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The Ham Radio Record No One Expected Me to Break

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Post date September 27, 2026

The Ham Radio Record No One Expected Me to Break

Microwave ham radio is often considered strictly line-of-sight — but real-world propagation can be far more interesting. In this presentation, I explore my personal journey on the microwave ham radio bands, including blocked paths, knife-edge diffraction, passive reflection and long-distance microwave contacts.

This presentation was for the Brisbane VHF Group – https://brisbanevhfgroup.com/

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🕘CHAPTERS🕘
0:00 Microwave Ham Radio in Difficult Terrain
1:13 How I Got Into Microwave Radio
3:05 Building a Remote 1.2 GHz Station
7:44 Moving Up Through the Microwave Bands
15:54 The Challenge of Mountainous Terrain
19:20 Making Contacts Without Line-of-Sight
22:06 Chasing Microwave Distance Records
24:46 500 km on 2.4 & 3.4 GHz
30:47 2,432 km Across the Tasman
38:07 Why Higher Isn’t Always Better
39:47 Using a Mountain as a Passive Reflector
46:15 What’s Next?

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Take the Homebrew Design. Make It Yours – Mike G3TSO

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Post date September 27, 2026

Take the Homebrew Design. Make It Yours - Mike G3TSO

Mike G3TSO has been licensed since 1964 and building since well before that. His philosophy is simple: find a design that does most of what you want, take it, modify it, and make it your own. It’s how he went from crystal sets and valve receivers built from a library book called Fun With Radio, to miniature transceivers the size of a pencil box — and it’s an approach he’s been refining for over 60 years.

In this episode Mike walks through his homebrew journey from a spark transmitter built at age 12 with no idea of the consequences, through decades of valve receiver builds, chassis fabrication, and his pencil box transceiver project. Along the way he shares why learning from disasters beats learning from successes, and why the best thing a builder can do is just start.

Join us as we explore how you can get involved in portable radio, QRP, and more in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone (AP/DZ). Every aspect of portable operations is covered in this biweekly podcast, from news and gear to achievements, the workbench, contests, awards, and beyond.

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Unboxing the Sexiest CW Key Ever Made! #shorts

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Post date September 27, 2026

Unboxing the Sexiest CW Key Ever Made! #shorts

Feast your eyes on this beautifully crafted CW Key. Its carbon fiber-esque paddles and solid weight make it a desk showpiece. Built for precision, not abuse.

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What Is the Craziest Contraption You Used on Ham Radio?

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Post date September 27, 2026

What Is the Craziest Contraption You Used on Ham Radio?

What is the weirdest device, software or radio you have used on the air the make contacts?

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The Brass Knuckle Gang: Live Join Night! (Get Your Morse Keys READY!)

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Post date September 27, 2026

The Brass Knuckle Gang: Live Join Night! (Get Your Morse Keys READY!)

Tonight I try to jump people into the BKG LIVE from my house. This could be tricky as the BKG is a 2 meter CW club https://www.bkg.club/ . So start driving to SoCal with your CW ready Ham Radio. What’s that? You don’t have a CW 2 meter ready radio? Here is what you need. Quansheng Mini Kong: https://link.amazon/B0h9ui23z and my video how-to! https://youtube.com/live/NiABoMGZWbs

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Using AI to Build Your Own Ham Radio Shack Toys

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Post date September 26, 2026

Using AI to Build Your Own Ham Radio Shack Toys

I’ve been slightly consumed with building Radio Commander recently, so I thought I’d show you how I’ve been using AI to create my own small ham radio and shack tools.

We look at some of the little programs that eventually led to Radio Commander — including a simple CAT console, RigMirror, HamChat and Snapshot — and I demonstrate how you can start with a very small idea and use an AI assistant to help turn it into a working program.

You don’t need to be an expert programmer, but you DO need to know what you’re trying to achieve.

My biggest tip? Don’t try to build the Rolls-Royce on day one. Build the bicycle, ride it, test it — and then start adding the bells!

We also build a simple CAT control program and talk about prompting, testing, versioning, roadmaps and what to do when the AI gets something wrong.

If you’ve ever thought, "I wish I had a little program that did THIS in my shack…" — perhaps now you can build it.

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G7250 Power Test: What Does It REALLY Put Out?

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Post date September 26, 2026

G7250 Power Test: What Does It REALLY Put Out?

I put the **Xiegu G7250** on a real wattmeter to see how much RF power it actually produces across its supported bands. Rather than trusting the spec sheet, I measured the radio’s transmit output directly and compared the results with the advertised power ratings. The numbers were better than I expected, with the G7250 meeting or exceeding its rated output throughout the test.

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Building A Decentralized Truck Node #Meshcore #OffGrid #HamRadio

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Post date September 26, 2026

Building A Decentralized Truck Node #Meshcore #OffGrid #HamRadio

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FTDI Serial Controller: Radio Not Responding Fix #shorts

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Post date September 26, 2026

FTDI Serial Controller: Radio Not Responding Fix #shorts

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The Brass Knuckle Gang: Live Jump In! (Get Your Morse Keys READY!)

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Post date September 26, 2026

The Brass Knuckle Gang: Live Jump In! (Get Your Morse Keys READY!)

Tonight I try to jump people into the BKG LIVE from my house. This could be tricky as the BKG is a 2 meter CW club. So start driving to SoCal with your CW ready Ham Radio. What’s that? You don’t have a CW 2 meter ready radio? Here is what you need. Quansheng Mini Kong: https://link.amazon/B0h9ui23z and my video how-to! https://youtube.com/live/NiABoMGZWbs

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