AD6DM™ Hamdom Thoughts

TJ, K9KJ, never meant to learn Morse code. Then he walked into his uncle's Field Day and heard a room full of grown men cheering over "Nebraska." Thirty years later he's working the world from his truck, bouncing signals off the moon from his driveway, and letting the neighbors wonder if he works for the NSA. Ask his wife what the dish is for and you'll get a different answer.

Links:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@k9kj
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_k9kj_/
• Blog: https://blog.k9kj.com

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Jim Perry, WT1W of FEPLabs Radio, is back on Hamdom Thoughts. He was last here in June 2022, back when he co-hosted Coffee and Ham Radios. We swap Dayton roommate stories, he tells how he went to Extra and where the FEP name came from, and then we get into the wave of new ham software, including his antennacalc RF exposure calculator (which I sent a couple of pull requests to) and my Pat Winlink front end, Phat. Jim also announces on the show that one of his other new desktop apps will be released as opensource. We opine on UI/UX, clunky radio menus, why ham radio is a hobby and not a service, and why a yellow vest doesn't make you very useful at a fire scene.

Links:

• FEPLabs Radio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FEPLabsRadio

• FEPLabs Radio on Twitter (X): https://x.com/FEPLabsRadio
• Antennacalc RF Exposure Calculator: https://github.com/WT1W-Actual/antennacalc
• Polished Ham Airmail Tool (Phat): https://github.com/denmojo/phat

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Hamdom Thoughts is back, and the first guest of the revival is a returning fave: KT7RUN Gaston Gonzalez, The Tech Prepper. Gaston first joined the show in January 2021, back when he was KT1RUN and EmComm Tools was still in its very early stages. Last September he left a 23-year career in IT to run The Tech Prepper full time. We catch up on what that change has been like, on Release 7 of EmComm Tools, and on the year he spent going deep on Reticulum. He explains his monthly shortwave show on WRMI and WBCQ and we nerd out about analog tools for a while.

Links:

• The Tech Prepper on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetechprepper
• Website: https://www.thetechprepper.com
• EmComm Tools Community: https://community.emcommtools.com
• TTP's Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetechprepper
• GitHub: https://github.com/thetechprepper

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Three years of silence? Just a long intermission. The transmitters are officially fired up, the signal is clear, and AD6DM is back. Hamdom Thoughts is NOT dead! Tune in as we resurrect the podcast and kick off a brand-new chapter of discussion.

Today, I welcome a special guest: [Tank does his trademark S9+20 intro]. Frank KG5AHJ, also known as Tank Radio on YouTube, was a previous guest on the show a couple of years ago. We revisit him with some cool updates to his life, his channel, and his ham radio activities.

Links:

Tank Radio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TankRadio

Tank Depot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tankdepotone

Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KG5AHJ

Tank Radio's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TankRadio

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Today I talk with N2MAK Mike, also known as "Never 2 Many Antenna Kits". Mike is New York native, Board of Directors for the Rochester Amateur Radio Association (one of the largest active clubs in the U.S), and an active Parks on the Air ham radio operator. On YouTube, Mike likes to share his antenna tests and POTA adventures, and always seems to be having a great time operating amateur radio.

Links:

Mike N2MAK on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeN2MAK

N2MAK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kennerknecht

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In today's episode I am joined by VK7HH Hayden Honeywood, also known Ham Radio DX. Hayden is active with ham radio the land of Australia, with extensive outreach efforts to increase the number of hams in VK-land and sometimes performing long marathon livestreams on YouTube. Hayden likes to share his discoveries, gear reviews, and radio experiments and recently surprised us American hams by traveling more than 10,000 miles to attend the Dayton Hamvention.

Links:

Ham Radio DX on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HamRadioDX

Ham Radio DX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HamRadioDX

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hamradiodx

Website - http://hamradiodx.net

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In this long overdue episode, several hams share about Jerry Hildeman, KG6HQD (Silent Key). Jerry was a huge influence in many people's lives through his work as a police officer, his superb videos about Summits on the Air and his indomitable spirit of getting outdoors and "just doing it". He passed in late September after a long battle with brain cancer. A few years before that he stepped back to focus on other creative endeavors, and as news of the cancer came he went straight to God and family and made the most with those most important to him.

We can only hope to be as brave, amazing, strong, and impactful as he was.

Links:

KG6HQD Jerry on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KG6HQDJerrySOTA

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Today I am talking with Carlos KD9OLN, also known as LifeAtTerminalVelocity on YouTube. Carlos has made many appearances on various ham YouTuber livestreams and does what many would argue is the most extreme form of making contacts: While falling from the sky at 125 miles per hour. He's not the first to do this, but he's the one I know. Let's get to know him.

Links:

LifeAtTerminalVelocity on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeAtTerminalVelocity

Life@TerminalVelocity on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifeattv

Carlos' Website: https://kd9oln.com

Buy Carlos a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KD9OLN

Carlos Felix Ortiz / KD9OLN Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kd9oln

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Today I am with Jim Perry KN4YCD, also known as FEPLabs Radio on YouTube. Jim is a IT and computer security nerd who is a co-host of Coffee and Ham Radios. He has made many appearances on various livestreams showing his knowledge on oscilloscopes, antenna building, digital modes, and is helping build a multi-mode digital reflector.

