Latest Hamradio Podcast Episodes
HRWB 207 - Coaxial Stub Filters and Portable Operating with Daniel WV1T
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - April 30, 2024 10:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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 w...
Episode 499 Chris Rutkowski NW6V
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 26, 2024 14:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsChris Rutkowski, NW6V, had the best radio elmer and teacher for life in his father, a career Navy radio officer, who taught life·s lessons and the proper way to handle a CW key with methods that challenge the current conventions. Chris shares this histor
331 - SRU109: FDMA and TDMA for beginners
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - April 23, 2024 08:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsDigital modes, like P25, NXDN, DMR and others will use FDMA, TDMA, or both allow multiple transmissions to share a single frequency at the same time. FDMA or Frequency Division Multiple Access divides a current carrier frequency into multiple parts, allowing for multiple users to operate on th...
Episode 498 Glam Ham NW6S
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 19, 2024 14:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsGlam Ham, Natalie, NW6S, is a lot of things including actress, comedian, writer for both film and television, painter, and now an amateur radio operator. The awareness of amateur radio came to Natalie almost naturally and has become and enjoyable sideline in her life. As Glam Ham on TikTok, sh...
HRWB 206 - Operating from Challenging Locations with Dr. Charles Powell NK8O
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - April 16, 2024 09:13 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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 an...
330 - SRU108: FM and NFM - Bandwidth is King
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - April 16, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsDo you program your scanner with FM or FM Narrowband? 🤔 Find out why the right choice matters in our latest Scanner Radio University episode. ==================================== 🛒 Check out our new Merch! ==================================== Squelchy opened his own store selling Scan...
Episode 497 Steve Shorey G3ZPS
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 12, 2024 13:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode of QSO Today, we are joined by Steve Shorey, G3ZPS, who shares his captivating journey through the world of amateur radio. Starting with his early days of constructing tube transmitters from found parts, to securing electronics apprenticeships fueled by his passion for the hobby,...
329 - SRU107: Simulcast - How to Stop the Pain
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsImagine knowing that your scanner radio has a full signal, but you can't hear anything. Maybe you're listening to a p25 trunk system, but you can't listen to any of the activity. You can see your scanner is trying to go to a voice channel. It's trying to work. But you hear nothing. Ho...
Episode 496 Irad Deutsch 4Z1AC
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 05, 2024 13:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIrad Deutsch, 4Z1AC, began his ham radio journey at the age of twelve. With a strong foundation in software development and a keen interest in the fusion of ham radio and digital technology, Irad has emerged as a leading voice in modernizing communication methods within the amateur radio sphere ...
HRWB 205 - Universal Radio Controller with Mark Herbert G1LRO
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - April 02, 2024 16:21 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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 inspire...
328 - Ask Scanner School v67
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsEvery month I answer your questions on the podcast. If you have a question you would like me to answer, please leave me a voicemail at 516-308-2885 or by visiting www.scannerschool.com/ask This month, we are pulling questions that were asked via Facebook Messenger. ▶︎ How do I log P25 Radi...
Episode 495 Charles Wilmott M0OXO
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 29, 2024 13:05 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsCharles Wilmott, M0OXO, operates a private, self-funded, QSL management bureau, where he sorts and distributes both physical and electronic QSL cards for distribution around the World for the best known DXpeditions including 3YOK Bouvet and Peter I Islands, as well as for IOTA, or Islands on t...
327 - SRU106: Rebanding - How Nextel complicated the scanner hobby
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - March 26, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsThe Nextel Conundrum: Originally established as a convenient communication solution for small businesses, Nextel swiftly expanded its services to include cellular telephony. However, the positioning of Nextel within the RF spectrum, sandwiched besides public safety frequencies, combined...
Episode 494 Fred Hopengarten K1VR
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 22, 2024 14:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsFred Hopengarten K1VR, and his wife Betty, were guests in my home after an afternoon of touring with me the unusual sites around Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, where I live a few years ago. Fred has a long history in amateur radio and took to the law rather than engineering as a profession speciali...
HRWB 204 - Modern Contesting with Dr. Scott Wright K0MD and Remaking The Digikeyer with Don Johanneck
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - March 19, 2024 10:07 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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 spokes...
