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It has been too long! We finally got back into the studio and Milam had Ham Radio on his mind. Ham Radio is a Communications Hobby that his dad, Cale-K4CDN is involved in. If you’re interested in learning more about Ham Radio, visit HamRadio360.com . Thank you for listening, we have a few more shows … Continue reading "Milam and Ham Radio!" The post Milam and Ham Radio! appeared first on Milam in the Middle.
John Jacobs W7DBO from the Field Radio Podcast is my guest. We talk about his podcast, podcasting and how he got involved with HamRadio360. John builds awesome custom go boxes (http://www.commstogo.com/). John and I discuss our experiences producing content for the internet about Ham Radio and Field Day!
Today we bring you a BayCon 2018 presentation from David Ranch KI6ZHD on Yaesu’s contribution to the Digital Voice radio market - Yaesu System Fusion. David gives a brief overview of the mode and then talks about the state of Yaesu System Fusion in 2018. George and Jeremy spend a long time catching up on projects, many related to Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). George gives a brief update on the Ham Radio Workbench Build projects for the 2018 season. Yaesu System Fusion Content begins at 2:20:23 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/ Slides for David’s Presentation - http://www.bay-net.org/docs/ki6zhd-fusion-baycon2018.pdf Goodbye Curtis K5CLM from the Everything Ham Radio podcast - http://www.everythinghamradio.com/ Cale Nelson K4CDN, founder of http://www.HamRadio360.com/ has relaunched his Modern Christian Men podcast - http://modernchristianmen.com/caleanewseason/ Uniden announces new “SDR” direct sampling scanner - SDS100 - https://www.uniden.com/newsroom/press-releases/sds100-coming-soon/ New Raspberry PI 3 B+ Launched - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/ Raspberry Pi UARTs - https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/uart.md History Skunk Works Book - https://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003 History of AT&T Bell Labs - The Idea Factory https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Factory-Great-American-Innovation/dp/0143122797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523073483&sr=8-1&keywords=the+idea+factory Internet Labs D-STAR Hot Spot - the Digital Voice Access Point - http://www.dvapdongle.com/DV_Access_Point_Dongle/Home.html Ultibots D300VS Plus Delta Style 3D Printer - https://www.ultibots.com/d300vs-plus-3d-printer-diy-kit Anytone AT-868UV Amateur Friendly Dual Band DMR Radio - https://powerwerx.com/anytone-atd868uv-dmr-dual-band-handheld SharRF OpenSpot Digital Voice (DMR, D-STAR, Yaesu System Fusion) - https://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot/ GL.INET Mini Wireless Router with external antennas AR300M16-EXT - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07794JRC5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 GL.iNet AR300M16 Product Page - https://gl-inet.com/ar300m/ Portable USB-powered travel 5-port 10/100mbps network switch - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074W5NW95/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Nextion Displays for MMDVM/Raspberry PI based HotSpots - https://nextion.itead.cc/ Demonstration of custom Nextion MMDVM displays - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXADw9a6WU&t=375s 2014 Counterfit FTDI articles - https://hackaday.com/2014/10/24/ftdi-screws-up-backs-down/ https://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/ DMR Automatic calibration for SharkRF OpenSpot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3LEsYw-cig Download DMR contacts and Talk Groups for several different radios - http://amateurradio.digital/ New Codeplug Management software for various Chinese DMR Radios - http://n0gsg.com/contact-manager/ Wago Wire Lever Nuts - https://www.amazon.com/Wago-Lever-Nut-Assortment-Pocket-Pack/dp/B01N0LRTXZ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523081377&sr=8-3&keywords=wago+lever+nuts https://www.amazon.com/Wago-221-412-221-413-Lever-Nut-Assortment/dp/B01GVS7ZES/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1523081377&sr=8-4&keywords=wago+lever+nuts https://www.amazon.com/Wago-221-412-221-413-221-415-Assortment/dp/B018MGMFDI/ref=pd_sbs_60_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B018MGMFDI&pd_rd_r=11XH628EY8XAKM61TSZ9&pd_rd_w=EZ1Lt&pd_rd_wg=e6GeM&psc=1&refRID=11XH628EY8XAKM61TSZ9 AvE on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil
You probably thought this was another one of those spin-up podcasts whose hosts got bored with, didn't you? Well, you're WRONG! Yay. We debate, we get sad, we get happy, we criticize, we talk. It's ham radio like you've never heard it before! HamRadioNow N0SSC Blog and Youtube HamRadio360 ends Workbench Podcast Field Radio Podcast and YouTube Channel 100 Watts and a Wire Ham Nation Amateur Logic Ham College Dave Casler (YouTube) The RAIN report Amateur Radio Newsline ARRL Audio News ARRL The Doctor is In Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative N6AA @ Yuma Hamfest NY2BB's Teleconference Recordings Amateur Radio Parity Act Bouvet is Off (3Y0Z) Bouvet is On (3Y0I) Dom 3Z9DX activates North Korea Hello Internet Podcast TIP JAR: Check out http://phasinglinepodcast.com/donate Tweet at us: https://twitter.com/phasingline Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhasingLinePodcast/ About the hosts: Sterling, N0SSC: 25 year old freshly graduated electrical engineer from St. Louis, Missouri who's in the hobby for contesting, youth engagement, and just about everything else. He's a former ARRL youth editor and a big advocate for collegiate amateur radio. http://n0ssc.com Marty, KC1CWF: The infamous “Chicken With Fries,” is a 15 year old ham from the Boston, MA area, who loves contesting, DXing, building stations and mentoring others. He is very involved in ham radio related media production and web content. 02:50 Where the Timestamps Begin 03:52 HamRadioNow Teaches Us Not To Stress over Editing 06:25 Gary Moving on from HamRadioNow, Enter David W0DHG 07:21 HamRadio360 also concludes... 08:12 PLP's friendly critique of other podcasts 16:30 Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative 18:14 Continued Beatings of the Dead ARRL Drama Horse 22:48 ARRL CEO's Retirement (heated debate!) 28:42 Don't leave the ARRL just because the board sucks at the moment... 31:35 Break 32:35 Sterling Talks about Homebrewing...Beer. 33:21 Bouvet Recap 41:35 Marty's Israel Trip
Today I get the privilege of interviewing Cale Nelson, K4CDN, from the HamRadio360 Podcast. We talk about the brief hiatus that he took from podcasting, when he is planning to start-up again, and where he sees the podcast going for the future.http://livefromthehamshack.tv
Today I get the privilege of interviewing Cale Nelson, K4CDN, from the HamRadio360 Podcast. We talk about the brief hiatus that he took from podcasting, when he is planning to start-up again, and where he sees the podcast going for the future.http://livefromthehamshack.tv
The Junk Drawer - a random collection of useful and invaluable items. This week George and Jeremy bring you a veritable hodge podge of exciting ham radio content! PowerFilm Solar shares an exclusive offer for HamRadio360 listeners. George gives a preview of progress on build projects. He then shares interviews with SteppIR, Flex Radio, and Novexcomm from Pacificon. Our friends at the ICQ Podcast share an exciting announcement about G8BBC, the official BBC Ham Radio Station. Exclusive 10% discount onPowerfilm Solar 30 watt panel (Expires Dec 7, 2017)! (Promo code is HamRadio on Amazon) - http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/products/workbench Elecktor article on Android function generator - https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/review-function-generator-in-the-pocket RF Analyzer for Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mantz_it.rfanalyzer SDR Touch for Android - http://sdrtouch.com/ EveryCircuit for Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everycircuit.free&hl=en EveryCircuit for iOS - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjc5fnt-KPXAhUGMyYKHeVFBSoQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Feverycircuit%2Fid797157761%3Fmt%3D8&usg=AOvVaw1O1cL6FCmTfREJ-BNPT8Z8 Airspy HF+ - https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus/ Airspy Groups.io - https://airspy.groups.io/g/main/topics SDR# / SpyServer Changelog - https://airspy.com/downloads/changelog.txt SpyServer Directory - https://airspy.com/spy-servers/ Flex Radio - http://www.flexradio.com/ SteppIR Urban Beam - https://www.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/urbanbeam/ NovexComm Radio Mounts - http://www.novexcomm.com/ G8BBC - https://www.icqpodcast.com/download-the-show/2017/10/22/icq-podcast-episode-251-g8bbc
Because of My Podcast: My Family Was Fed A Giant Meal Cale Nelson of Ham Radio 360 sent in a great story where a listener told him NOTt to make dinner the Thursday before Christmas. Then sent Cale a giant box of Barbecue. When you've got a houseful of kids, and your wife is happy because the food is excellent, and she didn't have to cook it - it's a big win. Check out Cale's show at HamRadio360.com Starting a Podcast Your Customer Wants To Hear Should your business have a podcast? Probably. It's a great way to get in front of your target audience no matter where they are. I was asked to be on a new podcast coming out today (my episode is in the future) and its from Tim Sinclair. You may or may not know that name, but I'll reveal who his is in a second. I just checked out his site and then it hit me. This is a great example of using a podcast for your business. Tim Sinclair is the CEO of Ringr . This is an app and service that allows you to record both sides of an interview. If you're worried about doing a "mix minus" then you may want to check out this service. Plans start at $7.99 a month for the basic, and $18.99 for the premium. For more information go to http://ringr.com/podcastcoach The people that use Tim's technology interview people and want a good recording. There are two ways to learn things. You can be shown how to do it right, or your can bring in those two famous trainers that seem to help everyone. You may know them as Trial and Error. They are not very efficient, but their lessons cut deep. You want your podcast to do one of these things Laugh Cry Think Groan Educate Entertain If you have your show do more