Ham Talk Live*! (*sometimes)

Marty Sullaway, NN1C (ex-KC1CWF) and Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, members of "Team Exuberance", a team of experienced youth contesters that will participate in the CQ WorldWide WPX contest at the end of March from K3LR, will take your calls and questions. They will talk about their plans, how this opportunity came about, and how they are planning the event from top to bottom.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-650-9556 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Dan Henderson, N1ND, the ARRL Regulatory Information Manager, will take your calls about traveling outside of the USA with ham radio! We will mostly talk about licensing issues such as reciprocal operating agreements, CEPT, obtaining a license in another country, and permissions that need to be obtained to operate outside of the US. But, we will also talk a little about traveling with gear on planes and ships.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-650-9556 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Sterling Mann, N0SSC from YARC.world will take your calls about YARC's Youth Contesting Program! YARC is pairing contest stations with youth operators to provide contesting education and opportunities to young operators.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.

Sean Kutzko, KX9X will take your calls about operating portable! We’ll be talking up portable #hamradio, including gear, strategies, operating programs like CNPOTA and US Islands, and ways to make your portable ops more fun. Call in with your questions and comments about going portable!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.

Since this week's episode lands on Valentine's Day, we have a special show planned! It's OPEN LINES... and we want to hear your ham radio dating stories!!! It can be good or bad.... but let's hear them! Be sure to CALL in with your ham radio dating stories by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet us before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Craig Thompson, K9CT from the Society of Midwest Contesters will take your calls about the SSB and RTTY North American Collegiate Championships for 2019! And the faculty sponsor of this year's SSB winning club, Joe Fitter, K7JOE from Indiana University, will take your calls as well! Be sure to tune in to hear how contesting is growing in the colleges and universities across North America, and how you can help these clubs that are producing the next generation of hams.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-650-9556 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 international chairman of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program, is back to take your calls about ARISS! We'll talk about the latest on the equipment, SSTV, and plans for the future. Plus, you can learn all about Astro Bees!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-650-9556 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 will take your questions about the Orlando Hamcation! Michael will give us the very latest news just 2 weeks before the big event!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.

Victor Androsov, VA2WA, and Randy Thompson, K5ZD are taking your calls about real-time contest scoring! This team from contestonlinescore.com has developed a system for contests to have a running score, automatically updated while the contest is happening for most major contests.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.

Bill Brown, WB8ELK, the father of high altitude ballooning is here to take your questions about pico ballooning. Bill will talk about what the differences are with pico balloons, and how to do a launch.We also welcome our listeners on WTWW 5085 AM! Each week the show is rebroadcast on Saturday evenings (times TBD).NEW NUMBER TO CALL IN FOR TONIGHT ONLY: 812-650-9556... we will return to the usual 812-638-4261 next week.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-650-9556 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.