Ham Talk Live*! (*sometimes)

R.J Bragg, WY7AA will take your calls about the Come and Get Wyoming special event station! If you need Wyoming in your log, here's a great chance to get it!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Frank Howell, K4FMH is here to take your questions about the new Portable Ops Challenge. It's a new contest that will put portable stations against the big stations that will take place October 3 & 4.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Portable Ops Challenge: foxmikehotel.com

Tad "Walking on the Sun" Cook, K7RA, student of the sun and author of the ARRL Propagation Bulletins, will be here to talk about Solar Cycle 25, and what all those numbers mean on his bulletins.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Michael Cauley, W4MCA and Mike Banigan, KJ4UDO from the Orlando Hamcation will be here to talk about the plans for the 2021 Orlando Hamcation, as well as the nominations for the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award. Be sure to listen in to get all the details and call in with your questions.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

The 2020 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year award winner Christopher Brault, KD8YVJ and Don Wilbanks, AE5DW from Amateur Radio Newsline will be here to take your calls, comments, and questions as we congratulate Chris on his ham radio accomplishments.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Ham Talk Live is BACK with Eric Guth, 4Z1UG from the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo! Eric will tell us about the speakers, exhibitors, and all the happenings at this virtual hamfest, and as always take your questions LIVE.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Julie Swigert will be my guest on the show to talk about the N4J Wedding Special Event Station happening next week!Also a programming note.... Ham Talk Live! will be off the air July 9 and 16 for the wedding and honeymoon.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Kevin Zari, KK4YEL and Robert Bankston, KE4AL are here to talk about the need for etiquette and cooperation when operating satellites and how it relates to special events and times like Field Day when the pileups are massive.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Paul Bourque, N1SFE, Contest Program Manager at ARRL - the National Association for Amateur Radio will be on Ham Talk Live! for the annual Field Day Q&A show! Ask your questions live to the ham in charge of ham radio's biggest on air event! We'll talk about the special rule changes for 2020 due to the pandemic, and any other questions you have about Field Day.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

The YOTA crew stops in to take your questions about the at-home summer YOTA activities that are happening since the camp had to be postponed until 2021. Those activities include Virtual YOTA Day, a Special Event Station, a Field Day club entry, and a Field Day remote station. We'll also talk about YOTA Online, brought to you by YOTA in Europe.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Our guests tonight are the members of the Pearson family from Brentwood, TN. They entered the realm of ham radio last year, upgraded right away, and haven't looked back! You may remember 10 year old Ryan, KN4VKW, winning the grand prize ICOM IC-7610 at the Huntsville Hamfest last year. We'll talk with them and share their adventures in getting started with ham radio.Plus, we'll have an update from the Huntsville Hamfest, which was cancelled this morning due to the pandemic.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Paul Jaffe, KJ4IKI from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory - NRL will take your questions about his research on collecting solar energy in space and beaming it back to Earth. Tune in to hear how his ham radio experience is helping with energy research.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Christian Cudnik, K0STH from 100 Watts and a Wire and Hour:73 is here to talk about the show's annual "Tune Up" event in preparation for Field Day and tell us about his new podcast, Hour:73.Also, be sure to complete and share the State of the Hobby survey, which was featured on episode 199. https://www.radiosoth.org/2020/05/2020-state-of-hobby-survey.htmlBe sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

MISSING BEING AT HAMVENTION? Give us a call for open lines on Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern when we take a look at what we are missing at this year's Dayton Hamvention. We have some special reports, special guests, and YOU! We'll commiserate together.Be sure to CALL in with your comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your comments before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Rob Macedo KD1CY, and Lloyd Colston, KC5FM from the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net are here to talk about Hurricane Preparedness Week, Weather Observers Day, the 55th anniversary of the Hurricane Watch Net, and the 40th anniversary of the amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Hamvention may be cancelled for 2020, but you can still go to Contest University and participate in the Hamvention QSO Party during the former Hamvention weekend. Tim Duffy, K3LR, is here to tell us about the online edition of Contest University as well as the rules for the Hamvention QSO Party and take your questions LIVE.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.For more information about the events discussed here tonight, visit contestuniversity.com and/or hvqp.org.

