Podcast appearances and mentions of ham radio workbench

In this episode we have an extended conversation with Kirk, NT0Z and Paul WD9GCO. Kirk is the Amateur Radio columnist for The Spectrum Monitor; former columnist for Monitoring Times and Popular Communications; Author of Stealth Amateur Radio (www.stealthamateur.com) and former QST Assistant Managing Editor. Paul is a news anchor for Amateur Radio Newsline and the professional announcer for the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Kirk and Paul have some great stories and general ham radio wisdom to share with our listeners.  It's so much fun to spend time with them that this turned into the longest episode we have recorded, and that's saying something !

From one exiting product last week to another exiting product this week. George KJ6VU comes on to talk about the Station Controller that hopefully is ready for general release pretty soon.George is a man with many hats, you might have heard about both Packtenna and Sierra Radio Systems. He is also one of the hosts of the Ham Radio Workbench podcast.You can find out more about the Station Controller and more over at https://sierraradio.netIf you, by any chance, have not heard about Ham Radio Workbench, you can find out more over at https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/TEHRS is: @labcat73 @LB5JJ @LB4FH @LB0FI And sometimes @COASTALWAVESWIRES , @HAMRADIODUDE and @AH6UN_OE4JHW #amateurradio #hamradio #amateurfunk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of you might know Mark from the fantastic podcast the Ham Radio Workbench, some of you might know his products. Some of us still hope for SOAR. But that's not why he's here, he's here to talk about EggNOGS and why that is cool.You can find the Ham Radio Workbench here: https://hamradioworkbench.comPlease join our Discord at https://hamshow.eu/discordTEHRS is:‪@LB0FI‬ ‪@COASTALWAVESWIRES‬ ‪@LB5JJ‬ ‪@labcat73‬ ‪@LB4FH‬ ‪@HAMRADIODUDE‬ #amateurradio #hamradio #amateurfunk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, while inspired at a young age to ham radio, it wasn't until after a successful career as a professional writer and journalist that she re-discovered amateur radio in 2014.  Her ham radio history was pretty thoroughly covered in a recent Ham Radio Workbench podcast a few weeks ago.  Our conversation explored her professional history leading to her reporting for Ham Radio Newsline and her love for CW.  KD2GUT is my QSO Today.

This is The DX Mentor podcast. I hope to help those hams trying to move up the DXCC ladder as well as those that at on the DXCC Honor Roll. As fast as technology is moving, no one can keep up on it all. I am here to help. #DX #Hamradio In this episode of The DX Mentor, our #DX gurus, will discuss: Wire Antennas - all aspects of wire antennas Resources mentioned include: Pactenna https://www.packtenna.com/#/ W8JI https://www.w8ji.com/ TW Antennas https://mojero.wixsite.com/twantenna Buddi Poles https://www.buddipole.com/ Ham Radio Workbench https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.org Daily DX https://www.dailydx.com/ DX Engineering https://www.dxengineering.com/ Icom https://www.icomamerica.com/ IC-905 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-905/ IC-9700 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-9700/ IC-7610 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7610/ IC-7300 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7300/ ID-5100AD https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-5100A/ ID-52A https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-52A/ ID-50A https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/ID-50A/ IC-7100 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/products/IC-7100USA/ Icom Info and Dealers https://icomamerica.com/amateur

Come join us at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 25th and 26th.  We kick things off on Friday March 24th at 6 PM Pacific Time with the Ham Radio Workbench live stream !  See you there. https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/  

Chris and Elecia talk with Mark Smith (aka SmittyHalibut and N6MTS) about amateur radio, interconnect standards, and podcasting. Mark is a host of the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. His company is Halibut Electronics (electronics.halibut.com). He's been working on Open Headset Interconnect Standard and Satellite Optimized Amateur Radio (SOAR). Find Mark as SmittyHalibut on YouTube, github, and Mastodon. Chris talked about getting into WSPR in 197: Smell the Transistor but we first talked about it in 76: Entropy is For Wimps Chris has spec'd out his intended project at QRP Labs, the QCX+ 5W CW Mini. Transcript

Many of you will know our gest for this episode, Vince VE6LK. He is a co-host on the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Vince is interested in a wide range of ham radio topics and loves to stretch himself by diving into some interesting technical topics. But Vince is also grounded in the practical use of ham radio in the field, with his involvement in Emergency Communications. Vince is an charismatic, interesting person and so I honestly am not sure which direction we'll go with this discussion. But one thing is certain - we will all learn something and have a great time. Join us as we talk about how YOU can get the most out of Ham Radio in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more - find all Portable Ops related topics here. TikTok: @RedSummitRF Twitter: Charlie NJ7V @NJ7V_ Dan KC7MSU @KC7MSU Brian W7JET @BBW7JET Help support this channel - buy us a Coke: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RedSummitRF Donate https://www.patreon.com/redsummitrf Obtain a sticker https://redsummitrf.blogspot.com Red Summit RF Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/redsummitrf #APDZ #POTA #PortableOps #HamRadio --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nj7v/support

In this episode we talk with Dan Quigley N7HQ from Flex Radio about the projects on his workbench.  Dan revided a Heathkit SB104 by installing an SDR radio inside, designed custom rack panels for radio testing and talks about remote control of test equipment.

Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Workbench Tools Show Topic: Ham Radio Workbench Tools (all listed here https://a.co/0D2IUQE) On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah - KN6NWZ, we talk about getting Skywarn trained, interpersonal skills for preparedness, and ham radio workbench tools.    Have a drink with us! Today, we're drinking…  Strawberry Orange Mango Pressed Juice, Coronado Brewing Co. Early Bird.    Josh has a short tip with the Ham Radio Minute: Get Skywarn Trained   Join the conversation by leaving a review on Apple Podcast for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing Leah@hamtactical.com. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it!   Preparedness Corner: Interpersonal Skills for Preparedness https://www.kmaland.com/news/iowa-department-of-corrections-hosts-emergency-preparedness-exercise/article_cce95f22-d149-11ec-aa75-abaf5304301f.html     Email Correspondent's Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.   Links mentioned in the ECT:    QSL Cards from Amanda Alden: https://www.qrz.com/db/K1DDN   K6ARK YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/K6ARKPortableRadio   Ham Solo Mother's Day Activation: https://youtu.be/RTzjKmMcBX8   Tech Prepper YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TheTechPrepper   Tank Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/xFnk2ku9ldw?feature=share   Pommery Mustard: https://amzn.to/39ibV9z   Jake's Radio Kit: https://amzn.to/3l94l46 Show Topic: Ham Radio Workbench Tools (all listed here https://a.co/0D2IUQE) Thank you all for listening to the podcast.  We have a lot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!   Want to send us something? Josh Nass  P.O. Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101 Support the Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Shop HamTactical: http://www.hamtactical.com Shop Our Affiliates: http://hamradiocrashcourse.com/affiliates/ Shop Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Connect with Us: Website...................► http://hamradiocrashcourse.com YouTube..................► https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse Podcast...................► https://hamradiocrashcourse.podbean.com/ Discord....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT Facebook................► https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi (Josh) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/hamtactical (Leah)

Do you want to build a portable ham radio station to operate in the field? Do you wonder how you might improve your current portable station? George KJ6VU joins us tonight to talk about the pros and cons of each category of equipment for your portable ham radio station. We'll discuss antennas, masts, radios, and more. George has a very interesting backstory, as a host to the Ham Radio Workbench podcast, creator of the Packtenna antenna line of products and accomplished homebrewer and builder. Packtenna Antennas: https://www.packtenna.com Ham Radio Workbench Podcast: https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Join us we talk about how YOU can build an effective portable ham radio station in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more - find all Portable Ops related topics here. Twitter: Charlie NJ7V @NJ7V_ Dan KC7MSU @KC7MSU Brian W7JET @BBW7JET Donate https://www.patreon.com/redsummitrf Obtain a sticker https://redsummitrf.blogspot.com #APDZ #SOTA #PortableOps #HamRadio

Field Day Debrief and EmComm Software with Gaston Gonzalez KT1RUN. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us -  http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ QSO TODAY Ham Radio Expo August 14th and 15th - https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ HRWB will host a live event Friday the 13th night starting at 6 PM PDT George will present the trailer build project Mark will present on Measuring 1:1 Balun/Common Mode Choke Designs With A NanoVNA Vince will present on Disaster Communications and Leadership imperatives Mike will present a spin-off on “death of the RS-232 port” Anyone else? **Digilent  Coupon Code HamRadioWorkbench2021 **Available at digilent Ham Radio Workbench will participate in the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo August 14th and 15th Booth + conference tables to meet and chat https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ Segment 1 - What's on your workbench Gaston Raspberry Pi 3B+ CPU cooling: case evaluation and software/hardware optimization What: Looking for perfect RPi 3B+ field case for a software project Why: Sonoran Desert & field operations How: Added CPU temperature telemetry (app + cron job) + journal/graphs Baseline: CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply iUniker Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Case, Raspberry Pi Fan ABS Case with Cooling Fan Unistorm Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Aluminum Case with Dual Cooling Fan Metal Shell Black Enclosure Flirc Raspberry Pi 3B Case (not yet tested) Pi 4 testing TBD with Argon ONE V2 Raspberry Pi 4 Case with Cooling Fan  Cases: Findings: active vs passive cooling Mark Looking at M17 again. They've come a LONG way since I started the protocol spec doc a year or so ago.  Provided a couple minor updates in a pull-request, mostly around Crypto protocols.  I have a couple MD380s that I intend to use for M17 hacking. Haven't done anything yet though. Another Field Day, another single episode working on my Contest Station Audio Interface Thingamajig. Debating between two designs: Single unified device, one board with all cables going in and out, all mixer controls in a single place. Distributed devices, with an RJ-45 bus connecting them. Puts controls nearer to the operators/radios, but is more complex.  Allows for further expansion. Playing a bit with my shiny new toy: Flex6400. Book recommendation: The Cuckoo's Egg, Cliff Stoll, K7TA. Not ham radio related, but I suspect will be of interest to hams. (AWESOME BOOK - RH) Rod Partial Tear down of my Covid Office / Ham shack to install a new (to me)  50 inch LG Digital sign (Like you see at Malls)  to run the GeoCron and also as an information radiator. Got this on an online auction. Live feed of data. LG Model 49SM5KE-BJ Studio A: Two 31 inch curved monitors at eye level - plus Macbook in centre Radios to the right (controlled by PC plus VFO Audio podcast gear to the Left (Rodecaster, etc) Below Monitors Studio B: (Spin around - a U shaped desk) Work related Hardware / tools plus Video Editing Ergonomics - Credit to Foundations of Amateur Radio Podcast - Onno (VK6FLAB) ‎Foundations of Amateur Radio on Apple Podcasts For the Ergonomics discussion Still working on a talk on the  future of all this Zoom fun “After” Covid?  Covid forced content back into prominence - How do we keep “Content” as king? George Maiden voyage of the radio trailer Presentation at the QSO Today virtual ham radio expo Playing with the ESP32 WiFi LoRa Arduino module Shipped out a pile of PackTenna trekmount antennas … thanks to Gaston New RigExpert AA-650 analyzer Tram 2m/UHF yagi $99 not bad Michael Operating -- conditions on 6M for the last 10 days have been amazing for us in VE3 land.   I have a Morseduino to build Improving power control to the rotator controller and Steppir controller installed at the base of the Tower - I have LAN at the tower base so a KMTronic switch mounted there now AT100 tuner kit for the IC-705 Vince W8BH.net Morse Tutor Kits update Next round parts have been ordered, now we wait Send email to Vince - ve6lk [at] rac [dot] ca The original project source is http://w8bh.net  PA0RDT mini-whip waiting on parts McHF repair waiting on parts KD2C Panadapter tap will, one day, go into my go-kit FT-857D Prepping for QSO Today conference UHF packet station project started Every SMC job … https://twitter.com/VE6LK/status/1411515481907859459     Segment 2 - Field Day Debrief George Trailer was great ! Best features Screen doors ! External powerfilm solar panels and DC extension cords SOK battery - $570 for 100 Ah vs Battleborn $949 for 100 Ah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxMIs0PXrBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjpkI8quyzQ&t=534s Carbon fiber masts - Gigaparts Flex 6400 + Maestro   Vince Socially Distant FD a success! Visitors from all over North America via Zoom Local Deputy Mayor and Fire Chief in attendance Adult beverage delivery actually happened! Aim high when you ask club members to contribute! http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php to check on entries Gaston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUoEuaQ_l2Q Location: Tonto National Forest - evening/overnight operation X-factor: heat Man portable: 58.5 lb pack including 8L of water (17.5 lbs) Conditions: 101- 85 degrees (F) Did not participate in FD activities Gear:  PackTenna Linked Dipole: 20m/40m (80m not used) PackTenna TrekMount with Comet BNC-24 antennas for 2m SSB FT-818 with ARMOLOQ TPA pack frame, 4.5Ah LiFePO4, 20 watt Powerfilm solar panels, Buddipole PowerMini EmComm Tools testing successful: APRS text msg (SMSGTE), 40m Winlink status email, call lookup Mark N6EOF 2A Santa Barbara. 631 QSOs: 351 SSB, 94 Digital (FT4 and FT8), 186 CW. 100W so 2x multiplier.  1822 Total QSO points, 350 Bonus points. Final score: 2172 points! (but it's totally not a contest.) Had a great turn out! About 12 people total, 7 active hams who played with the radios at least a bit. Ran entirely on solar power, only spun up the generator for a couple minutes to make sure it worked, and show another person how (it's mod'd for Propane.)  2 stations, 100W both, using nothing but solar. I'm really proud of that. SSB station: FT-920, on an EFHW, cut for 40m (so resonates on 40/20/15/10m), but added a loading coil and stub to add 80m. It worked really well, but required more tuning at the radio than I anticipated. The loading coil was 13 turns of antenna wire around an FT140-43 (which should have been about 110uH, except that it totally isn't, it's 150uH, I should have done 11 turns… Oops…)  All the designs I've seen show a linear coil of antenna wire around a form, not a toroid. I'm wondering if the capacitive coupling of the toroid was different enough from the linear coil to affect tuning on 40m and above.  (The wrong inductance should have only negatively affected 80m, which definitely was tuned too low.) Used the feedline as a counterpoise, put a current choke 1:1 balun about 12 feet from the feedpoint: 13 turns of RG-8X around an FT240-43. You think wrapping magnet wire around toroids is a pain? CW/Digital station: Club member brought his Packtenna clipped dipole. Used it with his Flex6600 and Maestro. Worked a charm. 20m SSB was CHEEK BY JOWEL... Rod VA3ON  Teamed up with my friend (and Elmer) Peter West VE3HG to create a small scale field day for us and our two Padawans, Iuliya VE3UHA  and Dante VA3DNF. (4 total) Both teenagers licenced as Basic with Honours during the pandemic shutdown, but had yet to operate HF. Used the Oakville club call VE3HB. At the scenic “West Estate” we got a few antennas up (Dipoles, horizontal Endfed and verticals) 5 Watts on two Elecraft KX2 Stations (Commonality of rigs, preserved learning): Station A: CW  Station B: Phone and FT8 on the other New HRWB Logger appliance (with N1MM) - Avita Magus II [WT9M10C44] 10 Inches Intel Celeron 4GB RAM 64GB Storage Touch 2-in-1 Windows 10 Tablet PC Black     - rocked Conditions Phone was horrific on Saturday FT- not much better - could hear lots but nothing worked well CW great (as usual) To make CW workable we used a CW reader and keyer with preloaded exchanges and a keyboard. An approach I've not used before with rookies to shortened the learning curve. Emphasis on learning and getting the tempo. We may be seeing a lot more of these two as CW contesters - they were aggressive! Segment 3 - EmComm Software Project by Gaston KT1RUN What is the purpose? API and web app for field expedient digital communications platform that runs on RPi Offgid, mobile-first and 1-click digital operations Headless: eliminate need for VNC and/or external display/keyboard/mouse Lightweight: small footprint memory, CPU and disk => conserve power What does it do? Allows headless operation of various ham radio tools (Pat, YAAC,direwolf, etc.) on a RPi (everything runs on the Pi; the web browser is the interface) Streamlines mode switching: Winlink ARDOP, Winlink packet and APRS Streamines messaging for both Winlink and APRS through templating engine Offline callsign lookup - includes approx. distance calc based on GPS Status information: time (local/UTC, hostname, IP, CPU temp, GPS, grid square) Remote shutdown What did you use to develop it?  App and API decoupled Backend: (API) Java JDK 11 Spring Boot: DI, uber jar, systemd, oh my Lucene: IR library (search background) Custom YAAC plugin: Light-weight HTTP API (REST-like)   Frontend: (not my area) Prototype: Bootstrap and jQuery Prod: React.js: What is the project status?  Do you want people to try it out? Status: Prototype, field experimentation Limited beta tentatively schedule for fall 2021 First round: Operators with FT-817/818 or FT-857D (maybe FT-991A) Second round: Any all band, all mode radio (HF + 2m) RPi 3B+ Build and giveaway on the channel Weekly project updates: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper     Wrapup / Outro If people want to get in touch with you, what is the best way? Gaston Email: info@thetechprepper.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTechPrepper/videos EmComm Tools Project: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetechprepper/ Twitter: @thetechprepper1 Mark Twitter @smittyhalibut Rod Twitter @VA3ON YouTube https://www.youtube.com/Cycle25 www.cycle25.ca Vince Twitter @VE6LK  Web www.VE6LK.com George DMR TG 31075 From all of us at the Ham Radio Workbench, 73. NOTES Reminder to Jeremy, post notes for HRWB132 onto web

