- RF Podcast EP 52 Powerful Wire2022/01/15
Solid core cable verses Stranded
16 gauge to 10 gauge
I'm running 6 to 7 feed
12 to 13 amps
- RF Podcast EP 51 Memorizing the Test2021/11/27
Spread the love Studying to the Test Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots) Patreon "Become a Patron Today!" By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar) PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot) Intro Welcome No nag this time Mobile in the Studio More mobile install to come... Later I was getting clubs to send me a copy…
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- RF Podcast EP 50 Quality Mobile Install 12021/11/13
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 50 Basic Mobile Install 1 70 cm band threat intro Welcome Feedback Cory KB9JHU Podcast Ideas collegearc.com Bill and Ray talking about videos Ray KO4RB Time is nil for radio TIm KI6BGE where is the login nice layout Jerry KD0BIK Jerry great to find you back in my podcast feed…
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- RF Podcast EP 49 Powerful Linux2021/10/30
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love RF Podcast EP 49 Powerful Linux Mobile Episode Intro Welcome Visit the website www.rfpodcast.info Donations Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots) Patreon "Become a Patron Today!" By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar) PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot) No feedback this time Topic more Linux Linux makes sense It is not hard to…
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- RF Podcast EP 48 Superb Feedback2021/10/16
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 48 Superb Feedback intro Welcome We are back in the studio Great response at the website Added Godaddy as a sponser Were not here to make a living First hosting sucked Videos over at YouTube Been asked to show up at Dayton and Belton Thanks to Bill KA9WKA for being…
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- RF Podcast EP 47 Upbeat Update2021/10/16
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love RF Podcast EP 47 Upbeat Update Opening Greetings Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots) Patreon "Become a Patron Today!" By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar) PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot) We are back, We have maximum backness Richard's Depression has lifted Last year was the year from hell Time for an update…
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- RF Podcast EP 46 Blessed Riff Raff2021/10/02
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 46 Blessed Riff Raff Dispensing a little Butt hurt creme for the Dallas Amateur Radio Club Will be sending a box of tissue Intro Welcome everybody Studio 2 M Mobile edition Still working on contributing listener area We don't have Audible anymore more donation Nag We will get back to…
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- RF Podcast EP 45 Awesome Feedback 22021/09/25
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love RF Podcast EP 45 Awesome Feedback 2 Intro Welcome We really miss Jerry Taylor Got Black Sparrow Media back Donations Please Click the Donation Links for Buy me a coffee, Paypal, Patreon Feedback: Ross VK3UCR Frasier No call Canada is almost Texas More about mobile rig recommendations Apartment Operations Radios Portable Antennas Check…
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- RF Podcast EP 44 Resourceful Recruiting2021/09/04
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 44 Resourceful Recruiting EP 44 We are still having trouble with the Itunes feed go to rfpodcast.info for older episodes. Here you go episode 44. We try to answer an email question concerning getting more folks into a local club. Intro Studio 2M in the Trinity river bottoms of South…
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- RF Podcast EP 43 Field Day Bonus2021/08/21
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 43 Field Day Bonus Welcome Studio 2M Field operation Donations No Audible Amazon is going away I miss HAMCOM Doing DMR now not D-STAR Wow we were doing everything back then kb5jbv@gmail.com No Music inserted here Alternate uses for Field Day Great opportunity to shop a club great way to…
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- RF Podcast EP 42 Awesome Feedback2021/08/07
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Episode 41 Awesome Feedback Show Notes 00:00 LHS Promo 00:34 Theme 01:27 Intro Back in the studio this time.The Resonant Frequency website has been moved and blacksparrowmedia.com is no more. The new web site is rfpodcast.info. Linux in the Ham Shack is at lhspodcast.info. To contact Richard, use kb5jbv@gmail.com. 03:00 Donations The…
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- RF Podcast EP 41 VHF / UHF Waste land2021/07/24
Spread the love Episode 41 VHF / UHF Waste land 00:00 Intro Music 00:54 Intro Recording live from the vehicle, Dave Yates style. http://lottalinuxlinks.com/Migration to the web hosting service is complete, though some things were lost. If you were signed up for an account on the old site, you'll need to sign up again.After a…
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- RF Podcast EP 40 Basic D-Rats2021/07/10
