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DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB Hi. This is QNEWS for Sunday 7 December, and I'm John VK4JPM - Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. Three important messages from us for this coming week. Number 1. Our next club meeting is on Monday, 8 December, which is possibly tomorrow (by the time you hear QNEWS). The meeting will be in person at 2 Victory Street, Newtown, and online. The meeting format is a round table. 2m FM is still the band of choice for repeaters and a general natter, and it's hard to find someone these days who doesn't have at least one handheld device. What functions can you use, and what functions need a manual and three hours of tuition to access? Is the default software better or worse than the replacement options, and which replacement might be best? What are your likes and pet peeves? Have you tried any of the add-on hardware to extend bands and modes? Is Chirp the key to an easy life? And... where do you find a decent antenna? All these questions and more will be answered... or maybe not, if it turns out there aren't answers. We're also thinking about what we could do to make 2m work better around the Downs, and you might like to weigh in on that discussion. We'd like your thoughts. So our last meeting for this year should be a good one. We kick off at 1900, and the details are on the home page at ddrci.org.au. Number 2: This year's end-of-season lunch is a BBQ on Saturday, 13 December, and we're returning to Webb Park on Dudley Street in Toowoomba. If you've never heard of that location - Webb Park that is; we're pretty sure you know where Toowoomba is - it's easy to find on the map applications, and just as easy to find in reality. We can't promise that we'll be alone, or that the weather will be perfect, but we can tell you that there are four hotplates under cover, lots of picnic benches, reasonably good parking, just a gentle walk down the hill to the main area, and an absolutely spectacular view east towards Brisbane. FM propagation will be excellent. It's not a POTA park, but there will be plenty of opportunities to test out anything that will run on batteries, and there are lots of trees to hang the longwire. All welcome, families and young people particularly, and it's the standard deal for this type of gathering: no charge, and BYO everything. Maybe even a spare chair in case others grab the tables first. Or just be there early. That's the DDRCi end-of-year lunch next Saturday, 13 December. We kick off at 1130, and the day will run until the last person leaves. Full details can be found on the club website at ddrci.org.au. Talk-in will be on 2m simplex 145.650, and via the club repeater VK4RDD on 146.750. And speaking of which, if you're listening to QNEWS on Sunday morning, 7 December, the regular club net will kick off on VK4RDD at 1000. Why not join us? Number 3: Australia might shut down over late December and January, but the club won't. If you're interested in sitting an exam or doing some training to get you there, drop us a line via the education hotline: education@ddrci.org.au. We've been having a great time helping all kinds of folk to get on air for the first time or upgrade their existing qualifications, and it's a smooth process. Ham radio is such a broad area, with so many sub-genres, that it's hard not to find something interesting to do - and plenty of uncharted waters and experimentation to be done. The licence allows you to do just that, pretty much the only form of ACMA licence which permits and encourages do-it-yourself and rev-it-up activity. Let us help you get there. And that's it for this week. You can get in touch with us via the contact page Until we see you next, 73 from John VK4JPM for the Darling Downs Radio Club.

Benalmádeno tiene una dificultad extrema para pronunciar correctamente las palabras. Sus crónicas son extenuantes, para él y para el oyente. Hoy nos habla de Alicante.

Benalmádeno tiene una dificultad extrema para pronunciar correctamente las palabras. Sus crónicas son extenuantes, para él y para el oyente. Hoy nos habla de Alicante.

Benalmádeno tiene una dificultad extrema para pronunciar correctamente las palabras. Sus crónicas son extenuantes, para él y para el oyente. Hoy nos habla de Alicante.

Benalmádeno tiene una dificultad extrema para pronunciar correctamente las palabras. Sus crónicas son extenuantes, para él y para el oyente. Hoy nos habla de Alicante.