Brittany KE8LCA is back to continue our “Tech in Technician Discussion where we explain concepts from the Amateur Radio Technician Exam in practical terms.  We also talk about our ham radio goals for 2019 and answer listener questions about Ham Radio topics. Finally, we discuss the processes and equipment used by us to produce the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Our newest sponsor - LDG Electronics - https://ldgelectronics.com/ Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/ Kenwood TM-V71A VHF/UHF dual receive mobile ham radio - https://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/amateur/tm-v71a/  

One final piece of content from the 2018 Hamvention.  Every year, the QRP Amateur Radio Club International hosts a QRP conference called Four Days in May that proceeds Hamvention.  The event is home to a large collection of amateurs passionate about low power operation and building their own radios. George attended the event on Thursday and was able to capture talks by Hans Summers G0UPL of QRP-Labs fame and Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE, famous in the BITX40 community.  Hans talks about the development of his smash hit new transceiver kit, the QCX and Jack talks to us about homebrewing. Special thanks to QRP ARCI President Preston Douglas WJ2V for allowing us to record these great talks. If you would like more information about QRP ARCI or are interested in joining, please visit http://www.qrparci.org/ We have launched the all new http://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/ !  This includes our new Online Store where you can order Ham Radio Workbench projects that are currently in production.  You can also find documentation for previous projects, an archive of our podcast episodes, and a new Blog where George and Jeremy will post articles. Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/ Save 10% on a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt foldable solar panel with Anderson Powerpole adapter cable - no code needed!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763QKSXY The giveaway for a free 30 Watt PowerFilm Solar Panel may still be active!  http://bit.ly/WorkbenchPodcast Hans Summers G0UPL QRP-Labs - https://qrp-labs.com/ Hans’ personal site - http://hanssummers.com/ Presentation and thoughts from FDIM - http://www.qrp-labs.com/dayton2018.html Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE Co-author “Arudino Projects for Amateur Radio” - https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Projects-Amateur-Radio-Purdum-ebook/dp/B00O2A7I5O The JackAl board for the uBITX - https://ubitx.net/2018/05/21/jackal-is-here/ Jack’s presentation from FDIM - http://traffic.libsyn.com/workbench/W8TEE-FDIM-2018-Homebrewing-Radio-Gear.odp.pdf Adafruit ADABox - https://www.adafruit.com/adabox/ ZUMSpot Digital Voice Radio Hotspot - https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015993 MMDVM Github - https://github.com/g4klx/MMDVM Pi-Star - https://www.pistar.uk/ Leo Bodnar Mini GPSDO - http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=301 Time Nuts - http://www.leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm Uputronics Raspberry Pi uBLOX GPS Module - https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-rpigps/ KF7IJZ’s Overview of the new Hytera AR482G - the commercial gradio DMR Radio for Amateurs - https://youtu.be/igEXMLJ0QZY Precision Frequency References with Dr. Frank M Howell K4FMH - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/precision-frequency-references Airspy R2 with 10MHz frequency Input - https://v3.airspy.us/product/a-airspy/ Airspy Groups.io - https://airspy.groups.io/g/main/topics FlexRadio 6400 - http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6400/

This week George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ are together in Xenia, OH for the 2018 Hamvention.  This episode celebrates the two year anniversary of the Workbench concept, and we are joined by our extended family for the occasion - Mark “Smitty Halibut” Smith KR6ZY, Kenneth Finnegan W6KWF, Gerald “Powerpole the World” Wilson KF5JNU, and Brittany Mrs. IJZ sit in for this roundtable.  We discuss Hamvention impressions, spending other people’s money, and (of course) DMR this week on the Ham Radio Workbench.