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Episode 40 Basic D-Rats Show Notes 00:00 Theme: 00:53 Intro: It's Christmas time in North Texas. 01:53 Feedback: None!Announcements: Check out Linux in the Ham Shack. www.lhsinfo.orgDonations: Thanks to everyone for buying through the Amazon link. Amazon kicks back a small percentage to the show as credit, so it's not quite the…
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- RF Podcast EP 39 Fascinating SDR2021/06/26
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 39 Fascinating SDR Episode 39 Show Notes 00:00 Theme: 00:53 Intro: Condolences to the victims and their families of the recent violence at Ft. Hood.Lots of activity through the Amazon link. Thank you! Remember, Christmas is coming, so use the Amazon link on the RF site for your shopping.Tim,…
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- RF Podcast EP 38 Reflective Retrospective2021/06/12
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love RF Podcast EP 38 Reflective Retrospective Episode 38 Show Notes 00:00 Theme: 00:53 Intro: This is a Reflective Retrospective, due to family and work obligations. We'll try to have new content next month. 02:59 Song: "Beast of Burden" by Altered Five from the album "Bluesified" 07:27 Topic: Dipole antennas. (From episode 13)Half-wave…
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- RF Podcast EP 37 Beware Rude Hams2021/05/29
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love 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…
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- RF Podcast EP 36 Seductive Conductor Size2021/05/15
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love 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…
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- RF Podcast EP 35 Rare Show Live!2021/05/01
Spread the love 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…
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- RF Podcast EP 34 The Adaptable G5RV2021/04/17
Spread the love RF Podcast EP 34 The Adaptable G5RV 00:00 Theme music 00:53 Intro: Field Day has come and gone. Richard had a great time. Send us your stories! 01:55 Feedback: Bob, K4BB, just discovered the podcasts and music, and enjoys them, though he's not too sure about all of the music. Thanks, Bob. Remember,…
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- RF Podcast EP 33 Who’s Repeater? 22021/04/03
Spread the love Episode 33 Who's Repeater? 2 00:00 Theme music 00:55 Intro: 01:20 Feedback: Dave, W6DTW, Made a donation. Thanks! Neil, NG5NG, likes CW and digital mode, and also made a donation. Thanks, Neil! Stan, N7ZQT, recently found the program. He runs a simplex echo station node 146.535 in Tuscon, AZ, and would like to…
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- RF Podcast EP 32 Clarity Who’s Repeater?2021/03/20
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Episode 32 Clarity Who's Repeater 00:00 Theme music 00:53 Intro: Highest first month download totals with episode 31. Thanks! And keep spreading the word! Rochester Amateur Radio Club in New York has us listed on their site, too. Thanks, too, to Jerry Taylor, KD0BIK, for the link to us on his site, MyAmateurRadio.com…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 31 Useful Websites2021/03/06
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Useful Websites Opening Theme 00:00 Intro: 00:54 Feedback: 01:29 Bob, KJ4DZT, sends a Tweet that his wife got her license thanks to our show. Contact Richard via email kb5jbv@gmail.com, or on Twitter at twitter.com/kb5jbv. Send your show suggestions orquestions, too. Donations: 04:52 None received since October. Thanks to everyone who has donated. Pleasekeep…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 30 Deep Cycle2021/02/27
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Resonant Frequency EP 29 Deep Cycle Opening them: 00:00 Intro: 00:53 We survived Christmas and New Year's. Feedback: 01:36 No email since last time. Donations: 01:54 No donations since last time. The conversion to digital TV is coming. Are you ready? We made some changes to the website. Check it out.Apologies for the…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 29 Gel Cell and Lithium Ion2021/02/20
Spread the love Gel Cell and Lithium Ion and Christmas Song: 00:00 "Mrs. Santa Claus" by Jingle Punx, from the album "Coal" Intro: 01:35 Christmas time in North Texas. Feedback: 02:30 John, M0JFE, likes the show and asks for a show about packet radio. Thanks, too, to Bill at SolderSmoke for the mention. Damon, NN7B, listens…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 28 Shocking Ni-Cad2021/02/12
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Ni-Cad Battery Deep Dive 00:00 Opening Theme 01:02 Introduction Greetings to the hams working the California forest fires. 03:10 Feedback Tim, KI6BGE, writes about his first radio, a Yaesu FT-747GX, and his first hand-held, an FT-60R, and other rigs. He also asks about cross-band repeating through the FT-8900R in his car. Damon,…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 27 Watt Elmer?2021/01/22
Spread the love Episode 27 Watt Elmer? Show Notes Song: 00:00 Intro: 00:54 Feedback: 01:23 Regarding episode 25 Thomas, WC5B, says he has changed his mind about what he recommends to new hams for a first radio, based on Richards comments. Ray, KO4RB, also talks about episode 25 and his thoughts on a handy-talk as a…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 26 Multimeter and Heisenberg2021/01/17
Spread the love Multimeter and Werner Heisenberg Feedback Randy K7AGE Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGE Ray KJ4CNN Don (? Call) in Washington Joe NE2Z says we're tasty Neil in Sugarland Texas Art KE5JLB Linux in the HAM Shack Guest Ron VK2DQ with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle Buzzword: Multimeter
- Resonant Frequency EP 25 The Mystery of PL Tones and Your First Radio2021/01/09
Spread the love The Mystery of PL Tones and First Radio + PL tones CTCSS Sub Audible Tone Tone squelch 67 to 257 HZ Helps sensitivity Power Line noise First radio My First New Radio Roy Rabey Episode 5 90% percent of hams licensed never key a radio Most never renew Top of the line radio…
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- Resonant Frequency Ep 024 Time Honored Amateur Radio Code, Marconi and Cheese2021/01/01
Spread the love Resonant Frequency Ep 024 Amateur Radio Code, Marconi and Cheese We are currently looking for Authors on Amateur Radio Topics We are also looking for Moderators in the Forums Donations links are up Buy your stuff at Amazon via the links on the website We are on Twitter List of HAM Radio operators…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast KB5JBV’s Christmas Special2020/12/24
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love KB5JBV's Christmas Special Merry Christmas to all Thanks Bill over at SolderSmoke Field Gel Batteries Jerry at PARP KI6BGE Buzzword K7AGE Forums We need Email Feedback Superhet Gel Cells AGM Batteries Gelled Electrolyte Sealed Lead Acid Battery Out Gassing Lithium ION Merry Christmas Everybody! Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast…
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- Resonant Frequency EP 22 HF Nets2020/12/19
Spread the love Resonant Frequency EP 22 Nets Move to Blacksparrow media Format adjustment CQ Intimidated by HF Nets are a good choice DX Nets WAS Nets 3905 CCN Net Triple H Net OMISS Nets Join Organizations FISTS 10-10 Nets IOTA AWARDS DX down low on the bands Use other modes or bands Use Digital Modes…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 021 Propagation, Repeaters and Roy2020/12/12
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love Propagation, Repeaters and Roy Carl K9LA Line of Sight Ground Wave Tropospheric ionospheric Moon Bounce HF Propagation Space Weather K-Index Geomagnetic Field Geomagnetic Storms Aurora Power Grid Sun Spots WWV Voacap W6ELPROP https://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/ Sporadic E E Skip Auroral Back Scatter Blind Zone Skip Zone NVIS Prime Missions Former ARRL Section Manager Roy Rabey…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 020 Storm Spotting, Spotter Safety and the Oklahoma City Bombing2020/12/05
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love A copy of this spotter training is available that is repeater ready. Please email if you would like a copy. Windows Fail Hunt and Pounce CQoogle Oklahoma city bombing SATERN Linux Rocks Buzzword Storm Spotters Skywarn Ground Truth ARES Craig Green KV5E Observe and Report Storm Spotter Safety Spot with a Partner Hydro…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 019 Calling Frequency and DX Cluster2020/11/28
Feedback, Frapper Map, Irving HAM Fest, Buzz Word: Calling Frequency, DX Cluster
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 018 Cody, HAARP Array and Stealth Antennas2020/11/21
Spread the love This time HAARP Array, Stealth antennas and Los Lonely Boys. You really cant beat it and our Buzz word is Guy Wire
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 017 are you RTTY? Ask your Elmer.2020/11/14
Spread the love They tell me I'm the Podcast Master. Cody KE5RYK passes his license test. South Texas beware. Buzzword this time is: Elmer Then a sudo technical discussion about RTTY contesting and DXing
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 016 A shocking occurrence, Part 97 and a little bit about Echolink2020/10/31
Spread the love First episode after we had a lightning strike at the studio in Balch Springs Texas. everything was ready to go, but a lightning strike zapped several computers and other equipment, so the work on the episode was lost. Sorry for the delay in getting this one out. After the lightning strike, we had…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 015 Linux in the ham shack.2020/10/17
Spread the love ITU Phonetics.A good article is Voice Communications - ITU Phonetics, Why? by D. W. Thorne, K6SOJ. (The link is to a PDF article.) Linux in the ham shack.Linux is free; free of charge and free to modify. Advantages: free, stable, runs well on older equipment, and is generally very easy to install. Richard…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 014 Dipole Antennas Part 22020/10/03
Spread the love Fantastic Email this time. This Episode covers Baluns in Buzzword. Thanks to We dive into Dipole antennas again ad variations on Dipole antennas.
