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hamShack Switch
Birth of a Product
May 13, 2013 |
Clean
up that rat's nest of cables and make your mic /key / soundcard /
antenna / etc. switching as easy as a click of your mouse. |
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A Visit to the
KH6HME
Hawaiian Beacon
May 4, 2013 |
Hawaii Beacon founder Paul Leib KH6HME became a silent key last year, but the beacon lives on in his memory, supported
by a new club dedicated to preserving and extending Paul's legacy. |
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Ham Radio at the
Boston Marathon
Part Two
April 18, 2013 |
Part Two
Amateur Radio operation at the Boston Marathon is a big,complex event. How do new hams learn how to do it? What do you need to know to participate? |
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Ham Radio at the
Boston Marathon
Part One
April 18, 2013 |
Part One
Twin bomb blasts rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Ham Radio operators were nearby, conducting routine operations in
suport of First Aid, logictics and transportation. Learn what happened
next from the hams who were there. |
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Properly Specing
Custom
Power Transformers
April 8, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Ham's don't
seem to understand a few things about power transformers, and if you
build custom transformers based on bad specs, you have a problem!
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Digital Modes for
Alabama ARES
April 5, 2013 |
From the Huntsvi... er, the Orlando HamCation...
Before and after the HF SSB net, it's all digital
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April 4, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Saving 10 meters, one ham at a time
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West Palm Beach
Amateur Radio Group
March 28, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
The Hamvention's Club of the Year runs a ham station at the South Florida Science Museum, introducing hundreds of kids a year to Ham Radio |
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March 20, 2013 |
Gary and ARRL's Allen Pitts W1AGP review last Friday's
ABC TV show Last Man Standing that featured the cast
operating amateur radio.
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W4PC talks
Ham Radio Deluxe
March 17, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Version 6 is out, and we talk all about it with Rick W4PC
(while we're not busy imitating AM Disk Jockeys)
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March 16, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Easier than ever, but still not with an HT |
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5 Year Old Ham
Ethan Kemp
KK4ORG
March 15, 2013 |
Helping bring down the average age of hams all by himself.... |
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March 6, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Some big changes underway at QCWA |
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Will the REAL
Ham Radio
Please Stand Up?
March 4, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
90 minutes of pure punditry, with CQ Editor W2VU. |
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SDR Forum at
the 2009
Dayton Hamvention
May 2009 |
From the ARVN Archives - 2009 Hamvention®
Some of the top names in Ham Radio SDR address a big crowd at the Hamvention. |
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Designing the
Mercury SDR
Receiver
September 2008 |
From the ARVN Archives - 2008 TAPR DCC
How much more SDR can you take?
How much more can you learn? |
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Software Defined
Radio Basics
with FLEXRadio
February 20, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
You've heard of SDR, but
what is it really, how does it work, and most importantly, what does it
do for you? FLEXRadio's Greg Jurrens K5GJ runs us through the basics. |
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Planning the
ARRL Centennial
February 17, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
The ARRL turns 100 next year, and big plans are afoot... including bringing the ARRL National Convention to Hartford as a standalone event. |
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Worldwide Online
Repeater Directory
February 16, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Bob Greenberg W2CYK introduces Rfinder, the Worldwide Repeater Directory, on iOS, Android, and the Web. |
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February 14, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Tony Baleno N3ZN makes beautiful keys, and once in a while you can convince him to sell you one. |
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February 14, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
The news will be at Dayton, as Kenwood and Yaesu are awaiting the arrival of new stuff in their lineups. And Gary appears to be scaring off the reps? |
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February 13, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
Jeff & Gary poke and prod at the touchscreen display of the new ICOM 7100 HF/VHF/UHF mobile radio. |
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February 13, 2013 |
From the Orlando HamCation...
The Jeff & Gary Show, as our boys talk before the HamCation begins about what they expect to find, and... other stuff. |
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Bdale Garbee KB0B
Saturday Banquet
talk from the DCC
February 3, 2013 |
From the DCC...
If a lot of the DCC has been too technical, this isn't. The banquet talk — sort of a 'keynote' address — is more of an up-close-and-
personal
look at the lives and accomplishments of the kind of hams you find at
the leading edge of technical development in our hobby. |
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Ski Break:
Skiing and Scanning
February 1, 2013 |
Where have we been? Gone Skiing..... |
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A Tale of
Two Three Hamfests
January 16, 2013 |
Sunday's Dead... Long Live Friday! |
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January 16, 2013 |
From the DCC...
