Amateur Logic TV

March 18, 2023

AmateurLogic 179: Tales From The Transmitter

George takes to the swamp for a 50 Kilowatt ‘Tales From The Transmitter Site’. Tommy explores BlueDV OTG. Mike builds a dual band Yagi for working the satellites. 1:20:47

March 4, 2023

Ham College 98 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 36

E7F DSP filtering and other operations, software defined radio fundamentals, DSP modulation and demodulation. 1:00:07

February 18, 2023

AmateurLogic 178: USB Relays, Nano VNA, WFD Rearview

Easily and cheaply control relays over a USB port. Nano VNA explorations. Brutal Winter Field Day rearview mirror edition. 1:06:31

February 4, 2023

Ham College 97 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 35

E7E Modulation and demodulation: reactance, phase and balanced modulators, detectors, mixer stages. 48:54

January 14, 2023

AmateurLogic 177: Quarter Wave Stub

George demonstrates how to cut a quarter wave stub to notch out interference. Emile packs for 2023 Winter Field Day. Mike explores W0CHP PiStar Dashboard. Plus, mysterious solar powered antennas installations are popping up. How could this be cryptocurrency miners? 1:27:11

December 31, 2022

Ham College 96 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 34

E7D Power supplies and voltage regulators, Solar array charge controllers. 1:01:03

December 17, 2022

AmateurLogic 176: A Very Merry Christmas

Tommy uses Chirp open source software to program his transceiver. Emile discusses a tactical net in the Slidell area using Amateur Radio, GMRS and FRS. No ALTV Christmas episode would be complete without some comic entertainment. In the spirit of the season we present ‘Cheap Old 2022 Rear End Review’ and ‘AmateurLogic.TV Crazy Cheap Close-Out’. 1:38:57

December 3, 2022

Ham College 95 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 33

E7C Filters and matching networks: types of networks, types of filters, filter applications, filter characteristics, impedance matching, DSP filtering. 51:19

November 12, 2022

AmateurLogic 175: Oh The Humanity

Kay Savitz, K6KJN joins us to discuss the Internet archive.org special project that’s creating a huge online arena of Ham Radio resources. Learn what’s available and how you can enjoy it for years to come. Tommy updates us on the latest version of the VC4SL battery charger. Emile’s got the scoop on Pi-Star’s Brandmeister DMR API update. Plus a short tribute to our good friend and a truly great Ham, Andy Anderson, AA0WX. 1:25:44

October 29, 2022

Ham College 94 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 32

E7B Amplifiers:(part 2 of 2) Class of operation, vacuum tube and solid-state circuits, distortion and intermodulation, spurious and parasitic suppression, microwave amplifiers, switching-type amplifiers. 54:01

October 15, 2022

AmateurLogic 174: 17 Year Anniversary

Join the AmateurLogic crew as we celebrate 17 years. Announcing the winner of the Icom IC-705 portable transceiver and MFJ 8-Band Compact Antenna package. RSP Spectrum Analyzer, Open-Weather on-line satellite image decoder, Irwin Vice Grip Wire Strippers, and a visit from Peter, VK3PB. 1:19:42

October 1, 2022

Ham College 93 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 31

E7B Amplifiers:(part 1 of 2) Class of operation, vacuum tube and solid-state circuits, distortion and intermodulation, spurious and parasitic suppression, microwave amplifiers, switching-type amplifiers. 1:11:47

September 17, 2022

AmateurLogic 173: Space Age Hamfest

Huntsville Hamfest was back full strength this year and we visited with lots of friends. Here’s our wrap up of the 2022 Huntsville Hamfest. Also, AmateurLogic.TV celebrates 17 years October 15, 2022. We’ve teamed up with Icom America and MFJ again for another great anniversary contest. Prizes include an Icom IC-705 transceiver, MFJ 8-band compact HF Antenna and Power Supply. Get all the details on how you can register to win. 2:50:00

August 28, 2022

Ham College 92 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 30

E7A Digital circuits: digital circuit principles and logic circuits, classes of logic elements, positive and negative logic, frequency dividers, truth tables. 1:03:53

August 13, 2022

AmateurLogic 172: Cheap Hacks for Your Shack

A super cheap Hotspot. Thrifty Old Digital Update Roundup. Modding Pi-Star to include M-17. DVMega Globetrotter opens up your digital possibilities. 1:16:00

July 30, 2022

Ham College 91 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 29

E6F Electro-optical technology: photoconductivity, photovoltaic devices, optical sensors and encoders, optical isolation. 50:38

July 16, 2022

AmateurLogic 171: Field Day 2022

Field Day up North. Field Day down South. A Rockin Field Day out West. Cheap Old Field Day segment. An Apocalyptic Field day. 1:34:04

July 2, 2022

Ham College 90 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 28

E6E Analog ICs: MMICs, IC packaging characteristics 42:03

June 18, 2022

AmateurLogic 170: Emile’s Cheap Old Hamvention

Old Man. Follow George and Emile as they explore Hamvention 2022. Mike continues his controversial discussion with ‘To Ground, or Not To Ground’. Tommy shows how to use ‘Terminal Mode’ for easy D-Star network communications without a repeater or hotspot. 1:52:40

May 28, 2022

Ham College 89 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 27

E6D Toroidal and Solenoidal Inductors: permeability, core material, selecting, winding, transformers, piezoelectric devices. 56:54