Smitty KR6ZY joins as co-host this week as George is on vacation.  Smitty will be making a road trip to Xenia, OH to attend the 2018 Hamvention for the first time.  We talk about the preparations he’s undergoing to maximize his mobile Ham Radio experience as he drives cross country.  He talks to us about operating and charging a Bioenno Battery from his car as well as a speaker level audio mixer he’s designing to mix the audio of all of his radios.  Finally, we talk about Hamvention in general - including what to expect and what to look forward to. We look forward to seeing all of you at Hamvention in booth 3104 this year!
2018 Hamvention Discussion begins at 1:43:09

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German Orbital Twitter Feed - https://twitter.com/germanorbital

CubeSat - http://www.cubesat.org/

Our conversation on the Phase 4 B Ground Station - http://hamradioworkbench.com/hrwb040-amsat-phase-4b-ground-station-design

MMDVM-HS-HAT Raspberry Pi Zero Hat - https://github.com/mathisschmieder/MMDVM_HS_Hat

MMDVM-HS-Dual-HAT Raspberry Pi Duplex Hat - https://github.com/phl0/MMDVM_HS_Dual_Hat

Mathis Schmieder DB9MAT - https://twitter.com/DB9MAT

Florian Wolters DF2ET - https://twitter.com/flo_0_

Smitty’s Speaker Level Audio Mixer Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su6cF3tQ1cM

RD DPH3205 buck boost digital control Power Supply LCD display voltage converter - https://www.ebay.com/itm/292040615803?ul_noapp=true

Case for DPH3205 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/132427419443?ul_noapp=true

PI Zero USB Hub - Zero 4U USB Hub for Raspberry Pi Zero - https://www.adafruit.com/product/3298

Shutdown Pi via GPIO - https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/off-switch-raspberry-pi/

Pimoroni On/Off SHIM - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/onoff-shim

Raspberry Pi Voltage Regulator - power a pi from 5V-16V!  - https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/wide-input-shim

IKEA Algot Shelving - https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/11751/

Online Design Tool to test for Fit and Finish - https://www.draw.io/

Hackaday - To Ferrule or not to Ferrule - https://hackaday.com/2018/04/12/to-ferrule-or-not-to-ferrule/

Ferrules - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LCG52C6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

IWISS Hexagonal Ferrule / Radial Crimper - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H950AK4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hamvention 2018 - http://hamvention.org/
List of Indoor Vendor - https://info.pcboard.ca/hamvention/hamvention2018-indoor/

List of Outdoor Vendors - https://info.pcboard.ca/hamvention/hamvention2018-outdoor/

​2018 Hamvention Forums - http://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-Forum-3-Day-Chart-v5.pdf

​Today we bring you a BayCon 2018 presentation from David Ranch KI6ZHD on Yaesu’s contribution to the Digital Voice radio market - Yaesu System Fusion.  David gives a brief overview of the mode and then talks about the state of Yaesu System Fusion in 2018. George and Jeremy spend a long time catching up on projects, many related to Digital Mobile Radio (DMR).  George gives a brief update on the Ham Radio Workbench Build projects for the 2018 season.
Yaesu System Fusion Content begins at 2:20:23

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Goodbye Curtis K5CLM from the Everything Ham Radio podcast - http://www.everythinghamradio.com/

Cale Nelson K4CDN, founder of http://www.HamRadio360.com/ has relaunched his Modern Christian Men podcast - http://modernchristianmen.com/caleanewseason/

Uniden announces new “SDR” direct sampling scanner - SDS100 - https://www.uniden.com/newsroom/press-releases/sds100-coming-soon/

New Raspberry PI 3 B+ Launched - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/

Raspberry Pi UARTs - https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/uart.md

History Skunk Works Book - https://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003

History of AT&T Bell Labs - The Idea Factory
https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Factory-Great-American-Innovation/dp/0143122797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523073483&sr=8-1&keywords=the+idea+factory

Internet Labs D-STAR Hot Spot - the Digital Voice Access Point - http://www.dvapdongle.com/DV_Access_Point_Dongle/Home.html

Ultibots D300VS Plus Delta Style 3D Printer - https://www.ultibots.com/d300vs-plus-3d-printer-diy-kit

Anytone AT-868UV Amateur Friendly Dual Band DMR Radio - https://powerwerx.com/anytone-atd868uv-dmr-dual-band-handheld

SharRF OpenSpot Digital Voice (DMR, D-STAR, Yaesu System Fusion) - https://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot/

GL.INET Mini Wireless Router with external antennas AR300M16-EXT - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07794JRC5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

GL.iNet AR300M16 Product Page - https://gl-inet.com/ar300m/
Portable USB-powered travel 5-port 10/100mbps network switch - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074W5NW95/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Nextion Displays for MMDVM/Raspberry PI based HotSpots - https://nextion.itead.cc/
Demonstration of custom Nextion MMDVM displays - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXADw9a6WU&t=375s

2014 Counterfit FTDI articles - https://hackaday.com/2014/10/24/ftdi-screws-up-backs-down/ https://hackaday.com/2014/10/22/watch-that-windows-update-ftdi-drivers-are-killing-fake-chips/

DMR Automatic calibration for SharkRF OpenSpot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3LEsYw-cig

Download DMR contacts and Talk Groups for several different radios - http://amateurradio.digital/

New Codeplug Management software for various Chinese DMR Radios - http://n0gsg.com/contact-manager/

Wago Wire Lever Nuts - https://www.amazon.com/Wago-Lever-Nut-Assortment-Pocket-Pack/dp/B01N0LRTXZ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523081377&sr=8-3&keywords=wago+lever+nuts
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