Ham Talk Live!

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.

Rob Sherwood, NC0B of Sherwood Engineering is here to talk about his latest analysis of receivers, including the new Icom 7610. We will talk about comparing the 7610 to the 7300 and other receivers, and answer the questions that were sent in advance. (Questions were taken in advance on social media this week due to scheduling conflicts for live Q&A).There's also an update on this year's AM Rally, an announcement about the book "Contact Sport", and nominations for the Young Ham Lends a Hand award.Here are links to Rob's web site containing all the numbers:www.nc0b.comFor the long form on specific radios:www.nc0b.com/7300www.nc0b.com/7610www.nc0b.com/8600www.nc0b.com/990

Jerry Buxton, N0JY the vice president for engineering at AMSAT is here to talk your calls and talk about the process of building amateur radio satellites, and the latest on the newest bird, Fox 1D which just arrived in space last week! 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, Doug Grant, K1DG takes your questions about the World Radiosport Team Championships! WRTC 2018 is just around the corner in Germany, and the teams are already preparing. Doug is a past winner and chairman of the event, and will be participating this 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.Links from tonight's show about @wrtc2018:To donate or volunteer for WRTC 2018, go to http://wrtc2018.deThe video mentioned about WRTC 2014 is available here (FREE): https://vimeo.com/119947598For the book "Contact Sport" by Jim George, N3BB, go to: http://a.co/hIezeIh

Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, the kit building editor at CQ Amateur Radio Magazine is back to talk about a new year of new kits! We'll also talk about enclosures for your kits, and maybe even his new Dr. Seuss hat for Hamvention!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.

Bernie McClenny, W3UR will take your questions LIVE on this week's episode of Ham Talk Live! We will be talking all things DX... upcoming DX opportunities, tips to working DX, getting DXCC on a budget, and Bernie's web site, email newsletter, blog, and twitter feed called the Daily DX (and Weekly DX).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.

Emmett Hohensee III, W0QH, the chief engineer at RadioWavz, has rescheduled to be on the show this week. We will talk about some of his exotic antenna installation trips, including the Pearl Harbor special event station aboard the USS Batfish. Emmett and RadioWavz also has a gift for all of our listeners, so don’t miss that! We may also throw in some winter antenna maintenance discussion, and as always we will take your phone calls live!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.Be sure to catch this week's episode of Ham Talk Live! for a holiday gift for YOU! 15% off at RadioWavz.com through January 2. And, you support HTL as well! Promo starts at 9 am on Friday, December 22.

Tonight on Ham Talk Live!, Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD calls in, as our scheduled guest tonight was not available. Scott is the new editor of the National Contest Journal. We talk about some upgrades and changes to the journal, contesting, contest rig selection, and a quick preview of WRTC 2018. We will try to reschedule the chief engineer at RadioWavz antennas, Emmett Hohensee III, W0QH at a later time. 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.

This episode of Ham Talk Live! is truly out of this world! Dr. Rob Suggs, KB5EZ, from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Kevin Zari, KK4YEL from Kennedy Space Center, and Peter Fetterer, KB3GTN from Goddard Space Flight Center are here to take your questions about the year long operating event called NASA On the Air!Links from tonight's show about NOTA (NASA On the Air)Website: https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1101291730008122/Twitter: @NASARadioClubs #nota #NASAOnTheAirBe 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.

Ralph Fedor, K0IR, is back to give us an update on the Bouvet Island DXpedition that will be happening at the end of January. Ralph will take your questions LIVE on the show about this exciting journey!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.

Happy thanksgiving!

Scott Avery, WA6LIE is here to take your questions about Remote Hams, a framework for using stations remotely. It's a great way for people who can't put up antennas or isn't in the propagation line to work HF!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.

Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L is here to talk about the trip to Puerto Rico for disaster communications. She will talk about the work that was done, and give us a first hand insight into how things are on the island. And, we talk about some things that were learned from this very unique experience in the event a similar effort happens in the future.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 Greenbaum, N1DG will take your calls about the KH1 - Baker Island DXpedition 2018 and has a big announcement to make!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.

Ward Silver, N0AX will take your questions about the new 2018 ARRL Handbook. Ward is the editor of this major revision, and will be here to tell us all about it.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.

Sean Kutzko, KX9X, joins us once again... but this time to talk about getting started with satellite operations! So if you want to know how to get started, be sure to tune in and call in with your questions for Sean!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.