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Ham Radio Workbench Podcast Episodes

HRWB 237 - Remote Operating the K4 with Eric Swartz from Elecraft

5/20/2025

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HRWB 236 - New Flex Radio Product Announcement

5/16/2025

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Check out the video on the Ham Radio Workbench YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@HamRadioWorkbench
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HRWB 235 - Ham Radio Reviews & Tips for Buying Used Gear

5/7/2025

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SWLing post
https://swling.com/blog/ 

QRPer.com
https://qrper.com/ 

Four Days In May by QRP ARCI
https://www.qrparci.org/fdim/ 

SOTA Phone (April Fool’s 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pERdo3uUos 

Building the SOTA Phone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pERdo3uUos 

GMKtec Computer
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ4C9ZY1?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_21
GMKtec Mini PC Intel N150 (Turbo 3.6GHz) 16GB DDR4 1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD, Desktop Computer 4K Dual HDMI Display/4x USB3.2/WiFi 6/BT5.2/RJ45 Ethernet Nucbox G3 Plus

Elecraft AX3 antenna
https://elecraft.com/products/ax3_ax3-30-10-meter-whip-antenna 

Vince’s Thingiverse page
https://www.thingiverse.com/ve6lk/designs 

zBitx review, Vince’s first radio review
https://qrper.com/2025/04/first-look-at-the-hf-signals-zbitx-qrp-transceiver/ 

Vince’s video series on the zBitx radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7QvQai-OZU&list=PLZq42zkkA9oPGznE35pjuzKPxAFo1U--Z 

A dummy load as an antenna
https://youtu.be/680g7pCVQTM?si=ETz1hUvy7xzSvZ-6&t=354 

Yaesu FT-891 external FH-2 keypad
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/ysu-fh-2 
Or build your own
https://hamradiooutsidethebox.ca/2022/02/25/a-diy-clone-of-the-yaesu-fh-2-remote-control-keypad/ 

Gigaparts sleeve for FT-891
https://www.gigaparts.com/explorer-ip-891-modular-backpack-add-on-for-ft-891.html 

Ham Radio Kids Table
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHRKidsTable 

Hilberling Radios
https://www.hilberling.de/en/hamradio/ 

QRPme Pocket Pal II Handy-Dandy pocket tester
https://www.qrpme.com/?p=product&id=PAL 

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HRWB 234 - Teensy Maestro Project with Len Koppl KD0RC

4/22/2025

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Beverage antenna episode with Gary W9XT

https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hrwb-187-beverage-antennas-for-low-band-reception-with-gary-w9xt 

Panasonic RF-2200
https://swling.com/blog/2020/02/a-look-back-memories-of-the-panasonic-rf-2200-and-its-sibling-the-national-panasonic-dr22/ 

Morse Telegraph Club
https://morsetelegraphclub.com 

Vince’s interview with Morse Telegraph club’s Instigator and Wire Chief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jM10EvASBE 

Tracy VE3TWM Outdoors On The Air - excellent YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@OutdoorsOnTheAir 

World Radio League logging software
https://worldradioleague.com/ 

Teensy Maestro  YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8rX_YUOSLw 

Teensy Maestro presentation video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgxz7fvicRo 

Anna NH6Z video on FlexRadio programming https://youtu.be/sUhLGnixdaM?si=VN-dZS-LrvOWbVMh 

Teensy Maestro on the FlexRadio community
https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8023866/teensymaestro/p1 

Len’s QRZ Page with more links
https://www.qrz.com/db/KD0RC 

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HRWB 233 - A Conversation with Kirk NT0Z and Paul WD9GCO

4/8/2025

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DW Electrochemical
https://www.amazon.com/Stabilant-5ml-Kit-Makes-30ml/dp/B001E50GQS 

Deoxit Fader Lube
https://caig.com/fader-f-series/ 

Travel routers - while the TP-Link WR-902AC is highly rated, Vince finds it hard to configure. Still, it works quite well.
https://www.amazon.ca/TP-LINK-TL-WR902AC-Wireless-Travel-Router/dp/B01N5RCZQH 

The 200dB Chart - front page of Vince’s website under the header “Ham Smarter with VE6LK Tools”
https://ve6lk.com 

How-To Video on Radio Mobile Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rK0BiFBVDs 

RF Powermug project from @MrCircuitMatt on YouTube
https://hb9uf.github.io/powermug/ 

EAntenna on DXEngineering’s website
https://www.dxengineering.com/search/brand/eantenna?SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=e%20antenna&kr=e%20antenna 

