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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1261 Release Date: April 29, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:57:02 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1261 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. FCC Warns Portland Church To Shut Down Pirate FM Operating Under Its Steeple 2. FCC Adopts New Rules For Satellite System Spectrum Sharing 3. AMSAT Fox-Plus Progress Report - PART ONE 4. AMSAT Fox-Plus Progress Report - PART TWO 5. Houston AMSAT Net Tops 1500 Sessions 6. Youth On the Air Camp For The Americas Announced 7. Look What I Found! - Parts Of The Failed Space X Launch Wash Up On Shore 8. FCC Chief Rosenworcel Says 6G Is Coming Sooner Than You Think 9. NASA's International Space Station Communications Disrupted By Argentinian Taxi Driver Radio 10. ARRL Advocates For Radio Amateurs As FCC Proposes Changes To The 60 Meter Band 11. New STEM Trailer For All Things Amateur Radio Association 12. International Marconi Day: National Parks Director Makes QSO 13. Former Section Manager Of ARRL Northern Florida Section SK 14. Arizona Club Makes Significant Donation To Local Medical Center In Memory Of Club Member 15. The ARRL Invites Member Comments On Proposed Dues Increase 16. Researchers In India Develop A Micro-Supercapacitor 17. Astronaut From The United Arab Emirates New Educational Program Has First QSO 18. World Amateur Radio Day Is Celebrated Around The World 19. New Book Written By NW6V CHris Rutkowski Call The CW Way Of Life 20. ARRL Field Day supplies are now available 21. Upcoming HamFests, Contests and Conventions of interest 22. National Radio Astronomy Observatory Program Looking for Students 18-20 Years Old to Learn About Spectrum 23. Tucson Amateur Packet Radio and AMSAT HamVention Banquet To Be Held May 19th 24. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Is Hiring A Communications Manager 25. HamStudy Dot Org Presents Fast and Easy Testing For Amateur Radio Licensing and Upgrades 26. National Telecommunications and Information Administration on WRC-23 Says Use It Or Lose It 27. ARDC Issues A Grant To Youth On The Air Americas To Expand YOTA Camp Expansion 28. Homeowner/Amateur Enthusiast Argues With His HOA and Refuses To Take Down Antennas, Instead Adds More 29. National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators Release New General Class Question Pool Errata Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will talk about a recent publication put out by the Oregon FBI office covering recommendations for networking your IOT (Internet of Things) devices. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, presents part three of his four part series on successfully writing and getting a public service announcement on local broadcast radio to promote your clubs hamfest or special event. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will try to answer the question "Why Is Radio Regulated?" * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes us back to the early 1950's when the FCC first proposed the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, and when RACES got confirmed as a temporary authority in 1952. And it's still with us... * Courtesy of RAIN and Eric Guth 4Z1UG, we will have Part One of a Two Part interview with Rich Moseson, W2VU, who is the current editor of CQ Magazine. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere. This Week in Amateur Radio is also carried on a number of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. Or, just ask Siri, Alexa, or your Google Nest to play This Week in Amateur Radio! This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Also, please feel free to follow us by joining our popular group on Facebook, and follow our feed on Twitter! Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1254 Release Date: March 11, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:34:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1254 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. ARDC - FreeDV Aims To Bring Open Source HF Digital Voice Into The Mainstream 2. RF Interference From Satellites Is Threatening Radio Astronomy 3. New Satellite Distance Records Are Set 4. Schools Set To Talk With Astronauts Via Amateur Radio 5. QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Feature Presentation on Creating Your First Ham Radio Workbench 6. Inspect The RF Realm With Augmented Reality 7. ARRL International DX Contest Was A Success 8. 2023 Ulrich L. Rohde Award Call for Papers 9. ARRL Michigan Section Manager Les Butler, W8MSP SK 10. NCDXAJ Appoints Jack Ference, W3KX, As The New ARRL Third Call Area Incoming QSL Bureau Manager 11. Three New Amateurs Have Arrived On Board The International Space Station 12. Hams Radios Future Is The Focus Of Upcoming Competition 13. A Brand New Morse Net Out Of Ireland Attracts Nervous Novices 14. A Surprise Weather Drill Mobilizes Amateurs In Delaware 15. Presidents FCC Nominee Decides Not To Pursue Confirmation 16. Former Agency Officials Want Manufacturers To Keep AM Radio In Personal Vehicles 17. Virginia QSO Party Event Adds A Rover Category 18. Damage To Guy Wire Causes Key Nebraska Communications Tower Structural Failure 19. FM Mode Addition Brings All Mode Operation To 11 Meters 20. KB3UJW joins the CQ Magazine staff as an Associate Editor 21. AMSAT is recruiting RF and Mechanical volunteer engineers to join and work on satellite projects 22. The 2023 Dayton HamVention Awards have been announced 23. Nominations are sought for the CQ Hall of Fame Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will be here to talk about the revolution that is all around us. The future is here, you just can't see all those ones and zeros. Leo will also have a few suggestions on how to prepare an older computer that you are planning to donate to a worthy cause. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will have some advise on how to replace that rusty old rotor on your tower... * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, now that you have constructed a new antenna, either home brew or commercial out of a box, what should you expect when antenna testing day rolls around? * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * The History of Amateur Radio. Our own amateur radio historian, Bill Continelli, W2XOY returns with another edition of The Anicent Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes a look at the 3rd ever radio conference that was held in Cairo in 1938. How did amateurs fare at this conference? And, Bill will give us an overview on what it was like to be an amateur in late 1930's... * POTA/Parks On The Air - The latest news from Parks On The Air about their upcoming 48 hour POTA Contest with Matt Heere, N3NWV. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere. This Week in Amateur Radio is also carried on a number of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. Or, just ask Siri, Alexa, or your Google Nest to play This Week in Amateur Radio! This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Also, please feel free to follow us by joining our popular group on Facebook, and follow our feed on Twitter! Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