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Foundations of Amateur Radio The first step in solving any problem is recognising that there is one. In my case the name of that problem is "logging". Specifically the storage and collection of my amateur radio contact logs. Just to be clear, the actual process of logging is fraught .. what do you log, as in, which pieces of information are germane to the purpose of logging, do you log your own callsign, or do you only collect that once per session, do you log in UTC, or in local time, if you're logging in local time, do you record where you're logging, do you record what power level, which antenna, what radio, the battery voltage, you get the idea. Then there's .. when do you log? Do you log each and every session on-air, weekly nets, chat sessions on the local repeater, do you log the time when you establish the contact, once you've deciphered their callsign, or once the contact ends, and if you never wear a watch, how do you know what time it is? What do you log with? Is it using pen and paper, pencil and paper, on a sheet of A4, or A5, in a binder, in a scrapbook, in an exercise book, in a journal, a diary, on ruled, grid or on plain paper, or do you log with a computer and if you do that, using which of the seven gazillion logging packages that are available to you? I'm not talking about any of those things, though I suppose you could argue that I'm addressing one of the gazillion options, but stick with me. I have, sitting on my desk, fourteen different logbooks. That's not unreasonable, almost one for each year that I've been licensed. Except that these books are not in any way consistent, they're essentially bound pieces of scrap paper with log entries scribbled in the available space, sometimes I've reversed a spiral notebook, just so I can avoid the spiral with my writing hand, sometimes it's oriented in landscape, other times in portrait. Some are smaller than A5, others are foolscap and intended for accounting purposes. Next to that pile are too many empty logbooks, intended for future use. Why so many, you ask? Well it goes like this. You go to the office supply store to look for a suitable logbook. You buy it and try it. You use it for a bit and decide that you either love or hate it. If you hate it, you go back to the store to try and find another one. If you love it, your problem becomes finding an identical logbook. In a fit of inspiration, I loved the grid layout of my tiny spiral notebooks, and decided that this was the one for me, but they're no longer available, so instead I bought twenty A4 7mm grid exercise books with a soft cover, which I hate, and that was after trying to get a third Account Book Journal with a hard cover. There's also several A5 spiral bound books, but they're too chunky for portable operation and their spiral is annoying for logging. There's also various empty ring binders and paper ready for logging in the garage. Who knew that there are apparently multiple disconnected universes where so-called universal loose-leaf hole punched paper doesn't fit ring binders with more than two rings, I suppose that's like different implementations of the same version of ADIF, but I'll admit that I'm bitter and have digressed well off topic. I will say this, stationery and I clearly have an unhealed relationship. That's not the half of it. My computer has at least 208 ADIF and Cabrillo files on it. I say "at least", since that's the ones I found when looking for ADI, ADIF and CAB files. Removing identical files, nets me 171 text files which I'm pretty sure are all log files, 50-thousand lines, but that's with some having a one line per contact and others having a dozen, depending on which software wrote the file. It's going to take a moment, since those 208 files are scattered among 74 different directories. Then there's the files that "wsjt-x" and "fldigi" create, but right now I'm not sure what the extensions for those are, I think one is called "all.txt", and looking inside, it helpfully does not have a year in the logged data, so that's fun. My computer also has logs in "cqrlog", "xlog" and "VKCL", probably others. Then there's the logs I have online. The log for F-troop is a single spreadsheet, it has nearly 10,000 entries. I know that there's other files online and likely in other places like the various clubs I've operated at .. fortunately or not, most of those were done with the club callsign, so I'm calling those out of scope, at least for now. Then there's the entries in LoTW, Clublog, eQSL, probably QRZ and likely more. It all started out so innocently. I made my first contact in 2011 and forgot to log it. Since then I've been extolling the virtues of making sure that everyone around me logs their first contact. Meanwhile I've been pulling my hair out trying to make sense of the fragmented disaster that is represented by logging in amateur radio. I'll take responsibility for my own mess, but I have to point the finger at my predecessors who still cannot agree on what to log, how to log and how to store or convert it, despite a century of logging. It's not for the want of trying. It's that the nature of logging in this hobby is less than consistent, to say the least. Each contest wants their log in some special format, logging tools pick their own format that's incompatible with that of another tool, if you're lucky that incompatibility is obvious, but more likely than not it's subtle. Among all those sources of log entries that I've mentioned are undoubtedly going to be duplicate contacts. There's going to be incorrect transcriptions, inaccurate record keeping, wrong times, missing years and all the other things that come to mind when you describe a data entry problem. Fortunately I have some experience with data entry. It was the transcribing of a recent POTA, or Parks On The Air, log that triggered an insight for me. Faced with the reality of entering contacts into something electronic, based on a bound notebook with log entries scribbled all over it, basically a pretty piece of scrap paper, I needed to solve a specific problem. Namely, the fact that I was entering this data for another amateur, who would be uploading it into the relevant POTA system. I had no idea what the field requirements were, didn't know where they'd be uploaded to, nor what format they needed, so I improvised, figuring that getting both the logged and inferred data into some table would be a good start, so I used a spreadsheet. After completing the task, I had my epiphany. What if I logged ALL my contacts in a spreadsheet? I can sort it by whichever column I want, I can have as many columns as I need, a squillion rows if I make that many contacts, I can convert it to whatever format the next contest manager desires and I can back it up like any other spreadsheet. Better still, it's software agnostic. If I suddenly discover the next best logging tool since toasted sliced bread with creamed honey, I can convert my sheet into something that's required. Better yet, I can extract the data from that tool and put it back into the spreadsheet after discovering the author has a propensity of making random changes that are incompatible with my worldview. So, spreadsheet. Oh, yeah, I won't be using Excel, it has a, let's call it, nasty habit of converting anything that remotely resembles a date into one, even when you don't want it to. Clippy lives on .. apparently. I'll likely photograph each page and to keep track of which logs I've entered, I'll put a coloured dot on a page when I've entered it into my spreadsheet. Once a logbook is entered, I'll mark it in some way too. Then I'll have to massage the existing electronic data. I can't wait. How have you solved your contact logging problem? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Good... morning, evening, nooning and midnighting. Whenever you're listening, I'm John VK4JPM, secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club, and it might very well be the week of 30 November 2025. Wow. One month to go before we increment the year counter. Lots happened this past week. Thanks to all the people who sent back suggestions of location for our Club end-of-year gathering and BBQ - more about that in a second, but put Saturday 13 December in your diary right now. The next club meeting is on 8 December - that's next week - and this is definitely one for remote attendees as much as those in the room. The topic is handheld radios, how well today's devices work, and whether you need to pay a fortune, or you can get great results for $30. I'm one of those people who paid over $700 for a three-channel synthesised 2m handheld in the 70s - I still have it - and I can't believe the value you get today. But that doesn't mean it's the best option. The club did investigate the topic previously, but that was 15 years ago, and it's time for an update. So if you have a Baofeng, Quansheng, Retevis, BinQi, Maycall, Hyterra, Inrico, or some other brand with an unpronounceable name that nobody has heard of, this is a meeting for you. We're going to pool knowledge, check out additional software, look for tips and tricks, and discuss some reviews, both complementary and damning. At the end, we'll all know more, and that's a good reason to attend. Check the website for details: www.ddrci.org.au and wait until it comes round if it's not on the screen immediately. 8 December at 1900 for that one. Our end-of-year in-person gathering is scheduled for Saturday, 13 December at Webb Park in Toowoomba. This is the location we used last year, and it came back as a popular selection. And why not: it's not on an official Park list; it's high, but not the highest, and it's next to two major schools. That puts it adjacent to YOTA, SOTA and POTA. More importantly, it has undercover areas, good BBQs, lots of parking, and it's roughly in the middle of everything. More info on the website for that one, too. We're planning meetings for next year too, so if you'd like to make suggestions or ask us to do something, send an email now so that the Committee can add your thoughts to the list. Secretary@ddrci.org.au is the best way to reach us; all ideas are welcome and considered. Last weekend, another of our aspiring candidates made it through exams, and congratulations to young Gene, who is now running the application process to get his Australian licence after previously holding a Canadian call. The final practice was lots of fun, with a POTA activation at Ravensbourne. The bands were buzzing, and with not many watts, we had POTA contacts and a good QSO with a J who was calling CQ. If you'd like to get or upgrade a call, drop a line to education@ddrci.org.au and let's talk about how we can help. Finally: If you'd like a club cap or a club shirt with your name, call, place the order now. Sizes, costs and details are on the website so wait for it to come past. We love your comments so don't be bashful: email to secretary@ddrci.org.au and we'll do what we can to help. I'm John VK4JPM and thanks for getting involved. 73 from Darling Downs Radio Club. Additional info: Saturday 13 December from 1130-1430 or as long as we run, at Webb Park on Dudley Street in Toowoomba. BYO everything. Family-friendly and harmonics will be well catered for on the council-provided playthings. BBQ, somewhere to sit, and amenities are all good and free.

