Everything Ham Radio Podcast

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about QRP Operations, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Facebook Question of the Week: What is your favorite mode to operate? Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/60/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast and would like to help financially there are several ways that you can do just that. You can make a one time

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about QSL Cards and Services, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/59/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast and would like to help financially there are several ways that you can do just that. You can make a one time donation through paypal, become a monthly contributor through

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about Military Auxiliary Radio System(MARS), we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/58/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast and would like to help financially there are several ways that you can do just that. You can make a one time donation through paypal, become a monthly contr

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about things you need to know about when you first get your license, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/57/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast and would like to help financially there are several ways that you can do just that. You can make a one time donation through paypal

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about lightning protectio, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/56/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast and would like to help financially there are several ways that you can do just that. You can make a one time donation through paypal, become a monthly contributor through Pat

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about things to do to get yourself ready for storm season, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   Winners: Any/all ebooks written by Dan, KB6NU on kb6nu.com - Eric Broyles, KJ4KEU N3FJP Software Package - Alan Meeker, KM4ZLD   Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/55/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamradio.com/subscribe/. Fill out the form on the page and click on the "Sign Me Up!" button. Check you email and you should receive an email from me with a link that you will have to click on in order to confirm your subscription. Once you click on that link, you will start receiving emails from me. If you like what you hear on my podcast

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about building antennas, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! I would like to thank George Zafiropoulos, KJ6VU with Packtenna.com, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU and Scott Davis, N3FJP for donating items for give-away prizes for this episode. Winners: $100 gift certificate to Packtenna.com - Curtis Abma, AB4MA - Prize Claimed Any/all ebooks written by Dan, KB6NU on kb6nu.com - Eric Broyles, KJ4KEU N3FJP Software Package - Custom call sign desk plate made by me…:) Larry Nutt, N4NXX - Prize Claimed Ron Bauer, N8IKG - Prize Claimed Travis Pederson, N5TP - Prize Claimed   Show notes and further reading for this episode can be found at http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/53/ Please subscribe to my website to receive emails on when I publish a new post or podcast episode by going to http://www.everythinghamr

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about Stealth Antennas, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Please let me know what you think about my podcast by taking my short survey. It really has given me some insight as to what y'all think, what I could change or do better even though I have only had 6 people take it so far. Ep 50 Give away winners: $100 gift certificate to Packtenna.com - Curtis Abma, AB4MA - Prize Claims Any/all ebooks written by Dan, KB6NU on kb6nu.com - Frank Gonzalez, K7PGP N3FJP Software Package 15 - Ron Bauer, N8IKG Custom call sign desk plate made by me…:) Larry Nutt, N4NXX Travis Pederson, N5TP - Prize Claimed For those that have not claimed their prizes, you have until January 30th to do so. Any prize that is not claimed by then, a new winner will be picked for it. http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/53

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we talk about Workbenches and some things you should have on them, we talk about the  in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   http://www.everythinghamradio.com/podcast/52

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! We made it to one year, well almost, this coming Sunday, Jan 15, will be the one year anniversary of this podcast! Before we get started in todays show, I would like to thank each and every one of yall that listen to my podcast. Yall are the reason that I do this. I thank you listening, for sharing, and supporting me either mentally or financially! In this episode we are going to be talking about everything we have done over the past year, we talk about the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Please let me know what you think about my podcast by taking my short survey. It really has given me some insight as to what y'all think, what I could change or do better even though I have only had 6 people take it so far. I would like to thank George Zafiropoulos, KJ6VU with Packtenna.c

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about the cold season cousin of The ARRL Field Day, Winter Field Day and some of the challenges that come along with it, we talk about the Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and hamfests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby! Donations Thank you to Brian Stanford for you $1 per episode pledge on Patreon! Thank you to Andrew Cornwall for you $10 donation! Thank you!! Downloads for December: 6,286 - best month to date! Year end total: 47,436! That's an average of 968 downloads per episode! If you ask me that is pretty awesome for the first year! Thank you to all of you who listen and thank you for sharing my podcast with your friends, please continue to do so and help me grow even more! Please let me know what you think about my podcast by taking my short survey. It really has given me

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about the some new scholarships that are available through the ARRL, My Christmas Wishlist and the latest episode of the Hamradio 360 Podcast, we talk about the    St. Albans Amateur Radio Club in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests over the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   Tech Corner - Merry Christmas   Two new ARRL Scholarship programs announced The Helen Laughlin AM Mode Memorial Scholarship is intended for female amateur radio operators, First choice Texas, then Arkansas then West Gulf Coast Region $1000 The Atlanta Radio Club Scholarship is for Georgians between 17 and 25 years old. $500 ARRL has 80 scholarships that can be applied for: http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-descriptions   Christmas Wish List   HF KENWOOD TS-480SAT - $839.95 -  100 watt HF Plus Six

