Category: Ham Radio Now

Is there a GMRS ‘Travel Chnnel’ – one channel to monitor and fiund other GMRS operaors out there on the road? Something like 146.52 on ham radio?

Gary K4AAQ says ‘no’ in his QLOG essay, but he says ‘there could be’, and recommends Channel 20. Maybe you have a different idea?

We’re inviting viewers to join the discussion on Zoom. Follow the link and line up in the waiting room. Add your Name and ham or GMRS call sign to your ‘name’ option. We’ll invote several (being optomistic that there will even BE ‘several’ of you) from the waiting room to join us on the show. We’ll also keep an eye on the YouTube chat.

Here’s the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86124415559?pwd=aw0FbrWl5xyUmNIQllKPQzmpYfqdn4.1

Is there a national GMRS ‘Travel Channel’? If not, could there be?

Live discussion, Sunday November 2, 3 PM Eastern. Join via Zoom to be part of the discussion. Here’s the Zoom link. Of course, there will be a waiting room. It’ll help to put your GMRS and/or ham call sign along with your Name. We’ll ‘interview’ you in the waiting room, and bring a few people into the show. Log into the Zoom about a half hour early, about 2:30 pm Eastern to get in line.

Topic: GMRS Travel Channel? HamRadioNow
Time: Nov 2, 2025 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Is there a national GMRS ‘Travel Channel’? If not, could there be?

Live discussion, Sunday November 2, 3 PM Eastern. Join via Zoom to be part of the discussion. Look for a link here soon.

On and On, never stops

An Essay from K4AAQ’s QLog Blog
https://www.hamradionow.tv/qlog/2025/7/9/everybody-wants-a-handheld-and-why-they-shouldnt

My Broadcast Description

A thunderstorm messed up the East Coast Studio (in the Bonus Room above the Garage) computer. One painful Windows re-install later, checking to see if it’s all working.

This episode wraps up our TOUR of the 2025 Hamvention®, but not our coverage. Gary still has a hard drive full of interviews to edit, and those will come out over the next few weeks. And maybe a live show with David W0DHG?

This episode includes both Satureday and Sunday, and just a little more pork chop.

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music theme:
Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Richard "Dick" Norton N6AA, ARRL Southwestern Division Director, talks about the state of the ARRL at the Orange (CA) Section Convention.

https://HamRadioNow.tv
The most important Amateur Radio program on the Internet
music theme:
Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

The Dayton Hamvention® is open all day Friday and Saturday, and a half-day on Sunday. East Coast Host Gary K4AAQ returned for the first time since 2017, and found it a bit more crowded. He expected to see other YouTuber media everywhere, but not so much… he did find some of them all in a pack in the flea market. But the start of the show? No, not the equipment (the other guys cover that in depth). It was a pork chop. You have to try it.
And he found a ‘HamRadioNow Audio Simulator’. We don’t call it that in the episode, but you’ll know it when you hear it.

https://HamRadioNow.tv
The most important Amateur Radio program on the Internet
music theme:
Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/