Ham Radio 2.0

Join me on Wednesday, June 12, for PRIME DAY! Use my link below to see my Amazon store and the items I will be adding to it for the discounts offered for Prime Day 2023. Make plans to stop by! As an Amazon Associate, I can make commissions on qualifying items https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradio2.0

Join me on Tuesday, June 11, for PRIME DAY! Use my link below to see my Amazon store and the items I will be adding to it for the discounts offered for Prime Day 2023. Make plans to stop by!As an Amazon Associate, I can make commissions on qualifying items https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradio2.0

Here is a story I read about the original Titanic sending SOS signals via Morse Code and being intercepted by a Ham Radio Operator in England, some 3000 miles away. Link - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65398807SPONSOR: Save 5% on all M&P Coax at this link - https://hr2.li/gigaparts

I am going to start doing these Livestreams once a month for an AMA theme. The 3 prior to this one have received very good feedback, so I want to respond to you, the audience, with more of what you want to watch.Tonight I welcome @K5QBF from This Side of the Radio to join me in answering questions in the chat. Bring some good questions and topics and join us!

Today I install a fresh, new version of HamVOIP onto a microSD card for my SHARI Allstar Node. I was using this node on my trip to Dayton Hamvention this year, and it died on me. Turns out, it was a bad microSD card, so today I replaced the card, reimage it and install HamVOIP from scratch.Connect to us on my Hub, 43136, to join us on Allstar!SPONSOR: https://www.pcbway.com Get your projects made into tangible pieces with PCB Design, printing, molding and fabrication.

I invited Freddie Mac from the @HamRadioCrusader channel to make a video that would post to my channel. Here it is. Today Freddie gives you a little background about himself and shows us how to setup a new Allstar Node for your home. Let's take a look!

Join me for this special edition Lunchtime Livestream on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. I will talk about some ongoing deals in the Ham Radio world and also about the 13 Colonies Special Event that is taking place this week.

Two years ago I recorded a video about building my original version of the Buddihex Antenna from Buddipole. In 2023 at ARRL Field Day, I built the newest version that I have from Buddipole, which includes several upgrades and updates to the entire system. Let's take a look!Link - https://www.buddipole.com/buddihex2.htmlSPONSOR: Save 5% off of all M&P Coax and accessories at https://hr2.li/gigaparts

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This video is an update to my previous video on the Explorer Battery Box from Gigaparts and I am showing it charge 7 radios at the same time. Plus I added a solar charge controller to it. For a list of everything talked about in this video, see belowSAVE 5% OFF OF THESE ITEMS AT GIGAPARTS with code KC5HWBExplorer Box SALE - http://hr2.li/dwqz6RFinder B1+ - https://www.gigaparts.com/rfinder-b1-classic-android-dmr-fm-roip-radio.htmlRFinder USB-A Charging Base - https://www.gigaparts.com/rfinder-b1-dropqc-quick-charge-drop-in-charger.htmlAnytone USB-A Charger - http://hr2.li/ztbc3 OR https://amzn.to/46pVYHIWouxun UV9D-MATE - http://hr2.li/bct7xWouxun USB-C Chargable Battery - http://hr2.li/k3t54Yaesu USB-A Charger - https://amzn.to/44pWqUiGenasun Charge Controllers - http://hr2.li/genasun

This is an RFI noisy battery charger, but it worked great up until it didn't. I found a short in the power cable port on the unit itself, so let's see if I can fix it!Items used in this video:20-Amp Smart Battery Charger - https://amzn.to/3PwSMUCHakko Soldering Station - https://amzn.to/3plAOJZSolder - https://amzn.to/46kyXpAHelping Hands - https://amzn.to/42Xx5QDThese are affiliate links

Join me, and others, tonight as we talk about ARRL Field Day 2023. Did you participate? If so, what was your experience? We had a good time and made some contacts - time to talk about good and bad thoughts about this year.

Live from Field Day 2023

The T400 battery box from Impulse Electronics is a great addition to my collection of battery boxes because it is small and compact, but also carries a 20AH battery from Bioenno. It also includes an MPPT solar charge controller! Let's take a look...SPONSOR: https://www.pcbway.com - create your own ideas! Link - https://www.impulseelectronics.com/dc12-mity-t400-go-box-for-lifepo4-battery-charger-150-w-solar-controller/ 20AH Bioenno Battery - https://amzn.to/3pc15dU (affiliate link)

ARRL Field Day is this weekend, are you ready? Usually it is the smaller items, like connectors or adapters, that we forget for these events. Take a look at this link, and join me on the livestream, to make sure you have everything you need for this weekend!https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradio2.0/list/3RN705QZQCR11?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Commissions can be earned on Affiliate Links

A couple of weeks ago, on my Sunday night Livestream, I installed a new RPi 4 into the sBitx V2 but firmware updates were unsuccessful. Today's video is a short demonstration of those updates and what the radio looks like after boot-up. More info about the sBitx - https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/sbitx-v2/ My Livestream about the sBitx - https://www.youtube.com/live/teBbqU6FYyA?feature=share

Join us tonight for another AMA - bring your questions!

Ham Radio Operators in India prepared for Cyclone Biparjoy to come ashore near the Gujarat coast by deploying teams of Operators BEFORE the Cyclone hit! This is a great story, and props to the GSDMA for making this happen!SPONSOR: Save 20% off of all packages with the code jason20 at https://hamradioprep.comStory Links:

Stop by on June 16 at 8pm CDT (01:00 UTC Saturday) for this month's edition of the Ham Radio Happy Hour! This is a fun time to get together and talk about RADIO, but other things too. I hope to see you there!