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about the Amateur Radio Emergency Services(ARES), we talk about the Bridgeland Amateur Radio Club in Logan, UT in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Amateur Radio Emergency Services(ARES)   What is ARES? ARES is an organization started by the ARRL that consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur is eligible to apply for ARES membership. ARES is broken down into four levels: national, section, district and local. The national level emergency coordination is handled at the ARRL headquarters by the ARRL Field Services and Field Sport Manager or his/her designee. They are responsible for advising all ARES officials rega

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service(RACES), we talk about the Cleveland Amateur Radio Club from Cleveland, TN in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services(RACES) What is RACES?   Founded in 1952, the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a public service provided by a reserve (volunteer) communications group within government agencies in times of extraordinary need. During periods of RACES activation, certified unpaid personnel are called upon to perform many tasks for the government agencies they serve. Although the exact nature of each activation will be different, the common thread is communications.   ACS, in its RACES and other reserve emergency communications functions, p

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Skywarn, we talk about the Sioux Empire Amateur Radio Club in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Skywarn Skywarn is a little different from ARES and RACES in that it is not as much of a club type organization like ARES and RACES is. With Skywarn yopu don't even have to be an amateur radio operator to be a skywarn spotter. Skywarn was started by the National Weather Service in the late 1960's, but it didn't really take off until the mid 1970's. Since then it has grown to between 350,000 and 400,000 trained spotters and it continues to grow every year. Skywarn spotters are the general public's first line of defense when it comes to the wrath of mother nature. On an average year, there are over 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods an

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Net Control , we talk about the Columbia Amateur Radio Club from Columbia, SC  in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   Tech Corner - How To Be A Net Control   Characteristics of a Good Net Control   Good Listener Ear to Hand Multitasking Speaking Clearly Good Handwriting or computer skills Good under pressure Decision making skills   Member Accountability   Always know where you net members are located, and always make sure that everyone is accounted for. There is nothing worse than someone not answering a roll call, or ending a net and someone not checking secure and you have to go and look for them. If you don't know where they were, you don't even know where to look. Just like my role as a 911 dispatcher, it is your responsibili

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Tones, we talk about the Newport County Amateur Radio Club from Middletown, RI in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   Tech Corner In todays episode we talk about what some of my future plans are for this podcast. Things like adding some new pages to the site and plans on having shirts and possibly other items that yall will be able to buy.   We talk about an email that I received from Larry Nutt, KM4YPF     Amateur Radio Club Spotlight Newport County Amateur Radio Club   Website: http://w1sye.org/   The Newport County Amateur Radio Club started in 1945. They have an extensive history on their website as well as some old pictures of members doing various things.   Club History - This is a 17 page pdf that was written by a membe

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Tones, we talk about the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club in our amateur radio club spotlight, we talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Tones   http://www.everythinghamradio.com/2015/08/ctcss-do-you-hear-what-i-hear/   http://www.everythinghamradio.com/2015/08/dtmf-dual-tone-multi-frequency-tones/           Amateur Radio Club Spotlight Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club   Website: http://www.marc-radio.org   Meetings Fourth Tuesday at 7p at the Newtown Public Library - Community Room, 201 Bishop Hollow Rd, Newtown Square, PA   Repeaters 145.130 - PL 131.8 Paoli Hospital - Linked to the 147.060 & 445.675 Repeaters 147.060 +PL 131.8 Newtown Square - Linked to the 145.130 & 445.675 Repeater 147.360 + PL 131.8 Mercy Fitz

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Propagation, in the Amateur Radio Club Spotlight we will be talking about the Valley Radio Club in Eugene, OR, We talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Propagation VHF/UHF signals are all line of sight. Meaning that if there is something between you and what you are talking to, your signal may or may not be received by the receiving station. This could be a building, mountain, or even the curvature of the Earth.     The approximate distance (in miles) to the radio horizon can be calculated by multiplying the square root of the antenna height (in feet) by 1.415 times. For example, the distance to the radio horizon for an antenna 1,000 feet above the ground is just under 45 miles   Because of the way that radio waves travel through the air and get refracted mor

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about CW or Morse Code, the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society in Norman, OK, some upcoming events/contests and Hamfest a for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!   Tech Corner - Morse Code - CW What is Morse Code and It's History?   Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, Lights, of clicks. Morse code started way back in 1836! It was originally developed by an Amateur artist by the name of Samuel F.B. Morse, an American physicist Joseph Henry, and Alfred Vail. Their system sent electric pulses through wiring to a receiving station that used an electromagnet to make a mark on a piece of "paper". Once the message was completed, the operator would translate the message visually. The original morse codep was only numbers that corresponded with words in a codebook. This didn't last to long because Alfred Vail so