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Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.Ihope you have been tuning around the bands this past week. It won't be long until the sunspots start to decline and you will long for the days of opening like we have now! Stay tuned next week for an announcement about a way you can learn some tips and tricks for finding and logging great DX. Each week I try to focus on those entities that will be available in the next 7 days. There is so much data to sift through that I thought a focus on the next week might be helpful Here is what you should find QRV when you tune the bands. The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, justdrop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com5X, Uganda:G3XTT, Don Field, will return to Uganda for the CQ Worldwide DX Contest, DX, having had to cut his trip short last year for a domestic emergency. He will be entering the contest as 5X1DF, single operator, single band (40M), high power. QSL via G3XTT or Club Log.  G3XAQ, Alan Ibbetson, will again be on as 5X1XA from Bwerenga, near Kampala, November 17-December 3, “mostlyCW with perhaps some FT8.” He will be in the CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW, probably single band, (15M). QSL direct only to G3SWH or go through LoTW.    Hereare details on a DXPedition to Cambodia that should be QRV by now. The XU7RRCIOTA DXPedition is QRV until December 3, and is proceeding as planned, withupdates to be provided to the DX community via their website.  Wikipedia describes Koh Ta Kiev as “thebiggest of a small group of Cambodian islands situated four kilometers offOtres beach, Sihanoukville City, and one kilometer off the coast of Ream National Park.”  TY- BeninRed, DL1BUG, plans to be in Cotonou(JJ16fj) where he will operate as TY5FR. He will utilize an IC-7300 transceiverand CG3000 auto tuner, running 100 watts into either a 40-meter wire or G5RVantenna. He is QRV using CW and SSB across the 80-to-10-meter bands untilDecember 11. This period includes participation in the CQ Worldwide DX CWContest as a Single Operator All Band Low Power (SOAB LP) entry. All QSOs willbe uploaded to Club Log. QSLs may be sent direct or via the bureau to DL1BUG. ZD7- St. HelenaG3AB (aka 5Z4VJ), Andy, will be departingJohannesburg, South Africa on Friday November 21st heading to St. HelenaIsland. He'll be there and active as ZD7VJ from November 22 to December 7, includingthe CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest. ZL7- Chatham IslandsZL3I, Holger, is returning to the ChathamIslands and will be operating as ZL7IO. He plans to participate in the CQ WW DXCW Contest as a Single Operator All Band (SOAB), utilizing a newly installedsolar system with increased capacity. His stay is scheduled from November 24until December 4.  The DX Mentor features a new YouTubeepisode this coming weekend – a discussion with young op, Pia, DL7PIA. Pia isone of the youngest hams to win the CQ Marathon contest in Europe in 2024. Sheis also an accomplished contester, POTA operator, Violinist, pianist, …..  Check it out and let me know what you think!If you want to follow all the latest DXPodcasts and YouTube releases, you should check out the DX Mentor Facebook pageand subscribe to be kept up to date on all of the DX activities. Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week! 

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Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of November 21, 2025.This weeks topics include:FCC is OPEN!!!!!YOTA Camp 2026 Several Hams Advance Their LicenseW8CXU Silent KeyARRL CLub Newsletter ContestOhio ARES ConferenceCheck out WINLINK at ARETNKY - KY6ET MeetingOHKYIN Election and Party MeeetingWest Ky POTA MeetupNKARC Holiday Dinner1936 AM NetRepeater ListHamfestsExams

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Podplukovník i.m. Miroslav Špot padl ve službě vlasti v Mnichově. Teď se po více než 80 letech do Jičína vrátily ostatky válečného hrdiny, velitele výsadkové skupiny Iridium, který padl při návratu z bojové mise v roce 1943 a byl pohřben blízko Mnichova.

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.I can't believe that Christmas is only 40 days away. That means the CQWW CW contest is only 2 weeks away. For me, that is the pinnacle of contests for the year! Last year, I added 11 entities to my Marathon listing for 2024. I need that many and more this year to keep pace!Speaking of CQWW CW – remember that the week before and the week after a contest can really yield some great DX, much easier than it might be during the contest.Wow- was I surprised! I have had 11 listeners request the special 160M newsletter that our club put out. Last chance - you can get a copy as well by emailing me at thedxmentor@gmail.com. Each week I try to focus on those entities that will be available in the next 7 days. There is so much data to sift through that I thought a focus on the next week might be helpful Here is what you should find QRV when you tune the bands. The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.comHK0/A - San Andres and Providencia The Spanish operators EA7BF, EA7FPG, EA7JW, and EA7ATX have been granted licenses and official authorization by the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) to operate from San Andres Island under the call sign 5J0EA. The scheduled dates are November 20th to 30th, 2025. All equipment has been prepared and is ready for shipment. The team, though small, possesses considerable infrastructure. Operations are planned to commence on November 20th, with final updates expected to be communicated several days prior to the start date.8R - Guyana PY1SAD, Aldir, is back in Guyana and QRV once again from Georgetown as 8R1TM until December 7. During the week listen for him on CW, SSB and digital modes on 1.8 through 50 MHz between 2300 and 0200Z. Over the weekends watch for him to be on more often. QSL direct to PY1SAD, via LoTW, QRZ or eQSL.S2 - BangladeshS21ACP tells us he is excited for the upcoming "Sundarbans DXPedition, Bangladesh 2025." It should currently be QRV until November 17, from what he says is "the world's largest mangrove forest," and a UNESCO World Heritage site, "The Sundarbans," in the Khulna Range, Sundarbans West Forest Division." It is grid NL42sl and POTA ID: BD-0051. The Amateur Radio Club Khulna is organizing with young operators S21SRK, S21ACP, S21CMD and S21AKL. They plan SSB and FT8 with three rigs, one high power, two QRP, to a Yagi, multiband "cobweb" and a fan dipole. 5V7RU, Togo Togo, 5V7RU, is QRV through November 19, with RA1ZZ, Vasily, and R9LR, Vlad operating. This will be a holiday style operation, on HF CW, SSB,FT8, and the QO-100 satellite, with a focus on 160 and 80M. Direct OQRS requests and all donors will receive a fast LoTW confirmation. Paper QSLs will be via Club Log OQRS with donations of US$10 or more. The DX Mentor features a new Podcast episode this coming weekend – a discussion with young op, Pia, DL7PIA. Pia is one of the youngest hams to win the CQ Marathon contest in Europe in 2024. She is also an accomplished contester, POTA operator, Violinist, pianist, ….. Check it out and let me know what you think!If you want to follow all the latest DX Podcasts and YouTube releases, you should check out the DX Mentor Facebook page and subscribe to be kept up to date on all of the DX activities.

