Ham Radio 2.0

Join us on Sunday night as I welcome several YouTube channels back onto the channel to talk about plans for next weekend's HAMCATION 2024 Hamfest! We'll probably do some after-hour get togethers and we will talk about overall plans for the show. Join us!Website - https://www.hamcation.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

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I finally got a Quansheng UV-K5 and opened it up for the 220MHz band. THEN I put it on the TinySA - what do you think happened? Let's look!SPONSOR: Bring all of your project ideas to life with https://www.pcbway.comLink to radio: https://amzn.to/3UpVhuw Hayden's Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuX83ay4Ouh_qMAC79F92DNVaOtywmC5Signal Stick Antennas: https://hr2.li/80179

With a new SMS Gateway you can now send text messages from your phone to a radio that has APRS Messaging enabled. Just register your phone number and start sending messages. Let's take a look at how easy this is -SPONSOR: Bring all your ideas to life with https://pcbway.com Blog Post - https://daily.hamweekly.com/2023/11/new-aprs-sms-gateway-service/ Opt-in - http://aprs.wiki/SMS/

Radio Prepping and Preparedness is essential in the event of a power outage of blackout. Prepare NOW, so that you aren't caught off-guard when an outage happens. This is a story from Australia about such a situation, and a challenge to Hams around the world for using local comms and repeaters.SPONSOR: Save 10% off of all M&P Coax products with code HR2CABLES at this link - https://hr2.li/cablesLink to original article: https://midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/2024/01/16/radio-to-the-rescue/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/524222062665203/?paipv=0&eav=AfaaRPHbn3gqgdcpk7z_gIqkWD63CNIzEhETQrUhSwy2TP_CCXA9cC9GsPEspdDL4lg&_rdr

LIVE! From Winter Field Day 2024 in Galveston, TX

How to RUIN Your Ham Radio Club - or how to make it as unappealing as possible. Thanks to the author of this reddit post for these great ideas on how to destroy a club - watch this video and let me know what you think!SPONSOR: Save 20% off of all courses with code jason20 at hamradioprep.comLink to original article: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1979snh/how_to_make_you_ham_radio_club_as_unappealing_as/

Top 8 Antennas for HF Ham Radio on Amazon for early 2024:SPONSOR: Seesii TinySA - https://amzn.to/3vN7iQpK6ARK 5w Kit - https://amzn.to/3ShXQx9K6ARK 20w Kit - https://amzn.to/3So6sm4K6ARK 100w Kit - https://amzn.to/4b9zeOCRadiowavz DX40 - https://amzn.to/3SjzpPTWindcamp Gipsy Dipole - https://amzn.to/3O6z2FXShark Antenna Hamsticks - https://amzn.to/3O0lonOChameleon CHA Emcomm III - https://amzn.to/3U0nvvqSuper Antenna MP1DXTR80 - https://amzn.to/3tLK1O9

Join us tonight for an interview with leadership from Hamcation about the upcoming Hamfest next month

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This is a story I found that was recently in the news about the FCC issuing a warning to the FAA about using FM Transmitters. Take a look at the video and let me know what you thinkLinks to the articles: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/fcc-dings-spaceport-and-a-n-m-state-agency-for-pirate-radioResponse https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/spaceport-america-says-it-wont-happen-again

It is 2024 and therefore time for a new "Best Of" List in my New Ham Workshop Playlist. This is my list of the top 8 HF Ham Radios for 2024 that are under $2000. Take a look and let me know what you think...SPONSOR: Save 20% off of all courses with code JASON20 at https://hamradioprep.com7 - https://www.radioddity.com/products/xiegu-g90-hf-transceiver Radioddity Coupon: https://radioddity.refr.cc/jasonjohnston6 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=727355 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_480&products_id=759604 - http://hr2.li/1qyad3 - https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7300.html2 - https://www.gigaparts.com/icom-ic-7100.html 1 - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=72862BONUS - https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=75295

Tonight I welcome members of the Winter Field Day Board, of which I am a part, onto my Livestream to discuss recent changes made to the rules and plans for this upcoming event, which happens at the end of this month. Bring your questions and comments to the stream, I hope to see you there!WFD Website - https://winterfieldday.org

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Today we take the Radtel RT-490 and go through the menus, key up on frequencies that it shouldn't be allowed to transmit on, plus put the radio on the TinySA to see what type of signal it has. The results might surprise you...SPONSOR: Find principled vendors for Financial & Estate planning, new mortgages & refinancing, Christ-centered health care and more at https://realestateforlife.orgLinks for the video:RadTel RT-490: https://amzn.to/3vwLcBoTinySA: https://amzn.to/3SenPWh(affiliate links)

I love this Mystery Box videos because you never know how the video is going to turn out. Today I open a $50 Box from RW Antennas, a store that sells Ham Radio Antennas and more. Check their website here - https://rwantennastore.com/

Replay of the weekly Livestream where I share my thoughts and opinions on my favorite items and events of 2023. Plus we will talk about some upcoming events for 2024 and how we can make HAM RADIO stand out this year!

A NEW Ham Radio Antenna for POTA - Parks on the Air! This "Reel" Antenna has a reel-in wire that is totally adjustable for operating multiple HF bands. Today we activate Galveston Island State Park, K-3013, and get some DX in the logbook!SPONSOR: Save 10% on all M&P Coax and Products with code HR2CABLES at this link - https://hr2.li/cablesLinks from the video:Reel-POTA-able Antenna - https://reelefhw.comSpiderbeams Mast - http://hr2.li/n2rwxHitch Mount for Mast Holder - https://amzn.to/3NQ1eMY

I bought the Mystery Box from CountyComm that they call the Mega Big Daddy VIP Mystery Swagg Pack. Let's see what's inside! Link: https://countycomm.com/products/mega-big-daddy-vip-mystery-swagg-pack

Join us at 10:30pm CST (04:30 UTC Monday) on Sunday Night to bring in the New Year! We will livestream for about 1.5 hours to bring in the New Year for both the Eastern and Central Timezones. After that, who knows? I have invited some special guests to join us for this event, so make plans to stop by and ring in the New Year with us!