than one of the above, you're headed in the right direction. So what Tim did is launch a podcast filled with fun, entertaining stories that can be educational as well. The podcast is called My Worst Interview Ever. He has interviewed people like Cliff Ravenscraft, The Mobile Pro Shawn Smith, The App Guy Paul Kemp, XM Radio’s Doug Hannah, Blubrry’s Todd Cochrane, Libsyn’s Rob Walch, syndicated radio host Brant Hansen, Dave Jackson, Dan Franks, Jeff Brown, Daniel J. Lewis. The stories I understand are hilarious. The first episode is John Lee Dumas talking about his worst interview ( a rock icon famous for selling coffins). So when creating a podcast, one strategy is to create a podcast that your target audience wants to hear. Tim identified his audience and has come up with a fun and entertaining way to produce good content without making his show a giant infomercial. Remember, nobody tunes into an infomercial on purpose. The next thing I like is Tim is already in iTunes and Stitcher. He doesn't seem too worried about the magical happy place of New and Noteworthy and his first eight weeks. With content like this, I bet he'll get listed because he didn't name his show wtf this week in cold cases on fire. He also made sure NOT to make it giant Ringr commercial. He does a quick mention in the middle. He understands the idea is to build an audience first. Check out his show at worstinterviews.com and check out his service at ringr.com A Not Great Example The Penzu podcast is meant to help promote their company (penzu.com which I love and use) Nobody is looking for "Penzu" that doesn't know then) so how is this supposed to bring in new people? They are using Soundcloud as their platform (who are leaking money). Switch to Libsyn.com and your back catalog comes for free during the first quarter of 2017, and get a free month using the coupon code sopfree Their titles look awful. There is no description. They only have seven episodes (which is fine), but they have the podcast in their software (so their customers have had "episode 7 in their platform all year) Back to the Basics Of Your Website I recently did the "Favorite Podcast Ever" show where you sent in your favorite podcasts and explained why they were your favorite. I always then go to the website of those show and share that someone thinks you're the best. I am amazed at some of the things I find. Before we get into those, you do need to decide what your website is for. By this mean I mean if your podcast is to drive leads to your business, then you might have a giant sign up form. If you're trying to grow your community, you might really be sending people to your Facebook group. So in the end, there is no one size fits all. However, there are two things I hear over and over and over. I hear, "I want more downloads, and I want more interaction." When I go to the websites of these people, there are no links to subscribe to their show. There is no easy way to contact you. One person I had to tweet at (and their twitter account was waaaay at the bottom of their screen). I had someone who was going to hire me to help him get more subscribers. I went to their website, and said you don't need to pay me for this, but there isn't a single subscriber button on your website. Ready To Start Podcasting? Join the School of Podcasting or Schedule some One on One Consulting
This week, we announce the details of the Antenna Analyzer project! George teaches Jeremy about all the facets of DIY printed circuit board (PCB) design using AutodeskEagle (Show Sponsor, download for free https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download ). George discusses Schematic Capture, Board Layout, and an overview of PCB fabrication. Antenna Analyzer BOM, designs, directions, and software available HamRadio360.com - http://hamradio360.com/community/partsmaterials-list/build-project-parts-listlinks/ Forums to provide support - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/community/main-forum/ CommRadio CTX-10 SDR Transceiver - http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/6010.html Designed a case for my BlueDV and DVMega Dual Band board - https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bluestack-micro-plus-dvmega-enclosure DVMega monoband - $130 - http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-014297 BlueStack Micro Plus - $45 - http://www.grapevineamateurradio.com/store/?model_number=BlueDV_micro_plus Link to 3DHubs 2016 Printer List: https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide Autodesk Fusion 360: http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview Rocket City 3D Printing (run by a Ham!) - https://www.3dhubs.com/huntsville/hubs/rocket-city-3d http://www.rocketcity3d.com/index.html Printrbot Play - $400 - https://printrbot.com/shop/assembled-printrbot-play/ Printrbot Play Heated Bed Y Axis Upgrade - $75 - https://printrbot.com/shop/play-y-axis-upgrade-heated-bed-optional/ Hobby PCB RS-UV3 200mw 3 band transceiver boards - https://www.hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3 Seedstudio - https://www.seeedstudio.com/new-fusion-pcb.html OSH Park - https://www.oshpark.com EEVBlog #939 How to Manufacture a PCB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEB0pl8a5C0&feature=em-subs_digest EEVBlog #127 - PCB Design for Manufacturing Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXE_dh38HjU
