Category: K6UDA Radio Show

Adjusting to Ham Radio Life in Idaho. There’s much to do around the ranch during the relatively short summer here. Ham Radio is one of those things that sometimes has to wait. I’ll update you on my summer and we’ll talk about some of the burning questions on your minds about ham radio.

Interested in going to Superfest? www.w9uvi.org

It’s the return of K6UDA Livestreams. All new studio, All new location. All new day. Will it work? Will he crash at 300MPH upside down on fire? Place your bets and join me on Monday for my first livestream from the Southern Idaho Command Center.

Come along for the journey as I put together my indoor ham radio station room or " Ham Shack". I’ll show you the basic parts you’ll need and how to install your first outside antenna.

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Yes, This is an earbud review. I’ve tried several and these seem to work good, are compatible with several of my owned ham radios and won’t break the bank on almost any budget. They can even save your marriage. How? your wife won’t wake up to the sound of HF in the morning and scream at you to turn down the radio.

First off, I wanna take care of some old business in the way of an open letter to the new president of the ARRL. Then, lets continue the series on designing and building "Studio A" here in southern Idaho. I’ve finally gotten ahold of a large wall mounted TV to use as a monitor. Now what to use that monitor for? Here’s one idea. It’s called Earthdesk.

Installing my 80 Meter Dipole with my DJI Mavic was probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done but hey, it’s me we’re talking about. Ive also got some good how to info on building your own no compromise dipole antenna.

Packing for that big family vacation? Want to include ham radio into your vacation plans? Learn from my mistakes. Plus a mini review of the Mat 705 antenna tuner on the road.

Yes, I’m designing both a production studio and Ham Shack from scratch. Phase 1 is to get something functional so I can start making videos and getting on the air.

Moving isn’t easy for anyone. Moving an established ham radio station isn’t fun, but we’ll get back to that. A lot of guys have been asking for an update on the K6UDA move to Idaho and although I don’t have much put together, here’s my update video.

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A friend made this for me for a Christmas gift. I posted a few pictures of it and now, He’s decided to make them for you too. I present to you; The Tactical cage for the IC-705.