Tohatsu coax relays CX-120P
http://www.tohtsu.com/shouhin.holder/CX-120P.html
https://radiodan.com/tohtsu-coaxial-relays/

Stealth Amateur Antenna Book - only $7!
https://stealthamateur.com/ 

Spiderwire Fishing line
https://www.spiderwire.com/

Spiderwire Stealth Moss Green - one example
https://www.amazon.com/SpiderWire-Braided-Stealth-Superline-Green/dp/B00LDYMDKW 
Suggest you spend time on Spiderwire’s website first to pick the right stuff then shop it around

W6LG light bulb dipole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKFPDZdMF-g 
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HRWB 232 - Product Design with Richard VE2DX

3/25/2025

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VE2DX
https://ve2dx.com/

SDR TR Switch that Replaces the MFJ-1708
https://ve2dx.com/sdr1#abf07f97-44c4-47e0-89d9-e143a21ec49a

January 1998 North American ice storm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1998_North_American_ice_storm

Chocolat Favoris - Amazing Chocolate Fondue-Covered Ice Cream 
https://www.chocolatsfavoris.com/

Index Labs QRP Plus - WD8RIF’s Excellent Archive
https://wd8rif.com/qrpplus.htm

Vince’s Lilygo T-Echo Plus hanging bracket
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6975090

M5 Stack shop
https://shop.m5stack.com/ 

Band Decoder
https://ve2dx.com/banddecoder

EF1 and EF2 Filters
https://ve2dx.com/ef-emi

ICOM Breakout Box
https://ve2dx.com/iab-1#971cc214-f235-43f2-8100-f1cc510b5e5a

2 x 6 Remote Antenna Switch
https://ve2dx.com/2x6-remote-antenna-switch#a6128ceb-d198-419c-9515-9b32aa326e01

VE2DX on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ve2dx

VE2DX Blog:
https://ve2dx.com/blogs%2Ftips

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HRWB 231 - Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air

3/13/2025

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Andrew’s propagation website

https://prop.kc2g.com 

Minstrel:
https://github.com/kc2g-flex-tools/minstrel

USB Cable Tester
https://alvarop.com/2023/07/usb-cable-tester 

Lynovations CTR-2
https://ctr2.lynovation.com/ 

Andrew’s Discord goes here
https://discord.gg/sTH9zaXdSB 

S.A.T CSN Tech
http://csnsat.com/

Mark Smith, in the Linux Kernel
https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/CREDITS?h=v6.14-rc4#n3726-3728
 
Vince’s video on power management in his F-150
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAOSX9JgvkE 

HRWBOTA web pages:
Event overview
https://hrwbota.com 
Where are the hosts?
https://tracker.hrwbota.com 

HISS website
https://hiss.dtmc.ca

HISS Groups.IO page
https://groups.io/g/HISS-Ham-Instant-Scoring-Service 


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HRWB 230 - All About the Geochron with Patrick KJ7SZU

2/25/2025

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HrISS Ham Radio Instant Scoring Service
https://hiss.dtmc.ca/

Morconi:  https://www.morconi.com/

Geochron Atlas 2
https://www.geochron.com/product/geochron-digital-atlas-2/ 

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HRWB 229 - All About 44 Net and the ARDC

2/11/2025

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ARDC
https://www.ardc.net

John's Blog
https://www.ardc.net/ardc-welcomes-44net-program-manager-john-burwell-ki5qkx

Rosy's ham radio bio
https://www.qrz.com/db/KJ7RYV

Rebecca's blog
https://www.ardc.net/ardc-welcomes-our-new-communications-manager-rebecca-key-ko4kvg
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HRWB 228 - Preparing for Winter Field Day

1/28/2025

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California Brain Surgeon saves street from ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l09vdlxv2o 

Vince’s USB 3.0 hub for his Mac Mini
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09DCK46PM?ie=UTF8&psc=1 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09DCK46PM?ie=UTF8&psc=1 

Busted antenna photos
https://qrper.com/2025/01/busted-antenna-in-jasper-alberta 

Ifixit Pro Tech Go Toolkit
This thing is worth every penny the tools are super high quality

https://www.ifixit.com/en-ca/products/pro-tech-go-toolkit 

VK3IL Paddles available for sale
https://ve6lk.com/shop/ 

Steering wheel desk
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B082K98QX1?ie=UTF8&psc=1 

Spikes for footwear from REI
https://www.rei.com/product/890608/kahtoola-microspikes-traction-system?sku=8906080002&store=102&CAWELAID=120217890000754565&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=113279936793&CATCI=pla-294747634266&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_8906080002%7C294747634266%7CBA%7C71700000074422634&gad_source=1 

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