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- RRA EP 50 Astounding AntennaRRA EP 50 Astounding Antenna
- Intro
- Welcome
- Job with Amazon
- 60 hour weeks
- Alternate recording is coming
- Welcome the Chinese radio
- No feedback, shame on you
- Missed Russ and Cheryl
- Business:
- Bridgecom System s (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Mobile Antennas
- Antenna is important
- Most are the same
- Check the Spec’s
- Colinear?
- Isotropic Radiator?
- Magmount or poke a hole in your car?
- Mounts preform mostly the same
- Fender mount
- Trunk mount
- Bumper mount
- NMO Mount
- Magnet Mount
- I use Mag-mounts
- Height Matters
- Richard’s Story Time
- Put that Mag Mount on the roof
- Placement can make a difference
- Plastic Cars
- Not a good Ground
- Window clip and Through window are crap
- Coax
- Keep it away from internal data cables away from your coax
- Ghetto install on my 25 watt radio
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV31 min - RF Podcast EP 52 Powerful WireRF Podcast EP 52 Powerful Wire
- Intro
- Welcome
- Been Hammin’
- No feedback this episode
- All feedback episode is coming
- Website is doing well
- Send me a dollar
- Working on Articles
- Working on Videos
- No more Amazon
- Mesquite Rodeo Parade
- Crappy new video camera
- Skywarn season here
- Behind on reading the news letter from listener clubs
- and now a musical interlude
- Bridgecom System s (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Mobile install series
- Getting power to your radio
- Wire gauge
- Solid core cable verses Stranded
- 16 gauge to 10 gauge
- I’m running 6 to 7 feed
- 12 to 13 amps
- Using 12 gauge in this install
- all conductors have resistance
- larger gauge less resistance
- Voltage drop
- under sized conductor can cause signal noise
- Motor boat
- low power supply can damage radio
- use cigarette lighter fro temp install only
- 12 to 15 volts from the alternator
- Run the cable
- When possible hook up to the battery
- Use the cable retainers in the engine compartment
- Use wire ties, Velcro straps, even bread ties
- innovate
- Keep the wire off of the engine and other hotspots
- Passenger compartment
- Look for feed throughs in the firewall
- Make sure you seal around grommets
- If you have to drill try to use grommets
- Look for other access points
- Beef up bends around corners
- Richard’s Story Time
- Most Power Cables are now standardized
- Find ways to make the best connections possible
- Remember connector create resistance
- make sure you have fuses in line so you don’t kill your radio
- Make sure you have a plan
- Watch for capillary effect on stranded wire and coax (Seal It)
- inspect power leads often, the fluids used in car engines and other systems will cause wire insulation to degrade
- More music
- Wrap up
- Trying to get more videos on youtube
- See ya next time 😀
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV49 min - RF Podcast EP 51 Memorizing the TestStudying to the Test
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Intro
- Welcome
- No nag this time
- Mobile in the Studio
- More mobile install to come… Later
- I was getting clubs to send me a copy of their newsletter
- The Ground Wire Tyler TX club
- Studying to the Test
- Don’t learn it memorize it
- Not a new approach
- Been that way since I was licensed
- Novice was pretty easy
- Been messin with electronics since I was a kid
- Radios, Electronics, computers. Oh, my.
- I knew a little about propagation
- We used to take the test, get our license and learn from there
- With the codeless license we feel down on Elmering
- “I need another antenna because the one I have doesn’t have enough SWR?”
- We couldn’t keep up because of the influx of new operators
- It would be neat to be a ham
- First time renewal comes along their gone
- Don’t hide. Elmer
- The folks that complain about the new guys. Came in the same way.
- This hobby is about Elmering
- Moaning about the good old days of amateur radio
- We are having a hard time competing with Cell Phones
- Nothing wrong with studying to the test, if you don’t stop there
- We got rid of the code, what now?
- The people that said they would never use Morse code are all down on HF doing code
- Thank you Tyler amateur radio club
- Elmer, Elmer, Elmer
- These guys are not Lids
- They just need some Elmering
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV20 min - RRA EP 49 Simple Mobile PowerRRA EP 49 Simple Mobile Power
- Intro
- Welcome
- No feedback
- Check out our contact info at the website
- More club meeting
- The relaunch is coming
- Nag, Nag, Nag, Donations
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Leaving the wife at home to go to work for Amazon
- Segue
- Power for your mobile operations
- Richard was a Level Three Certified Chrysler Technician
- Week in Las Vegas
- Viper!!!
- How do I get power to the radio in my car?
- Richards Story Time
- Red wire is not always power
- Computer on my car?
- Richards Story Time
- Don’t use the network wires
- Connect directly to the battery
- No more frames
- AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat)
- Lead acid batteries are big capacitors
- Stinky lead acid battery go boom
- how do i get to the battery
- Grommet
- Computer network is not 12 volts
- Don’t mess with the tracker
- Second battery is an option
- Try not to put a second battery in the passenger compartment
- AGM can be inside the car if properly installed
- Hydrogen / rotten eggs
- BOOM!
- AGM’s can be vented and have minimal out gassing
- Deep cycle batteries are not for inside the car
- What if I hook them together
- Battery Isolator
- Don’t be mad
- