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Ham Talk Live! Episode 23 - National Tribal ARA with Nathan Nixon, N7NAN

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 06:35 AM PDT
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Coming up Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern on Ham Talk Live! this week,
Nathan Nixon, N7NAN takes your calls about the National Tribal Amateur
Radio Association. NTARA promotes and supports ham radio in American Indian
tribes as a valuable resource for EmComm.



Call us at 812-NET-HAM-1, Skype HamTalkLive, or Tweet @HamTalkLive during
the show with your questions!



Tune in at hamtalklive.com LIVE! at 9 pm Eastern on Thursday night, or
catch the...



Ham Talk Live! Episode 23 - National Tribal ARA with Nathan Nixon, N7NAN

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A historical day, the first ARISS contact with YOTA

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 03:44 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...h-yota.531082/

A historical day, the first ARISS contact with YOTA

The Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders PA2LS,
described Monday, July 18 as a historical day for youth and amateur radio



In the Youngsters On The Air camp in Austria the first YOTA contact ever
was made with the International Space Station. More than 100 young radio
amateur from about 30 countries were attending this contact.



20 of the young Ham’s had the chance to talk to astronaut...



A historical day, the first ARISS contact with YOTA

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100 Watts and a Wi Episode 53 is posted

Posted: 19 Jul 2016 09:01 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...posted.530985/

On this episode, Christian has coffee with Emmett, W0QH. Emmett is the
Chief Engineer at Radiowavz. This time, we talk about portable antennas,
HOA options and severe weather. Oh! Pokemon Go is here! Yes, an extremely
rare Pokemon thingy is embedded deep in this episode! Also, is there a 100
Watts and a Wire QRP Special Event in the works?



http://100wattsandawire.com/100-watt...wire/episode53



100 Watts and a Wire ® is a weekly podcast celebrating amateur radio.
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100 Watts and a Wi Episode 53 is posted

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Ham Radio 360: Workbench #2 Hand Tools

Posted: 19 Jul 2016 07:02 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-tools.530979/

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In this episode of The Workbench, George @KJ6VU and Jeremy @KF7IJZ take a
look at uses of and options for hand tools at the workbench.



They highlight the tools that are practical and useful with many
suggestions on what to buy and what features to look for...



Ham Radio 360: Workbench #2 Hand Tools