My guests in this episode are Joe, W8GEX - Honor Roll DXer and DXpeditioner, WC3W - Mark - Director of the CQ Marathon Program (wc3w@arrl.net),N4BAA - Jose - Director of the CQ WAZ program (n4baa@arrl.net), and W2VU - Rich - editor of CQ Magazine. (w2vu@cq-amateur-radio.com) More details on CQ Magazine can be found at https://cq-amateur-radio.com/ More details on the CQ Marathon can be found at https://dxmarathon.com/ More details on the CQ WAZ program can be found at https://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_awards/cq_waz_awards/index_cq_waz_award.html I can be reached at thedxmentor@gmail.com

Our kit building expert, Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB from CQ Magazine is here to tell us about some new kits since his last visit, plus some new tools for building those kits!Plus, we have breaking news from the VOA Museum.

Foundations of Amateur Radio One of my favourite activities is contesting. Essentially it's a time-limited activation of your station for the purposes of testing your skill and station against other participants. Contests are controlled by rules as varied as the amateur community itself. That said, there are common terms and concepts and if you're not familiar with them, they can lead to confusion and disappointment when you inadvertently break a rule and see your hard work vanish into thin air. I will note that what I'm discussing here is not universally true, so read the rules for each contest you participate in, something you should already be doing since rules are refined over time and it's rare to keep the same rules between years. A contest starts and stops at a specific time, often expressed in UTC, or Universal Coordinated Time. You should know what your local timezone is in relation to UTC and take into account any variations like Summer and Winter time. Any contacts made outside these times don't count and you cannot log these against the contest. Each contact or QSO is awarded a set number of points. It might be scored based on mode, band, power, time and sometimes distance. To encourage specific types of contacts, some might attract a score of zero. This does not mean that the contact is useless, which I'll get to shortly. Your score is the sum of all the points you make for each contact. I will mention that contest logging software can track this to make your life easier, although it comes at the price of requiring a computer. Sometimes a prohibited contact attracts penalties. Prohibited, as-in, by the rules of that contest. For example, some allow you to contact the same station more than once, others allow this only if you do it on a different band. Speaking of bands. It's not permitted to make contest contacts on the WARC bands. In 1979, the World Administrative Radio Conference allocated the 30m, 17m and 12m bands for amateur use. These are not used for contesting. To avoid a contest, you can use those bands, but truth be told, you should try to use all the bands, even during contests, since it will help you operate your station in adverse conditions, something worth practising. Many contests allocate additional scoring based on state, country, DXCC entity, CQ or ITU zone, prefix, or all of these together. Both the CQ and ITU zones represent regions of the world. The CQ zones are managed by CQ Magazine and the ITU zones are managed by the International Telecommunications Union. A zone is represented by a number. The DXCC is a system that tracks individual countries across the globe. If you make contact with 100 of these places, you've achieved your DX Century and you join the DX Century Club, or DXCC. Consider a contact with me. You'd have a contact with VK6FLAB. It would also be a contact with the VK6 prefix, the VK DXCC entity, CQ zone 29 and ITU zone 58. If that's not enough, it would also be a contact with OC-001, the IOTA or Islands On The Air designation for Australia. This is useful because for some contests these extra features represent points, often significant ones, generally referred to as a "multiplier". To calculate your score, tally up all your contact points, then count all the features, CQ Zones, the ITU Zones, DXCC entities, states, countries, etc. and multiply your score with that count. If you contact 10 callsigns and get one point for each, you have 10 points. If in doing so you contact five contest features, you end up with an overall score of 50 points. Often contests have different categories and rules for transmitter power level, the number of transmitters and the number of operators. Definitions for these vary. High Power might be 400 Watts in Australia, but 1500 Watts in the United States. QRP or very low power might be 10 Watts in one contest, but 5 in another, so check. Some contests have an assisted category where you're permitted to use tools like the DX Cluster where other stations alert you online to their presence on a particular frequency. There is a concept of an overlay, where how long you've held your license, your age, working portable, battery operated, using a wire antenna or mobile, groups you with others doing the same thing. This means that you could be a rookie, youth, portable, battery, wire antenna, single assisted operator, all at the same time. It often pays to consider who else is in a particular group and make your claims accordingly. If you're contesting with more than one person, a Multi station, there are rules for that too. Sometimes this includes the amount of land a contest station is permitted to use. If you're a Multi-Single station, you might be permitted to use one transmitted signal on one band during any 10 minute period. A Multi-Two might be permitted to use two simultaneous transmitted signals, but they must be on two different bands. A Multi-Multi may activate all six contest bands at the same time, but only use one transmitter per band. Some contests have a Short Wave Listener or SWL category, where you log all stations heard. There is also the concept of a check-log, where you log all your contacts, submit them, but don't enter the contest itself. You might have worked stations during the contest, but not according to the rules, because you might be aiming to get your DXCC. Submitting your log will help the contest organisers check other entries and validate the scores of the stations you contacted. This might all be daunting, but if you read the rules of a contest and you're not sure, every contest manager I've ever spoken to is more than happy to help you understand what's allowed and what isn't. One tip. Contesting is as much about the rules that are written as it is about the rules that are not. If you find a gap in the rules, and it doesn't go against the spirit of the contest, you're absolutely encouraged to use that to your advantage. If you do, you'll quickly discover why the rules change so often. Preparation is everything! I'm Onno VKFLAB

Tonight an update on w5kub-108 balloon about to complete it first lap around the world. Glen will surprise us with a topic. Rich W2VQ, editor of CQ Magazine will be with us and talk about next month's articles.

