HRWB 262 - ARRL Technical Editor Conrad Trautmann N2YCH
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Conrad Trautmann, N2YCH, Technical Editor at the ARRL. Conrad had a distinguished career as a broadcast engineering executive and now works for the ARRL and is responsible for techincal content in QST and other publications. Conrad's extensive experience in electronics, radio, antenna systems, station construction and management gives him a great perspective on everything from determining what would make for a good technical read to the technical details. We learn about his role at the ARRL and some of them most interesting topics he has worked...
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HRWB 261 - World Radio League with Andy N0APX
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Andy, N0APX, one of the key people behind the amazing logging software called World Radio League. Andy tells us all about WRL and the future of contact logging and building ham radio community.
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HRWB 260 - Portable HF Antennas
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we talk about portable HF antennas for POTA / SOTA / travel and general operating in the great outdoors ! The HRWB team is very active in portable operating. We all have our favorite antennas and provide advice for the ham radio operator new to portable operating.
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HRWB 259 - Making CW Keys with Aaron from Modern Morse
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Aaron, AE0LZ, owner of Modern Morse, a manufacturer of portable morse code keys. Aaron is professional mechanical design, precision CNC programming and machining, and a very creative guy. Modern Morse keys are popular for POTA, SOTA, travel and anytime you want a portable high quality CW key. Aaron shares his journey through the design and manufacturing process for making his keys.
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HRWB 258 - Morse Code Bug Emulator with Don WB9CYY and Bob WO6W
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Don WB9CYY and Bob WO6W. Both avid CW operators with a love of the old style mechanical "bug" radio telegraph keys. Feeling that the existing CW paddles and keyers sent code that was too highly accurate and lacked any sort of personality, they came up with a very novel way make a modern paddle sound like a bug. As an introduction we talk about the differnet paddle and key types and then take a deep dive into the development of the bug emulator.
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HRWB 257 - Origins of Silicon Valley with Paul Wesling KM6LH
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Paul Wesling, KM6LH, a Silicon Valley veteran and a chronicler of it's history and the ham radio operators who shaped it. Paul tells us about some of the key figures from William Eitel and Jack McCullough (EiMac) to Charles Litton (Litton Industries), Steve Wozniak (Apple). The valley has been a fertile ground for invention and engineering for over 100 years. Paul walks us through some of the most significant people and inventions that impact our world today.
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HRWB 256 - Tube Gear with Grayson Evans KJ7UM
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode, Grayson Evans, KJ7UM, joins us again to talk about designing and building ham radio gear with tubes, or as he refers to them: thermatrons. Grayson is the author of Hollow-State Design, a book all about tube-type radio equipment. Grayson also provides basic tube radio kits. Grayson is a great mentor and shares his love for all things thermatron !
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HRWB 255 - Ham2K PoLo Logger with Sebastian KI2D
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Sebastian Delmont, KI2D, the author of the wildly popular portable logging software Ham2K PoLo (Portable Logger). Sebastian has a passion for portable operating and has built a very modern, feature rich logging application that runs on cell phones and tablets. The application started out focusing on the portable op doing SOTA and POTA. He has added many features including templates for many contests, operator lookup, location sensitive data look up and more. Sebastian plans to expand the scope of software offerings to include desktop versions as...
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HRWB 254 - POTA Roving and Remote Operating with Paul WD9GCO
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode, our very own Paul Braun, WD9GCO, our show announcer, becomes the special guest. Paul tells us all about his big POTA rove and how he operated HF remotely from a cruise ship. This show also features a large crowd of regulars with an extended workbench segment.
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HRWB 253 - QRP Labs
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
In this episode we meet Hans Summers, founder of QRP Labs, the makers of the wildly popular QCX, QDX and other great portable HF QRP radios. Hans tells about his journey through the design process and all details on his latest creation the QMX multi-band transceiver.
info_outlineIn this episode we are joined by Paul WD9GCO and Josh K7OSH, part of the HRWB family, and we talk about Hamvention 2025. We met soooo many great people who stopped by the booth to say hello.
In this episode we recap what each of us learned at Hamvention and describe the overall experience. We wrap up the episode with a brief roundtable discussion about our Field Day plans for this year.