Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast
My name is Josh, I’m a dad living in Southern California with my wife and two sons. I’m an engineer and radio amateur. I’ve created the Ham Radio Crash Course to get people involved in radio and to help people keep learning!
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Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his almost ready to take the tech exam wife, we talk about how to make an antenna out of anything and 3 DMR radio recommendations for under $100 each. For those who want to skip to this topic, it starts at 2:28:20.
Ham Radio Minute: Enjoy the ride, don’t worry about hurting your radio.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We answer emails about many antenna questions and much much more. Here are the links mentioned in the show:
Things Emcomm guys say: https://youtu.be/Dow-HJ543Gw
Radioddity GD-73a https://amzn.to/3kLn58C
TYT MD-UV380 https://amzn.to/3uWZcQk
Radioddity GD-77 https://amzn.to/3bjAYIg
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah is rounding the 24+ questions of what is hopefully her last practice test on the podcast.
Drinks: We drink not Cutwater Tequila Margaritas because that is gross. Instead, vodka club sodas!
Show topic: Josh suggests 3 DMR Radios Dor under $100 plus he explains how to turn anything into an antenna.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about 4th Amendment rights and how it related to Ham Radio Licenses. For those who want to skip to this topic, it starts at 2h15m30s.
Ham Radio Minute: Get a second sound card to use ham radio on your computer.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We answer emails about many antenna questions and much much more. Here are the links mentioned in the show:
Three Stooges Morse Code Compilation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMvz1lFanwU&feature=emb_logo
Song about Australia titled with the lyric “Come to Australia! You Might Accidentally Get Killed!” https://youtu.be/wy_TB6onHVE
Information about Blind Hams Network: https://www.blindhams.com/
The Munsters where Herman called CQ: https://youtu.be/F-8RItOZE30
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah is rounding the 18 - 23 questions of what is hopefully her last practice test on the podcast.
Drinks: We drink Two Pitchers Brewing Nordic Jame, lager with Nordic fruits. It’s very fruit forward.
Show topic: What is the FCC actually allowed to do during an inspection. Are you giving up your 4th amendment rights when getting a ham radio license?
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give us a review? Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about what to do after you get your Technician class license. For those who want to skip to this topic, it starts at 1:40. Do not listen to the end. There will be regrets.
Ham Radio Minute: There is no one radio to rule them all.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We answer emails about the Alinco DR-735T, ham radio comics, Before Mars on NatGeo, what happened to Bella, making butter, and what color to paint your radio.
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah is rounding the 12-17 questions of what is hopefully her last practice test on the podcast.
Drinks: We drink Pizza Port Brewing Company Imperial Coffee Porter and Modern Times Thundera Hazy India Pale Ale. Also, please note that IPAs suck. Nothing needs to be that hoppy.
Show topic: What’s the first thing you should do when you get your Technician class license? A reminder, don’t listen all the way to the end, stop at 2h 05m. This descends quickly into a tired beer induced haze of ridiculousness. But Josh is too tired to edit it so it stays in, he was 100% full Ballmer Peak.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about the many ways ham radio can replace the internet in terms of email, social media and more. For those who want to skip to this topic, it starts at 2:17:13.
Ham Radio Minute: Buy the right cable and find the port to solve the majority of Baofeng programming problems. Actually a minute.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: Here are the links mentioned in relation to emails.
RadioSignals - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EMwU7X5hW3CiOvNxf6d-wWeb https://radiosignals.org
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah is coming out strong with what is hopefully the last series of Technician practice exam questions she will answer on the podcast.
Drinks: We have a bottle of Quarter Cut Bourbon Barrel-Aged Wine Red Blend. Is bourbon barrel aged wine any good?
Show topic: Josh talks about all the ways ham radio can replace the internet including email, text messages, images, news and social media.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about the best antennas, the longest emails corner yet and what TV and movies get wrong about ham radio. Record breaking, longest podcast ever posted to HRCC.
Ham Radio Minute: What is the best antenna? HTs, Mobile and HF.
Link to Signal Stick: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We walk about the Abbree and Coaxsher Chest Harness.
https://www.coaxsher.com/Radio-Chest-Harness-p/rp202.htm
Sending ham to non ham communication via APRS and Winlink.
Sight Challenged / Blind ham radio operations. Handiham provides information for hams with disabilities. https://handiham.org If you have more resources, please email us!
