Category: K6UDA Radio Show

Lets have a good ol fashion BS session. You call the subject. Any subject. Call in on Skype or jump in on the Youtubers Wires/FCS room or REF 14A on Dstar.

Since I brought up the subject, lets have a discussion about the FCC proposal to reinstitute fees for ham radio licensing. How to get involved. Also, by popular demand: I present my bug out bag(s). How to pack for a fast escape.

Read the article http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-to-reinstate-amateur-radio-service-fees
FCC Comment section: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings
Deadlines for comments and reply comments will be determined once the NPRM appears in the Federal Register. When that happens, interested parties may file comments by using the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), posting to MD Docket No. 20-270. The FCC will consider all filed comments, once the proceeding has been opened to receive them.

While were all waiting for the first shipment of IC-705 to the USA shore, I’ll tell you why I believe this may just be the next big revolution in ham radio.

Hurricanes, Floods, Fires, Civil Unrest, on top of the great political covid scare, California’s Emergency notification system is failing again. If you havn’t already either got your Ham Radio license or another mean of last resort communications plan, now is the time.

Let’s have a discussion about your emergency comms plan.

If you programmed your openspot or other hotspot as a simple memory in you D-star radio, you may be happy because, it works. But what if you could fool your radio into thinking your hotspot was an actual D-Star Repeater? You’d unlock some additional features that will make your D-Star experience sooo much better. Here’s how to do it.

Today on the Livestream: Simple and effective protection for your electronics, radios and critical componants to keep you operational after an EMP event. We’re testing store bought EMP protection devices and a few home built faraday cages from the inter webs to quickly see what works and what doesn’t.

Firmware updates on ham radios. For some it’s no big deal. For others like me, its a half hour of shear terror as ride the knife edge to a glorious updated ham radio or a $400 brick.

Contact!! Today, we’re talking live with W6GPS the D74 and APRS guru. Don will show us how to contact the ISS on the Kenwood D74. Everything from how to setup your radio, antennas to what satellites are up and operating and how to find them on your smartphone. Also, Craig KM6LYW has some tips for satellite contacts and some very cool APRS toys on the ultra cheap.

Thinking about sticking a mobile ham radio in your ride? I’ve got three different installation examples to share with you. Be the benefactor of my previous mistakes.
Double swivel Ram Mount https://amzn.to/3k5UUkf
Ram Round Plate with Ball https://amzn.to/313dT6d
Ram Double Socket Arm https://amzn.to/39ITrLK
Double Ball 1″ to 1″ https://amzn.to/30hjFBP
Ball adaptor for radio head https://amzn.to/39QFEmn
SCOSCHE MAGDMB MagicMount https://amzn.to/2D9JTh1