Links:

FEPLabs Radio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FEPLabsRadio

Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJimPerry

Coffee & Ham Radios: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoffeeandHamRadios

CAHR Twitter: https://twitter.com/ham_coffee

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Today we welcome back Gaston KT1RUN, most known online as The Tech Prepper. It's going to be a little bit different of an episode as we discuss ham adjacent topics like emergency communications, SHTF, tactical gear, and thoughts on communications under hostile airwaves.

Links:

The Tech Prepper on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTechPrepper

TTP's main website: https://www.thetechprepper.com/

The Tech Prepper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetechprepper1

Support The Tech Prepper via BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper

The Tech Prepper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetechprepper/

Armaloq Mobile Radio pack frames: https://www.armoloq.com/

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In this episode I am rejoined by Charlie, NJ7V. Charlie was my first ever Hamdom Thoughts interview guest in 2020. He is also known as Red Summit RF on YouTube, where he hosts the All Portable Discussion Zone (APDZ), various gear tests, and Summits on the Air adventures. He is well known for his tireless scaling of elevations, a Morse code master, and even got his wife involved in radio adventures and she's activating peaks as well.

Links:

Red Summit RF on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RedSummitRF

Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NJ7V_

The BaMaTech TP III paddle: https://www.bamatech.net/morsetasten/bamakey-tp-iii-twin-paddle-key-rot.html?language=en

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In episode 60, I am with Ara, N6ARA. Ara is known in the Summits on the Air world, and has made some cool gear operating that we'll be talking about. He's also a hardware and software nerd and has stories about high altitude balloon experiments.

Links:

Ara's website for his Tiny Paddle: https://n6ara.com

Ara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arkorobotics

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Today I meet with Rick, WS7PB "Papa Bear". Rick is a prepper, retired from law enforcement, and a life long mariner. He says that radios used to be for work, but now they are fun. He can be found online at various livestream chats and an active member of TOADs discord. Let's get to know more about this cool ham today, on episode 59.

Links:

Liberty Cave on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Siskiyous6

Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Siskiyous6

The convention in the Pacific Northwest where you might see us in 2022: https://www.seapac.org/

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In today's episode we get to talk with Aname, also known on YouTube as Wild Cascadia Radio. Aname is a pretty active in the ham radio community, constantly encouraging and participating in the conversations. She hails from the pacific northwest and is an avid tinkerer. Let's get to know her more today, on Episode 58.

Links

Wild Cascadia Radio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr2oZW0uivXxmWB4Xs1R-Wg

Aname on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoboErotica

Mike Richards will flash a Raspberry Pi for you: http://g4wnc.com/ mike@g4wnc.com

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In today's episode we welcome N7KOM Tim, also known on YouTube as Upsection N7KOM. Tim is active with ham radio on the peaks, ascending snow-capped volcanoes to talk with people all over the country. Tim likes to share his adventures and has lots of experience with portable radio outdoors. Let's get to know him more today, on Episode 57.

Links:

Upsection N7KOM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UpsectionN7KOM

The video that kicked it off for N7KOM, by Red Summit RF: https://youtu.be/CEKjt0-0F0s

Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsherrygeo

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In the midst of having lots of ham fun at the West Coast division ARRL annual ham convention called Pacificon, I remembered at some points to switch on the recorder and capture a few talks. Here I comment and share those clips. We hear Gordon West WB6NOA at Breakfast with Gordo, faster-than-packet Winlink speeds used by Walnut Creek CERT, and a bit of WWII history from Lee WA6IRL.

Links:

Pacificon 2021: http://pacificon.org

Gordon West Radio School: https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com

Walnut Creek CERT: https://www.walnut-creek.org/departments/public-safety/emergency-preparedness/cert-community-emergency-response-teams

VARA FM: https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/

Winlink: https://www.winlink.org

CalQRP forums: https://groups.io/g/CalQRP

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We welcome back Josh KI6NAZ of Ham Radio Crash Course in this special sequel interview where the questions are somewhat unplanned, and the tangents take interesting turns. Josh talks about his thoughts on entertainment, workflow, focus in producing, privacy, and life as a ham radio celebrity on YouTube.

Links:

Ham Radio Crash Course on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse

Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi/

Ham Radio Crash Course on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1529154683867342/

Ham Radio Crash Course on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamradiocrashcourse/

HRCC Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWNXQpj

HRCC digital voice: https://hrcc.link

Get your HRCC merch on HamTactical: https://hamtactical.com/

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In this episode, we talk with Shane KD9NJJ, also known as Scout75 online. Scout75 is a friendly presence on many ham stream livechats, and has a few stories and good advice on operating portable. We talk about how he stumbled into ham radio, got inspired by a SOTA ham, and braves the Northern Wisconsin weather to train and practice in his craft.

Links:

Scout75 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQP0R5hTdP-n0yUr8yBU0vg

Scout75 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kd9Njj

Discord: https://discord.gg/BKC5cGqD

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In this episode, I anticipate people will hit the "Next Podcast" button as I talk solo about what's been going on with Hamdom Thoughts and with AD6DM Dennis. Life happens, but in the midst of it, as long as I'm healthy, I'm going to play with different aspects of #HamRadio. For those who persevere through this monologue, thank you for your continued listening and for your support. I hope to line up great discussions in the near future!

Links:

The Mobilinkd TNC3: https://store.mobilinkd.com/products/mobilinkd-tnc3

The inexpensive Lenovo M8 Tablet: https://amzn.to/3huk7F6

How to Create a Multi-Mode XLX Reflector: https://bit.ly/how2xlx

AD6DM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ad6dm

AD6DM DenCo™ Batts: https://denco.ad6dm.net/batts/

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