Hello and welcome to episode 82 of The DX Mentor – a discussion with Pia, DL7PIA, about her journey and her many accomplishments to ham radio. I'm Bill, AJ8B. If this is the first time you are joining us, Welcome! We have a back catalog covering many aspects of DX in both podcast and YouTube format. Please check us out. If you like what you find, please subscribe, like, and share to always be notified about upcoming events!     Another way to keep in touch and to see what we are up to is via the DX Mentor Facebook page. I will be posting about upcoming podcasts as well as other DX events so please follow us.    Below are the links that we alluded to. In addition to Pia Joe, W8GEX will be joining us. Pia has become an accomplished DXer, contester, POTA activator, and a CWOPs member, all before her 18th birthday. Her enthusiasm is contagious as you are about to hear! https://www.qrz.com/db/DL7PIA https://www.youtube.com/@DL7PiasHamRadioWorld https://www.facebook.com/Pia.DL7PIA/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrglGU3o3bo Southwest Ohio DX Assoc. https://www.swodxa.orgDaily 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/

Jack & Geoff are joined by Barm for a look at Countdown Zero! This standalone tale (encompassing Malibu·s POTA #14-17) focuses on recently crash-landed astronauts who find themselves on a planet of apes! Unlike other such tales, this one keeps the focus on the humans and the rising tensions between them, as they are pursued by an enigmatic, skunk-striped gorilla and his Spanish-speaking crew!

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Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of November 7, 2025.This weeks topics include:ARISS SSTV EventKY POTA CampoutKY4DH School Club RoundupK4AUF RetiringCongrats to upgrades and new Ham in Logan CountyErie Canal Special EventWrite an Article for QSTExercise on XLX721Brunch BunchARRL November SweepsLearn About Echolink at NKARC MeetingMilford Dinner MeetingOhio ARES ConferenceLeatrn about WINLINK at ARETNKY KY6ET MeetingOHKYIN Election MeetingNKARC DinnerVE Testing during FCC ShutdownRepeater News:   W9AMT repeater Update   Repeater ListHamfestExams

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Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for yourweekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.Each week I try to focus on those entities that will be available in the next 7 days. There is so much data to sift through that I thought a focus on the next week might be helpful. Here is what you should find QRV when you tune the bands. The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, justdrop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.comWe have a 6O3T - Somalia Update -   “Good morning, everyone, we'd like to thank you all for the affection and patience you've shown towards our 6O operation. Despite the high noise level, we're moving forward with great personal satisfaction, sometimes at the expense of the usual CW/SSB modes, but often it's a necessary choice. We're enjoying good openings on the 6 meters band toward Europe, around 11:00 GMT, with a few shorter ones toward Asia as well. In the afternoon, around 15:00 GMT, the SIX band will open again. We've been transmitting for the second night in a row on 80 and have logged several nice QSOs. In the coming days, we'll likely make some tests on 160m, though without too many expectations.Finally, we've been receiving many emails about call corrections and typing errors, our apologies, but this is not the right time. All such requests will be handled once we're back home.” ThebPJ6Y Adventure is QRTAfter an amazing weekend participating inbCQWW SSB 2025, the PJ6Y adventure is coming to a close. Our Young Operators team achieved an incredible milestone — over 55,000 QSOs! “On behalf of the PJ6Y 2025 team, I would like to thank all of you who took the time to work us,” said Gregg, W6IZT. A special thanks goes out to our sponsors and supporters — this expedition would not have been possible without your generous help and encouragement. 5R, MADAGASCAR The Italian Dxpedition Team led by Silvano, I2YSB announce a new activity from Madagascar until November 12 as 5R8TT utilizing CW, SSB, and RTTY and as 5R8XX on FT8. A team will be operating with 4 stations from 160 to 6 meters. QSL via I2YSB. https://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ 9L, SIERRA LEONE  The ex-3C2MD managed to plan another DXPedition as 9L8MD until November 10. The team will be active as 9L8MD from 160 to 6 metres using CW, SSB, RTTY. QSL via IK2VUC. 9U, BURUNDI  Members of the Russian DX Team with Vasily R7AL as team leader will be active as 9U1RU until November 20. Plan is to be active with 7 stations from 160 to 6 meters using high power. QSL via Club Log. https://www3rudxt.org/9u1ru Z6,KOSOVO  Look for S58MU and S50X as Z66IPA until November3. They will be operating from 160 to 10 meters. QSL for all calls via S58MU. VU4, ANDAMAN ISL  The World DXPedition team will be QRV until November7 from 3 POTA locations. ‘Needless to say, the support of corporate and private sponsors are essential to make this DXPedition a success. The Team priority will be to make as many QSOs as possible and offer the highest exposure as possible for sponsors. Corporate or Club sponsors (donating $1,000 or more in cash or equipment) will be recognized on our QSL cards and website. '  The DX Mentor features a new Podcast episode this coming weekend – The Yasme foundation and the great contributions of Ward Silver, N0AX. Check it out and let me know what you think!If you want to follow all the latest DX Podcasts and YouTube releases, you should check out the DX Mentor Facebook page and subscribe to be kept up to date on all of the DX activities.If you would like a copy of the special SWODXA Newsletter for October that has over 100 pages of articles about 160M, just drop me a line and I will send it to you.   Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week! 

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 31, 2025.This weeks topics include:ARRL KY Section Manager K6ZZestern Ky. POTA EventStubblefield POTA EventK4ZSR Cheetah RoveAmazing story of 26 Park POTA RoveCQWW with Ky Contest GroupEvent Coming using XLX721NKARC Simplex Net 146.580OHKYIN MeetingHonor RunARRL November SSB SweepsNKARC Meeting with TETONS Radio EventMilford Club Annual DinnerOHIO ARES ConferenceLearn WINLINK at ARETNKY MeetingOHKYIN ElectionsNKARC Christmas DinnerFCC Down but ARRL Still TestingRepeater ListHamfestsExams

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We reach the actual final episode of ther series, not broadcast until 1991. Ian also gives his thoughts on the series as a whole. Episode 14: Up Above The World So High. Written by Shimon Wincleberg. Directed by John Meredyth Lucas. Guest starring Joanna Barnes

Bells are ringing in the pages of Malibu Comics! The franchise's first-ever ape-proximation of our human-style wedding ceremony is happening, and Jack and Geoff are crashing their way in. But that's not all: there's also an X-cellent adventure with everyone's favourite ape bumblers, and more surprise appearances from across the Malibu Apes universe than you can ring a matrimonial bell at!

