​We are proud to announce that Jeremy’s Wife Brittany, Mrs. IJZ, is now KE8LCA! She has already filed a vanity application for KF8IJZ. She joins us this week to talk through some questions from the current Technician question pool around electronics and antenna characteristics. This is also our final show of calendar year 2018. Thank you each and every one of our listeners for making the show possible through your support and engagement. We look forward to a great 2019!

We are very sorry to share that Dave Shoaf, KG6IRW, from Elecraft, who was our guest on the RF Power Amplifier episode (https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hf-amplifiers), passed away. Dave was a very experienced and knowledgeable ham and a great guest. Our thoughts are with Dave’s family and our friends at Elecraft.

Brittany would like to thank Dan KB6NU for his No Nonsense Technician Study Guide - available for FREE here - https://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/

Brittany would also like to thank Richard KD7BBC for HamStudy.org - the free amateur radio testing and study guide site - https://www.hamstudy.org/

Save 25% ($10) off the HRWB Coax Relay Kit - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p6/4-Port_Coax_Relay_Partial_Kit.html

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Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter

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BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

FLIR One Pro Thermal Camera - https://www.flir.com/products/flir-one-pro/

Adafruit Feather Weather Station Project - https://learn.adafruit.com/wifi-weather-station-with-tft-display?embeds=allow

Black Nylon M2.5 Standoff, nut, and screw set - https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299

Raspberry Pi VESA Mounting Plate - https://www.c4labs.com/product/zebra-vesa-mounting-plate-raspberry-pi-3-b-a-zero-zerow-arduino-uno-rev3-color-options/

8.9” HD Portable Display - https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Resolution-DisplayWith-Speakers-Raspberry/dp/B07H13CLXZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543632723&sr=8-1&keywords=eleduino+8.9

Benchduino Groups.io - https://groups.io/g/benchduino

Nextion Displays - https://nextion.itead.cc/

AT&T Impedance Matching Demo - https://youtu.be/DovunOxlY1k?t=1138

WSPR Spotting - http://wsprnet.org/drupal/

PSK Reporter - https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html

Reverse Beacon Network Propagation monitor - http://www.reversebeacon.net/

CW Beacons - https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/intro.html

​It started as a normal episode - We invited Rod Hardman VA3ON and John Jacobs W7DBO (of the Field Radio Podcast) on to talk Holiday Shopping for Hams - one of our most favorite episodes to do each year.  During this session, we showed no restraint whatsoever because we were at the 4 hour mark when we stopped recording!  While we know you generally like long episodes, we thought we’d split this one into two parts. In part 2, we cover Ham Radio accessories and gifts for your Workbench.

Now through the end of the year, save 25% on the 4-Port Coax Relay Switch - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/store/p6/4-Port_Coax_Relay_Partial_Kit.html

Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter

Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/
Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench
Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact
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BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423

STLs for the 12V DC Power Strip  - https://pinshape.com/items/47791-3d-printed-ham-radio-workbench-dc-power-strip-case?fbclid=IwAR3a0sfN4r-QOCNCqr8bCKSKtBJBC4xuNA-Vm54-tppWr1wdRdI9TPBRfCM

The Field Radio Podcast is not dead! - https://www.youtube.com/fieldradiopodcast

SPRAT http://www.gqrp.com/sprat.htm

RADCOM FROM THE RSGB https://rsgb.org/main/publications-archives/radcom/

National Contest Journal - http://ncjweb.com/

QRP Quarterly (QRP-ARCI Journal) - http://www.qrparci.org/

QEX: the forum for Communications Experimenters - http://www.arrl.org/qex

RT Systems Programming Software - https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/

Rig Expert Antenna Analyzers - https://rigexpert.com/

Bird Watt Meters - https://www.birdrf.com/Products/Test%20and%20Measurement/Power-Meters/Wattmeters-Line-Sections/RF-Wattmeters.aspx

RTL-SDR v3 Dongle - https://www.amazon.com/RTL-SDR-Blog-RTL2832U-Software-Defined/dp/B0129EBDS2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1542432310&sr=8-4&keywords=rtl-sdr

Anker Powerline USB Cables (Micro USB, Lightning, USB-C) - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dmobile&field-keywords=anker+powerline

Begali CW Paddles - https://www.i2rtf.com/keys---paddles.html

MFJ-464 CW Keyer/Reader - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-464

Bioenno Battery - https://www.bioennopower.com/

Powerfilm Solar Panel - https://www.powerfilmsolar.com/

RadioSport Headsets - http://www.arlancommunications.com/products/amateurRadio/

Goal Zero Crush Solar Lantern - https://www.goalzero.com/shop/lights/crush-light/

Heil HT Headset - https://heilsound.com/products/handie-talkie-headset-hth/

Fenix USB Lantern - https://www.amazon.com/rechargeable-neutral-dedicated-camping-EdisonBright/dp/B075QZRFSP/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1542424334&sr=8-16&keywords=fenix+lantern

Fenix HL23 AA Headlamp
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https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Zero-Light-Life-Light/dp/B016UQNG9E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542433912&sr=8-3&keywords=lightalife+mini

Airforce Boonie Hat - https://uspatriottactical.com/r-b-airman-battle-uniform-boonie-hat-abu/

Improved MilSpec Rain Poncho - http://store.oldgrouch.biz/immipomainus.html

Morseit by Picolabs CW App - https://pacolabs.com/iOS/MorseIt/

Free Amateur Radio Test Prep - https://HamStudy.org/

Coax Crimp Set (DX Engineering) - https://www.dxengineering.com/search/part-type/coaxial-cable-prep-tools

Snap circuits - https://www.elenco.com/brand/snap-circuits/

Makeblock mBot Ranger Programmable Robot Kit - https://amzn.to/2TkgyDN

Kuman K4-US for Arduino Project Complete Starter Kit - https://amzn.to/2TlO50d

Chibitronics - LED Craft Kit - https://chibitronics.com/

QRP-Labs QRP Radio Kits - https://www.qrp-labs.com/

WinKeyer - https://www.hamcrafters2.com/

BITX QRP Transceiver Kits - http://www.hfsignals.com/

Hakko desoldering gun FR-301 - https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FR-301-Desoldering-Tool/dp/B07BKSLLG9

Arduino sensor kit - ttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-37-in-1-Sensor-Modules-Kit-for-Arduino-MCU-Education-User-Free-case/231757573899?hash=item35f5d3ef0b:rk:1:pf:0

Transistor kit - https://www.ebay.com/itm/840pcs-Transistor-TO-92-Assortment-24-value-NPN-PNP-DIY-kit-2N2222-S9018-BC32/332682436699?epid=12020296536&hash=item4d756b205b:rk:1:pf:0

Resistor kit - https://www.ebay.com/itm/130-values-2600pcs-1ohm-10M-ohm-W-Metal-Film-Resistor-Resistors-Assortment-Kit/221903164710?hash=item33aa759526:rk:1:pf:0

“The Radio Amateurs Workshop” - Joel Hallas W1ZR - http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-Radio-Amateurs-Workshop

Ratcheting Wire Terminal Crimper - https://amzn.to/2OKEI6N

MC4 Crimper https://amzn.to/2zhws9z

Dupont Crimping Tool - https://www.amazon.com/IWISS-Professional-Compression-Ratcheting-Wire-electrode/dp/B00OMM4YUY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542437709&sr=8-3&keywords=dupont+crimping+tool