I can handle some people explaining their strategies of launching a podcast, but there are some things that are just blatantly WRONG. Here are a couple that get my goat. Episodes Get Downloaded When People Subscribe If you simply launch with only one episode on your first day, and someone subscribes to your podcast, then you only get one download. BUT, if you launch with five episodes and they subscribe, then you get five downloads, which will help to raise your rankings within iTunes. This is not true, and easy to test. Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/itunes and subscribe and see if my back catalog automatically downloads. You Only Get 8 Weeks to be in New and Noteworthy Podcasts based on TV shows go in and out of New and Noteworthy all the time 50+ Honest Reviews Will Get You Into New and Noteworthy Nope. It's subscribers that really count. Not that reviews don't mean anything, but subscribers appear to carry more weight. Also boosting people to the top of the charts before they have found their own voice doesn't work. Case in point Philip Phillips. Who? Exactly (season 11 winner of American Idol). They talk about generating buzz, and getting people to talk about your show. You want to do this every week you are podcasting. You want to bring value on a consistent basis. Here is a video that explains why I know these are not true https://youtu.be/gp1T4aj3ucw Rob Walch at Podcast Movement said the following things about New and Noteworthy His KC Startup podcast was featured (front page) of iTunes and saw a bump of about 300 His son's podcast Porter's podcast saw a bump of about 1000 He said a front page listing will get a bump of anywhere from 200-a couple thousand. Podcasters who game the system to be #2 in the Education category and rarely got over 200 downloads per episode (most were around 100ish). The sad thing is people are never launching because they can't get the recommended number of podcasts (3,5,8, 30) ready to launch. Just launch. Losing Your Audience in Jargon and Inside Jokes We are all too close to the trees to see the forest and depending on who you audience is, we need to remember that we get new listeners all the time. When we start using jargon (words that only people with experience in you field, or potentially an inside joke ) you can leave them confused. This makes them feel like an outsider, and potentially tune out. Recently on an episode of the Podcast Review show both myself and my co-host Erik K. Johnson were lost in the hosts use of big words and inside jargon. Now, maybe we aren't their target audience but it really took away from the experience. Being a person who grew up in the church Christian people who are trying to reach the world when they start spouting things like "Lion of Judah, Bathed in Blood, Alpha and Omega, evangelical, Holy Ghost, born again, unspoken prayer requests (which just means someone in my family messed up again). Be a "Proverbs 31 woman". The list goes on. I asked my buddy Cale Nelson from HamRadio360 to come in and share some jargon. Tascam US-32 Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Personal US-32 Audio Interface for Online Broadcasts is a brand new interface for podcasters who are looking to broadcast live and have the ability to mix in (up to) three sounds. There is also the ability to add effects. Most of the effects are pointless (make your voice deeper, higher, reverb, echo, distortion). This is kind of exciting as this particular https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1263856-REG/tascam_ministudio_personal_us_32.html/BI/5223/KBID/5977 Mentioned On This Episode Podcasters Roundtable Round 76 State of Live Streaming Hamradio360.com Black List Exposed Milaminthemiddle.com Book a Podcast Coaching Call With Dave Jackson Sessions start at 15 minutes and go up. See www.schoolofpodcasting.com/schedule for availability
Fo Time Podcast is now Ham Radio 360. As fun as the name was (at first), I found myself always trying to explain what it meant. Additionally, I felt it also worked to limit our potential audience. In a long overdue move, we've re-branded the show to Ham Radio 360. New: Official Ham Radio 360 Logo Ham Radio is a Fun Hobby! In an effort to keep it Fun, we decided to do the 50th episode Live and with a Live Video Stream! You'll quickly see why we do the show with Audio Only! Live Radio/Video is always unpredictable and this show lived up to its' billing! Big Thanks to all of those who participated in the Reveal! A great show of support was delivered and it was a ton of fun! George also announced the winners of the Packtenna Mini Giveaways! Congrats to: 1. KF6EFG John McGrath 2. KE0HRB Todd Solomon 3. KD4VA Kenneth Dahl Ham Radio 360 is Fo Time re-branded. Same Great Content-Same Great Guest-Same Ham Radio Fun! Your Podcast Player feed should auto-update with to new name. Remember to pass along the link to the new show! 73 Y'all!! Cale/K4CDN the first 90 min of the program are shown above, and provided to me via #Blab. Luckily I was recording with the mini-recorder. So about 90 min into the show, the sound quality dips a bit-Sorry, I didn't anticipate that. It's Live!