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HRWB 223 - A Conversation with Bill Meara, N2CQR, From the SolderSmoke Podcast

11/19/2024

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Bill’s books
https://www.amazon.com/Us-Them-American-Family-FOREIGNERS-ebook/dp/B00L8DR4RK
https://www.amazon.com/SolderSmoke-Global-Adventures-Wireless-Electronics/dp/0578053128

The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition
by Paul Horowitz (Author), Winfield Hill (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521809266

R-90A receiver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-390A

Nor Cal 40
https://www.norcalqrp.org/files/norcal.40a.pdf
https://qrper.com/2023/11/nm0s-introduces-the-norcal-40b-transceiver-kit/

Canadian Smarties
https://www.trytreats.com/explore/northamerica/smarties

Hakko FX-951
https://www.hakko.com/english/products/hakko_fx951.html

K4KIO Hex Beam
https://www.k4kio.com/store/

Vince’s new mobile set-up in 2023 F-150 Hybrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP5PdgvrdOc

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HRWB 222 - Disaster Prep with Thomas K4SWL and Josh K7OSH

11/5/2024

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Consider donating to World Central Kitchen
https://donate.wck.org/give/499865/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=navbar

Consider donating to CRI - Crisis Response International
https://criout.com/donate/

From last episode, NGOs to donate to:
Samaritan’s Purse
World Central Kitchen
United Way of Asheville

Marcel Stieber AI6MS’ presentation at BayCon on ARKnet, Wireless Emergency Intranet (.pdf warning)
http://www.bay-net.org/uploads/1/2/2/7/122774721/ai6ms-arknet-baycon2018.pdf

Thomas mentioned Eneloop batteries, rechargeable AA and AAA sized
https://www.panasonic.com/global/energy/products/eneloop/en/lineup/eneloop.html
https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=eneloop&crid=3S5YFIMQUAZW9&sprefix=eneloop%2Caps%2C160&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

USB Charging cable as mentioned by George
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285624929172?_skw=yaesu+usb+charging+cable

USB-C PD explained
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/all-about-usb-c-power-delivery/

Shargeek battery pack

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HRWB 221 - Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, On Hurricane Helene and Emergency Prep

10/20/2024

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Please consider donating to these wonderful organizations who are on the ground responding to Hurricane Helene

Samaritan’s Purse

World Central Kitchen

United Way of Asheville

Water Bricks - Mark called these Lego-like water jugs
https://www.amazon.com/WaterBrick-International-Containers-Emergency-Food-Grade/dp/B01MZDKWN6/?th=1

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HRWB 220 - Projects and Portable Ops with Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK

10/8/2024

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QSO Today Podcast with Adam Kimmerly
https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/k6ark

Gigaparts POTA Explorer 20 mast https://www.gigaparts.com/explorer-pota20-portable-handheld-20-ft-telescopic-carbon-fiber-mast.html

Carbon Fibre mast - tip repair
https://youtu.be/ABKt3YhwVJo

Aluminium rod holder for POTA Explorer 20
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08FR5Y9B2

Goture 7.2m Crappie Rod
https://www.amazon.ca/Goture-Telescopic-Tenkara-Ultralight-Portable/dp/B0C5R1GYY8

Spiral rod holder
https://www.amazon.ca/South-Bend-RH1SB-X-Spiral-Holder/dp/B000ZKPHVM

Bass Pro Shops Extreme Series Tackle Bag 3600 series
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/145290/bass-pro-shops-extreme-series-tackle-bag

Mike N2MAK’s first CW Contact
https://youtu.be/_y8iXHB3FY8?si=AFN4Q2YXewzsimRV&t=577

The Daily DX Newsletter
https://www.dailydx.com/

Nemo Moonlite Elite chair that George likes
https://www.rei.com/product/228134/nemo-moonlite-elite-reclining-backpacking-chair

Adam’s YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@K6ARK

2m/70cm yagi - will it work?
https://youtu.be/a4XIgYD-d1k?si=GzQ6UgyprGHiglTV

LidStick modification for Arrow handheld antennas
https://github.com/W8LID/LidStick

Adam’s 3D print models on Printables
https://www.printables.com/@AdamKimmerly

Adam’s MTR2B project
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JwRWSbbKysfCzV7QA

Micro Pixie aka the “Choking Hazard”
https://youtu.be/6rKpxAWZ7uM?si=udva6DZIixM6_mLV
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HPQtbic5oLAtBPfK6

J-Beam 2M antenna plans
https://hamuniverse.com/jbeam.html

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HRWB 219 - Projects with Pat Hensley, W5WTH

9/24/2024

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Pat’s Blog
http://whiskeytangohotel.com/

The Venus SW-6B QRp CW Transceiver
https://www.venus-itech.com/product/sw-6b-six-band-qrp-cw-radio/

The CFT1 CW QRP Transceiver
https://hamgadgets.com/cft1-by-km4cft.html

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HRWB 218 - 18650 Battery Tester Project with Rick, KC6UFT

9/10/2024

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18650 Battery Tester:
https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/articles.html

The Pakt Coffee Kit:
https://paktbags.com/products/the-pakt-coffee-kit

Epoch X4 Touch Battery Charger:
https://www.epochbatteries.com/products/epoch-x4-touch-battery-charger