PC software options for the IC-7100.
https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/rsba1/default.aspx
https://icom.va2fsq.com
Power Outage Order of Operations of David KM6DOV. Write in with your own Order of Operations!
Technician exam study aids from Alex in Alaska.
QST Magazine being a big value in ARRL membership.
CW learning resources. https://longislandcwclub.org and https://lcwo.net
And lastly, congrats to Josh on winning the 2020 Bill Leonard W2SKE Professional Media Award for Video Reporting. http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-board-of-directors-confers-awards
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Not going to spoil it but Josh was so excited about this week’s exam review with Leah.
Drinks: After Josh made fun of Leah’s in-home juice bar, he finally sees the error of his ways when Leah makes a juice medley to go with today’s vodka, club soda and citrus juice drink. There’s not a name but if there was, it would likely be a skinny screwdriver. I bet you weren’t aware that screwdrivers came in any different sizes but we don’t body shame screwdrivers.
Show topic: Josh talks about all the things that drive him a little nutty about ham radio portrayals in TV and Movies. Stranger Things, Walking Dead, Die Hard, Contact, just to name a few.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast discussing amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about how not to radiate yourself, podcast corrections, read and answer some emails including some about VHF propagation opening alerts with Adam K6ARK, Noise Blanker and Notch Filter corrections from last week.
Ham Radio Minute: Don’t Radiate Yourself, Bro/Sis! Here is the website mentioned in this segment to calculate radiating distance:
http://hintlink.com/power_density.htm
Here is the link to the adapters mentioned. (These are affiliate links.)
SMA to BNC adapter for SMA female radios (Japanese radios, ICOM, Yaesu, etc.): https://signalstuff.com/product/smam-to-bnc-adapter/?ref=622
SMA to BNC adapter for SMA male radios (Chinese radios, baofeng, etc.):
https://signalstuff.com/product/sma-f-to-bnc-f-adapter/?ref=622
Signal Stuff Signal Stick https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We talk about final comments on the FCC fees. We also talk about VHF propagation opening alerts from Adam K6ARK. Follow him on YouTube at
https://youtube.com/c/K6ARKPortableRadio. He recommends
http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/alerts.php and https://www.voacap.com .
We also talk show ideas including foreign ham licenses, how we can get Leah to pass the test, noise blankers and notch filters, getting ham spouses licensed, and radios use on long car drives.
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah finishes one more test and reveals that she’s actually been studying out of the pure fear of disappointing Gordon West.
Drinks: We fancy it up this week with a Cabernet Sauvignon, that repeatedly tells us how great it is, from Bellacosa.
Show topic: Josh talks about his off grid power accessories for Winter Field Day or anytime, from powering radios to laptops and other electronics.
Jackery:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LDBSGM5?&linkCode=sl1&tag=hrcc0f-20&linkId=b3be8fc32f66f43c49cb04d52902f292&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl (Affiliate Link)
Bioenno:
https://www.bioennopower.com/collections/solar-controllers/products/28-watt-foldable-solar-panel
Buddipole Power Mini:
https://www.buddipole.com/powermini.html
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast discussing amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we cover the cheapest reliable ham shack you can build, answer a lot of emails and get into some ham radio technician exam questions.
Ham Radio Minute: Winter Field Day 2021 is coming.
https://www.winterfieldday.com
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We talk about APRS, multi-band antennas, Winlink, international ham radio, a hamcation to Cambria, CA, the communication from the FCC and ARRL, the FT3DR, Whisper and options to figure out what bands are open based on where you are trying to communicate, Benjamin Heeres,a Cub Scout, who saved a life and earned a rare Merit award (https://wwmt.com/news/local/allegan-scout-receives-national-medal-of-merit-award-for-saving-friends-life), how to get your wife to agree to a mobile radio, bandwidth availability. Josh explains, “What’s that sound on my radio?” And we might have a touch lamp hitting hamtactical.com soon.
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Josh finally gives Leah some hints when she’s out of her depth and she considers making a blog with ridiculous ways to remember test answers.
Drinks: Thanks to Grimous for this week’s Grimous beer corner. Josh had a Sketchbook Brewing Company Barrel Ages Turbulence Imperial Stout and Leah has the Half Acre Beer Company Big Hugs Imperial Coffee Stout.