Dr. Jack Purdum, W8TEE, licensed since 1954, is a prolific author of at least 17 books on computer programming languages and microprocessor projects for amateur radio and is now the Microcontroller Editor at CQ Magazine. This episode is part of my series of interviews to introduce you to QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Speakers. Jack and Al Peters, AC8GY, are now prolific creators of Arduino projects and gave a presentation last August 2021 on building an HF SSB/CW software defined transceiver, called the T41. W8TEE is my QSO Today.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss the current status of infrastructure negotiations in Congress. This includes the bipartisan agreement reached last week in the Senate, as well as the more progressive proposal that looks to be heading towards the budget reconciliation process. They also talk about the congressional prospects for police reform and the 'For the People Act.' During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable analyzes whether the 81 million Americans who voted for Joe Biden can coexist with the 73 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump. With Independence Day this Sunday, they also discuss what it means to be an American patriot, and why some Conservatives put on displays of 'phony patriotism.' Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.” Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported. Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad is on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch his previous 'Deadline D.C.' broadcasts at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YpKkzzoyRAxj Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/200609095309493

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss the current status of infrastructure negotiations in Congress. This includes the bipartisan agreement reached last week in the Senate, as well as the more progressive proposal that looks to be heading towards the budget reconciliation process. They also talk about the congressional prospects for police reform and the 'For the People Act.' During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable analyzes whether the 81 million Americans who voted for Joe Biden can coexist with the 73 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump. With Independence Day this Sunday, they also discuss what it means to be an American patriot, and why some Conservatives put on displays of 'phony patriotism.' Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.” Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported. Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad is on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch his previous 'Deadline D.C.' broadcasts at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: www.pscp.tv/w/1YpKkzzoyRAxj Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/200609095309493

Initially published by our sister publication CQ Magazine, this episode is a recording of a talk delivered by Riri Riza. An accomplished Indonesian filmmaker, having made numerous critical and popular successes such as 'Laskar Pelangi', 'Sokola Rimba' and 'Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2', he discusses the importance of cinematography and lighting. The talk was delivered in March 2015 at the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), and was organised by both FINAS and the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers (MySC).

Joe Eisneberg, K0NEB returns to the show, but not to talk about kits! Joe has completely overhauled his shack, and it's featured in this month's CQ Magazine. We'll talk about what Joe did to upgrade his shack, and how the performance has noticeably increased. He will take your questions live, and give some tips for making your shack more efficient.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss how some congressional Republicans are planning to baselessly challenge the electoral college certification of President-Elect Biden. They also preview the two Senate runoff elections happening tomorrow in Georgia. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Nick Guthman and Mark Grimaldi. The panel details President Trump's phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which the President threatened Raffensperger if he didn't find 11,780 presidential votes for Trump. The panel also touches on the Georgia Senate runoffs, and then evaluates what young people and progressives are hoping that President-Elect Biden will achieve during his time in the oval office. Nick Guthman is Co-Founder of 'Blue Future,' a national organizing program run out of the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst, a youth-led political action committee (PAC), focused on organizing young people around progressive electoral campaigns. His Twitter handle is @NickGuthman. The website for 'Blue Future' is www.OurBlueFuture.us. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President-Elect Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of the show here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1dRKZNkLpdbKB

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss how some congressional Republicans are planning to baselessly challenge the electoral college certification of President-Elect Biden.  They also preview the two Senate runoff elections happening tomorrow in Georgia. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Nick Guthman and Mark Grimaldi.  The panel details President Trump's phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which the President threatened Raffensperger if he didn't find 11,780 presidential votes for Trump.  The panel also touches on the Georgia Senate runoffs, and then evaluates what young people and progressives are hoping that President-Elect Biden will achieve during his time in the oval office. Nick Guthman is Co-Founder of 'Blue Future,' a national organizing program run out of the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst, a youth-led political action committee (PAC), focused on organizing young people around progressive electoral campaigns. His Twitter handle is @NickGuthman. The website for 'Blue Future' is www.OurBlueFuture.us. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President-Elect Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of the show here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1dRKZNkLpdbKB

Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, has been an active ham since the 1970s, growing up in Los Angeles.  Wayne is a home brewer, especially microwave equipment on 10 GHz, and has taken our amateur radio hobby to the Maker Faire in the Bay Area for live demonstrations. As a technical writer and Contributing Editor to CQ Magazine, Wayne is in one of the best places to experience just about everything in ham radio.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss whether the Supreme Court confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett spells the end for Obamacare and Roe v. Wade.  They also analyze what Joe Biden might do in the way of reforms to the high court if he is elected President. During the second half of the show, Brad is joined by Nick Guthman.  Nick is Co-Founder of 'Blue Future,' a national organizing program run out of the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst, a youth-led political action committee (PAC), focused on organizing young people around progressive electoral campaigns. His Twitter handle is @NickGuthman. The website for 'Blue Future' is www.OurBlueFuture.us.   Brad and Nick discuss how youth organizing is going for the 2020 election cycle, and what Nick expects turnout to be for this year's presidential and congressional elections. Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch episodes of his show at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon.  His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss whether the Supreme Court confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett spells the end for Obamacare and Roe v. Wade.  They also analyze what Joe Biden might do in the way of reforms to the high court if he is elected President. During the second half of the show, Brad is joined by Nick Guthman.  Nick is Co-Founder of 'Blue Future,' a national organizing program run out of the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst, a youth-led political action committee (PAC), focused on organizing young people around progressive electoral campaigns. His Twitter handle is @NickGuthman. The website for 'Blue Future' is www.OurBlueFuture.us. Brad and Nick discuss how youth organizing is going for the 2020 election cycle, and what Nick expects turnout to be for this year's presidential and congressional elections. Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch episodes of his show at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon.  His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Escape the debate with news about some recent moves at the FCC: a proposed fee for US licenses, sunsetting the 3.5 GHz band, a new logo, and a literal move of the headquarters. Plus, what will CQ Worldwide look like this weekend in a pandemic? Call in with your questions and comments with CQ Magazine's Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU.Plus... we unveil a new weekly segment from Rick Garrett, N9GSU.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Bob answers some questions and talks about what he's been working on, all about CERT with Gordo, whats new with CQ Magazine with Rich Moseson, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, George reviews "Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio" book, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Bob answers some questions and talks about what he's been working on, all about CERT with Gordo, whats new with CQ Magazine with Rich Moseson, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, George reviews "Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio" book, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Bob answers some questions and talks about what he's been working on, all about CERT with Gordo, whats new with CQ Magazine with Rich Moseson, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, George reviews "Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio" book, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Bob answers some questions and talks about what he's been working on, all about CERT with Gordo, whats new with CQ Magazine with Rich Moseson, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, George reviews "Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio" book, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Bob answers some questions and talks about what he's been working on, all about CERT with Gordo, whats new with CQ Magazine with Rich Moseson, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, George reviews "Microcontroller Projects for Amateur Radio" book, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss the latest 2020 election news, whether President Trump visiting Kenosha this week helps the situation, race relations in America under Trump. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable expands on the topics from the first half hour, and also discusses Trump's world-worst response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tara is a New York City based comedian, writer, and the founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as RDT Daily.  Tara’s unapologetically-liberal podcast, "TARABUSTER,” is 100% listener supported, free from corporate influence, and 5-star viewer-reviewed.   Join the resistance by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster and R-D-T Daily at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty.  Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years.  He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research.  His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon and watch episodes of his show at www.Periscope.TV/BradBannon.  His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

President Trump announced today that coronavirus taskforce briefings would begin again this week after a two month absence. Plus Congress returns for a three week work period before convention season. We talk with Shawn Zeller of CQ Magazine (25). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

Building a better ventilator with Dr. Gordon Gibby KX4Z on Club Spotlight, Winlink Wednesdays with Gordo and John Hill KF5VO, Valerie and Bob Schenck N2OO present the winners of the CQ DX Hall of Fame awards, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar Update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, ARRL HF Dipoles Antennas for Amateur Radio with George, your questions with Amanda and more! Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Sponsor: icomamerica.com/hamnation

