Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

This week, George and Jeremy are joined by Kenneth Finnegan W6KWF and Mark Smith KR6ZY to talk about Ham Radio’s role in the “Making” hobby/community and the role of community in the “Making” portion of the Amateur Radio hobby.

Kenneth Finnegan, W6KWF http://Blog.thelifeofkenneth.com

https://twitter.com/KWF

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKzaXL9_V1qxGj5lzIyLBpw

Mark Smith, KR6ZY https://www.youtube.com/user/SmittyHalibut

https://twitter.com/smittyhalibut/

NTP: http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=120&products_id=272

http://ntpsec.org

Temp sensors: https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/DS18B20.pdf

http://esp8266.net/

Asus Tinker Board https://www.asus.com/us/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/

https://twitter.com/KWF/status/854737858724220928

Ultibots D300SV Delta Printer Kit https://www.ultibots.com/d300vs-3d-printer-diy-kit/

NRF24L01: http://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/2.4GHz-RF/nRF24L01

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281281200941

With PA: http://www.ebay.com/itm/122396306508

Idea Factory http://amzn.to/2p8vcS1 http://www.audible.com/pd/History/The-Idea-Factory-Audiobook/B007TLTIZG/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1492921499&sr=1-1

LoRAHam – https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/loraham

QRP Labs Ultimate3 WSPR Kit – https://www.qrp-labs.com

QRP Pixie Kit – http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-9-13-8V-S-PIXIE-CW-QRP-Shortwave-Radio-Transceiver-7-023Mhz-With-Case-/291995633772?hash=item43fc4bc86c:g:Lf0AAOSwdGFYxpbS

Micro BITX – http://www.phonestack.com/farhan/ubitx/ubitx.html

BitX 40M Kit – http://www.hfsigs.com

Dr. Joe Taylor K1JT Weak Signal Modes https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/

Codec 2 – FreeDV – David Roe http://www.rowetelcom/

http://freedv.org/tiki-index.php

DRA818V/U http://www.dorji.com/docs/data/DRA818V.pdf

http://www.dorji.com/docs/data/DRA818U.pdf

http://www.ebay.com/itm/91210888951

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152144004874

Mini Circuits LPF (Look at their amazing parametric search) https://www.minicircuits.com/WebStore/dashboard.html?mo

Join Jeremy and George as they discuss future Workbench Build projects currently under development including the Power Monitor/Low Voltage Disconnect/Power Switch and the Arduino enabled 25W Smarty Load.

Jeremy Midwest RepRap Festival after action report

• Midwest RepRap Festival - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-midwest-reprap-festival-mrrf2017-aka-mrrf-tickets-28382784673RepRap
• 3D Printers - http://reprap.org
• 3D Printing Today Podcast - http://threedprintingtoday.libsyn.com
• 3D Printing Nerd YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_7aK9PpYTqt08ERh1MewlQ
• Barnacules Nerdgasm YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/barnacules1
• New 3D Printer - Ultibots D300SV - https://www.ultibots.com/d300vs-3d-printer-diy-kit/

Pocket Micro Router - http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5506_TL-WR802N.html

TV Hacking - https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/01/smart-tv-broadcast-security-exploit/

Join Jeremy and George as they discuss future Workbench Build projects currently under development including the Power Monitor/Low Voltage Disconnect/Power Switch and the Arduino enabled 25W Smarty Load.

Jeremy Midwest RepRap Festival after action report

• Midwest RepRap Festival - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-midwest-reprap-festival-mrrf2017-aka-mrrf-tickets-28382784673RepRap
• 3D Printers - http://reprap.org
• 3D Printing Today Podcast - http://threedprintingtoday.libsyn.com
• 3D Printing Nerd YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_7aK9PpYTqt08ERh1MewlQ
• Barnacules Nerdgasm YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/barnacules1
• New 3D Printer - Ultibots D300SV - https://www.ultibots.com/d300vs-3d-printer-diy-kit/

Pocket Micro Router - http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5506_TL-WR802N.html

TV Hacking - https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/01/smart-tv-broadcast-security-exploit/

This week, Jeremy heads to the Midwest RepRap Festival - a 3D printing gathering in Goshen Indiana. We continue our interviews with three listeners who are building interesting ham radio and electronics projects. Rex KE6MT builds a digital doorbell, Jeff KK9JEF builds a 40m CW transceiver and Don KG5IWL builds a Bit-X transceiver and a custom case.