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Tonight we present the results of the donations taken from the Hamfest last weekend, during our POTA event, and we present them as a donation to the @ARRLHQ Teacher's Institute. Come join us!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 17, 2025.This weeks topics include:NKARC POTA EventARRL Club Newsletter ContestJamboree on the AirMONIX MeetingPOTA Support your Parks WeekendMeshtastic Presentation NKARC MeetingGeneral Class at Logan County KyFREE ZOOM General Class CourseOHKYIN Meeting updateHonor Run EventARRL November SweepsOHIO ARES ConferenceFCC Government Shutdown EffectsRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Welcome foolish humanoids to the Talking Apes Halloween Special. Facebook admin. Patrick Izzo joins us to break down the final issue of Marvel's BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES comic mini series. We break down the story, artwork, and the foreshadowing of Caesar's speech from CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - “Where there is fire, there is smoke”. Synopsis of the storyline: Zira's nephew Lucius went missing, it is with great trepidation that they turn to a human ally - a young woman who will someday earn the name "Nova"! But the search for Lucius brings them all deeper into the Forbidden Zone - which is forbidden for a reason.  The search for Lucius brings Cornelius and Zira, along with their human guide Nova, deep into the Forbidden Zone and find the ruins of an ancient stadium, unaware that a society of telepathic, mutated humans reside within.  The colony's leader, Ivana, reveals that Lucius is being held prisoner by the dreaded Hominidae Empire, an ape city controlled by militant gorillas.  Now, Zira has persuaded Ivanna to wage war against the gorillas before they attack them. Only is she manipulating them into battle just so she can save Lucius? How much of this will Nova remember when she will soon meet up with Taylor, an astronaut from another time, another world. Richard and Kevin head back to Ape City for another round of trick-or-treating—this time, they bring Patrick along for the adventure. But this time, the city is animated! Could it be in honor of RETURN TO THE PLANET OF THE APES 50th anniversary? Join the fun and embrace the campy vibes that mirror the animated series. Now GO APE! Support YOUR Planet of the Apes podcast with these new shirts available at https://skywalkingthroughneverland.dashery.com/ Talking Apes Merchandise! Shop our entire Shop here Contact Us Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com Tweet: @Skywalkingpod Facebook: Talking Apes TV Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

Discover the Lab599 Discovery TX-500MP Ham Radio in our latest YouTube video! This compact, rugged manpack transceiver offers 160-6 meter coverage, 10W output, and advanced features like auto-notch, noise reduction, and a built-in antenna tuner. Perfect for portable operations, POTA, and off-grid adventures. Watch our in-depth review and see it in action! #HamRadio #Lab599 #TX600MP #qrpToday's video is sponsored by M&P Coax - save 10% off of all coax products with code HR2CABLES at this link - https://hr2.li/cablesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I went on my first POTA or Parks On The Air adventure, this time I was on my own. If you recall, my power company announced yet another planned network outage and I felt that I could use this time without electricity to my benefit, for a change. As is traditional, I did all the prior planning to prevent pretty poor performance. I made a list, checked that all the items on the list were in my kit, packed the kit days before, put it all ready to go in the hallway the night before, packed the car on the day and set out on my adventure. I will confess that I was slightly more sweaty than anticipated when I set off because the umbrella in the boot of my car has a nasty and recurring habit of getting in the way, specifically it stops things from getting pushed right to the full depth of the boot. Mind you, it wasn't until I started getting agitated that I realised that it wasn't the umbrella's fault entirely this time, since as it turns out, the folding chair that I was attempting to jam in place doesn't actually fit longways into the boot. Anyhoo, I set off and visited the local petrol station. I was not prepared for a customer to spend 15 minutes dribbling the last bit of diesel into their pretend Sports Utility Vehicle, but he looked like he was up for a fight, so I smiled sweetly and waited for him to pay and move his box on wheels. After paying for my own fuel and driving off, the pressure in my bladder had gotten beyond the "cross your legs and hope for the best" stages and I swiftly made my way to the nearest shopping complex where a local pharmacist helpfully told me that there were no toilets in the building and that the local hotel or fast food joint were the place to relieve the pressure. One problem .. they were both closed. At this point I was in pain, and discovered that I couldn't read the screen on my mobile phone in the lovely sunlight, because it was set to battery saving mode, since my charger was at home where the power was out. After disabling the battery saving mode I opened the local public toilet map shortcut on my phone, and discovered that fortunately the shortcut still worked, opening up my default browser, which suddenly didn't want to display a map. Copied the URL to another browser, still in pain, finally a map. Click on the nearest icon and it navigates me there from Darwin, or over 4,000 km from where I actually am. Luckily it has the GPS location which I copy and then paste into my mapping app, and I can finally navigate to the nearest toilet. Several comment worthy navigation moves later, I drive into the car park, lock the car, painfully shuffle to the building, do my business in the very clean facilities and then decide that I should just stop, sit, and take a breath. So, I get in the car and discover that my partner was right when they heaped scorn on our newly acquired thermos cup. It really does hurt your nose when you try to drink from it and the sharp edges in your mouth do nothing to make the experience joyful. Meanwhile there's some trucks moving around in the car park and a guy walks up to the car to ask me if I can move because they want to move a third, or was it forth, truck into the space. I swallow my sip of restorative coffee, wipe the now wet bridge of my nose, and move the car, only to be blocked from leaving the exit thanks to the slowest reversing truck I've ever encountered, one who then proceeds to sit at the next intersection for five minutes without indicating where it was going. Are we having fun yet? I finally made my way to the main road where I attempt to calm my nerves with the help of a Morse code edition of my podcast. It's been the only exposure I've had to Morse for way too long. This accompanies me to my first destination, breakfast. I'm going to skip past the drivers in the centre lane driving at 10 km per hour below the posted speed limit, or the ones who think that jumping out of a side street in front of you is normal and safe driving practice. At every traffic light I celebrate the pause with a sip from my coffee and a furtive wipe of my nose which is being assaulted by the lid of the cup. I arrive at my breakfast destination and fear the worst. Their car park is almost empty. I've never seen it this quiet and I didn't check to confirm that they were open, or not. I look at my map application and remember to turn my phone back to battery saving mode. According to the Internet, my cafe is open, so I cross my fingers and get out of the car. To my delight, they are absolutely open, make me a lovely breakfast and provide the needful for lunch too .. I have a big day planned after all. After enjoying breakfast and hot chocolate, with two marshmallows, I get back in the car and navigate to my planned set-up location. As I drive into the park I notice something that I hadn't the last time I was here. I'm descending, as-in, the deeper into the park I go, the more I go downhill. That in and of itself isn't a cause for concern, were it not for the fact that the local repeaters are on the hilltops that overlook the city and I'm several hills inland and travelling into a valley. I'm keeping my eyes open for side roads and alternatives, but gamely proceed to the formal entrance of the park, where I pay my $17 to have a car with a maximum of 12 passengers enter the National Park. I drive to the location I have planned and discover that there's a car park quite close to the gazebo I've earmarked, so I park there. I figure that before I get all set-up in the gazebo for a day of radio, I should first check what I can learn from where I'm parked, especially since I'll need to pull the gear out of the car either way. Before I get out of the car, I attempt to mark my actual location on the map, only to discover that there's no mobile phone coverage, so much for using Echolink as a fallback. I pull out the folding table which neatly fits next to the car, dig out the coax from the boot and lead it out the passenger door. The other end is connected to the boot-lip mount that has been there for years. In case of failure I did bring a magnetic base, but I'm optimistic. I remove the HF and VHF multi-band antennas from their storage spot, taped to the driver side rear passenger roof grab handle and pull out the previously errant folding chair. All is going well. I pull out the spare coax and my anxiety spikes a little, this is what I think might be what causes me to come unstuck. It's a 10 meter or so length of coax, it's untested, terminated with BNC and I'm concerned that I didn't bring enough adaptors beyond the BNC to PL259 and the SO239 barrel I packed hastily the night before. I push away my fear, since I'm not needing this right now and continue to unpack the radio, noticing that to my immense relief, the knobs are still attached, set it all up, pull the power cable from the 12 Volt, 80 Amp hour AGM Deep Cycle battery, "ideal for 4WD, caravan and camping trailers", which I bought four years ago to power my dash cams and radio. It's automatically charged by a 360 Watt DC to DC converter that's connected to the alternator in the car - because I don't want my dash cams, or radio for that matter, to stop me from starting the car. Ask me how I know. The power leads are long enough to make it out of the boot and I connect the inline volt meter to the battery, 12.6 Volt, the same as what I saw when I checked it a week earlier. I mount the VHF multi-band antenna, connect it to the radio after pulling out the N-Type to PL259 adaptor which is on the list and part of the standard kit. I take a breath and turn on my radio. Tune to the local repeater frequency and hit the PTT. The radio is set to 5 Watts and I'm hoping to hear the repeater tone. Nothing. I check all the repeaters in my radio, about seven of them, none of them do anything. Then .. I hear a click. I've been "on-air" for all of three minutes. I notice the radio is turned off. I've seen this before, sometimes stray RF gets into something and causes the radio to stop. I turn it back on and notice the voltage on the display of the radio, 9.65 Volts. That .. is .. not .. good. I check the inline volt meter, it doesn't even display anything. I turn off the radio to save what little power I have. I take a moment to consider and attach the HF antenna, hoping that I can run the radio for a few seconds to check the local 10m repeater. All is good to go, turn on the radio and it won't even turn on, just flickering on and off. I feel like I want to cry, but there doesn't seem to be any point. I pack everything back up, the water, my hat, the radio, the coax, the antennas, the table, the chair, put it all back in where it came from, even the sandwich I was going to have for lunch. After slowly reversing out of the car bay, looking carefully at the ground to make sure I didn't leave anything behind, I make my way out of the park. I've been there for a grand total of 29 minutes. I briefly entertain the idea of going to the nearest electronics store and spending $50 on a small battery, but I don't actually have a working charger, and spending several hundred dollars on a charger and battery is not really in my budget at the moment. Whilst I was driving home I got a notification that the power was out at my QTH. I got home 52 minutes after the power went out. It stayed off for the next six hours. So much for being productive. My friend Charles NK8O, tells me that his first few activations were a bust. He's a Sapphire POTA activator with 609 activations across 372 parks, so, there's hope for me yet. In looking back at this adventure, I was planning for failure. I'd thought through all the different permutations of what might happen. Not for one moment did I consider that my battery might be a single point of failure. That said, there were hints that not all was well. The 12.6 Volts was one hint, the fact that my dash cams have been acting up was another. I had been on the hunt for a battery monitor for the past two years to discover precisely what was going on, but I haven't found one that doesn't require a specific app that needs to know where you are or what's in your diary, so I put it out of my mind. As it happens, that was where I made my rookie mistake. Mind you, part of me knows that I don't have another battery anyway, so it really didn't matter if the battery was faulty or not. Either way, I wasn't going to connect my radio to my car battery, I learned that lesson well over a decade ago. I'm back to the drawing board. It's unlikely we'll use that location to activate for the 750th edition of F-troop, but when I get my power situation sorted out, it's still a lovely place to get on-air and make some noise. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

It's episode 13 and the last to be broadcast on network television. So this must be the series finale? Or is it?The Liberator. Written by Howard Dimsdale. Directed by Arnold Laven. Guest starring John Ireland. 

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently my local power company notified me of a planned network outage, that's code for, we're turning off the power and your choice is to deal with it. If you've been paying attention, you'll note that this is not the first time this has happened in recent times. On this occasion I want to make a difference and actually use the day wisely. Coincidentally, the 750th instalment of F-troop is coming up and traditionally we try to find an excuse to get outside and set-up a station in a local park somewhere. If you recall, I recently went outside and came across a new park, one with picnic tables, gazebos, toilets and all the mod cons required for a party. Combine these unrelated events and you end up with testing the idea of running F-troop, a weekly net for new and returning amateurs, from this park, which also neatly turns that into a POTA or Parks On The Air activity, which raises several logistical questions. The first one being, what is the radio noise like in this park, followed shortly by the question, can I hit my local 2m repeater, any 2m repeater, or the local 10m repeater? If the answer to those questions is unsatisfactory, I might be required to rethink my plans. Combining those questions with a power outage at home seems like the perfect excuse to go out into the bright day to get on air and make some noise. One challenge. Having removed my radio from my car several years ago to accommodate the replacement of the transmission, I never did replace it and never used my radio in the car again, which truth be told is not a situation I ever imagined when I first installed it many years ago. This leads me to creating a list, which should come as no surprise, a list with what I need to bring as a minimum requirement to test the questions I need answers to. I will confess that the "making a radio packing list" skill-set has atrophied in recent times, so I started small. I'll need a radio, and a suitable antenna, in my case, at least two, one for 2m and one for 10m. Then there's the question of power, at which point I discovered that my trusty portable sealed lead acid batteries have finally died, not bad after 15 years, well, 12 years of regular use. Likely they would have continued to be of service if I'd used them in the past three years, mainly hampered by the death of my 12 volt battery charger. If you feel like I'm going off track, you'd be right. That was the exact experience I had when I started building my list. I added a digital multimeter, an antenna analyser, an antenna tuner and coax, then realised that I needed to check if the coax adaptors were the right ones and so it continued. The upshot is a preliminary list with 15 items on it, in various stages of fully populated, for example, I know I have a 2m and 70cm antenna in the garage, but I haven't touched it in years, so I need to go find it, and the battery in my digital multimeter needs checking, you get the idea. It's a good thing I started this caper well over a week before the planned outage, so at least I have half a fighting chance to get it to the point of usefulness before my screen turns black due to the threatened lack of electricity. It occurred to me whilst I was in the middle of this extended list creation process, that I was essentially replicating what I might have experienced the very first time I went outside with my station in 2011. In coming to that realisation, the stress levels that were building steadily at that point, pretty much dissipated with the understanding that I'd already done this and survived the experience. In other words, there was nothing worth stressing about. So, this leaves me with a question for you. What does this process look like for you, how do you prepare to get on-air and make noise, what steps do you take and what do you avoid, are there things you might share with a new amateur and if so, how will you do that? I contemplated sharing the list in a public place, but realised that the power of the list isn't the items on it, but in the process of making it, so, no list, but the notion that you too can do this, and if it transpires that you forgot something, there's always the next adventure. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 3, 2025.This weeks topics include:KY1O Ky Section Manager Silent KeyKY4DH POTA Event at US-3779NASA looking for Volunteer TrackersQueen Bee Half MarathonHonor Run Half Marathon EventSET EventNKARC Simplex Net 146.580Live ZOOM Tech ClassMorehead ARS MeetingPacket Radio ZOOM MeetongNKARC POTA Event US-3779Brunch BunchMeshtastic at NKARC MeetingOHKYIN Meeting Location ChangeREPEATER NEWS   53.85 Repeater is Back On The Air!!!   Repeater ListHamfestsExams

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The swamp ape vs. mutant ape conflict you've been clamoring for is here, as Jack and Geoff look at issues #10 and #11 of Malibu's POTA comic! Departing artists Burles and Kaalberg are pulling out all the stops in these incident-packed issues that also see the return of a long-departed villain, a truly bizarre origin story, and Dr. Moto being his devilishly delightful self!

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of September 26, 2025.This weeks topics include:ARRL HOA Legislation LetterQueen Bee MarathonPacket Radio is ALIVECongratulations for 50 years of Ham Radio WB8VNHCongratulations to KE9DVW & KR4GWAMasonic Lodges on the Air EventHam BreakfastPOTA MeetupSET EventNKARC Simplex Net 1446.580ZOOM Tech ClassNKARC POTA EventBrunch BunchLearn Meshtastic at NKARC MeetingLouisville DMR Repeater 443.000 Back on the AirRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Talking Apes is back in a BIG WAY as we hang with Dr. Z! The great doctor sits down with us to go over his origins, the Zaius multiverse, and dishes on a select few celebrities of the past. Oddly enough we couldn't get Dana Gould and Dr. Z in the same room at the same time.  Then we break down “Welcome to the Hominidae Empire!” the penultimate 3rd issue of Marvel's BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES comic miniseries. We read through the comic page by page, show all the fantastic artwork, and give our commentary on all the above. If you don't already, watch the video version to see all this amazing artwork. And If you haven't done so already, subscribe to the Skywalking Through Neverland YouTube channel to get alerts for when the episodes are released (I refuse to say “drops”). Release date - March 20, 2024 Writer - Marc Guggenheim,  Art - Alvaro Lopez Beneath the Planet of the Apes excerpts were written by Doug Moe-nch, art by Alfredo Alcala Cover Artist of this issue - Taurin Clarke We also reveal the NEW Talking Apes podcast T-shirts. Support YOUR Planet of the Apes podcast with these new shirts available at https://skywalkingthroughneverland.dashery.com/ Audio version is below: Talking Apes Merchandise! Shop our entire Shop here Contact Us Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com Tweet: @Skywalkingpod Facebook: Talking Apes TV Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube Want More Talking Apes?

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Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of September 19, 2025.This weeks topics include:Nets memorilizing 9/11 AnniversaryKY MultiMode Net September 25KR4BMB now EXTRA Class Operator!Brunch Bunch passing baton from N8BV to N3VQWBullitt County POTA EventErie Canal 200th Anniversary POTA EventMONIX MeetingLearn Winlink at ARETNKY MeetingPOTA Meetup at US-1270SET EventOn-Line Tech ClassNKARC POTA EventLearn Meshtastic at NKARC MeetingRepeater News:   53.85 Repeater is Down   Repeater List (New Version out)HamfestsExams

