Foundations of Amateur Radio
Starting in the wonderful hobby of Amateur or HAM Radio can be daunting and challenging but can be very rewarding. Every week I look at a different aspect of the hobby, how you might fit in and get the very best from the 1000 hobbies that Amateur Radio represents. Note that this podcast started in 2011 as "What use is an F-call?".
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 547
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Tuning a dipole, bring your friends...
This week I spent several hours in a park with a mast, guy wires, some coax, an antenna analyser, copper wire, a balun, cable ties and a pair of pliers, not to mention a…
7Ps of Amateur Radio - be prepared
Amateur Radio is as much about having fun as it is about learning. Sometimes they go hand-in-hand, sometimes not so much.
The 7Ps of Amateur Radio are as valid today as…
Cabrillo and ADIF file formats
Cabrillo and ADIF are likely two terms you've heard if you've done anything with logging or contesting. So what are they, how do they work and why does it matter?
Let's…
Amateur Radio FAQ's
There are questions that happen, over and over again. In computing they're called FAQ's, or Frequently Asked Questions.
Here are some that happen in Amateur Radio.
Wha…
What radio should I purchase?
A regular question that I hear from amateurs, both new and experienced ones, is "What radio should I purchase?". It's a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer…
Different soil types ...
Recently I had the opportunity to operate mobile in 30 different locations within a 24 hour period. I'd done some preparatory work, in the way of looking closely at maps…
Welcome
This podcast started life in 2011 when I was asked to record a story I shared during the production of the weekly amateur radio news in Western Australia.
I'd been a li…