Two guests are on the show tonight to talk about ways YOU can help COVID-19 research. Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD, will be here to talk about how plasma donations can help with a project he is overseeing at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. To learn more about Scott's project, visit https://www.uscovidplasma.org/Sam Rose, KC2LRC, will be here to talk about Folding@Home, a way to help researchers make virtual molecular models of proteins to better understand diseases. Folding@Home has shifted all their distributive computing resources to COVID-19 research. Learn how you can install a simple program on your computer(s) to donate use of the processors in the background to help find a treatment. To join the Folding@Home team, go to foldingathome.org, and join group 59515, Clarkson University. Other groups you might be interested in joining include AMSAT (69710), Do Something Amateur Radio Club (258065), Amateur Radio - HAMS (72200), Amateur Radio Community (254089), Amateur Radio Operators for the Cure (262934), Amateur Radio Science Team (43146), Central Coast Amateur Radio Club VK2AFY (262870), Ham Radio Operators (341), Larry's List: KC Metro Ham Radio (254950), or N18 - HAM Radio Operators from Recklinghausen/Oer-Erkenschwick (258747). After you join a group, be sure to get a passkey.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Dr. Jim Parra, N5HZ will be here to talk about his trip to northern Italy and his day long tour of the Begali key factory! He will take your questions live, and provide an update on how the factory is doing during the pandemic.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Vance Martin, N3VEM will take your questions about the upcoming Parks on the Air "Support Your Parks" Plaque Event coming up in July. We'll talk about Parks on the Air, portable operation in general, and this specific event.Be sure to call in with your questions and comments at 859-982-7373 or tweet us @HamTalkLive during the second half of the show.

Michael Kalter, W8CI, the spokesperson for the Dayton Hamvention is here to take your questions about the cancellation of Hamvention and a new event that will take its place this year - the Hamvention QSO Party.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station international chairman, will be here to tell us all about the new radio on the ISS and answer your questions LIVE.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Matt Bonadies, KB9YOJ, president of the Southern Indiana Amateur Radio Association, will take your questions about virtual club meetings! SIARA will be meeting virtually due to social distancing requirements from the coronavirus, and we'll discuss ideas about clubs, LIVE.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.UPDATE: The free ZOOM videoconferencing for longer than 40 minutes is for only ARRL Affiliated Clubs IN THE HUDSON DIVISION. I was able to get more information since the show aired. If you're in the ARRL Hudson Division and your club is an ARRL affiliated club and your club wants to have the longer meeting time on Zoom, contact your director Ria N2RJ at [email protected]. We are not aware of any other ARRL divisions having this ability at this time. But, the 40 minute ZOOM conferences are always free!

Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO and Marty Sullaway, NN1C from Team Exuberance, an all star youth contesting team, will be here to talk about their latest event: CQWW WPX CW 2020! The team is bringing in the best youth CW operators from around the world to compete at the K3LR station in western Pennsylvania.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB from CQ Amateur Radio Magazine is back with more exciting new kits! Be sure to call in with your questions about kit building during the show!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.To see the video from the Orlando ARC build from Chris, AA4CB go here:https://t.co/WTor7A3tnA?amp=1X-Tronic USA Soldering Stations: https://xtronicusa.com/

Ham Talk Live! goes back to college and joins a fraternity! Maxwell Zines, WM4TH, will take your questions about a new ham radio club at a University of Tulsa fraternity!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

It's time to party! Episode #200 of Ham Talk Live! is on the air! We'll take a look back at some of our favorite clips of the first 199 episodes, play some Ham Talk Live! Trivia, and give away tons of fabulous prize packs from ICOM America and Tower Electronics, and a $200 tuner for the 200th episode courtesy of LDG Electronics!Be sure to CALL to win and play Ham Talk Live! Trivia by calling 859-982-7373 live during the show.

Dustin Thomas, N8RMA will be on Ham Talk Live! to take your questions about the 2020 State of the Hobby Survey that will be conducted soon! Dustin and I will take a look at the past surveys, talk about their relevance, and some of the statistics about amateur radio.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Visit the 2020 State of the Hobby Survey at https://www.radiosoth.org/

Don Wilbanks, AE5DW is on the show to talk about Bill's Birthday Bash coming up February 7-9. The informal special event will be the first for the Amateur Radio Newsline club call WA6ITF. Newsline Founder Bill Pasternak's 78th birthday would have been February 7. Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

The National Contest Journal is undergoing some major upgrades soon, and the Editor Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD is here to tell us all about it and take your calls LIVE!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Michael Cauley, W4MCA, the chairman of Hamcation, is here to take your questions and to preview the Orlando Hamcation 2020! We'll talk about what's new, what's old, and what not to miss.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM is here from AMSAT to talk about the recent 50th anniversary celebration of AMSAT. Paul will take your questions live, and we'll also look to the next 50 years.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Lou Maggio, NO2C, will be here to talk about the 12 Days of Christmas Special Event going on now, and a special event just for hams born on Christmas Day. We'll also have an update on other special events going on this month. Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Katie Allen, WY7YL from Ham Radio Outlet is here to talk about holiday gift ideas for hams! Also, we will reveal some special ham holiday traditions.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.featuring"The Radio Jingle"lyrics by Emily Northamperformed by members of GingerSideStanding in the snowWith a brand new radioCatching the ISS!Satellites are the best!!!I-Gate on the roofRepeater down the street!What fun it is to make contacts with everyone I meet.RADIO! RADIO!CubeSat Fox-1AI'd like to get all the grids around the USA!HEY!RADIO! RADIO!CubeSat Fox-1AI'd like to get all the grids around the USA!

Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, the YOTA month coordinator for participation in the Americas will be on the show to talk about YOTA month and take your questions! We'll talk about the young people operating the special event, the award program, and more.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Jocelyn Brault, KD8VRX, Sam Rose, KC2LRC, and I are on the show to talk about Youth on the Air camp in the USA coming June 21-26. Call us with your questions about this camp coming to Cincinnati for licensed hams ages 15 to 25 in North, Central, and South America!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Also, a programming note... Ham Talk Live! will NOT be on the air next Thursday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We'll be back on December 5!

Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY, the managing editor of QST magazine, is here to talk about what goes into making an edition of QST, and details about the new magazine coming in January, entitled On the Air.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Marcia Forde, KW1U is here to talk about NTS message handling! Never passed a formal message before? Marcia will be here to tell you how, and to answer your questions!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

John Portune, W6NBC is here to talk about the challenges of having antennas in HOA restricted areas, and how antennas can blend in with the surroundings. Be sure to tune in to hear his ideas and call with your questions!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Don Wilbanks, AE5DW is back to talk about the new Amateur Radio Newsline Amateur Radio Club, which has the callsign of its silent key founder, WA6ITF. We'll take a look back at Bill Pasternak's legacy in ham radio and what the plans are for the future of this callsign.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Jeri Ellsworth, AI6TK and Amy Herndon, AI6ZU from TiltFive will be here to take your questions about using augmented reality in ham radio contesting! Their kickstarter campaign has taken off to build augmented reality systems to be used in gaming, but also for things like contesting. Be sure to tune in and ask your questions live!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Three big special events are happening on the air this month! First, Bill Stearns, NE4RD will talk about the 2019 K2BSA Jamboree on the Air. Then, Christian Cudnik, K0STH will talk about the 2019 100 Watts and a Wire Fall Out. And, I'll talk about the Fall 2019 School Club Roundup. Bill and I will take your questions LIVE on the air!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF from Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation is back to talk about the latest big research project... measuring a day in the life of the ionosphere. Tune in to hear what he hopes to learn from the data, and ask your questions LIVE!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Joe Carcia, NJ1Q and Michelle Patnode, W3MVP, the hosts of the ARRL's newest podcast entitled "So Now What?" are here to talk about their show and addressing the issues of getting new or returning hams active.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Team Milluzzi (Andy, KK4LWR and Tony, KD8RTT) is here to talk about the Collegiate QSO Party taking place this weekend! We'll have a look back at last year's inaugural event, what is happening this year, and how YOU can participate... even if you're not in college at the moment!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

WWV is turning 100 in about 3 weeks, and the special event station WW0WWV is coming together! Dave Swartz, W0DAS and Matt Deutch, N0RGT are here to fill us in on the details, how the test run went, and to take your questions about WWV100.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Links from tonight's show:WWV100 - wwv100.comScience Park - WWV https://shortwavemusic.bandcamp.com/track/wwv-3Myke Weiskopf - At the Tone: A Little History of WWV & WWVH https://shortwavemusic.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-tone-a-little-history-of-nist-radio-stations-wwv-wwvh

The Long Island CW Club and their online morse code classes are the topics on Ham Talk Live! this week. Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE and Rich Collins, K2UPS, the founders of the club, are here to take your calls LIVE!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Dr. Ralph Fedor, K0IR and Dr. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ are here to take your questions about their upcoming trip to Pitcairn Island for another big DXpedition. Tune in to find out about their plans for this trip coming up in October, and how to get them in your log.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-638-4261 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.You can visit their website for more information about the trip at https://pitcairndx.com/.

Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, the kit building columnist at CQ Magazine is back to preview a new kit from Four State QRP Group. He will take your questions about the new kit, some kit building advice, and more!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Steve Narducci, W9SN from BeLoud.US Ham Radio will be on the show preparing for the Huntsville Hamfest this weekend. Last time, we talked about their build of a world class contest station. This week, we'll talk about building a much more modest contest station. We will take your phone calls and tweets live during the show, so ask your questions!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Craig Thompson, K9CT will be on to take your calls about SMC Fest! The Society of Midwest Contesters will host their annual conference in Normal, Illinois later this month, where you can learn about contesting from some of the best!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.