The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast

PARP Plus Edition - 029 - December 3, 2012 (8.4 MB, runtime 6:59) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of December 4 - December 10, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: GB0IDD, K5A, WR4BC, WX3MAS, W4F, K5K, W9BSP, W5LEX, W2W, NI6IW, N4WIS. ZL9HR DXPedition to Campbell Island - http://www.campbell2012.com/ Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel   Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 028 - November 26, 2012 (9.5 MB, runtime 8:20) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of November 27 - December 3, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: W3R, W9CAP, W0UPR/x. Union Pacific ARC Website - http://www.pocatelloarc.org/uprr/ ZL9HR DXPedition to Campbell Island - http://www.campbell2012.com/ Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel   Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 027 - November 19, 2012 (15.9 MB, runtime 13:55) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of November 20 - November 26, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: W1P, K4VRC, KB9WQ, WA1NPO, W6OI. Learn more about the "Worked All Twitter" QSO Party here. Listen to my SOTA activation of Squaw Mountain (Thanks to Randy Hall, K7AGE for recording the audio).  Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel   Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 026 - November 12, 2012 (17.2 MB, runtime 15:03) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of November 13 - November 19, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: K7NRA, W2WSC. Learn more about the "Worked All Twitter" QSO Party here. Listen to my SOTA activation of Squaw Mountain (Thanks to Randy Hall, K7AGE for recording the audio).  Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel   Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 025 - November 5, 2012 (18.7 MB, runtime 16:20) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of November 6 - November 12, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: VE3IF, W5M, W8F, W8B, W5SGL, W5V, NI6IW, K8V, KA9NLX, K0V, W0FSB, W0V, W4NPT, K9TAL.  As mentioned in this episode, the Atlantic Division Convention is a virtual convention.  More info here. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 024 - October 29, 2012 (19.0 MB, runtime 16:35) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of October 30 - November 5, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: W0O, W2B, W9SM, W0JH, W8BAP, VE3IF. Live Streaming Video of largest school contact ever with the ISS.  Watch Here Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Podcast Number 60 – Podcast ver. 60.5 – October 24, 2012 (36.9 MB, runtime 32:15) Transcript In this full-featured episode of the practical amateur radio podcast, I discuss antennas and antenna restrictions facing many hams today.  I mention the following links during my discussion. Flag Pole Antennas – ZeroFive Antennas and TexasAntennas.com PRB-1 Document … Continue reading →

PARP Plus Edition - 023 - October 22, 2012 (14.9 MB, runtime 13:01) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of October 23 - October 29, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: CG3X, N4Q, NC4AR, W0YFZ, K2A. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 022 - October 15, 2012 (17.2 MB, runtime 15:03) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of October 16 - October 22, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: N8W, W0NWR, K9P, K0F, W8NP, W4W, K0I, NC4AR. ARRL JOTA Info Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight Atlanta Sounds: The Ham Radio Operator Audio Slideshow (featuring Wayne Robertson, K4WK) Amateur Radio News Amateur Radio Operator Clashes with code enforcement PRB-1 Information DXPedition Watch List KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition – 021 – October 8, 2012 (14.9 MB, runtime 13:01) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and … Continue reading →

PARP Plus Edition - 020 - October 1, 2012 (25.1 MB, runtime 21:53) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of October 2 - October 8, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: N3PC, K6L, W4O, W5B, N4J, WD4WDW, W8V, K5MFJ, NS0SR. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight How to wrap or coil a cable  DXPedition Watch List Learn more about SOTA from PARP 50   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Podcast Number 59 – Podcast ver. 59.5 – September 26, 2012 (31.8 MB, runtime 27:45) Transcript In this full-featured episode of the practical amateur radio podcast, I discuss ideas, tips and suggestions for the well equipped ham shack.  I mention the following links during my discussion. Our Featured Website for this episode … Continue reading →

PARP Plus Edition - 019 - September 24, 2012 (16.0 MB, runtime 13:58) Transcript PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of September 25 - October 1, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: NM5S, K4D, KI6FHV, CG3X, N4WIS. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight An important message from Spock   DX Code of Conduct   Check out Call By Text.   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 018 - September 17, 2012 (5.77 MB, runtime 5:00) PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more.  I also plan to mix in additional content so I can continue to deliver something for everyone. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of September 18 - September 24, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: W5O, K0T, K4MIA, N2R, W4GZX, W8DYY. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight Erin King, AK4JG - MIT's Hack The Tubes Contest Video DXPedition Watch List KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

PARP Plus Edition - 017 - September 10, 2012 (15.3 MB, runtime 13:20) PARP Plus is a weekly edition of the practical amateur radio podcast.  Each week PARP Plus will deliver time sensitive information for the week and weekend ahead regarding upcoming contests, special event stations, ham fests and more.  I also plan to mix in additional content so I can continue to deliver something for everyone. This PARP Plus Edition covers the week of September 11 - September 17, 2012. Special event stations mentioned in this edition: N4T, W5O, N0B, K4EG, W4DFU/AA4UT, W5QX, W4CA, K0T, W0JH. Amateur Radio New Media Spotlight Erin King, AK4JG - MIT's Hack The Tubes Contest Video   DXPedition Watch List   KD0BIK's Website - General information about Jerry's amateur radio activities KD0BIK's Blog - General Amateur Radio Content KD0BIK's SOTA Blog - Summits on the Air related content. KD0BIK's YouTube Channel Until next time... 73 de KD0BIK The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast Listener Line @ (307) 200-PARP Email: kd0bik@arrl.net Facebook: PARP Fan Page Twitter: KD0BIK Google+: Jerry's Google+ Profile Subscribe to The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.