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Is Your Antenna Soggy? Why Hams Love Maps and the QSO Today Virtual Ham Fest!

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Post date March 4, 2021

Thank you for watching Ham Nation! Tonight we speak with Eric Guth 4Z1UG about the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. Gordo helps us keep our antennas dry. Randy explains why maps are important to hams and how to pick up some new awards. Don covers the news with Amateur Radio Newsline, Doctor T tell us what to expect with space weather and Amanda rounds out the show covering the nets and you comments.

Big thanks to ICOM for providng bi-weekly and monthly giveaways for Ham Nation, see http://icomamerica.com/hamnation for more details!

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Randy K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGE
Dr. Tamitha Skove: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/
Amateur Radio Newsline: https://www.arnewsline.org/

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Warrantless Search Of Ham Radio Operators? No Fourth Amendment Rights?

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Post date March 2, 2021

Responding to comments and recent videos here on Youtube. Is there a big threat to amatuer radio operators fourth amendment rights? Are we opening outselve sup to "Warrantless Searched"? Well, its complicated, but I will try to walk through it.

FCC Inspection Fact Sheet: https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/inspection-fact-sheet

Links mentioned in video:
BlackScoutSurvival: https://youtu.be/JvefPH45PMc?t=2221
Pacific Legal Foundation Blog: https://bit.ly/2O59ZXz

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Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP

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How to Radio Prepping and Emergency Communications guide.

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Post date February 28, 2021

Aside from the names not being the same, there are other differences between radio prepping and emergency communications. One of the biggest is that Emcomm generally follows the Incident Command System (ICS) https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

Ham Radio Adventures: https://hamradioadventures.com/

Videos that cover different means of emergency communication:
PACE Planning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCQhbkCqpY
JS8CALL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8hvqTap6s
More JS8CALL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCS9hWLlYt0
Winlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7NOXPBviPI
APRS & Packet Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ey96ubpUxw
Baofeng APRS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVKedg9Fxg
PSK31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twoEuuD0q4c

Careful with that Baofeng in Myanmar: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-charges-aung-san-suu-kyi-6884aae25bac2dbf952a8cc0447c83fc

Wow! Massive HRO 50th anniversary giveaway! https://www.hamradio.com/50/

RTTY Resources:
https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/digimodes/what-is-rtty-radio-teletype.php
https://www.contestcalendar.com/contestcal.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioteletype

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Radioteletype RTTY, The Most Hipster Of Ham Radio Digital Modes?

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Post date February 19, 2021

Radioteletype predates modern personal computers and is still in use today on the air in ham radio. Given its esoteric orgins and its loyal following of users, RTTY may be the most hip digital mode in ham radio.

Careful with that Baofeng in Myanmar: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-charges-aung-san-suu-kyi-6884aae25bac2dbf952a8cc0447c83fc

Wow! Massive HRO 50th anniversary giveaway! https://www.hamradio.com/50/
ARRL Field Day extended rule waivers for 2021… BUT
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-to-extend-field-day-rule-waivers-from-2020-add-class-d-and-e-power-limit?fbclid=IwAR1zwBAbchi0X61sTUKgSGzAzYysP3qK2nCMi1MMiqj-X4-buKCoUU8DbV4

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“I Don’t Need a Ham Radio License In An Emergency!”

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Post date February 17, 2021

Replying to a common line I have heard online from some people online.

Thinking of getting your license? Use https://www.hamstudy.org ITS FREE!

More of my deep-dive into beginner radio topics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1KAjn5rGhiy7JSmJHjUaUB47jPrd-xbK

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Huntsville is BACK! Mobile Ham Antenna Wrap-Up & Soldering Tips! – Ham Nation!

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Post date February 17, 2021

Huntsville is back and we have Mark Brown to talk about it! Gordo wraps-up his mobile antenna report and Joe shows us some great soldering gear and provides us some tips.

Big thanks to ICOM for providng bi-weekly and monthly giveaways for Ham Nation, see http://icomamerica.com/hamnation for more details!
The Ham Radio Crash Course digital gateway can be found at https://hrcc.link

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0:00 Intro
50:00 Bob Heil!!
3:50 Setting Your Parametric Receive
21:35 Gordon West Short Shots, QuartzPause and mobile radio antennas
43:25 Thank you ICOM for giveaways and support!
47:23 Randy Hall on keeping up with shack time
1:01:50 Don WIlbanks with Ham Radio Newsline
1:06:48 Dr. T space weather forcast
1:16:56 Amanda Alden on OHMISS net with Carrie Krueger K9FC
1:28:49 Show wrap-up

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D-RATS! Practical Emergency Communications

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Post date February 11, 2021

Tonight we’re getting a crash course on D-RATS a cool emergency that uses D-STAR which is a digital mode available on my ICOM radios.

Links from the show:
http://kiwisdr.com/ ← Very cool radio direction finding mode
http://www.websdr.org/
https://priyom.org/
https://swradiogram.net/
http://www.publicradiofan.com/
https://www.shortwave.am/ – Nice maps
http://www.hfradio.org/english/
https://shortwaveschedule.com/

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0:00 – INTRO
2:25 – Thank you ARRL for the Bill Leonard award
3:00 – New website! www.Hamradiocrashcourse.com
6:04 – Shortwave listening slides
27:00 – Desktop walkaround radios
49:20 – Shortwave radio freqeuncy listing and finding strong signals
1:01:58 – We killed Shortwave.am
1:09:20 – Thank you Patrons!

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New ICOM IC-705 Features! New Firmware!

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Post date February 10, 2021

The first major feature firmware update for the ICOM IC-705 is out and it brings alot of great new features that I think most of us can make great use of. Today I walk through the features, how to use them and how to set them up!

Links to 705 Firmware and Manuals:
https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/3220/
https://www.icomjapan.com/uploads/support/manual/IC-705_ENG_Info_V120_0.pdf

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Chameleon Antennas Factory Tour!

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Post date February 9, 2021

I had the opportunity to meet the great people at Rolltech Manufacturing and do a factory tour. Rolltech makes many of the custom parts that go into the Chameleon antennas. If you were curious why the Chameleon Antennas are so well made, its from the fine work George and Julian are doing at Rolltech!

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Wolf River Coil Take It Along With Chameleon SS17 Ham Radio Antenna Whip

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Post date February 3, 2021

Lets talk about my thoughts on the Wolf River Coils Take It Along 1000 and what its like adding a Chameleon Cha-SS17 whip.

Wolf River Coils is here: https://www.wolfrivercoils.com/order.html
Chameleon Antenna SS17 here:
https://chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/cha-ss17

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