Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Go Box Questions Answered

 

On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly

based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from

listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah -

KN6NWZ, we talk about having a backup antenna, Leah suggests that you learn the things that you might typically pay someone to do for self reliance skills and Josh answers some questions and comments made about his Ham Radio Go Box. 

 

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Josh has a short tip with the Ham Radio Minute: Bring a backup antenna. Lessons learned while trying to covertly operate at a wedding. 

 

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What We Used This Week: 

Josh used a new camera for his YouTube content creation and loves it. It’s the DJI Osmo Pocket 2: https://amzn.to/3yECQ77

 

Leah fell in love with the Intex Pool Filter Pump to not only keep the kid’s Intex Inflatable Pool clean all summer but as an emergency preparedness item to filter large amounts of water in a distaster: https://amzn.to/3xvd0Cq

 

Ham Radio Crash Course A-store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse

 

Preparedness Corner: Leah recommends learning how to do the things that you might often hire someone else to do as a way to build self reliance skills and a DIY mindset. 

 

Email Correspondent’s Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.

 

Links mentioned in the ECT:

 

As we’ve shared different emails our correspondents have provided about their homesteads, Thomas provided a link to his Pygmy goats: https://americangoatfederation.org/breeds-of-goats-2/dairy-goats/

 

Tom suggested a book series about a post disaster survival plot called Cascadia Fallen by Austin Chambers: https://amzn.to/3htQXq2

 

ECT Co-Producer Rob suggested this video titled Amateur Radio’s Newest Frontier about Amateur Radio in Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8cmUeUhdsI

 

Tobe provides a very detailed description of his ham shack and mobile rig:

 

Raspberry Pi 4 Kit: https://amzn.to/2TVDjTw

 

Raspberry Pi for the Ham Shack Video on HRCC: https://youtu.be/wzkDxKkjRXQ

 

ZUMSpot Nextion 3.5 HotSpot: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-017170

 

Ed Fong Base Station Antenna (DBJ-1 Ham): https://edsantennas.weebly.com/

 

Chameleon EmComm 2 Antenna: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-012754

 

Chameleon Coax with RFI Choke: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013160

 

HOA Antennas 1 video: https://youtu.be/gbtdUfNOJrY

 

HOA Antennas 2 video: https://youtu.be/fKOf1J7u0Xs 

 

CompacTenna Vehicle Antenna: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-016475

 

Vehicle Magnetic NMO Mount with Coax: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-013618

 

Mobile Phone Magnet Mount and Plates: https://amzn.to/2TVuI3f

 

Harbor Freight Apache Hard Case: https://www.harborfreight.com/3800-weatherproof-protective-case-large-black-63927.html

 

Signal Stuff Signal Stalk Motorcycle Antenna: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622

 

Motorcycle NMO Mount with Coax: https://amzn.to/3yD75Lv

 

FT3DR Battery Delete: https://amzn.to/3dZMaKG

 

Mike provided some answers about Minnesota life. Here’s his website: http://wx0mik.net/

 

Ryan’s club was featured in a Field Day piece in a newspaper: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/06/30/mgk-hamming-up-the-radio-waves-amateur-radio-enthusi