Field Radio Podcast

Utah DCC: Amateur Digital Modes - Something for Everyone John Mitton KK7L

In this episode of the Field Radio Podcast I get started on the new project of building a field raspberry pi go box.

On this episode I discuss give a presentation on getting started with amateur radio field operations. I walk through the process of gear selection and preparation and avoiding the pitfalls with field operations.

Episode 22 - Lessons Learned From Public Service Events - On this episode Chris Fielding (KG7IVS) joins me in the studio to discuss lessons learned from public service events. The training item discusses how you can use your public service events to hone your skills for a real emergency.

On this episode it is part two of the discussion on NVIS or Near Vertical Incident Skywave propagation used to make contacts within a typical skip zone. The training item discusses best practices for organizing creating a family emergency communication plan.

On this episode I discuss the NVIS or Near Vertical Incident Skywave propagation used to make contacts within a typical skip zone of long path HF. The training item discusses best practices for creating a family emergency communication plan.

Jeff McGrath N1SC presented using Digital Modes for Field Day at the Utah Digital Communications Conference. Jeff covers the use of digital modes, interfacing FLDIGI with N3FJP logging software, and shares his use of macro's.

Greg Lane N4KGL joins us on the show to give an introduction to the Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio (RaDAR) Challenge. The goal of Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio (RaDAR) is to practice communication via amateur radio under difficult circumstances, in many different ways, being ever ready, and independent of external resources until it becomes second nature.

Our guest this week is George Dewar VY2GF of Prince Edward Island. His passion, along with Bernie Cormier VE9BGC, is activating lighthouses and is part of the Maritime Lighthouse Amateur Radio Group.

I had the chance to attend the Orlando Hamcation this year. The Orlando Hamcation is the second largest hamfest in the United States next to the Dayton Hamvention in May. While there between scanning the swaps table and checking out new products I had the chance to interview some vendors that are related to field radio. Also a tour of the Brevard communications motor home.

Chris Fielding KG7IVS is back on the show to help us understand the Q codes and Morse Code prosigns that are ingrained in our hobby. This is a good episode to listen to if you are a new operator and heard these terms thrown around the club meetings or on the air. 349226

Tyler White is an amateur radio operator and a primitive survival skill expert. Tyler is the host of the TJack Survival YouTube channel that has a host of instructional videos on primitive survival skills. Tyler outlines the need for us to start thinking about the need to aquire some basic survival skills. He also discusses how amateur radio plays a roll in this skill set.

In this episode we discuss winter field day plans with Clint Miller KC0JUO. We also cover how events like this is a great tool to practice your emergency communication plans in an all weather environment.

Ham Radio 360: FRP Update

Paul Cowley KB7VML from Iowa is back on the show to discuss the different methods and tools to use to get your antennas up in the air, how to keep them in the air, and how to bring them back down safely. This is an overlooked area of the hobby where you have to be inventive and adaptable to the situation.