Our guest this week is George Dewar VY2GF of Prince Edward Island. His passion, along with Bernie Cormier VE9BGC, is activating lighthouses and is part of the Maritime Lighthouse Amateur Radio Group. It was a pleasure speaking with George and hearing about Lighthouses On The Air, he gives us information on how they activate and how you can also get involved. Also, is a replay of the Ham Radio Workbench where I discuss with George and Jeremy the future of our programs after the end of the Ham Radio 360 network.

If you haven't done so, please take our survey!  http://survey.hamradioworkbench.com/ George is down with the Flu, so Mark “Smitty Halibut” Smith KR6ZY guest hosts this week.  We debrief on Winter Field Day and talk about the battery projects on KF7IJZ’s workbench and the antenna project on KR6ZY’s workbench.  Finally we share additional sessions from BayCon 2018.  First Pieter Noordhuis KK6VXV talks about developing software for working GOES Weather Satellites.  Finally, Tim Fairbairn AF6TF talks about Summits on the Air (SOTA). Smitty KR6ZY Twitter - https://twitter.com/smittyhalibut YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/SmittyHalibut New Ham Radio Workbench Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/ Winter Field Day - https://www.winterfieldday.com/ New Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Bundle Exclusive for Ham Radio Workbench listeners!  The regular price would be $339, but Digilent is offering a discount code for $100 off!  The bundle includes: Analog Discovery 2 BNC Adapter Board 2 BNC Scope Probes Mini Grabbers Extra Set of Fly Wires Follow @HamWorkbench on Twitter or watch the new FaceBook groups for the link and code to appear sometime between February 15-16!  Full details will be shared in our next episode as well. Rumor of a new Yaesu FT-818 radio - https://fccid.io/K6603770X30 Commentary on the desired features of an FT-817 Replacement - http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2016/06/ft-817-upgrade/ Chinese HF QRP Radios Xeigu X5105 - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=X5105 Xeigu X1M - http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=302&category_id=65 Xeigu X108 - http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=346&category_id=65 Elite Power Solutions 40 Ah Prismatic LiFePO4 Battery - http://www.batteryspace.com/lifepo4-prismatic-battery-12-8v-40ah-512wh-10c-rate---un38-3-passed-3-2vx4-dgr.aspx KF7IJZ Battery Box Design Videos Part 1 - Philosophy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJjl7r9DnQE&index=2&list=PLYdpm7CC0KkLlfmG2U03RZ6Zlg66jE-Y2 Part 2 - Bill of Materials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_bZ-ZuM5Sg&index=1&t=16s&list=PLYdpm7CC0KkLlfmG2U03RZ6Zlg66jE-Y2 EEVBlog - Kirchoff’s Laws - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBfAEeEzDlg EEVBlog - Mesh and Nodal Circuit Analysis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-2yXiYmRI Powerwerx Panel Mounts - https://powerwerx.com/panel-mounts 20m Moxon Antenna build. Moxon page: http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/ Moxon Calculator: http://w4.vp9kf.com/moxon_calculate.php “Crappie Poles” Fiberglass masts: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253027304815 “Super Antenna” 18ga wire: https://www.ebay.com/itm/332542983769 Balun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poqG0IfY8z4 (this is 1 of 5 in the video series) Original this kit is based off of: http://setxac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-1-Hombrew-Air-Core-Balun-Goran-SM2YER.pdf BayCon 2018 Presentations - http://www.bay-net.org/articles.html  

George attends the annual Bay-Net repeater conference BayCon and brings you a selection of presentations.  Mike K6ML talks about building 122Ghz radios using automotive sensors.  Marcel AI6MS talks about building ARKnet, a wireless emergency intranet for the city of Cupertino.  Finally, George provides more on build projects. Please take a moment and take our listener survey!  http://survey.hamradioworkbench.com/ Starting in February 2018, you will no longer get Ham Radio Workbench in the Ham Radio 360 podcast feed.  Please find us in your favorite podcast app and subscribe to Ham Radio Workbench. iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Android Options Our RSS Feed for any other Podcast app - http://hamradioworkbench.com/rss The Workbench Podcast is now the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast! We have a new website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ We have a new Twitter account - Please follow us! - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us at workbench at our new domain or by using our new contact form - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Bay-Net - http://www.bay-net.org/ BayCon - http://baycon.us/  

