Ham Talk Live*! (*sometimes)

Bob Naumann, W5OV of DX Engineering will take your questions about shopping at Hamvention! We'll talk about new products, deals, and strategies to get the most out of your shopping experience.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Hamvention Preview continues with the Youth Forum! Carole Perry, WB2MGP and her young guest Mason Matrazzo, KM4SII (one of the speakers at the forum) will be here to preview the instructors forum and youth forum for 2018. Mason will talk about his DXpedition experiences, and his upcoming presentation.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Tonight we have a special, mini episode of HTL about the Wal-Mart Parking Lots on the Air event this weekend (April 28 and 29, 2018)! WMPLOTA is a big hit with satellite operators, and I'll talk about how to get on WMPLOTA and some of the funny awards and bonuses you can get. At a later date, we will have a full, call-in episode about WMPLOTA with the organizers and the next WMPLOTA weekend.

The co-chair of the Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee Michael Kalter, W8CI is on the show to talk about all the Dayton Hamvention award winners for 2018, and we also have the Amateur of the Year Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L and Technical Achievement Award winner Chip Cohen, W1YW join us to take your questions LIVE!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Tim Duffy, K3LR, will take your questions about Contest University, the Contest SuperSuite, and the Contest and DX Dinners during the 2018 Dayton Hamvention weekend!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Links from tonight's show:www.contestuniversity.comwww.contestsupersuite.comwww.topbanddinner.comwww.contestdinner.comwww.k3lr.com

We kick off our 2018 Hamvention Preview with Norman Schklar, WA4ZXV coming on the show to talk about QRP-ARCI's Four Days in May, a collection of QRP events and Build-A-Thon! Norm is here to take your questions.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call in segment of the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Vice President of AMSAT for Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA is here to take your questions about how AMSAT keeps satellites going for use by the amateur radio community.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Rob Brownstein, K6RB will be here to take your questions about the CW Operators' Club! CW Ops supports many morse code initiatives, such as CW Academy for learning the code, CW contests, and online resources.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

John Mills, KC9BRX from Central Indiana SKYWARN will be on the show to talk about local and regional SKYWARN Nets. We will talk about what they do, and how to properly run an efficient and accurate net. And, we will take your questions live as always!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Links from tonights #skywarn show: SKYWARN EMail Reflector: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarnWeather Ready Nation:https://www.weather.gov/wrn/Ham Talk Live! Hurricane Watch Net episode 42https://www.spreaker.com/user/hamtalklive/episode-42-hurricane-watch-net-with-bobbHam Talk Live! VoIP Hurricane Net episode 56https://www.spreaker.com/user/hamtalklive/episode-56-voip-hurricane-net

Steve Waterman, K4CJX & Phil Sherrod, W4PHS will take your calls about Winlink! Learn how Winlink can send email and files over radio, and how it can be used in emergencies.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR from the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (CARI) is on the show tonight. CARI is a group that is helping universities to revitalize their campus groups and stations, and share ideas to maintain more continuity from year to year.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Michael Kalter, W8CI, the official spokesperson of the Dayton Hamvention is here to talk about how the changes are coming along to the Hamvention and the fairgrounds. You can call in with your questions LIVE during the show, and we will preview our Hamvention 2018 coverage.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Don Wilbanks, AE5DW is back, and we will be talking about all kinds of ways our young hams are being recognized... scholarships, awards, and of course the big one... the Bill Pasternak Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award. We will down great things for great young hams!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Links:Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year: www.arnewsline.org, click on YHOTYARRL Scholarships closed January 31 http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-programFAR Scholarships due by April 30 http://www.farweb.org/scholarship-informationYoung Ham Lends a Hand award wb2mgp@gmail.comARRL Hiram Percy Maxim award - by March 31 http://www.arrl.org/hiram-percy-maxim-awardDave Kalter Youth DX Adventure http://qsl.net/n6jrl Deadline Feb 28

Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF is here from HamSCI to discuss his findings from the Solar Eclipse QSO Party in August! Tune in and ask your questions about ham radio helps make scientific discoveries!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Tonight, we get an update from some of the 3Y0Z - Bouvet Island DXpedition 2018 team about how the trip is going and when you will have a chance to work them! We will have the lead pilot, Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L and the youth pilot, Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO on the show. And if possible, we will go LIVE for a part of the show with the team. They may still be on the boat, or getting ready to move to the island, or with any luck they will be on the island by then! So tune in and call in with your questions!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.