RF Podcast EP 37 Beware Rude Hams

Episode 37 Show Notes

00:00 Song: “Making Me Nervous” by Brad Sucks from the album “I Don’t Know What I’m Doing”http://www.magnatune.com/artists/albums/bradsucks-dontknow/ All of the songsin this episode are from this album.

01:20 Intro: Warning: Songs may contain offensive or explicit language. Richard has screenedthe songs for the show, but use discretion when playing the album among moresensitive listeners.

03:13 Feedback:

Noel, WB0VGI, offers to discuss space weather. He operates the site http://space.augsburg.edu/John, KD0FLF, enjoys the show, operates aeronautical mobile, and is happy with his FT-857 and Pac-12 portable antenna.Lance, K7LDS, says his club has encouraged him to return to ham radio and upgrade his license. He enjoys the show and appreciates the reinforcement of basic information. Lance also successfully completed his mobile HF radio installation.Derrick also appreciates the show and the variety of topics.Lance, K7LDS, suggests that mobile installation techniques might be a good topic for a future show. He’d also like more complete show notes.

17:37 Donations:

Mike of Syracuse, UT and Kirk of San Gabriel, CA made donations before the lastepisode. Thanks to Mike and Kirk and apologies for the late mentions.

22:11 Live Show: Richard asks for feedback about what sort of live show participation listenerswould prefer. One option is talkshoe, but he would like to know what you wouldlike to use.

24:26 Song: “Time To Take Out The Trash” by Brad Sucks.

27:12 Rant: Rude hams. Are we living in the age of the rude amateur radio operator?

42:11 Song: “Bad Attraction” by Brad Sucks.

45:20 Topic: Rapid chargers and wall warts.Rapid chargers are convenient, but may reduce longevity of the battery.Wall warts are slower, but, in theory, should allow for longer battery life.

1:02:00 Song: “Overreacting” by Brad Sucks.

1:05:30 Conclusion: Visit Magnatune (http://www.magnatune.com) for more great music.Contact info.

1:07:32 Song: “Work Out Fine” by Brad Sucks.

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Episode 36 Seductive Conductor Size

00:00 Theme music

00:54 Intro: Resonant Frequency is now on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Resonant-Frequency-Podcast/113008802469?v=feed&story_fbid=132140745279Lots of traffic on Twitter, too.

02:10 Feedback:

Mike, KF7AME, appreciates comments on previous shows about how difficult it may be for new hams to afford new equipment. We’ve all been there, and wire antennas are cheap and effective.Barry, K4RUE, also a recently licensed ham, enjoys the show and the music.George, N0JRJ, likes the podcast and listens on his commute. He also liked the live show, and appreciates Richard’s attitude toward new hams.Kirk, KG6HPF, says Resonant Frequency helped inspire him to pass his General exam.Lance, K7LDS, suggests that the show notes be updated to include website URLs and other information. He also suggests that interaction with the chat room during the live show be made more descriptive for folks listening to the recorded version. Lance suggests doing a future show on mobile radio installation hints. Good idea! Send in your mobile installation hints via email or the forum.

16:05 Check out Linux Cranks (http://linuxcranks.info) as Richard has been a guest onthat podcast, too.

17:30 Live Show: We’re still trying to schedule another live show. It will likely happen the night afterwe record Linux in the Ham Shack. Look for it at ustream.tv: “Now Defunct”http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Resonant-Frequency-Live0Also keep an eye on other sites such as http://blacksparrowmedia.com, and look for KB5KBVon Identi.ca (defunct) and Twitter for announcements of future live shows.

19:30 Promo: Ohio Linux Fest promotional announcement. See http://www.ohiolinux.org for more details.Russ, K5TUX, of Linux in the Ham Shack will be there. Will you?

19:54 Song: “Mississippi Moon” by Too Slim and the Taildraggers, from their album “Time to Live”.http://www.iodapromonet.com/landing_page.php?promo_id=218864

25:21 Topic: Conductor diameter versus frequency.Richard once suggested to Bob, KC5JTF, that he could assemble an antenna similar to theArrow dual-band VHF/UHF antenna from rifle cleaning rods. This prompted a discussion abouthow “broad banded” such an antenna might be, and how conductor size affects the usablefrequency range of an antenna.

45:18 Song: “You Gonna Wreck My Life”, by Too Slim and the Taildraggers, also from their album”Time to Live”. http://www.iodapromonet.com/landing_page.php?promo_id=218864

52:40 Conclusion: Contact info.Visit IODA Promonet (http://www.iodapromonet.com) for more great music.

