Amateur Radio Roundtable

Tonight Brett checks in from the airport in NY.  Glen gives us a report on the Hoxie, AR hamfest. Tom talks about the pico balloon launch coming up march 8

Tonight we see the recovery of a pico balloon that went around the world. Also tom show us and discusses his next two flights which will launch at the Ark River Valley Hamfest in Russellville, AR next month. We will also give a recap of Hamcation. Plus more.

Tonight DigiPi. our guest is Craig Lamparter KM6LYR

Tonight Russian wired radios,   worlds smallest general coverage receiver, crazy free electricity gadgets, shack pictures, plus more. 

Tonight 3D printers, trap antennas, workbench microscope plus more 

Tonight Bob Brehm ak6r, cheif engineer of Palomar-engineering talks about end fed antennas.  Hambot gives away a Heil handbook. 

Tonight we are using our new webcast software.   Hambot gives away tickets to the Orlando Hamcation, We answer viewers questions about j-poles, and we show off our ham radio Christmas gifts. 

Tonight locating rf interference from wal-warts, Check a fuse with a smart phone, Elmers answer questions, plus much more. 

Tonight International beacon project, The quiet zone in the U.S. no transmitters allow. Visit from editors of The Dipole

Tonight we build traps for a 20 meter/10 meter antenna.   Design traps and use a spectrum analyzer and tracking generator,  or you can use an antenna analyzer to design the trap.   We look at using the wouxun 220 mhz HT as a mobile, and discuss the future of the show.