 – WSPRnet with John Jacobs, W7DBO The post ETH090 – WSPRnet with John Jacobs, W7DBO appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk with Vance Martin, N3VEM, about World Wide Flora and Fauna or as it is known here in the US, Parks On The Air Tech Corner – World Wide Flora and Fauna Regional POTA/KFF Managers: 0 – NU0C – Jim Shorney 1 – N1TYH – Steve Olivieri 2 – WX2I – Bob Jonas 3 – KB3ZUK – Jeff Dahn 4 – KA9JAC – Bob Gedemer 5 – N1TYH – Steve Olivieri 6 – KA9JAC – Bob Gedemer 7 – W7JKC – John Calnan 8 – AC8RH – Gene Bunner 9 – KA9JAC – Bob Gedemer   WWFF Standardize Frequencies Phone: 3.744... Read moreETH089 – World Wide Flora and Fauna The post ETH089 – World Wide Flora and Fauna appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

    Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk with Ben Doran, N8BD, about Near Vertical Incidence Skywave or NVIS for short(since I have the hardest time saying Incidence…lol). Tech Corner – Near Vertical Incidence Skywave What is Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) NVIS is an ionospheric skip operating technique that directs the strongest signals from a station vertically, or upward, rather than toward the horizon. Signals propagating nearly vertically approach the ionosphere with steep incidence angles and may be bent back to earth with similarly small angles. NVIS is a great mode to use when you are trying talk that that area that is to far away for... Read moreETH088 – Near Vertical Incedence Skywave (NVIS) The post ETH088 – Near Vertical Incedence Skywave (NVIS) appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk with Vance Martin, N3VEM, about traveling with your ham radio gear and operating while traveling. Tech Corner – Traveling With Your Ham Radio Gear Do you travel a lot for work or pleasure? Do you want something more to do in the evening when you’re not working besides stare at hotel room walls or something on TV? Why not bring your ham radio equipment with you and make some contacts? Vance shares some very valuable information for doing just that! Also, make sure you check out his blog for more information about traveling with your equipment and much more. Links... Read moreETH087 – Traveling With Your Ham Radio Gear The post ETH087 – Traveling With Your Ham Radio Gear appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk Bill Stearns, NE4RD, about the upcoming Scouting Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet. Tech Corner – Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet Please help me welcome by guest for today’s episode, Bill Stearns, NE4RD. You might have heard of Bill from the Amateur Radio Newsline podcast or from the Linux in the Ham Shack Podcast. Bill is a great advocate for the Boy Scouts. He is highly involved in the Boy Scouts with the K2BSA group. The K2BSA group is the amateur radio wing of the Scouts in his home area. Links Mentioned In This Episode... Read moreETH086 – Boy Scout Jamboree On The Air (JOTA/JOTI) The post ETH086 – Boy Scout Jamboree On The Air (JOTA/JOTI) appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

  In this episode, I have the privilege of talking with Rai Jariam, N2RJ, for a third time. This time we are talking about the JT Modes, JT65, JT9 and the newest addition FT8. Here is a typical conversation over JT65: “CQ K5CLM EM12” CQ call from K5CLM with his locator “K5CLM N2RJ FN21” N2RJ replies to K5CLM with her locator “N2RJ K5CLM -12” K5CLM sends his signal report “K5CLM N2RJ R-08” N2RJ replies with her signal report “N2RJ K5CLM RRR” K5CLM says Reception Report Received (all OK) “K5CLM N2RJ 73” N2RJ says Best regards “N2RJ K5CLM 73” K5CLM says Best regards Each message of up to 13 characters is sent over the course of 50 seconds, starting at the... Read moreETH085 – JT Modes with Ria Jairam, N2RJ The post ETH085 – JT Modes with Ria Jairam, N2RJ appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

In this episode we talk again with Ria Jairam, N2RJ. This time we are talking about the JT Modes, JT65, JT9 and the newest craze FT8. For more information about this episode and to check out all the links we talk about, goto the show notes at: http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/85

  In this episode I have a guest co-host joining me. You might remember him from episode 67 where we talked about PSK31 and episode 71 where we talked about Field Day. His name is Ian Kahn, KM4IK. I have enjoyed talking with Ian on those two episodes and asked him to join me for this one. Hurricane Harvey We talk about some major things that are happening or have happened recently. We start off talking about the amazing devastation that is going on right now here in Texas, Hurricane Harvey. Texas Flood Zone ARES Volunteers Advised to Stay Home, Family Safety Comes First Cell Networks Suffer Outages in Harvey’s Wake Hurricane Watch Net Suspends Operations for Hurricane Harvey Amateur... Read moreHurricane Harvey, The Solar Eclipse and More – ETH084 The post Hurricane Harvey, The Solar Eclipse and More – ETH084 appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.

In this episode we have a special guest co-host. Ian Kahn, KM4IK is on with me today. You may remember Ian from episode 67 where we talked about PSK31 and episode 71 where we talked about Field Day! In this episode we talk about probably the biggest things going on right now, Hurricane Harvey and the Solar Eclipse, as well as a few other things. Check out the Show notes for more information and all the links that we talked about in this episode. http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/84

  Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk Remote Operations with Ria Jairam. We had Ria on the podcast before back in episode 76 where we talked about Software Defined Radios. Question of the Week: Have You Ever Operated A Remote Station? Tech Corner – Remote Operations Remote Operations – Software Solutions Ham Radio Deluxe Remaud RS-BA1 – Icom Remote Operations Software   Remote Operations – Hardware Solutions Remote Rig Remote QTH Elecraft FlexRadio Systems   Remote Operation Services Remote Ham Radio Remote Hams   Remote Antenna Solutions Antenna Genius – By FlexRadioSystems GH Anywhere   KB3IHF QSL Cards Do You Need Some QSL Cards? Check out KB3IHF... Read moreRemote Operations with Ria Jairam, N2RJ – ETH083 The post Remote Operations with Ria Jairam, N2RJ – ETH083 appeared first on Everything Ham Radio - A Ham Radio Blog.