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RRA EP 36 Focus Sad Hacker

Welcome everybodyTechnical DifficultiesWindows is a VirusCreeping up the search enginesPost a link to the show www.rfpodcast.infoLet us add a link for your websitePodcast streaming site list is comingWorking to get added to podcast appsStill needing folks to help with the showsTalked to Bill KA9WKA, We miss you BillNeed YL’s for some voice work. Contact me at KB5JBV@GMAIL.COMDonationsThen we talk about another whiny Hacker / Radio OperatorBob KJ7NZLHackaday https://hackaday.com/2020/11/28/ham-radio-needs-to-embrace-the-hacker-community-now-more-than-ever/#commentBob KJ7NZL’s website https://www.kj7nzl.net/blog/ham-radio-needs-to-embrace-the-hacker-community-now-more-than-ever/We haven’t been paying the billBob has the but hurt about Public serviceRichard’s Story TimeAmateur Radio Subreddit is where the freeloaders hang outI use internet toys tooBob has no antennas, he is sad.Richard’s Story TimeInternet will FAILGARBAGECell phones fail all the timeRichard’s Story TimeChristmas Day BombingBob says to his YSF Reflector The Me, Me, Me generation has arrived in Amateur RadioThe Hacker community needs to embrace Amateur Radio more than everAmateur Radio operators have been hackers from the beginningMarconi, Hertz, Faraday, DeForest, Marconi, Morse, even TeslaRichard’s Story Timeklystron tubeGARBAGE returnsWoof!Damn I agree With Bill NE4RDWe were Hackers longer than they haveRichard’s Story TimeGet out and find some friends in the Amateur Radio community BobHackaday and Bob’s bad websiteI use digital communications every day. I have a phone.Go read this crapDisaster FetishAmateur Radio Subreddit gives me a headacheRichard’s Story TimeRamblincome see uswrap up

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Episode 35 RF Podcast Live Show Notes

00:00 Promo: Ohio Linux Fest (http://www.ohiolinux.org)

00:25 Theme music

01:20 Intro: This is the unedited audio version of our first live video episode The video appears to be lost to history but the audio remains

03:15 Live show: This is our first live show and it’s a little rough, primarily an equipment test.

05:25 Feedback:

George, N0JRJ, likes the podcast and the idea of the live show. He listens while commuting and talks about his frustrations with the attitudes of “old timers” toward new hams.Barry, K4RUE, a recently licensed ham, enjoys the show and the music.Mike, KF7AME, just found the podcast and is listening to the old episodes. He appreciates comments on previous shows about how difficult it may be for new hams to afford new equipment.Bob, K4BB, just discovered the podcasts and music, and enjoys them, though he’s not too sure about all of the music.Google alert: Russ Wenner of The Techie Geek podcast mentions us in episode 40. Check it out at https://web.archive.org/web/20130805083259/http://thetechiegeek.com/Robert, WA4HRK, sends thanks for a recent episode.

Thank you everyone for the feedback. Find us at: http://rfpodcast.info or Email us at kb5jbv@gmail.com

19:20 Topic: Everyone assumes everyone else has the same equipment or can afford such equipment. There are lots of ways to get equipment, and it takes time to accumulate a station. Building wire antennas is a great way to learn and is inexpensive.

22:42 Amazon: Please make your Amazon purchases through the Amazon link on http//:rfpodcast.info as we get a small portion of that transaction. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and is another way to support the podcasts. Thanks.

24:56 Station ID: This is KB5JBV…

25:30 Topic: Elmering… but Richard seems to have lost his train of thought.

26:50 Topic: Twitter and other social networks.

28:00 Topic: Bill, KA9WKA, distracts Richard with comments in the chat room. (Sorry – Ed.)

30:20 Topic: The rude amateur radio operator. Is Elmering a lost art?Anyone else see this sort of thing?

33:15 Topic: Field Day.

36:00 Topic: Richard is intending to attend more hamfests in the east Texas, south Oklahoma, west Louisiana area and looks forward to talking with the podcast listeners and maybe recording a few of those conversations for the podcasts.

38:30 Topic: Hurricane season.

42:20 Other folks joining in the chat room. Check out Chris’ (N7ICE) website http://73s.org,

44:30 Keyboard balls. 🙂

45:04 A tour of Richard’s studio. Hope you’re not prone to motion sickness.

50:45 Check out Hacker Public Radio at http://hackerpublicradio.org/

53:20 Rambling a bit.

55:30 Star Trek memorabilia.

59:20 Back to hamfests. Richard has yet to attend Dayton. But there is HamCom (Recently Closed Permanently)

1:01:30 W1AW bulletins: AMTOR and ASCII to be replaced by PSK31 and MFSK16. RTTY to remain.fldigi is a great program for digital modes. It’s available for Linux AND Windows. Download at http://www.w1hkj.com/

1:04:40 Also check out the NUE-PSK standalone modem: http://www.nue-psk.com/Thanks, Craig, KB3SBI.

1:05:25 Richard reminisces about the Commodore 64 computer that he used as a portable packet terminal.

1:08:20 Wrap up. Thanks to KA9WKA, N7ICE, KB3SBI, and all the anonymous ustreamers for showing up in the chat room.

1:10:35 Conclusion:

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