Show topic: Josh talks about the cheapest reliable ham shack build options, that Leah doesn’t think is cheap enough. She keeps suggesting this AliExpress build that it turns out she built and might end up with a Brotherhood of the Traveling Ham Shack project.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast discussing amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we cover emergency comms, what to do if there is no power, no internet and no cell service. Hold onto your hats, it’s our longest ever podcast and it’s a long and windy ride.
Ham Radio Minute: Why you should get your license.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We talk about government overreach, SATCOMs, reliable comms via ham radio across the country, neighborhood watch radio communications while Leah butchers names worse than a new substitute teacher.
We also talk about what a nation’s collapse looks like, as discussed in this article
https://gen.medium.com/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-already-there-ba1e4b54c5fc
Josh mentions this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/wiki/index
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah nails a few easy questions and learns at what voltage cars get pointy.
Drinks: After a 10 day waiting period and a few trips to the store, we got our hands on some Twisted Tea. No one was harmed in the making of this podcast.
Show topic: Josh talks about what to do if there is no power, no internet and no cell service. It goes off the rails at the end, fair warning. But I’m not sure no one reads these show notes anyway so I’m not sure why I wrote this warning at all.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
Podcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/indexv=ham+radio+crash+course
Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT
Facebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ
Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi
SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast discussing amateur radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we cover the ISS TV events, emails about the FCC $35 fee, touch lamp schadenfreude, and MARS.
Ham Radio Minute: Get pictures from the ISS TV events by recording them, Josh tells you how.
Podcast Reviews: We, like, really like reviews. Thanks for those iTunes ratings. They help the podcast reach more people to grow the hobby!
Leah’s Email Corner: We respond emails this week covering FCC new fees, the brotherhood of the traveling devil lamp, writing to your congress person about preventing the FCC fee, and some new T-Shirt ideas. Thanks for your emails!
Shoutout to Cougar Gold! If you like cheese. https://creamery.wsu.edu/cougar-cheese/
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah deeply disappoints Josh multiple times with Tech questions she should already know.
Drinks: Another day, another brew from our Beery Hamfather, Grimous, who sent us some Half Acre Beer Co. treats. Big Hugs Imperial Coffee Stout with Vanilla and Benthic Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout.
Show topic: Josh did some research on MARS and the history of these ham heroes.
https://www.mars.af.mil/
https://netcom.army.mil/mars/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System#Missions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7GCycVrTpA
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ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
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MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
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Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast loosely based on ham radio, hosted by Josh Nass, KI6NAZ and his no license wife, Leah, we talk about New Year’s Eve, the new FCC licensing fee and how much we oppose it. Warning: This is a much more relaxed, very off topic but somber episode. It’s the last podcast of the year or the first, depending on when you hear this. We wish you health, happiness and the best year you’ve ever had.
Ham Radio Minute: Try out Parks On The Air (POTA) and Summits On The Air (SOTA) chasing.
https://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/
https://pota.us/#/
Podcast Reviews: We found the reviews! Thank you for leaving reviews, we love reading them and are happy to know the lack of reviews wasn’t something we said, because we say a lot of things.
Emails: We talk about ham radio helping out astronauts with socialization, the difference between Banh Khot and Banh Xeo (we told you it was off topic), and answer other emails. Here’s a great article linked by Nim about Ham Radio and Astronauts:
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-12-23/ham-radio-and-astronauts
You can email Leah if you want something discussed on the podcast at Leah@hamtactical.com.
Technician Crash Course: Leah learns about a tricky Technician test question, dives into repeaters, forgets everything she learned a second before and doesn’t do so well.
Drinks: We’re ringing in the new year with a magnum of L’eclat de 1990 despite not knowing how to pronounce it.
Show topic: The FCC implemented a $35 fee for ham radio and we’re mad about it.
Thank you all for listening to the podcast. We have alot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!
You can email Leah with shirt ideas and show ideas at Leah@hamtactical.com. Want to give use a review?
Hit us up on iTunes. We appreciate it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852
Ham Radio Crash Course Merch: http://www.hamtactical.com
Getting started in ham radio: https://youtu.be/bSF-q_qaqqg
Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi
Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Current Shack Config:
ICOM 7300: https://amzn.to/2sVdpOq
SteppIR 3E Yagi: https://consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-adder/
ICOM 2730a: https://amzn.to/2JqrASg
MFJ-4230DMP: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4230DMP
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Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi
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SnapChat..................► @Hoshnasi
Music by, Sonic D:
Soundcloud.com/sncd
Twitter.com/sncd
Facebook.com/djsonicd
Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101