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. Brad and Shawn discuss a new Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump CNN poll, potential Biden running mates, and the 'Heroes Act' legislation that passed in the House this past Friday. During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable continues to discuss the new CNN Biden-Trump poll, as well as the general election as a whole. Tara Devlin is a New York City-based comedian, writer, and founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as 'RDTdaily.' Tara's Twitter handle is @REALTaraDevlin and her Instagram handle is @Taradacktyl. Tara's unapologetically liberal weekly podcast, "TARABUSTER" is recorded LIVE every Saturday evening at 6PM eastern on the RDTdaily Facebook and Youtube channels and replayed starting Sunday at 6PM eastern on Progressive Voices, or any time on the Progressive Voices app. You can become a 'patron' of Tarabuster and RDTdaily at www.Patreon.com/TaraDevlin. Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon. Watch a video broadcast of this episode here: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1RDxlQadMdDKL

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller. The two discuss the current state of the Democratic Primary race, including the following questions: - After this big win in Nevada, is Bernie Sanders a strong favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination?- Which (if any) of the moderate Democratic candidates is best positioned to stop Senator Sanders?- What would happen if Senator Sanders goes to the Democratic convention with the most delegates but fails to win the party's nomination for President? During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Phil Noble and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable continues the discussion surrounding the state of the Democratic primary race, with a large focus on South Carolina's February 29th primary election. Phil Noble is a Democratic Strategist hailing from the state of South Carolina.  For over 30 years he has been an innovator politics, media, education and government.  His Twitter handle is @PhilNobleSC. Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show.  In addition to being the Executive Producer for the Leslie Marshall show for 14 years, for the past 12 years Mark has been a progressive political activist and campaign volunteer of President Obama's (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders' (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton's (2016).  Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research.  His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi. Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

President Trump focused on getting the Senate to confirm his judges in 2019, taking few positions on policy votes in either the House or the Senate, CQ Roll Call found in its annual review of voting in Congress. Meanwhile, votes on judicial nominees -- all 105 of which were confirmed -- were more partisan than ever before. CQ on Congress host Shawn Zeller, and CQ Magazine editors Jonathan Miller and Mike Magner discuss the findings in the the latest installment of CQ Roll Call's 66-year-old vote studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, a follow up to the Thanksgiving Antenna Massacre. We have learned of the damage. This time, we talk about the recovery. We also talk about YouTube. A recent appearance on Ham Radio 2.0 has raised questions about a 100 Watts and a Wire channel. Could we do it? Plus, we take a dip in this months QST and CQ Magazine. All of this and more on this edition of 100 Watts and a Wire.

Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, the kit building columnist at CQ Magazine is back to preview a new kit from Four State QRP Group. He will take your questions about the new kit, some kit building advice, and more!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Jonathan Miller talks about his new CQ Magazine cover story on the Republicans' decision, thus far, to ignore policy proposals in their 2020 planning. Miller found this worries some lawmakers, like Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher, who'd like to see the party offer new ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Lynch, N6CL, began his ham radio story over 50 years ago in Bonita, California. After a stint in Vietnam,  an amateur radio journalist for CQ Magazine focused on VHF and above, and a career as minister, Joe, is now the director of religious education at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.  Both he and his wife, Carol, are active ham radio operators. N6CL has always been active in amateur radio emergency services, including at the site of the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.  N6CL is my QSO Today.

The latest edition of CQ's study of congressional voting comes out in CQ Magazine on Feb. 25 and the authors, CQ reporters John Bennett and Jonathan Miller, explain that Congress voted as Trump wanted at record levels in 2017 and 2018, while representatives and senators who crossed party lines more than their peers paid at the ballot box. Laura Weiss, who profiled Larry Hogan for the magazine, discusses what is prompting the Maryland governor to consider challenging Trump in the 2020 GOP primaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Rich W2VU, editor of CQ Magazine talks about next months magazine. Dave Casler and Katie Allen join Tom. We discuss the Orlando Hamcation and the Morristown, TM hamfest.  Tom takes a trip to FT Benning, GA and visits the army basic training graduation. Plus much more. This show is webcast live on W5KUB.COM every Tues night at 8:00 PM Central Time. (0200 UTC Wed)

Rich Moseson, W2VU from CQ Magazine joins us for some news & views, including the FCC's recent import warning and the possible shutdown of WWV. We also dive into CQ World Wide, and of course take your questions and comments during the show.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

On this episode, we gear up for the 100 Watts and a Wire: Fall Out. The list of prizes for the random drawing has grown significantly. We’ll talk about the gear and how you can win. Plus, we have two great new offers in our Sustaining Member program. Here’s a hint: CQ Magazine and LDG Electronics have sweetened the pot. Learn how your yearly donation of $25 or more can benefit you in new ways. All of this and more on this edition of 100 Watts and a Wire.