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 013 Are clubs less friendly these days? What about Dipoles? (Dipole Antennas Part 1)2020/09/18
Spread the love We have our last installment of Buzzword until Don, W9VE, sends us more installments. If you would like to do an installment of Buzzword, please let me know. All you have to do is pick something in amateur radio you are interested in and talk about it for five or ten minutes. If…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 012: A visit to HAM Field Day2020/09/04
Spread the love This episode we have another installment of Don W9VE’s Buzzword and some clips and observations from the Ham Association of Mesquite field day. We are looking for stories from other field day sites to include in the next episode of the podcast. Send them to me email at kb5jbv@gmail.com Share and Enjoy.
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 011: WAS nets and you.2020/08/21
Spread the love We’re back. We have had many equipment issues here but we are back on a limited basis. This episode I announced that until we are back to 100% we will be releasing an episode every two weeks. In this Episode we have a new feature called Buzzword furnished by Don W9VE. I also…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 010: Traffic Net?2020/08/09
Spread the love Well She is finally out. Episode 10. I recorded it twice on my windows machine and it crashed at the end both times. So this episode was put together on my Linux machine. I think it sounds better. Any way here is Episode 10 this timer an interview Herman KE5HYW one of our…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 009: It’s not that the wind is blowin’…2020/07/27
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This week we talk to Dave W7GOX about the Hurricane Watch Net.The HWN is a wide coverage weather net which covers the Atlantic andPacific basins. They provide real time weather observations for theNational Hurricane Center.You can find moreinformation on the HWN at: http://www.hwn.orgYou can find more Information on the National Hurricane Center at:http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 008: Not a total disaster we have the TBM2020/07/18
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This episode is a re-issue of the original Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast which began in 2006 as a project for Elmering new Hams by way of the Internet. Richard KB5JBV and Resonant Frequency continues to enlighten and teach new Hams today. Many of the more successful Amateur Radio Podcast today can…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 007: Bounce that signal2020/07/10
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This episode is a re-issue of the original Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast which began in 2006 as a project for Elmering new Hams by way of the Internet. Richard KB5JBV and Resonant Frequency continue to enlighten and teach new Hams today. Many of the more successful Amateur Radio Podcast today can…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 006: Return of Amateur Radio Q & A2020/07/03
Spread the love Hello everybody. we had some server problems but now we are back. Welcome to all our new listeners. Amateur Radio Q and A with Jeremy, Paulo and Ron Part 2. Storm Spotting Arrl.org (ARRL.COM does work) Codeless Tech License Old Timer GRE License VEC makes out question pool for licensing Riff Raff FCC…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 005: Could you repeat that?2020/06/27
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This episode is a re-issue of the original Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast which began in 2006 as a project for Elmering new Hams by way of the Internet. Richard KB5JBV and Resonant Frequency continue to enlighten and teach new Hams today. Many of the more successful Amateur Radio Podcast today can…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 004: Talking DXing With Gary AB5RM2020/06/19
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This episode is a re-issue of the original Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast which began in 2006 as a project for Elmering new Hams by way of the Internet. Richard KB5JBV and Resonant Frequency continue to enlighten and teach new Hams today. Many of the more successful Amateur Radio Podcast today can…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 003: A face made for Amateur TV2020/06/12
Info (Show/Hide)Spread the love This episode is a re-issue of the original Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast which began in 2006 as a project for Elmering new Hams by way of the Internet. Richard KB5JBV and Resonant Frequency continue to enlighten and teach new Hams today. Many of the more successful Amateur Radio Podcast today can…
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- Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast Episode 002: We Visit Amateur Radio Q & A2020/06/12
Spread the love We had hell getting WordPress to take this one but we made it work. Take that you ornery piece of crap! We Visit Amateur Radio Q & A Episode 2 of Resonant Frequency is fresh off the presses. This week we visit with Jeremy KC5EYC and Chuck N1Lee over at the now defunct…
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- RF Podcast Ep 1 The Beginning2020/06/08
Spread the love The worst Episode of Resonant Frequency ever. Oh the Shame.