This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #74, posted 08-20-2022. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 18M17S with a station ID break at 9M12S. There are 10-second breaks to reset Echo Link and All Star timers at 2-51, 5-57, 9-12, 12-19, and 15-29.]

Just who is Eric Guth/4Z1UG? Eric grew up in Southern California. Today he resides in Israel. Eric recently released QSO Today podcast 400 in which the shoe was on the other foot. Today we bring you an excerpt from Jim Wilson/K5ND's interview with Eric, podcast producer and the mastermind behind the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expos, unique in the world of Amateur Radio. You can hear the entire one-hour interview with Eric on qsotoday.com, Episode 400. You'll find a link there to the 5th QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo coming September 17th and 18th, 2022. Congrats to Eric for his perseverance.              

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via PayPal and feedback on therainreport.com are appreciated. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for posting a not-for-broadcast version of these podcasts via the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #75 will post 09-03-2022.

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[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 21M36S with an ID breaks at 09M59S and 19-24 with timer resets at 2-43, 5-42, 8-44, 13-07 and 21-36]

While propagation on the Amateur Radio HF bands (those below 30 mHz) is subject to the rise and fall of solar activity, the VHF/UHF bands (those 50 mHz and up) are influenced by the weather here on terra firma. Amateur Radio writer and instructor, Gordon West/WB6NOA, has often experienced such meteorlogical high and lows. Here’s an excerpt from a 1998 forum talk Gordan gave that year at the Dayton Hamvention. 

Editorial Note: If you can catch "Gordo" speaking in a forum at an area hamfest, it will be worth the drive to see his entertaining presentation, whether it be live or virtual    

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via PayPal and feedback on therainreport.com are appreciated. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for posting a not-for-broadcast version of these podcasts via the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #74 will post 08-20-2022.

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This is the RAIN hamcast #72, posted 07-23-22 and voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR. 

[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 27M7S with ID breaks at 09M01S and 17M10S. 10-second Echo Link and All Star timer resets at 2-50, 5-50, 09-01 (ID), 11-40, 14-30, 20-24 and 23-03.]

“People feel closer to their neighbors in their community; they get to know them better than they ever did before they had these radios." These are the words of Alan Thompson/W6WN, Public Information Officer for the El Dorado county Amateur Radio club in northern California. According to Alan, his Neighborhood Radio Watch program has about 400 Members in El Dorado County, spread across five distinct neighborhoods, each with its own GMRS Repeater. Alan reports that his group also helped kick-start two other programs in nearby Amador County. Here’s the second excerpt of two from Alan's "Radio for the Rest of Us" talk he gave to the Third QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo in August 2021. 

For more information about the El Dorado, CA Watch program, go to edcarc.com.

BE ADVISED:

You’ll find the entire not-for-broadcast video edition of this podcast on the RAIN Report channel on YouTube.    

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via PayPal and feedback on therainreport.com are appreciated. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for posting a not-for-broadcast version of these podcasts via the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from Will and the crew. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #73 will post 08-06-22.

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This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #71, posted 07-09-22. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 17M11S with an ID break at 09M03S and timer resets at 2-58, 6-06, 11-41 and 14-41]

"Is our hobby relevant to most people in our communities?"  That's a question posed by Alan Thompson/W6WN. Alan is Public Information Officer for the El Dorado County Amateur Radio club in northern California. According to Alan, his Neighborhood Radio Watch program has about 400 Members in El Dorado County, spread across five distinct neighborhoods, each with its own GMRS Repeater. Alan reports that his group also helped kick-start two other programs in nearby Amador County. Here’s the first excerpt of two from his talk, "Radio for the Rest of Us "that he presented to the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo in August 2021. Our second excerpt will post as RAIN Hamcast #72 on 07-23-2022 where your favorite podcasts are found        

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via PayPal and feedback on therainreport.com are appreciated. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for posting a not-for-broadcast version of these podcasts via the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #72 will post 07-23-2022.

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[The running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 19M39S with 10-second timer resets at 02M50S, 05M47S; a station ID at 08M51S; and additional timer resets at 11M46S; 14M46S; and 17M52S.]     

Do you live under the inflexible umbrella of a homeowner association? Jeff Mendenhall/W8GNM does. In spite of that, Jeff has found a way around his HOA constructing what he calls a "compromise beverage antenna". Here's an excerpt from his story given as part of a video he delivered to the Third QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo. (Used by permission).

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via PayPal and feedback on therainreport.com are appreciated. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for posting a non- broadcast version of these podcasts via the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast podcast #71 will post 07-09-2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved. 

