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2019 Hamvention Debrief

6/4/2019

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​Rod Hardman, VA3ON joins us to share his take on the 2019 Hamvention as someone who was actually able to go out and experience it!

Cale K4CDN GoFundMe to help w/ Carla’s Cancer - https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-nelson-family-as-carla-beats-cancer

PERMALINK - https://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/podcast/2019-Hamvention-Debrief

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Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2019” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Mike K8MRD 12VDC Power Strip Board live build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l9VaEKd4P0&t=68s

Review of Packtenna Mini -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k083sSNGXyI

MFJ Battery Booster - MFJ-4416C - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4416C

​MFJ Battery Booster Control Head - MFJ-4416BRC - https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-4416BRC

Contest University Video Library - https://www.contestuniversity.com/videos/

K1EL WKUSB Mini Winkeyer - https://www.hamcrafters2.com/WKmini.html

K3NG Arduino Based CW Keyer - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/

uBLOX GPS Breakout board from Airspy.us - https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-ublox-m8q3a-sma/

Hainbach YouTube Channel - Music from vintage test equipment - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeovElJP0n0i8ADaPsRSd8g
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Hamvention 2019

5/21/2019

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​George, Brittany, and Jeremy just returned from Hamvention 2019 in Xenia, OH.  We had a record year this year - there was no shortage of folks who stopped by to say hello and to pick up our build projects!  In fact, we were so busy that we didn’t get our usual level of coverage this year. A big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to say hello and support us.  A special big thanks to the guy who bought my go box!

We interview Eric from Elecraft on the new K4 Direct Sampling SDR HF Transceiver, Mike from Flex Radio on the new multiFlex feature, and Kaitlyn from Digilent on the new Analog Discovery Studio.  We also include Hans Summer’s presentation from FDIM.

PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/hamvention-2019

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Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2019” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Elecraft K4 - https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver

Flex Radio multiFlex - https://www.flexradio.com/multiflex/

Digilent Analog Discovery Studio - https://store.digilentinc.com/analog-discovery-studio-a-portable-circuits-laboratory-for-every-student/

​Hans Summers’ QRP-Labs - https://www.qrp-labs.com/
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Benchduino and Hamvention 2019

4/23/2019

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​George takes us on a tour of the new Benchduino rapid prototyping platform.  This platform gives you access to common peripherals such as controls, displays, and even a breakout directly in to the Analog Discover 2!  It is compatible with a wide array of processing boards such as the Adafruit Feathers and the Raspberry Pi Zero. We also talk about Hamvention 2019 - we will be there again in booth 3104 - stop by and say hello!

PERMALINK - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/benchduino-and-hamvention-2019

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Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2019” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Icom IC-9700 Groups.io Discussion Board - https://groups.io/g/ic-9700

Rate My Radio video on the Icom IC-9700 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAxPc78ZN6Y

Forthcoming Anytone Mobile DMR Radio Details -  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4DK-4lUcAAzpZq.jpg:large

USB Audio Optimization - https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207355205-Optimising-your-PC-for-Audio-on-Windows-10

USB Audio DPC Latency Guide - https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208360865-Troubleshooting-DPC-latency

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

KB1HQS Portable Gear Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3PF-f4-AUo
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2018 QRP ARCI FDIM - Hans Summers G0UPL and Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE

6/5/2018

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​One final piece of content from the 2018 Hamvention.  Every year, the QRP Amateur Radio Club International hosts a QRP conference called Four Days in May that proceeds Hamvention.  The event is home to a large collection of amateurs passionate about low power operation and building their own radios. George attended the event on Thursday and was able to capture talks by Hans Summers G0UPL of QRP-Labs fame and Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE, famous in the BITX40 community.  Hans talks about the development of his smash hit new transceiver kit, the QCX and Jack talks to us about homebrewing. Special thanks to QRP ARCI President Preston Douglas WJ2V for allowing us to record these great talks.

If you would like more information about QRP ARCI or are interested in joining, please visit http://www.qrparci.org/

We have launched the all new http://www.HamRadioWorkbench.com/ !  This includes our new
Online Store where you can order Ham Radio Workbench projects that are currently in production.  You can also find documentation for previous projects, an archive of our podcast episodes, and a new Blog where George and Jeremy will post articles.

