Category: Ham Radio Now

When you walk in the main gate at the Hamvention, the first exhibit you encounter is a collection of vehicles outfitted to the gills with ham radio. The banner says ‘EmComm Vehicle Display’, and some of the vehicles are truely that, sponsored by organizations dedicated to emergency response. Others have diffeent purposes: contests, rovers, or just the ability to escape a poor home QTH and get to a better operating location, and they are personal projects.

In this episode we’ll meet some of the hams responsible for these impressive rolling ham shacks, and take a look at what they’ve built.

About this episode:
Last May, the HamRadioNow Mobile Production Unit (that’s Gary K4AAQ) shot some TOURS at the Hamvention, which the HRN Editorial Unit (also Gary K4AAQ) promptly edited and posted. The MPU also shot a bunch of interviews at the ‘fest, which have been languishing on the editor’s hard drive ever since, while life went on. Now, somehow, Gary found a few spare minutes to slap one of those segments together.

There are a bunch more. Apparently Gary could use some encouragement to spend time slaving over a hot editing computer. Perhaps you can make some comments. Or just tell him to burn the drives and forget the whole thing 😒

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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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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/

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/