326 - Analog and Digital Trunked Systems
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - March 19, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsOnce upon a time, we only had analog trunked radio systems. These systems all had analog voice talk groups. These systems included Motorola Type I, Motorola Type IIi, Motorola Type II, EDACS, and LTR systems. Today, we are living in a digital trunked environment, where there are no analog ...
Episode 493 Jonathan Kramer W6JLK
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 16, 2024 18:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsDr. Jonathan Kramer W6JLK, transitioned into becoming an communications law attorney after a successful career in cable television engineering in addition to his amateur radio activities. Kramer W6JLK stressed that amateurs should be very active in local government as a way to advocate for anten...
325 - SRU104 - LCN vs CC Only Trunked Systems
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - March 12, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsThere are two distinct flavors of trunked radio systems that we need to be aware of when programming our scanners. There are systems that require that every frequency for each site be programmed into their pre-determined channel number, and those that do not. Systems that require every f...
Episode 492 Linas Balsys LY2H
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 09, 2024 17:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsLinus Balsys, LY2H, dives into the fascinating realm of field operations in his native Lithuania, QRP techniques, Morse code, digital modes, and much more. Linus talks about his exploration of the great outdoors with park activations, hillfort castles, chases awards, and delves into satellite c...
HRWB 203 - Creative Antenna Projects with Ben Eadie VE6SFX
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - March 05, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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 cons...
324 - Ask Scanner School v66
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsEvery month I answer your questions on the podcast. If you have a question you would like me to answer, please leave me a voicemail at 516-308-2885 or by visiting www.scannerschool.com/ask Don't forget to join us on YouTube on the first Tuesday of every month for our live Q&A session. Clic...
Episode 491 Paul Barnes W4YRL
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 01, 2024 14:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsPaul Barnes, W4YRL, now a ham for over 65 years, enjoys FT8, CW, and getting on the air with modest wire antennas. Paul has traveled to over 50 countries and enjoyed operating from abroad. He credits the hobby for a happy career in electronics focused on simulators for space, military, and nucl...
323 - SRU103 - Trunked Radio Basics
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsDid you know that trunked radio systems are just like an orchestra? There are several parts in each that work in harmony. In our latest podcast, we compare the two to make it easier for you to understand exactly how a trunked system works. We also dive into why trunked systems are an exc...
Episode 490 HRWB Podcast 201 with Eric Guth 4Z1UG
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 24, 2024 18:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsEric Guth, 4Z1UG, was a guest at the celebration of the 200th Ham Radio Workbench Podcast. Eric joined George, KJ6VU, Vince, VE6LK, and Mark, N6MTS in a special episode of their podcast that became HRWB episode 201. This recording of that HRWB episode is added to the QSO Today "official recor...
HRWB 202 - Cool Radio Projects with Ara N6ARA
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - February 21, 2024 04:03 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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
SRU102 - Conventional Scanning
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsConventional is the "OG" when it comes to scanning. Every scanner radio that has ever been sold can receive conventional (analog) signals. This week's session of Scanner Radio University will break down several modes of conventional transmissions you can receive with your scanner radio. 🎬 ...
SRU101 - Intro to Scanner Radios
Scanner School - Everything you wanted to know about the Scanner Radio Hobby - February 18, 2024 03:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsWelcome to the first in a series of classes that we are calling "Scanner Radio University". Over the next several weeks and months, we will be covering topics that will not only be geared towards those just entering the hobby, but topics that maybe you needed to overlook because a lot of today...
Episode 489 John Rusciano NG0Z
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 17, 2024 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsJohn Rusciano, NG0Z, knew that eventually living in an HOA would meet he and his family’s needs, even if it meant not having a ham radio station and outside antennas. The state of the art and ubiquitous Internet connectivity made it possible for John to build his ultimate remotely controlled ama...
Episode 488 Charles Powell NK8O
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 10, 2024 18:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsCharles Powell, NK8O, would argue that an early interest in radio and communications aided him in making a transition from professional French Horn player to pediatric doctor rather than suffer the mid-life crisis. Charles likes just about everything that ham radio offers including POTA, CW, ki...
HRWB 201 - Conversation with Eric Guth from the QSO Today Podcast and HRWBOTA Update
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - February 06, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsIn 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.
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