When working with circuits diagnosis and design become nearly impossible if you can’t see what’s going on.  Digilent has created a super portable and affordable instrument that when combined with its Waveform software suite, it delivers to its users a bench worth of test and measurement instruments in a USB device slightly larger than a deck of playing cards.  George has been a huge fan of this device for a while and suggests that it’s a great option for those who need a lot of capability on a budget or those who need a lot of instruments in a portable package.  Join Kaitlyn Franz, Instrumentation Product Manager for Digilent, as she introduces us to the many functions of the Digilent Analog Discovery 2. Please take a moment and take our listener survey!  http://survey.hamradioworkbench.com/ Starting in February 2018, you will no longer get Ham Radio Workbench in the Ham Radio 360 podcast feed.  Please find us in your favorite podcast app and subscribe to Ham Radio Workbench. iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Android Options Our RSS Feed for any other Podcast app - http://hamradioworkbench.com/rss The Workbench Podcast is now the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast! We have a new website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ We have a new Twitter account - Please follow us! - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us at workbench at our new domain or by using our new contact form - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact New Satellite - Fox-1D / OSCAR-92 - https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-launched-designated-amsat-oscar-92/ Fox-1D / OSCAR-92 Telemetry - http://www.amsat.org/tlm/health.php?id=4&port= FoxTelem Satellite Telemetry Software - https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/ SatNOGS (Satellite Networked Open Ground Station) - https://satnogs.org/ Kenneth Finnegan W6KWF (@KWF) gives a talk on Amateur Radio and the Internet of Things - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8N933BIBQ Nick Kartsioukas KN6NK (@ExplodingLemur) appears as a guest on the Embedded FM Podcast to discuss Information Security - http://embedded.fm/episodes/229 Winter Field Day 2018 - https://www.winterfieldday.com/ SharkRF OpenSPOT Server Software - https://github.com/sharkrf/srf-ip-conn-srv NW Digital Radio 6 codec board - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/985312845/6-channel-usb-ambe-transcoder-for-digital-voice-sy Convert dBm to Watts - https://www.everythingrf.com/rf-calculators/dbm-to-watts  Kaitlyn Franz, Instrumentation Product Manager for Digilent - https://blog.digilentinc.com/author/kaitlyn/ Digilent YouTube Channel for tutorials and help - https://www.youtube.com/user/DigilentInc/featured Analog Discovery 2 Product Page - https://analogdiscovery.com/ Digilent Instruments - https://store.digilentinc.com/all-products/scopes-instruments/ Digilent Forum - https://forum.digilentinc.com/

A geostationary amateur satellite has been a dream for US Hams for years.  The AMSAT Phase 4B program aims to deliver on this dream.  Michelle Thompson W5NYV joins us to discuss the AMSAT Phase 4B program and her role in leading the Ground Station team. Starting in February 2018, you will no longer get Ham Radio Workbench in the Ham Radio 360 podcast feed.  Please find us in your favorite podcast app and subscribe to Ham Radio Workbench. iTunes Google Play Music Stitcher Android Options Our RSS Feed for any other Podcast app - http://hamradioworkbench.com/rss The Workbench Podcast is now the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast! We have a new website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ We have a new Twitter account - Please follow us! - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us at workbench at our new domain or by using our new contact form - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Welcome PowerFilm Solar as our newest sponsor for 2018!  http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/ Thanks for the motherboard Brian W4WWW  -  https://twitter.com/w4www_brian Hakko FX-951 Soldering Iron - https://www.amazon.com/AMERICAN-HAKKO-PRODUCTS-INC-FX-951/dp/B0012B8NW8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1514774983&sr=8-3&keywords=hakko+951 Radio Mala - https://www.facebook.com/hamradio.mala/ HamRadio360 Radio Mala Interview - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2015/06/02/27/ Hakko - FR300 Desoldering Iron - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FR300-05-P-Desoldering-Tool/dp/B00KWM69C4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514775347&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+300 All-Spec Electronics Supply - https://www.all-spec.com/ RF Explorer Low Cost Spectrum Analyzer - http://rfexplorer.com/ Service Monitor - Agilent 6380 - https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xagilent+6380.TRS0&_nkw=agilent+6380&_sacat=0 uBITX 80-10 QRP Transceiver Kit - http://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/ubitx/ AMSAT - https://www.amsat.org/ Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Geostationary Satellite Program - https://www.hume.vt.edu/geo/info IEEE ComSoc https://www.comsoc.org/about Phase 4 Ground - https://phase4ground.github.io/

