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October 19, 2024

AmateurLogic 198: Happy 19th Birthday

Adding a Buck-Boost Converter to the PC Power Supply. Tommy’s GMRS Update. Hurricane Francine, Moving, RMS Gateway. AmateurLogic’s 19th Anniversary contest award. 1:24:11

October 5, 2024

Ham College 117 - Technician Exam Questions Part 4

T1D - Authorized and prohibited transmissions: communications with other countries, music, exchange of information with other services, indecent language, compensation for operating, retransmission of other amateur signals, encryption, sale of equipment, unidentified transmissions, one-way transmission. 1:00:24

September 14, 2024

AmateurLogic 197: Happy Friday 13th

Convert a PC power supply for use on the bench. A Ground Mounted Receiving Loop, literally. 12 volt 18650 Lithium Battery Box for UPS replacement. Announcing AmateurLogic’s 19th Anniversary Contest. Win an Icom IC-705 transceiver. Plus GigaParts, Intellitron accessories and Messi & Paoloni premium coax. Details at amateurlogic.tv/contest 1:19:46

August 31, 2024

Ham College 116 - Technician Exam Questions Part 3

T1C – Licensing: classes, sequential and vanity call sign systems, places where the Amateur Radio Service is regulated by the FCC, name and address on FCC license database, term, renewal, grace period, maintaining mailing address; International communications Early radio receivers. 58:02

August 24, 2024

AmateurLogic 196: Huntsville Hamfest 2024

George visited with friends at Huntsville Hamfest 2024 and found a few new interesting items. Tom Apalenek, WA2IVD with A-2-Z.tech introduced several unique helper products. Steve Molo, KI4KWR from GigaParts talks about the new Intellitron line of ham radio goodies. Meet Jerry Lynch, KE9AKK Sales Manager at Heil Ham Radio. Find out what George bought and what’s in the Mystery Box? 1:27:12

July 27, 2024

Ham College 115 - Technician Exam Questions Part 2

T1B – Frequency allocations, Emission modes, Spectrum sharing, Transmissions near band edges, Contacting the International Space Station, Power output. 1:00:18

July 13, 2024

AmateurLogic 195: Cheap Old Code

George replaces a defective FT-857d display with an economical new option. Emile’s Cheap Old Code. Tommy shows how to get your GMRS license and visits the new GigaParts Superstore. Terry, 2E0IPK visits with his RigExpert AA-230 Zoom analyzer. 1:07:39

June 29, 2024

AmateurLogic 194: Field Day 2024

The excitement, skills and sweat of Field Day 2024 at W5SLA and W5AXC. Find out what worked and what didn't. Plus, Tommy shows the M5 Stack voice keyer for his IC-705. 1:11:52

June 15, 2024

Ham College 114 - Technician Class Exam Questions – part 1

T1A – Purpose and permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service. Operator/primary station license grant, Meanings of basic terms used in FCC rules, Interference, RACES rules, Phonetics, Frequency Coordinator. 1:11:50

June 1, 2024

Ham College 113 - Amateur Extra Exam questions part 51 of 51

E0A – Safety: RF radiation hazards, hazardous materials, grounding. 49:39

May 25, 2024

AmateurLogic 193: Dayton Hamvention 2024

George and Mike’s Excellent Adventure to Dayton Hamvention 2024. New radios, old radios, mystery radio and friends. Take your best guess at what new radio Icom has under glass. Learn more about the new Flex radios. Visit with good friends we all know. See 60 years of Icom Radio History. And find out about Emile’s Cheap Old Field Day plans. 1:28:36

April 27, 2024

Ham College 112 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 50

E9H Receiving Antennas: radio direction finding antennas, Beverage antennas, specialized receiving antennas, long-wire receiving antennas. 40:29

April 13, 2024

AmateurLogic 192: AM Broadcast Eclipse DXing

DXing the entire AM Broadcast Band during the 2024 solar eclipse. Rattlegram, a new digital text messaging mode for HF/VHF/UHF recreational and emergency communications. Smith charts with the NanoVNA. 1:29:19

March 30, 2024

Ham College 111 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 49

E9G The Smith chart 36:52

March 16, 2024

AmateurLogic 191: Tool Time

Can’t find the tool you need? Make it. Economical heat shrink tubing labels. Emile’s out of this world NASA adventure. Mike’s BitX40 build part 2. Kicking the tires of Icom’s IC-905. 1:23:19

March 2, 2024

Ham College 110 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 48

E9F Transmission lines: characteristics of open and shorted feed lines, coax versus open-wire, velocity factor, electrical length, coaxial cable dielectrics. 49:59

February 17, 2024

AmateurLogic 190: Hamfest, Friends & LA ARES

Our visit to the Capital City Hamfest in Jackson, MS with a few old friends. A very rare Icom radio stack. Louisiana ARES Winlink forms and tactics. 1:03:11

January 27, 2024

Ham College 109 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 47

E9E Matching: Matching Antennas to Feed Lines, Phasing Lines, and Power Dividers. 42:12

January 20, 2024

AmateurLogic 189: Headset Hacks

George hacks a gamer headset for radio use. Emile has video from Swamps On The Air. Mike begins his BitX 40 build. 1:04:20

January 6, 2024

Ham College 108 - Extra Class Exam Questions – Part 46

E9D Yagi antennas, parabolic reflectors, circular polarization, loading coils, top loading, feed point impedance of electrically short antennas, antenna Q, RF grounding. 47:13