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June 6, 2026

Ham College 140: Beginning General Class Studies = General Part 1

G1A – General class control operator frequency privileges. Primary and secondary allocations. 50:20

May 23, 2026

AmateurLogic 217: Hamvention 2026

George and Tommy's Excellent Adventure to Hamvention 2026. Meet some old friends. See some new items and some that don't even exist yet. Visit the West Chester Amateur Radio Association (WC8VOA) at the VOA Museum. And get a quick peek of some of the new things at the VOA Museum in a special episode coming soon. 1:32:46

May 9, 2026

Ham College 139 - Technician Exam Questions Part 26

T0A – Power circuits and hazards: hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, electrical code compliance, Lightning protection; Battery safety. T0B – Antenna safety: tower safety and grounding, installing antennas, antenna supports. T0C - RF hazards: radiation exposure, proximity to antennas, recognized safe power levels, radiation types, duty cycle. 1:26:11

April 18, 2026

AmateurLogic 216: Repair or Replace

Exploring the Ham Dash App ham radio dashboard. Consolidating the shack with Raspberry Pi 5 and M.2 solid state drive. Should you Repair or Replace that appliance with the recently expired warranty. 58:09

April 11, 2026

Ham College 138 - Technician Exam Questions Part 25

T9A – Antennas: vertical and horizontal polarization, concept of antenna gain, definition and types of beam antennas, antenna loading, common portable and mobile antennas, relationships between resonant length and frequency, and dipole pattern. T9B – Feed lines: types, attenuation vs frequency, selecting. SWR concepts, Antenna tuners (couplers), RF Connector selecting and weather protection. 59:17

April 4, 2026

Ham College 137 - Technician Exam Questions Part 24

T8C – Operating activities: radio direction finding, contests, linking over the internet, exchanging grid locators. T8D – Non-voice and digital communications: image signals and definition of NTSC, CW, packet radio, PSK, APRS, error detection and correction, amateur radio networking, Digital Mobile Radio, WSJT modes, and Broadband-Hamnet. 56:55

March 28, 2026

Ham College 136 - Technician Exam Questions Part 23

T8A - Basic characteristics of FM and SSB: Bandwidth of various modulation modes: CW, SSB, FM, fast-scan TV, Choice of emission type: selection of USB vs LSB, use of SSB for weak signal work, use of FM for VHF. T8B - Amateur satellite operation: Doppler shift, basic orbits, operating protocols, modulation mode selection, transmitter power considerations, telemetry and telecommand, satellite tracking programs, beacons, uplink and downlink mode definitions, spin fading, definition of “LEO”, setting uplink power. 55:05

March 14, 2026

AmateurLogic 215: Not another Friday 13th?

Cutting a 1/4 wave shorted stub. DR Mode travel prep for automatic repeater memories. ATS 20+ Firmware update improvements. Emile’s latest shack update. 1:23:14

February 28, 2026

Ham College 135 - Technician Exam Questions Part 22

T7C - Antenna and transmission line measurements and troubleshooting: measuring SWR, effects of high SWR, causes of feed line failures, Basic coaxial cable characteristics, Use of dummy loads when testing. T7D - Using basic test instruments: voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter, Soldering. 1:13:09

February 17, 2026

Ham College 134 - Technician Exam Questions Part 21

T7A – Station equipment: receivers, transceivers, transmitter amplifiers, receive amplifiers, transverters; Basic radio circuit concepts and terminology: sensitivity, selectivity, mixers, oscillators, PTT, modulation. T7B – Symptoms, causes, and cures of common transmitter and receiver problems: overload and overdrive, distortion, interference and consumer electronics, RF feedback. 59:05