A CQ Magazine special report this week examines alarming new consequences of climate change, such as beetles killing trees, coral reef die-offs and food losing nutritional value. Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists and CQ reporter Elvina Nawaguna explain the threats.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foundations of Amateur Radio A week or so ago I watched a movie that was simultaneously the funniest and saddest movie I'd seen in a while. "Pecking Order". It follows members of the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club in the lead up to the New Zealand National Championships, as they battle history and each other in a quest for glory and for the love of their birds. Think "Best in Show" with Chickens. While watching, all I could see was squabbling radio amateurs. We're having a similar situation in the Wireless Institute of Australia. There is evidence of gross financial mismanagement, claims and counter claims, Directors with an axe to grind, lawsuits and feathers in the mail. I understand that the Radio Society of Great Britain went through similar disruption several years ago. The ARRL is also going through upheaval right now. Rules, conduct unbecoming, expulsions and gag-orders abound. All these experiences deal with how a board conducts itself, how individual members react and how the main membership just wants to get on with things. Today I read an article in CQ Magazine, titled "We Have Met the Enemy ... and He Is Us". It leads me to wonder, what is it about being on a board that causes you to become entitled? What is it about being a radio amateur that makes you feel entitled to belittle and ignore those around you? What is it about our community that is toxic and detrimental to its survival? No doubt as I become older and perhaps wiser I'll get personal insight into these attributes when some young turk comes along and puts me firmly in my place, but for now, I'm the young turk, and you can keep your quinquagenarian jokes to yourself. I've heard it said that if an organisation is eating itself, let it die. There is something to be said for that sentiment. It causes new structures to be formed, new processes to be created, new ideas to propagate and new people to participate. The thing is, doing this also kills off history, it kills off a knowledge base, it destroys lives, it makes for loss of productivity, loss of investment and it is just plain bad for business. When I was growing up I was told of an organisation that would split its territory in half and form two new organisations once it hit 20 or so employees. Each new organisation would carry on, splitting in half as it grew. The idea was that if you had more people than that inside a company it became unwieldy. I don't know what's become of that organisation, what it's called, or even if it even still exists. I'm using it as an example of new thinking, a new way of trying to build an organisation, a new approach. What kinds of new approaches could we come up with for our representative bodies in amateur radio? For that matter, what new approaches could we imagine for ourselves and our community? There is a very powerful quote by Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, organised citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Rich Moseson, W2VU,  is the current editor of CQ Magazine.  From his vantage point as the editor of one of the oldest and prestigious amateur radio magazines, he has the opportunity to see the big picture of our ham radio hobby every month from articles published, reader feedback, and the many amateur radio conventions that he attends with his staff.  This QSO is full of his observations on amateur radio today as well as his personal ham radio history. W2VU is my QSO Today.

Republican lawmakers could use a decades-old procedural maneuver, known as reconciliation, to bypass Democratic opposition and accelerate Donald Trump’s legislative initiatives. That could include cutting taxes, repealing parts of President Barrack Obama’s health care law, privatizing Medicare or turning Medicaid into a block grant to the states.  All they would need is a simple majority vote in the Senate. CQ Magazine deputy editor Shawn Zeller, CQ Roll Call’s Senate leadership reporter Bridget Bowman and Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim explain how it could take shape.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP, is a frequent contributor to both QST and CQ Magazine, and he enjoys a well rounded amateur radio operation.  Tony always take a deep dive approach to any of his ham radio projects including rebuilding old gear, redesigning his 40 meter beam, or reducing the noise from his new solar electric array.  K1KP joins Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.

Richard Moseson W2VU Editor of CQ Magazine talks about the history and future of CQ magazine.