Midwest RepRap Festival (3D printing event)
https://www.facebook.com/midwestreprapfest/
https://hackaday.com/tag/midwest-reprap-festival/

Icom ID-4100A
https://www.icom.co.jp/world/news/170217/ID-4100_pre.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_a8YSJ87U

Icom IC-7610
http://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7610/main.html

Jeff KK9JEF - 40M 3W CW TRX
https://kk9jef.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/qst-forty-9er-with-dds-vfo/

Rex KE6MT - Digital Doorbell
http://www.ebay.com/itm/433Mhz-RF-Transmitter-and-Receiver-Module-link-kit-for-Arduino-USA-seller-/122345523978?hash=item1c7c5c8b0a:g:24kAAOSwHaBWlXJ8

BITX40 Radio - Work the world on 40 meters ($59 USD)
http://www.hfsigs.com/

Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE
http://www.phonestack.com/farhan/

This week, Jeremy heads to the Midwest RepRap Festival - a 3D printing gathering in Goshen Indiana. We continue our interviews with three listeners who are building interesting ham radio and electronics projects. Rex KE6MT builds a digital doorbell, Jeff KK9JEF builds a 40m CW transceiver and Don KG5IWL builds a Bit-X transceiver and a custom case.

Midwest RepRap Festival (3D printing event) https://www.facebook.com/midwestreprapfest/ https://hackaday.com/tag/midwest-reprap-festival/

Icom ID-4100A https://www.icom.co.jp/world/news/170217/ID-4100_pre.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_a8YSJ87U

Icom IC-7610 http://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7610/main.html

Jeff KK9JEF - 40M 3W CW TRX https://kk9jef.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/qst-forty-9er-with-dds-vfo/

Rex KE6MT - Digital Doorbell http://www.ebay.com/itm/433Mhz-RF-Transmitter-and-Receiver-Module-link-kit-for-Arduino-USA-seller-/122345523978?hash=item1c7c5c8b0a:g:24kAAOSwHaBWlXJ8

BITX40 Radio - Work the world on 40 meters ($59 USD) http://www.hfsigs.com/

Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE http://www.phonestack.com/farhan/

This week Jeremy spends time with some of our listeners to talk about what’s on THEIR workbenches. We spend time with Mike KM4VKR to discuss his upgrades to the Antenna Analyzer, Vance N3VEM to talk about building his own digital mode interface for his iPhone, and Smitty KR6ZY to learn about his multi-band WSPR experiences. More interviews were recorded and will be available in a future episode.

Mike KM4VKR

• OLED Display - https://www.adafruit.com/products/2719
• OLED Graphical Display for the HamRadio360 Antenna Analyzer - http://hamradio360.com/community/build-discussion/oled-display-with-graphing/
• QRP Labs WSPR Beacon - https://www.qrp-labs.com
• Desktop CNC Project - https://www.millrightcnc.com
• K3NG Arduino CW Project - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/
• QRP Labs SI5153 Module - http://www.qrp-labs.com/synth
• Arduino Zero - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardZero
  Arduino
• MKR1000 - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMKR1000
  Arduino
• MKRZERO - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMKRZero

Vance - N3VEM - Mobile Device Digital Mode Interface

• Project Overview - http://www.n3vem.com/blog/whats-on-my-workbench
• Signallink USB - http://www.tigertronics.com/slusbmain.htm
• Easy Digi - http://www.ebay.com/itm/034-EASY-DIGI-034-Digital-Sound-Card-Interface-PSK-RTTY-SSTV-NBEMS-JT-65-HF-VHF-UH5-/220896968460
• Wolphi Link - http://www.wolphi.com/interface/
• RigBlaster - http://www.westmountainradio.com/rigblaster.php
• Sound Card Interface Schematics - http://www.wa1wa.net/filespdf/pskhandbook.pdf
• PocketPacket (iPhone) - http://koomasi.com/pocketpacket/
• APRS Pro Delxue (iPhone) - http://aprspro.com/v1/
• APRSDroid (Android) - https://aprsdroid.org
• OpenAPRS (iPhone) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/openaprs/id360574554?mt=8
• APRS Track (Android) - http://www.aprstrack.com
• PSKer (iPhone) - http://ke7sch.net/psker/PSKer.html
• Black Cat Systems - http://www.blackcatsystems.com
• Construction Techniques - Dead Bug, Manhattan - http://hackaday.com/2016/05/04/getting-ugly-dead-bugs-and-going-to-manhattan/

Mark (Smitty) - KR6ZY

• Nyquist Data Rate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyquist_rate
• Weak Signal Propogation Reporter (WSPR) - http://wsprnet.org/drupal/
• QRP Labs WSPR Beacon - https://www.qrp-labs.com
• Red Pitaya - https://redpitaya.com
• Multiband WSPR Receiver with Red Pitaya - http://pavel-demin.github.io/red-pitaya-notes/sdr-transceiver-wspr/
• Smitty’s OSHPARK Designs - https://oshpark.com/profiles/SmittyHalibut
• Smitty’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/SmittyHalibut
• Arduino Spacecraft Control - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfY-SlC2XHc
• Arduino Mission Control Desk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6zseFi070E

This week Jeremy spends time with some of our listeners to talk about what’s on THEIR workbenches. We spend time with Mike KM4VKR to discuss his upgrades to the Antenna Analyzer, Vance N3VEM to talk about building his own digital mode interface for his iPhone, and Smitty KR6ZY to learn about his multi-band WSPR experiences. More interviews were recorded and will be available in a future episode.

