Foundations of Amateur Radio
Starting in the wonderful hobby of Amateur or HAM Radio can be daunting and challenging but can be very rewarding. Every week I look at a different aspect of the hobby, how you might fit in and get the very best from the 1000 hobbies that Amateur Radio represents. Note that this podcast started in 2011 as "What use is an F-call?".
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It's all in the community
Foundations of Amateur Radio
Lightning in a bottle
Foundations of Amateur Radio
Radio .. for the love of it
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Give yourself a break!
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Emergency response reality check
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An emergency response
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CME, Wind, Flares, Flux and Geomagnetic Storms .. say what?
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The power of patience and pacing
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The things you hear when you least expect it.
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What does expertise look like?
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Failure is a dirty word
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Building a new resource: How do you get into Amateur Radio?
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Telling Stories to Strengthen a Community
Foundations of Amateur Radio
Bald Yak 20: More Pi with the Soap
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Bald Yak 19: SoapyAudio adventures
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Why not use LoTW?
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Some days are like running in place ...
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Keeping track of your adventures
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Dealing with Complexity
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What does amateur radio bring to your life?
Foundations of Amateur Radio
You don't need an excuse to make noise!
Foundations of Amateur Radio
What's in an S-unit?
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Where is the spark .. gap?
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Bald Yak 18: Everything Everywhere All at Once?
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Bald Yak 17: Adventures in Radio Data Systems
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Bald Yak 16: How do you decode FM?
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One step forward ... three steps back.
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Bald Yak 15, Playing with Radio .. now with software
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How to go about documenting your setup?
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Transmitting into a dummy load .. for a year .. on purpose.
Foundations of Amateur Radio
How to become a radio amateur today?
Foundations of Amateur Radio
Building a shack: Part 8 - Will it ever end?
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Building a shack: Part 7 - Powering your shack
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Building a shack: Part 6 - Noise
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Building a shack: Part 5 - Antenna Shenanigans
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Building a shack: Part 4 - coaxial cable alternatives
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Building a shack: Part 3 - the ingress of coaxial cable
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Building a shack: Part 2 - How much space do you need?
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Building a shack: Part 1 - Setting the Scene
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Bald Yak 14, choices and software flexibility
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I have a problem .. with logging.
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How to make our hobby and community resilient?
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A new year with new services to the public .. in 1905
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What do you call that .. radio?
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On the origins of the RF circulator
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Going around in circles, one-way.
Foundations of Amateur Radio
Bald Yak 13, Monitoring the Sun .. small steps
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When your hobby revolves around electricity ...
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Preparing for an outing
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Where is the fun in that?
Foundations of Amateur Radio