This is the RAIN hamcast #69, posted 06-11-22. Introduced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 17M04S with a 10-second ID break at 08M02S; ten-second pause for Echolink and Allstar timer resets at 2-39, 5-27, 8-11, 11-02, 13-57 and 16-01.]

In 1964, the Voice of America (VOA) commissioned Collins Radio to build three of its largest transmitters. The 821-A1 was capable of transmitting an impressive 250 KW A.M. between 3.95 and 26.5 MHz during the Cold War from the VOA relay site in DeLano, CA. Dennis Kidder/W6DQ, Secretary of the Collins Collectors Assoc, talked about the 821-A1 during his virtual 2020 Ham Radio Expo talk. This is our second and last excerpt from his presentation (used by permission).

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support and feedback are welcome on therainreport.com. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for his assistance with the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast #70 will post 06-25-2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved. 

This is the RAIN hamcast #68, posted 05-28-22. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 14M50S with 10-second timer resets at 2M45S, 5M40S and 12M27S; and ID break at 09M37S.]

"In 1964, Voice of America decided to go to Collins and have them manufacture these 821-A1s, a 250KW AM broadcast shortwave transmitter..." Thus began a virtual presentation by Dennis Kidder/W6DQ, given during the August, 2020 Ham Radio Expo. Dennis is a published author/speaker, and member of the CCA, Collins Collectors Association. We have two excerpts from Dennis's virtual talk. Here's our first. 

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support and feedback are welcome on therainreport.com. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for his assistance with the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #69 will post June 11, 2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved.

This is the RAIN Hamcast podcast #67, posted 05-16-22. Introduced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 11M55S with 10-second timer resets at 02M52S and 05M47S; and ID break at 08M52S.]

The script for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast was read for the 05-18-12 RAIN Report by former RAIN reader Larry Miglore/KB9DIP. It read as follows:

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support and feedback are welcome on therainreport.com. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for his assistance with the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

RAIN Hamcast Podcast #68 will post May 28, 2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved. 

This is RAIN Hamcast podcast #66: The Man Behind RAIN (Hap Holly, KC9RP) - Part 2 posted 04-30-22, voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The total running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 18M17S; ID break: 08M43S; All Star/Echolink timer resets: 02M54S, 05M49S, 11M35S, 14M29S, 17M17S

Podcasts abound by the thousands!—Well, to be accurate 2.8 million! Everything from Aardvark Agenda(spelled with two As); to ZZ Talk (with a pair of Z's)--not to be confused with the bearded ones. There are numerous special interest podcasts, like these RAIN Hamcast podcasts for instance—another one is "CQ Blind Hams". In this RAIN Hamcast podcast we're bringing you the second and final excerpt of "The Man Behind RAIN", an interview with Hap Holly/KC9RP from the CQ Blind Hams podcast earlier this year. This second excerpt is introduced by Jullian Vargas/N1CA.

RAIN Hamcast podcast #65 containing the first excerpt from this interview together with all RAIN Hamcast podcasts and archive of most RAIN Reports from 1988 to 2019 can be found on therainreport.com.

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support and feedback are welcome on therainreport.com. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. 

Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for his assistance with the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING!

 RAIN Hamcast Podcast #67 will post May 14, 2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved.

This is RAIN Hamcast podcast #65: The Man Behind RAIN (Hap Holly, KC9RP) posted 04-16-22, voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The total running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 17M25S/08M42S. EchoLink and AllStar nodes are at: 02M52S, 05M58S, 11M:41S, and 14M49S]

Do you remember the first time you recorded an interviewed with an important person, only to learn later your carefully crafted interview didn't record? That happened some years back to Hap Holly/KC9RP when he first recorded...or rather thought he had...with Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, former President of the ARRL for years. Hap Holly/KC9RP, the "Man Behind RAIN" was interviewed this past January on the CQ Blind Hams Network. Here's our first of two excerpts from that conversation, introduced by Robert Carter/NC5R. We'll bring you our conclusion to this conversation next time on therainreport.com, the RAIN Report channel on YouTube, and wherever you find the RAIN Hamcast podcast. 

RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support and feedback are welcome on therainreport.com. RAIN programming is made available under a Creative Commons license—you are encouraged to download, share, post and transmit the RAIN Hamcast in its entirety via Amateur Radio. Thanks to Tom Shimizu/N9JDI for his assistance with the RAIN Report Channel on YouTube. Very 73 from RAIN. KEEP ON HAMMING! 

RAIN Hamcast Podcast #66 will post April 30, 2022. ©1985-2022, RAIN, the Radio Amateur Information Network. All rights reserved.