Mike KM4VKR

• OLED Display - https://www.adafruit.com/products/2719
• OLED Graphical Display for the HamRadio360 Antenna Analyzer - http://hamradio360.com/community/build-discussion/oled-display-with-graphing/
• QRP Labs WSPR Beacon - https://www.qrp-labs.com
• Desktop CNC Project - https://www.millrightcnc.com
• K3NG Arduino CW Project - https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/
• QRP Labs SI5153 Module - http://www.qrp-labs.com/synth
• Arduino Zero - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardZero Arduino
• MKR1000 - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMKR1000 Arduino
• MKRZERO - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMKRZero

Vance - N3VEM - Mobile Device Digital Mode Interface

• Project Overview - http://www.n3vem.com/blog/whats-on-my-workbench
• Signallink USB - http://www.tigertronics.com/slusbmain.htm
• Easy Digi - http://www.ebay.com/itm/034-EASY-DIGI-034-Digital-Sound-Card-Interface-PSK-RTTY-SSTV-NBEMS-JT-65-HF-VHF-UH5-/220896968460
• Wolphi Link - http://www.wolphi.com/interface/
• RigBlaster - http://www.westmountainradio.com/rigblaster.php
• Sound Card Interface Schematics - http://www.wa1wa.net/filespdf/pskhandbook.pdf
• PocketPacket (iPhone) - http://koomasi.com/pocketpacket/
• APRS Pro Delxue (iPhone) - http://aprspro.com/v1/
• APRSDroid (Android) - https://aprsdroid.org
• OpenAPRS (iPhone) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/openaprs/id360574554?mt=8
• APRS Track (Android) - http://www.aprstrack.com
• PSKer (iPhone) - http://ke7sch.net/psker/PSKer.html
• Black Cat Systems - http://www.blackcatsystems.com
• Construction Techniques - Dead Bug, Manhattan - http://hackaday.com/2016/05/04/getting-ugly-dead-bugs-and-going-to-manhattan/

Mark (Smitty) - KR6ZY

• Nyquist Data Rate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyquist_rate
• Weak Signal Propogation Reporter (WSPR) - http://wsprnet.org/drupal/
• QRP Labs WSPR Beacon - https://www.qrp-labs.com
• Red Pitaya - https://redpitaya.com
• Multiband WSPR Receiver with Red Pitaya - http://pavel-demin.github.io/red-pitaya-notes/sdr-transceiver-wspr/
• Smitty’s OSHPARK Designs - https://oshpark.com/profiles/SmittyHalibut
• Smitty’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/SmittyHalibut
• Arduino Spacecraft Control - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfY-SlC2XHc
• Arduino Mission Control Desk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6zseFi070E

George takes us to 2017 BayCon, the Silicon Valley’s Bay-Net annual convention.

Bay-Net - http://www.bay-net.org

Bay-Net Presentations/Articles - http://www.bay-net.org/articles.html

George takes us to 2017 BayCon, the Silicon Valley’s Bay-Net annual convention.

Bay-Net - http://www.bay-net.org

Bay-Net Presentations/Articles - http://www.bay-net.org/articles.html

George and Jeremy bring all of the Microcontroller knowledge together to a practical application as they break down the building of the Sierra Radio Systems Bay-Net Repeater Groups Remote Site Monitoring System.

Yaesu Announces two new Handhelds
FT-25R - http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=79E6683CC766565D2CB197C293AB6219&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0

FT-65R - http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=82DE38083B3DFC155A6A472F7FEFA8C7&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0

RTL-SDR.com AM/FM Broadcast Band High Pass Filter – http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-broadcast-block-high-pass-filter-now-sale/

Prebuilt Raspberry Pi Image for using an RTL-SDR as a receive iGate - http://www.rtl-sdr.com/a-pre-built-raspberry-pi-image-for-using-an-rtl-sdr-as-an-aprs-rx-igate/

KF7IJZ AGM / Bioenno LiFePO4 / NEC LiFePO4 Battery Comparison – https://youtu.be/psjQ-FT6KY0

Bay-Net articles - http://www.bay-net.org/articles.html

Dupont Connectors - http://amzn.to/2lffzq0

Special Crimp Tool-Dupont Connector - http://amzn.to/2l3WBk0

Visit our Antenna Analyzer Forum for updates and hacks - http://hamradio360.com/community/main-forum/

Sierra Radio Systems – http://www.sierraradio.net/

Cactus Intertie – http://www.cactus-intertie.org/

Beagle Bone Black – https://beagleboard.org/black-wireless

Wavenode – http://www.wavenode.com/