GNU Radio Project Leader Tom Rondeau KB3UKZ gets deep into this development and experimentation platform in the TAPR DCC Sunday Seminar. This four-hour lecture comes in four segments. |
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Gary and the Giz
on the Fizz
January 13, 2013 |
Fair warning: this is for TWiT Fans, Gary fans, or both. Our KN4AQ
wangled himself a guest appearance as the "Chatroom Celebrity of the
Week" on the Giz Fizz... |
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January 9, 2013 |
From the DCC...
Do you operate D-STAR? Yes?
Have you ever used the low-speed data that's part of your signal every
time you transmit? No? In this talk from the DCC, John Davis WB4QDX
shows you how easy it is. |
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January 8, 2013 |
From the DCC...
Moe Wheatley AE4JY reveals how he designed the hardware side of the D-STAR DV Access Point Dongle (aka DVAP).
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HF Digital Voice:
FDMDV2 and
CODEC 2
January 5, 2013 |
From the DCC...
If your name is (or is close to) Whitten,
then you might be interested in HF Digital Voice. Especially if you
have a 'Zero' in your call sign. And there's some good news on the near
horizon for anyone ... Whitten or not... so inclined.
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January 5, 2013 |
From the DCC...
Sri (Devabhaktuni Srikrishna) is proposing a new way to get your mobile Internet... and give it, too. That's what makes it Social.
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Situational Awarness
etc., Using
Amateur Radio
December
27, 2012 |
From the DCC...
That's not the whole title. The "etc" covers a lot of territory. Aleks Rohde W3JAG looks
at some things Ham Radio can be doing at the very local level to get
better information up the chain in emergencies.
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December
27, 2012 |
From the DCC...
Chris Testa KD2BMH
wants to take SDR with him, in handheld form. That's not as easy as you
might think. And that clunky box you see in the poster frame isn't it!
Well, it was the prototype, sort of.
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December
22, 2012 |
At first, this
seemed like a good idea. Now, we're not so sure.
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Dynamic
Modulation
Switching
December
17, 2012 |
From the DCC...
Shashank Gaur and
his masters degree classmates from Ecole
Centrale d'Electronique
in Paris are experimenting with ways to dynamically change digital
modulation modes to adapt to changing conditions for maximum
throughput, using USRP radios.
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High Speed
Networking on
420 MHz
December
17, 2012 |
From the DCC...
David Bern W2LNX
looks into long distance, high-bandwidth digital signals using
low-power, off-the-shelf data radios in the 420 MHz band.
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APRS.fi
Behind the Curtains
12-12-12 |
From the DCC...
Hessu Hannikainen OH7LZB
takes us behind the scenes of his web site APRS.FI.
Lots of info for users as well as tekkies.
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12-12-12 |
From the DCC...
But
not
just another pretty interface. Andrew KA2DDO is building a
multiplatform APRS program that makes Bob Bruninga smile. See why....
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Open Source
APRS-IS Server
December 5,
2012 |
From the DCC...
Hessu Hannikainen OH7LZB,
developer of the web site APRS.FI,
describes development of an open-source server for the APRS-IS network
that distributes APRS data worldwide.
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Packet
Hailing
Channel &
Network44
December 5,
2012 |
From the DCC...
NW Digital Radio's Bryan Hoyer
K7UDR and John
Hays K7VE
update a pair of old ideas: a packet hailing channel (you never guess
which he recommends, and who thinks it's a good idea), and AMPRNet44.
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FlexRadio –
SDR Architecture
November
28, 2012 |
From the DCC...
FlexRadio's Stephen Hicks N5AC
gives us more than a primer on SDR and FlexRadio's new 6000 series.
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November
27, 2012 |
From the DCC...
An update on the
hardware and software in TAPR's High
Performance Software Defined Radio 'kit.'
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November
26, 2012 |
From the DCC...
ARISSat-1
was a huge success. But what did we (hams, AMSAT, the education
community) get out of it? AMSAT did a survey to find out. No, really,
it's way more interesting than you think!
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November
26, 2012 |
Gary talks to TAPR
President Steve Bible
N7HPR about what TAPR has become, and what the DCC is all
about.
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A Ham's Night
Before Christmas
December,
1996 |
"T'was the night before
Christmas,
and all through two-meters,
not a signal was keying up any repeaters."
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California
Dreamin'
(Stuff, California, TWiT, Leo)
November
15, 2012 |
Jeff AC4ZO is back
for a two-part episode that finally takes us out to California (with a
stop in Atlanta... you can't get anywhere without a stop in Atlanta)
for that TWiT
tour and an interview with Leo
Laporte W6TWT, among other stuff. OK, a lot of other stuff.
So much that this episode comes in two
three parts.
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Hurricane
Sandy
Follow-Up
November 5,
2012 |
Hurricane Sandy is
gone. Ham Radio was there, of course. What did we do? What did we
learn? K2ZA
returns for a follow-up, and is joined by ARRL's Emergency Prep Manager
Mike Corey
KI1U for a review.
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NJ Hams
Prep for a
Sand(y)storm
October 28,
2012 |
Gary talks to SNJ SEC John Zaruba K2ZA
about emcomm... and a little about the approaching hurricane.
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2008 D-STAR
Forum and
Friday Night Event
October 25,
2012 |
This is history in the making. And
almost four hours of non-stop D-STAR from its early days. Meet many of
the hams who helped bring D-STAR to the US, and expand it for the world.
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The
Huntsville
Hamfest Guy
October 19,
2012 |
Charlie Emerson N4OKL
is the benevolent dictator of the
Huntsville Hamfest.
Charlie's now saying, "Wait... is THAT what they got out of the
interview?" Not really. But Huntsville isn't like most hamfests, and
Charlie explains why. Then he confuses HamRadioNow
with
Ham Nation. And finally, the Mouse visits Gary as
he wraps up the episode. So don't tune out early.
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October 18,
2012 |
Peter Eggiman builds
transformers. Little ones, big ones, and really big ones, for business
and for hams. Jeff AC4ZO
talks to Peter about the technology, after Gary does a "pledge drive"
and a short visit from The
Bear.
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Steve
Mendelsohn
W2ML (SK)
October 12,
2012 |
Newsline's Bill Pasternack WA6ITV
interviewed his long-time friend Steve
Mendelsohn W2ML
last October, just a few months before Steve died of pancreatic cancer.
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October 12,
2012 |
Bill Brown WB8ELK
sends balloons carrying ham radio to the edge of space. David Stephenson KJ4OKJ
sent rockets deep into space (not by himself... with a little outfit
called NASA). They each have a story you'll likely find interesting,
and they're both here in Episode 27.
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October 1,
2012 |
Why
do hams need publicity? And what do we say to the public? Ed Tyler N4EDT is an
ARRL Public Information Coordinator with some unusual ideas on the
subject.
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October 1,
2012 |
Popular
Communications Magazine had it's 30th anniversary issue in
September! Gary talks to editor
Richard Fisher KI6SN about this magazine dedicated to the
radio listening hobby.
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September
27, 2012 |
You've
seen the ads.
But you'll be surprised to learn what's behind them. This time, Jeff
AC4ZO anchors the program and talks to Joe Fairclough, the man behind
the WB2JKJ call sign.
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September
27, 2012 |
When
OMIK was formed in the 1950's, race
was an issue. The few black hams formed the group so they'd have
someone to talk to (each other). Today, it's all about outreach,
bringing Ham Radio and technology to a segment of the population that
doesn't see much of it.
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Women in
Ham Radio?
Mary Moore WX4MM
September
18, 2012 |
What
do women want?
And is it any different (or easier to understand) if the women are
hams? This episode won't answer any of those questions. But it's fun to
watch, anyway.
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Meet
Rick Ruhl W4PC
Ham Radio Deluxe
September
18, 2012 |
If
you don't use Ham Radio Deluxe,
you probably know someone who does. Gary talks to new owner Rick Ruhl
W4PC about what's been happening with this popular 'kitchen sink'
software. |
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Meet
DVDongle Inventor
Robin
Cutshaw AA4RC
September
12, 2012 |
Robin
Cutshaw AA4RC is most famous (in D-STAR circles) for
inventing the DVDongle,
and then the DVAP.
Get to know Robin, and learn how he got started in D-STAR in this
in-depth conversation with KN4AQ.
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September 5
2012 |
There's a lot going on at AMSAT, as
their President Barry Baines WD4ASW tells Gary in this in-depth
interview. So are they going to Mars? Maybe....
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ARRL Update
CQ Editor
Chat
September 3
2012 |
The ARRL National Convention
is right around the corner. Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R gives us the details.
And CQ
editor Rich Moseson W2VU talks with Gary & Jeff about why we're
not
celebrating the most specific date we have for ham radio being 100, and
reveals that some hams cheat in contest scoring (we're shocked... shocked).
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August 28
2012 |
Meet Newsline's Young Ham of the
Year,
18-year-old Erin King AK4JG. Erin's just starting her Freshman year at
MIT. Before heading there, she talked at length with HamRadioNow's
KN4AQ at the Huntsville Hamfest, where she accepted the YHOTY award.
