Ham Talk Live*! (*sometimes)

Tonight we are joined by Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, the 2016 Bill Pasternak Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award winner! Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, from the ARN News Desk in New York is here as well to talk about Skyler's accomplishments and what the award has meant to him so far! CALL with your questions and comments for Skyler at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at hamtalklive. You can also tweet those to @hamtalklive or post them in the comment section on the broadcast web page.

Sam Rose, KC2LRC and Sterling Coffey, N0SSC are on the show to share their experiences at YOTA this summer. Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) is an IARU Region 1 initiative, and they went to observe and bring back ideas to start a similar event in the USA! Call in with your questions during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at HamTalkLive. Or, you can post your questions in the chat room at hamtalklive.com or on Twitter @hamtalklive.

The leading expert in receiver performance, Rob Sherwood, NC0B of Sherwood Engineering (www.sherweng.com) is here to talk about picking the best receiver to work that next big DXpedition! Call in with your questions for Rob at 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show! Or, you can Skype us at hamtalklive, Tweet @hamtalklive, or just post in the online chat.

Ward Silver, N0AX, the President of the YASME Foundation and member of the Spurious Emissions Band is our guest tonight. Ward talks about what the foundation is doing for ham radio, and gives you a chance to listen to and ask questions about the Spurious Emissions Band! Pull up a chair, relax, enjoy a lovely beverage, and listen to the smooth sounds of Ward! And be sure to call in with your questions (and not necessarily your requests and dedications) at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at HamTalkLive. You can also join the chat room on hamtalklive.com, or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

Charlie Emerson, N4OKL, the chairman of the Huntsville Hamfest is here to preview this weekend's big event! Call in LIVE with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype hamtalklive, Tweet @hamtalklive, or join us on the online chat on hamtalklive.com.

Tonight, Tony Tolbert, W9AMT, talks about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)! DMR is a way to use digital communications through repeaters. CALL with your questions during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1, tweet @HamTalkLive, call us on Skype (Ham Talk Live), or join the chat room.

Tonight, I'm the one talking. This episode is all about getting kids interested in ham radio, and also tips on starting up school clubs. CALL with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1, Skype HamTalkLive, or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

On Ham Talk Live! this week, Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, will be here to talk DXing and Contesting! Val gave a presentation on log analysis at Contest University this year, and she is going to share some of her knowledge with you and answer your DXing and contesting questions - including how to analyze your own logs! CALL IN LIVE with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype HamTalkLive. You can also Tweet your questions to @HamTalkLive.NV9L's favorite log analysis links from Episode 24:1. Q Scope - log analysis and mapping - qscope.org2. CQ Contest - live contest scoring - cqcontest.net3. Log QSO - uses public contest logs for analysis - logqso.com

Tonight on Ham Talk Live!, Nathan Nixon, N7NAN takes your calls about the National Tribal Amateur Radio Association. NTARA promotes and supports ham radio in American Indian tribes as a valuable resource for EmComm. Call us at 812-NET-HAM-1, Skype HamTalkLive, or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

Tonight on Ham Talk Live!, Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, takes your questions about his ALL SDR shack and his many DXpeditions including Palmyra, Navassa, and Heard Island. Call with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at HamTalkLive. Or, you can tweet your questions live to @hamtalklive.