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E1151: $34,000 PENALTY for Interference in RADIO COMMS During Johnson Creek Fire
Last year the FCC proposed a fine of $34,000 to a Ham Radio Operator for allegedly trying to interfere with commercial communications being used by firefighters during the Johnson Creek Fire in Idaho…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
E1150: Father's Day Shopping Deals on AMAZON!
On today's lunchtime livestream, I will share some things I found on Amazon that you might still be able to get before Father's Day with Prime shipping. I also have a few other websites to show, so m…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
E1149: Pecron E600LFP 614Wh Power Station RFI Test!
Pecron sent me a Solar Generator Power Station for a video review. Overall, I like it! I took it out to the field to test it for RFI from the wide-band receiver on the Icom IC-705. The results were s…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
E1148: FX-4CR 20w QRP HF Radio - FIRST LOOK!
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First look at the FX-4CR 20w QRP from BG2FX.com - this is a neat little radio with a built-in soundcard, w…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1147: Introducing the sBitx V2 40W SDR Transceiver - Installing a Raspberry Pi
On tonight's livestream I plan to install a Raspberry Pi4 board into an sBitx V2 that I picked up at Hamvention last month. This radio can be purchased fully assembled, or without a Pi, or as a kit. …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1146: GREAT Gift Ideas for HIM in 2023 - Ham Radio, Camping, Overland, Outdoor
Gift Ideas for your Dad in 2023, whether he is a Ham Radio Operator, is into camping and outdoors activities, overlanding and trails, etc. Here is my list of items that I suggest this year (and beyon…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1145: KING of Hexbeams! VHQHEX Sequel at Hamvention 2023
My first video about the VHQ Hexbeam was recorded at the Orlando Hamcation of 2023 - since then, lots of people have taken an interest in this fantastic antenna, and David, the designer, has created …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1144: APRS Deep Dive in the Yaesu FTM-500 with John Kruk
On today's livestream I welcome John Kruk from Yaesu back onto the show to talk about the APRS Menu and features of the new FTM-500 dual band Radio. We'll go through each of the APRS menus and do som…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1143: Buddihex WIRELESS Rotor at Hamvention 2023
Buddipole is working on a new wireless rotor for rotating the Buddihex antenna - we get to catch up with John, W5EXJ, at the Buddipole booth during Hamvention 2023 for a demonstration. We're expectin…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
E1142: BUSTED! Ham Radio Operator Fined $24,000 Interference!
A Ham Radio Operator in California has been threatened with a fine of $24,000 for interfering with a Net on 80-meters by playing music and not IDing properly on the air. Here is a link to the story I…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago