Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

Ham Radio Workbench
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Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

This is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the radio amateur. Join your host George KJ6VU and the HRWB team as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more. Ham radio is a hobby of hobbies - George and team introduce hams of all ages to experimenting and learning within ham radio, which can be one of the most rewarding aspects of the hobby. We are proudly sponsored by Autodesk Eagle PCB design tools, Flex Radio and Digikey.

  1. NOV 5

    HRWB 222 - Disaster Prep with Thomas K4SWL and Josh K7OSH

    In this episode we catch up with our good friend and show regular Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, to find out how things are going in the disaster recovery from hurricane Helene.  We are also joined by our good frend Josh Higgins, K7OSH, from the Hoodview ARC and discuss what we should do, as amateur radio operators, to prepare for disasters.

    3h 13m

  2. OCT 20

    HRWB 221 - Thomas, K4SWL, On Hurricane Helene and Emergency Preparation

    In this episode, our dear friend Thomas, K4SWL, tells us about the devestation in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.  Thomas shares his family's esperience and his advice for emergency preparation.  We had so many interesting topics to talk about regarding emergency prep, workbench style, that we are going to do a follow up episode with our top tips for emergency prep sometime in the coming months.

    3h 18m

  3. OCT 9

    HRWB 220 - Projects and Portable Operating with Adam K6ARK

    In this episode we meet Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK, and avid outdoorsman, hiker, and ham radio operator.  Adam has achieved Mountain Goat status by earning over 1,000 points in the Summits On The Air program.  In addition to his outdoor adventures, Adam, a professional mechanical engineer, has designed some very innovative antennas, CW paddles and other cool ham radio accessories.  Adam also has a very good YouTube channel.  You can find him by going to "K6ARK Portable Radio" on YouTube.  You can find Adam's products on his web site at k6ark.com

    2h 52m

  4. SEP 24

    HRWB 219 - Projects with Pat Hensley, W5WTH

    In this episode we meet Pat Hensley, W5WTH, a prolific designer and project builder.  Pat has made several intersting radio and non-radio related electronic projects and he features them on his blog site WhiskeyTangoHotel.Com Some of Pat's projects are very useful and some are just plain fun.  Many projects are a blend of hardware (Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, etc) and software (c, Python, etc).  Pat publishes all of his source code for us all to learn from.  If you want to be inspired to build your first project you have come to the right place.

    2h 19m

  5. SEP 10

    HRWB 218 - 18650 Battery Tester Project with Rick, KC6UFT

    In this episode we bring back Rick England, KC6UFT, the designer of the 18650 battery tester.  In a previous episode, Rick told us all about the need to test 18650, and other batteries, under load to determine their health.  Rick has refined his tester design and shares his experiences and learnings with us on this episode.  You will learn all about the proper way to test these popular lithium batteries and plans for making the testers available.

    2h 46m

  6. AUG 27

    HRWB 217 - Meet the European Ham Radio Show Team

    In this episode we meet Morten LB0FI, Kjetil LB4FH, Tobias DL3MHT, and Bård (Bob) LB5JJ from the European Ham Radio Show on YouTube.  Walt, K4OGO, was not able to make the show this time. The European Ham Radio show is hosted by Morten and the team talks about many aspects of ham radio on their weekly YouTube show.  Topics include radios, antennas, homebrew and a big dose of portable operating.  We were invited to join them on their show a few months ago and had such a great time, we wanted to introduce them to our HRWB audience.  We hope you enjoy the discussion of ham radio from a European perspective.

    2h 51m

  7. AUG 13

    HRWB 216 - Starter Workbench Gear with Alan W2AEW

    In this episode we talk with Alan Wolke, W2AEW, an expert in electronic test equipment.  Alan has a fantastic YouTube channel where he educates us about test equipment, circuit design and electronics theory.  Alan talks about the projects on his bench and discusses the use of various types of electronic test equipment and has advice for setting up your own electronics workbench.

    2h 42m

  8. JUL 30

    HRWB 215 - TNC'S and Trackers with Scott, N1VG, of Argent Data Systems

    In this episode we meet Scott, N1VG, the owner of Argent Data Systems.  Scott is a long time maker and innovator that has brought several ham radio and commercial communications products to market including TNC's (Terminal Node Controllers), APRS trackers, weather stations and even a LED illuminated hula hoop ! We talk about Scott's inspiration, design and manufacturing process and learn what it's like to start up a ham radio businses from scratch.

    3h 3m
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This is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the radio amateur. Join your host George KJ6VU and the HRWB team as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more. Ham radio is a hobby of hobbies - George and team introduce hams of all ages to experimenting and learning within ham radio, which can be one of the most rewarding aspects of the hobby. We are proudly sponsored by Autodesk Eagle PCB design tools, Flex Radio and Digikey.

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  • Creator
    Ham Radio Workbench
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Clean
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    ©2016-2022 Ham Radio Workbench All Rights Reserved.
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