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Happy
Birthday,
Ham Radio
August 13,
2012 |
Ham Radio turns 100 this year.
Doesn't look a day over 98! Gary marks the occasion with his shortest
program yet (12 minutes), and then it's time to eat the cake.
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Grounding for
Lightning Protection
August 7,
2012 |
Tom Lewis N4TL gave
a talk on grounding ham stations at a radio club meeting recently,
and HAMRADIONOW
cameras were there.
Please note that neither Tom nor HAMRADIONOW
assume liability for protection of your
station, equipment or home. This informaton is useful, but the safety
of your station is your responsibility. |
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Simple
Station/
Field Day Antenna
Launching Contest
June 23,
2012 |
The
simple station we set up for Field Day can be a template for your home
station. And you'll enjoy watching some over-the-top equipment compete
for antenna launching distance and accuracy. |
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Field Day:
Get Up and GOTA
June 15,
2012 |
How's
your GOTA going? That's the
Get On The Air
station for new hams and non-hams at Field Day. Jeff & Gary
talk
about how they do it, and present some really cute video of the kids
and an adult or two) operating GOTA from last year. |
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FCC Forum
2011 Hamvention
May 21, 2011 |
No,
we're not predicting the future, this is from last year, the 2011 Dayton Hamvention®,
part of that footage we shot but never released. Here you can get a
refresher on what the FCC was working on last year. If you think that's
old news, you haven't paid much attention to how fast the FCC works!
It's worth reviewing before this year's event. |
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Locating
Power Line Noise
May 21, 2010 |
From
ARVN's video vault: a seminar we shot at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention®,
but never released. Ed Hare W1RFI's tips on identifying and locating
noise sources, and working with the power company to fix the ones
they're responsible for. |
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A:
Hamfest Fun
B:
Before You Die
April 25,
2012 |
A
two-part episode from Gary's local hamfest. Hamfest Fun is a
look at some of the things this medium-size fest does to set it apart. Before You Die is an
interview with a ham who specializes in helping families dispose of the
radio equipment a deceased ham leaves behind. |
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The
FCC's
'Impediment'
Inquiry
April 5,
2012 |
The
FCC has issued a Public Notice, asking hams and our served agencies
about the stuff that keeps us from doing our job in emergency
communications... especially CC&R's. They want to hear from
you!
The ARRL's Dave Sumner K1ZZ helps Gary figure it out. |
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DMR
Digital Mobile Radio
April 4,
2012 |
Not
everyone is waiting for Yaesu to introduce their line of digital voice
VHF/UHF equipment. A few thousand hams are already using the DMR
protocol with business band equipment brought into the ham bands,
complete with repeaters and world-wide networks. |
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WRC-12
New Ham Band
March 24,
2012 |
The
recently concluded World Radio Conference (WRC-12) approved a new ham
'band': 472-479 kHz. Brennon Price N4QX gives Gary all the details and
background about how this happened, and how we avoided some
interference threats. |
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QST
Digital Edition
March 24,
2012 |
The
ARRL's QST
magazine is going Digital starting this June. Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R
tells Gary how and why... and lots more. |
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The
Tech Guy
March 19,
2012 |
False Advertising! Or
at least misleading. Yes, Leo Laporte W6TWT — The
Tech Guy
— appears in this episode, and he's talking to Gary. Because he called
into the show and got to talk to Leo for about 10 minutes (and he gave Ham Radio Now a
great plug). But most
of this episode is just Gary doing some housekeeping, talking about the
podcast and answering viewer comments. So viewer beware! This is only
for serious fans of KN4AQ. Others just bump right up to Episode 5.
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Feb 11, 2012 |
Our video
from the Ham Radio Deluxe Forum
at the Orlando HamCation is now on-line over at ARVN! This is the whole
forum, not a preview, so once you've seen all you can stand here at HamRadioNow,
check out the HRD forum. |
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The
Orlando
Interviews
Feb 27, 2012 |
12 videos
for the price of one! 11 wide-ranging interviews (plus
Gary's introduction) on people,
products and ideas for and about Amateur Radio, assembled at the
Orlando HamCation. |
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The
Orlando
HamCation Tour
Feb
10-11-12, 2012 |
In our
premiere episode, Gary spends a little too much time introducing the
podcast
and explaining what we're up to, before we finally get to the meat of
the episode, a whilrwind tour of the Orlando Hamcation,
one of the
large hamfests that can stake claim to being #2 in size behind the
Dayton Hamvention®. |
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