AmateurLogic 207: It's Not A Contest
The sights and sounds of Field Day 2025. Mike upgrades an unsupported laptop to Windows 11. 1:17:20
Jul 20, 2025
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Ham College 126 - Technician Exam Questions Part 13
T4A – Station setup: connecting a microphone, a power source, a computer, digital equipment, an SWR meter; bonding; Mobile radio installation. 50:50
Jul 05, 2025
AmateurLogic 206: HackRF Porta Pack
Tommy explores the HackRF Porta Pack H4 SDR. Emile and the Simulated Emergency Test. George's adventures in spot welding and Laptop Battery Replacement. 1:25:22
Jun 21, 2025
Ham College 125 - Technician Exam Questions Part 12
T3C - Propagation modes: sporadic E, meteor scatter, auroral propagation, tropospheric ducting, F region skip, Line of sight and radio horizon. 41:38
Jun 07, 2025
AmateurLogic 205: Dayton, Pi-Apps & Cheap Strobes
As seen at Hamvention 2025. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG Amateur of The Year. ARRL reader, Pi-Apps, FM Radio Kit, Cheap Emergency Strobe Build and much more. 1:22:57
May 24, 2025
Ham College 124 - Technician Exam Questions Part 11
T3B - Electromagnetic wave properties: wavelength vs frequency, nature and velocity of electromagnetic waves, relationship of wavelength and frequency; Electromagnetic spectrum definitions: UHF, VHF, HF. 52:25
May 03, 2025
AmateurLogic 204: Bletchley Park
A visit to Bletchley Park, Tommy's continuing Meshtastic Adventures part 2, DIY 50 Amp power supply, and more on Hamsci's MW eclipse studies. 1:15:48
Apr 19, 2025
Ham College 123 - Technician Exam Questions Part 10
T3A – Radio wave characteristics: how a radio signal travels, fading, multipath, polarization, wavelength vs absorption, Antenna orientation. 1:06:38
Mar 29, 2025
AmateurLogic 203: Meshtastic
Meshtastic, an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. An update on the latest scanner technology. More… 1:03:43
Mar 15, 2025
Ham College 122 - Technician Exam Questions Part 9
restrictions during emergencies, use of phonetics in message handling. 40:30
Mar 08, 2025
AmateurLogic 202: Emergency Power
A review of emergency power sources. W5SLA Winter Field Day activities. Icom’s new small business radio package. A highly effective noise blanker. Canarduino Christmas goodies arrived. More… 1:18:29
Mar 01, 2025
Ham College 121 - Technician Exam Questions Part 8
T2B – VHF/UHF operating practices: FM repeater, simplex, reverse splits, Access tones: CTCSS, DTMF, DMR operation, Resolving operational problems, Q signals. 59:17
Feb 08, 2025
AmateurLogic 201: New Stuff For A New Year
DIY 12 Volt Lithium Battery Packs. FNIRSI LCR-P1 component tester. Raspberry Pi 5B SSD Speed Demon. 1:26:27
Jan 18, 2025
Ham College 120 - Technician Exam Questions Part 7
T2A – Station operation: choosing an operating frequency, calling another station, test transmissions; Band plans: calling frequencies, repeater offsets. 52:42
Jan 04, 2025
AmateurLogic 200: Toy Story
Tommy and Emile visit the W5SLA Slidell Hamfest. Ccradio 3 review. Christmas toys of the past. 1:23:49
Dec 21, 2024
Ham College 119 - Technician Exam Questions Part 6
T1F – Station identification, Repeaters, Third party communications, Club stations, FCC inspection. 38:13
Dec 07, 2024
AmateurLogic 199: Random Intelligence
Tommy prepares for Parks on The Air activation. Mike visits the Communications and Electronics Museum. George creates Random Intelligence (or not) while exploring the recent Arduino Uno Rev4 WiFi board. Emile displays his mad slacking skills. 1:11:29
Nov 16, 2024
Ham College 118 - Technician Exam Questions Part 5
T1E – Control operator: eligibility, designating, privileges, duties, location, required Control point, Control types: automatic, remote. 37:59
Nov 02, 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
Oct 19, 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
Oct 05, 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
Sep 14, 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
Aug 31, 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
Aug 24, 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
Jul 27, 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
Jul 13, 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
Jun 29, 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
Jun 15, 2024
Ham College 113 - Amateur Extra Exam questions part 51 of 51
E0A – Safety: RF radiation hazards, hazardous materials, grounding. 49:39
Jun 01, 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
May 25, 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
Apr 27, 2024
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