1,300 Watt POTA Portable Amp Into a 17' Ham Radio Whip Antenna

1,300 Watt POTA Portable Amp Into a 17′ Ham Radio Whip Antenna

What do you get when you run a 1,300 watt amp into a 17′ telescopic whip? Another destroyed canopy. Thanks to Expert Linears for letting me borrow this 1,300 watt amp! 17 foot whip is the Chameleon CHA SS17: The…

Will The PicoAPRS Pass The ARRL Test?

Will The PicoAPRS Pass The ARRL Test?

My most used radio this year at Hamvention was the PicoAPRS. Can it pass the spurious emissions test from the ARRL? 📻 Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff Signal Stick (This is an affliate link) 📻 You can find…

Alpha Antennas Has You Covered!

Alpha Antennas Has You Covered!

Steve, owner of Alpha Antennas takes a few minutes to show us his interesting base station and portable antennas. 📻 Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff Signal Stick (This is an affliate link) 📻 You can find some of…

Ham Nation at Hamvention 2023

Ham Nation at Hamvention 2023

Here is the recording of the Hamvention talk I gave with the hosts of Ham Nation and our friends on Youtube! Check out our friends! @LifeAtTerminalVelocity @K6ARK @TankRadio @RedSummitRF @HamRadioDX @n2rj @k0neb 📻 Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff…

Ham Nation - Amanda is BACK!

Ham Nation – Amanda is BACK!

Amanda is back tonight to talk about bonus points for Field Day, it’s coming soon! Joe will be talking about kits from Hamvention. Gordo will be sharing another of his Short Shots special and Don brings up the updates from…

New RigExpert Stick Pro X 1000 Antenna Analyzer!

New RigExpert Stick Pro X 1000 Antenna Analyzer!

Today we’re going to look at the new Rig Expert Stick ProX 1000 and talk about the whole Stick lineup and which one is potentially for you! Big thank you to the kind people at Rig Expert and Gigaparts for…

ICOM ID-50 Anouncement!

ICOM ID-50 Anouncement!

Ray Novak introduces us to the new ICOM ID-50 Handheld Ham Radio! This radio is aimed at the newer ham that is interested in the features of ID-52 at a lower price. 📻 Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff…

The Radioddity QT40 Is a Confusing Ham Radio

The Radioddity QT40 Is a Confusing Ham Radio

While this radio was sent to me from Radioddity, I feel it’s important to air the issues I encountered. I did speak with Radioddity over DM and we’re talking about what their design decisions were based on. A deeper dive…

Ham Nation - Updates From Bob & Youth On The Air!

Ham Nation – Updates From Bob & Youth On The Air!

Bob Heil is back tonight to give us an update on what he has been up to. Neil Rapp is here to talk about his great work support Youth On The Air. Gordo has his Short Shots and Don rounds…

Launch & HUNT A Ham Radio NOAA Sonde Balloon !

Launch & HUNT A Ham Radio NOAA Sonde Balloon !

I was recently asked to attend one Mt Carmel High School Radio Club sonde balloon launches. This club launches these repurposed weather sondes about once a month! These young hams could use your help to keep the on average monthly…