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Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I went for a walk, I know, shock-horror, outside, daylight, nature, the whole thing, in a local national park, for the first time in too many years. Almost immediately I noticed that this would be an excellent location for an activation. If you're not familiar, it's an amateur radio excuse to set-up a portable station in a new location, in this case, potentially something called POTA, or Parks On The Air, but you don't need to find a formal activity with rules to get on air and make noise. I commented on how easily accessible it was, that it had picnic tables, gazebos for shelter, nearby toilets, free BBQs, ample parking, lots of open space, and no overhead power lines. I saw one solar panel on a pole and no evidence of any other electrical noise sources. It wasn't until later that I realised the act of noticing this, in that way, with those details, is not something I would have done before becoming a radio amateur. I'd have looked at the same location, considered its beauty and serenity and perhaps in passing considered that we could have a family gathering, or a place to come back to when I wanted some peace and quiet, or a place where I might have a BBQ with friends. Not that those things went away, just that I noticed other things, now that I'm an amateur. It made me consider just how much this hobby has irrevocably changed me. I know I've mentioned this before, since becoming an amateur I cannot walk down the street without noticing TV antennas pointing in the wrong direction, but this change in me is not limited to that. Now I cannot help discussing the best place to put a Wi-Fi base station in a building, or thinking about and checking on solar activity, wondering about battery capacity, RF interference, trees to potentially use as sky-hooks for wire antennas, power company substations, pole-top transformers, random weird and wonderful antennas and probably more. The point being that this hobby opens the door to a whole new way of looking at the world and I don't think I've overstated, if I say that amateur radio has literally changed my world view. In considering this, I suspect that it's related to a cognitive bias known as the Frequency Illusion, where you notice a specific concept, word or product more often after becoming aware of it. You might for example have experienced this with the brand or model of radio you use and suddenly discovered that there's lots of other amateurs talking about that particular piece of equipment. I've seen this with recurring topics during the past fourteen years of the weekly F-troop net. For example, every couple of years someone discovers magnetic loop antennas and starts talking about how they've built or bought one. The conversation inevitably goes past variable capacitors, through air variable capacitors, on to vacuum variable capacitors and then the conversation generally stops. While it's happening, multiple people come on the same journey, only to follow the exact same path. Several years later, the cycle repeats. Don't misunderstand, I welcome the discussion, point people at relevant resources and help them on this journey. I'm commenting on the recurrence of the journey, not the nature of it because it's easy to take this example and hold it up as "there's nothing new in this hobby", but nothing could be further from the truth. In my opinion, the level of complexity associated with radio communications is infinite and anyone, including you and I, can contribute to the discovery associated with it. So .. what things have you noticed that were caused by this somewhat eccentric hobby and perhaps the phenomenon of Frequency Illusion? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Ian reaches the penultimate broadcast episode of the show!The Cure. Written by Edward J Lakso. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Guest starring Sondra Locke and David Sheiner

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of September 12, 2025.This weeks topics include:Greater Louisville Hamfest2026 Great Lakes Division Convention at Cincinnati HamfestClasses to get your Technician LicenseARRL VHF / UHF ContestBrunch BunchLearn about APRS at NKARC MeetingErie Canal 200th Anniversary POTA EventMONIX MeetingIntroduction to Winlink at the ARETNKY KY6ET MeetingPOTA Meet UPSET EventOnline Technician License Prep ClassNKARC POTA EventLearn about Meshtastic at NKARC MeetingREPEATER NEWS   53.85 WALTON Repeater   Repeater ListHamfestExams

A nice surprise as we get to the business end!Episode 11: The Tyrant. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Written by Walter Black. Guest starring Percy Rodrigues

Show Notes (contains affiliate links): HTs under $100 Face-Off   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 the 1lb POTA Challenge, HT's under $100 and food preservation methods and longevity.    Announcements: HRCC Net - https://hrcc.link.   Gigaparts Link (get 10% with code JOSH) - https://www.gigaparts.com/nsearch/?lp=JOSH   Ham Radio Minute: Try the 1lb POTA challenge   Ham Radio Test Study with Leah - Extra Exam HamStudy: https://hamstudy.org Support by getting something from Signal Stuff: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622   Gordon West Ham Radio Test Prep Books with HRCC Links  -Technician: https://amzn.to/3AVHGU1 -General: https://amzn.to/4ehQ5zz -Extra: https://amzn.to/4efCqJ2   Free Fastrack to Your Ham Radio License Books on Audible (for new to Audible readers): https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp/membership/premiumplus?tag=hrccpodcast-20   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!   Show Topic: Battle for the Sub $100 Handie Talkie   Radtel RT-880: https://amzn.to/428JTG9  Quansheng TK11: https://amzn.to/3UUQfVP Get the right tools for Radio!  VHF/UHF Power Meter: https://amzn.to/4mJgKd8  NanoVNA for antennas and filters: https://amzn.to/45Varfg  TinySA for radio purity testing: https://amzn.to/47SndO4  40db 25w attenuator for spurious emissions tests: https://amzn.to/4g0SGzC  SMA Jumpers: https://amzn.to/3Vv555q   Hog Wild in the Salted Ham Cellar.    Preparedness Corner - Food Preservation Shelf Life and Bad Signs   https://foodassets.com/info/bulk-food-shelf-life.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/selfreliance/comments/1agjfu9/guide_8_signs_your_stored_foods_could_kill_you/ 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:   https://aprs.wiki/howto/ Archived HRCC Movie Club    Voted and suggested movies here - https://poll.ly/N7Jt2ACU1Epz5PSJmknw   CJ's Nifty List of HRCC Movie Club movies here - https://letterboxd.com/roguefoam/list/ham-radio-crash-course-podcast-movie-club/   The 5th Wave 10/30 War of the Worlds (2005) 10.5/30 Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 11/30 Maximum Overdrive 11/30  The Tomorrow War 11/30 On The Beach (1959) 12/30 The Postman 12/30 Soylent Green 12/30 World War Z 12/30 Waterworld 13/30 San Andreas 13/30 Airplane 14/30 The Day After (1983) 14/30 The Day After Tomorrow 14/30 Z is for Zachariah 14/30 Fall (2022) 14.5/30 Signs 15/30 Deep Impact 15/30  The Birds 15/30 Twisters (2024) 15/30  Armageddon 15.5/30 Sean of the Dead 16/30 Zombieland 16/30 The Book of Eli Ranked: 16.75/30 Love and Monsters 17/30 Frequency 17/30 2012 17/30 Greenland 17/30 12 Monkeys 17.5/30  Threads 18/30 The Survivalist 18/30 Independence Day 18.5/30 Contact (1997) 19/30 The Towering Inferno 19/30 Don't Look Up 19.5/30 Twister  19.5/30 Dante's Peak 19.5/30 Tremors 20/30 The Road 21/30 The Quiet Place 21/30 Red Dawn (1984) 22/30 Wall-E 23/30 Blast From The Past (1999) 23.5/30 28 Days Later 24.5/30 Apollo 13 24.5/30 Contagion 25/30 I Am Legend 25/30 10 Cloverfield Lane 26.5/30 The Martian 27/30   On Hiatus Indefinitely    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 a lot 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) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/nasscorners (Leah)

We head back to Central City for a bit of that old 70s favourite, brainwashing!The Interrogation. Directed by Alf Kjelin. Written by Richard Collins. Guest starring Beverly Garland and Anne Seymour.