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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/

Save 10% on a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt foldable solar panel with Anderson Powerpole adapter cable - no code needed!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0763QKSXY

The giveaway for a free 30 Watt PowerFilm Solar Panel may still be active!  http://bit.ly/WorkbenchPodcast

Hans Summers G0UPL
  • QRP-Labs - https://qrp-labs.com/
  • Hans’ personal site - http://hanssummers.com/
  • Presentation and thoughts from FDIM - http://www.qrp-labs.com/dayton2018.html

Dr. Jack Purdum W8TEE
  • Co-author “Arudino Projects for Amateur Radio” - https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Projects-Amateur-Radio-Purdum-ebook/dp/B00O2A7I5O
  • The JackAl board for the uBITX - https://ubitx.net/2018/05/21/jackal-is-here/
  • Jack’s presentation from FDIM - http://traffic.libsyn.com/workbench/W8TEE-FDIM-2018-Homebrewing-Radio-Gear.odp.pdf

Adafruit ADABox - https://www.adafruit.com/adabox/

ZUMSpot Digital Voice Radio Hotspot - https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015993

MMDVM Github - https://github.com/g4klx/MMDVM

Pi-Star - https://www.pistar.uk/

Leo Bodnar Mini GPSDO - http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=301

Time Nuts - http://www.leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm

Uputronics Raspberry Pi uBLOX GPS Module - https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-rpigps/

KF7IJZ’s Overview of the new Hytera AR482G - the commercial gradio DMR Radio for Amateurs - https://youtu.be/igEXMLJ0QZY

Precision Frequency References with Dr. Frank M Howell K4FMH -https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/precision-frequency-references

Airspy R2 with 10MHz frequency Input - https://v3.airspy.us/product/a-airspy/

Airspy Groups.io - https://airspy.groups.io/g/main/topics

​FlexRadio 6400 - http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6400/
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2018 Hamvention Interviews

5/22/2018

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Our Interview coverage from the floor of the 2018 Hamvention hosted by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association.
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00:02:29 - QRP Labs - Hans Summers G0UPL
00:26:07 - Siglent America - Jason Chonko
00:37:09 - Hytera America  - Matt Lunati N7OEI
00:52:20 - Small Batch Assembly -  Bob Coggeshall KW4WQ
01:14:48 - FlexRadio Systems - Mike Walker VA3MW
01:31:04 - Open Research Institute - Michelle Thompson W5NYV
1:37:17 - TAPR - Steve Bible N7HPR
1:45:33 - LOOP Antenna - Sergio I3VHF
1:50:44 - Rigol North America - Steve Huss KC7ZVM
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Live from Hamvention 2018

5/22/2018

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​This week George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ are together in Xenia, OH for the 2018 Hamvention.  This episode celebrates the two year anniversary of the Workbench concept, and we are joined by our extended family for the occasion - Mark “Smitty Halibut” Smith KR6ZY, Kenneth Finnegan W6KWF, Gerald “Powerpole the World” Wilson KF5JNU, and Brittany Mrs. IJZ sit in for this roundtable.  We discuss Hamvention impressions, spending other people’s money, and (of course) DMR this week on the Ham Radio Workbench.
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2018 Hamvention Preparation

4/24/2018

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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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Mark “Smitty Halibut” Smith - KR6ZY
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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/

D-Star Amateur Radio Satellite - http://www.d-star.one/

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
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2017 Dayton Hamvention

5/23/2017

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Take a front row seat for our Saturday talk at the 2017 Dayton Hamvention Forums. George and Jeremy explain why It Has Never Been a Better Time to be a Ham (Especially if you like to build things). We also check in with Travis Goodspeed, Michael Ossman, TAPR, Linux in the Ham Shack, Siglent, and Rigol!

Link to the Presentation Slides (PDF) -http://traffic.libsyn.com/workbench/Dayton_2017_HR360_Workbench_Forum_Presentation.pdf

Travis Goodspeed
https://twitter.com/travisgoodspeed
http://www.md380.org
https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/loraham

Michael Ossman / Great Scott Gadgets
https://twitter.com/michaelossmann
https://twitter.com/GSGlabs
https://greatscottgadgets.com

Siglent
https://twitter.com/Siglent_Tech
http://siglentamerica.com

Linux in the Ham Shack
https://twitter.com/lhspodcast
http://lhspodcast.info

TAPR
https://twitter.com/TAPRDigital
https://www.tapr.org

RIGOL
https://twitter.com/RigolTechUSA
https://www.rigolna.com
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2017 Dayton Hamvention Prep

5/9/2017

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This week, George and Jeremy explore the treasure trove of Dayton through the eyes of the builder! They layout the parts, tools, test equipment, and components that you can find at Hamvention to outfit your workbench.

Hamvention Vendor List
http://info.pcboard.ca/

Workbench Build Projects
http://www.360workbench.com/

​Raspberry Pi Boot Modes
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/README.md
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