We look at the future of the Ham Radio Workbench and discuss 2018 projects and plans!  Starting in February 2018, you will no longer get Ham Radio Workbench in the Ham Radio 360 podcast feed.  Please find us in your favorite podcast app and subscribe to Ham Radio Workbench. iTunes Google Play Music Android Options Our RSS Feed for any other Podcast app - http://hamradioworkbench.com/rss The Workbench Podcast is now the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast! We have a new website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/ We have a new Twitter account - Please follow us! - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench Contact us at workbench at hamradioworkbench dot com or by using our new contact form - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact Ham Radio 2.0 Episode 120 with Cale K4CDN discussing the future of Ham Radio 360 in 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIXYSx5FTAc Powerfilm Solar 10% off 30 Watt Portable Solar Panel Combo!  - http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/products/workbench Great discussion on microcontroller Interrupts on the Embedded.fm Podcast - http://embedded.fm/episodes/224 Pluggable USB Microscope - http://a.co/cwaHn8O Repairing Bent CPU Socket Pins on a motherboard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fkioojsxX8 MFJ 1886 HF Receiving Loop Antenna - http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1886 Airspy HF+ SDR Receiver - https://v3.airspy.us/product/airspy-hfplus/ RCA TV Rotator - https://www.amazon.com/AUDIOVOX-Remote-Antenna-Rotator-VH226F/dp/B008468PWC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1512797155&sr=8-3&keywords=rca+antenna+rotator FIeld Radio Podcast KB1HQ interview - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/12/01/ham-radio-360-frp11-ultra-portable-ops-w-stuart-thomas-kb1hqs/ Article on Small Magnetic Loop Transmitting Efficiency - http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/presentations/QQ0712_How-efficient-is-your-loop-antenna-.pdf Construction of Magnetic Loop Antennas http://nvcon.org/data/uploads/2017-presentations/brigida_simple-construction-for-mag-loops.pdf AMSAT Phase 4B Geostationary Station - https://www.hume.vt.edu/geo/info and https://phase4ground.github.io/ Digilent Analog Discovery II - https://analogdiscovery.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8IeQkM791wIVk7fACh1tpAB5EAAYASAAEgIPEvD_BwE Amazon Free RTOS - https://aws.amazon.com/freertos/ Store and Forward Modules - https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=98 Field Radio Podcast Ammo Can Repeater Build - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/11/16/ham-radio-360-frp10-portable-ammo-can-repeater-w-mark-waggoner-n6mrw/ Tindie Walkie Talkie Modules - https://www.tindie.com/search/?q=walkie+talkie AllStar Node Information - https://hamvoip.org/ AllStar Portable Node - https://hamvoip.org/hamradio/Portable_Allstar_Node/ Wiring Baofeng Radios - http://crompton.com/hamradio/baofeng888/

George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ launch The Ham Radio Workbench Podcast, a bi-weekly deep dive on technical, making, and DIY topics of interest to the ham radio operator.  We begin the series with an in-depth discussion on setting up a workbench of your own.  Whether you have fully dedicated lab space or must work off the family kitchen table, George and Jeremy discuss things to consider to create an effective and versatile workspace. Lifetime Folding TablesIKEA Linnmon / Adils TableIKEA Bekant TableCostco LED Shop LightsLarge StripPower Strip with USB   Deskmount 6 Outlet with USB3 Outlet with USBPanavise Omano LED MagnifierHandheld Magnifier/LEDDesktop Boom MagUSB MicroscopeStatic PadsStatic MatsMedium Bin StorageLarge Bin StorageSmall Bin StorageBattery BoosterWest Mountain Radio PWRGuardPowerwerx LVDConverting DC Power Supplies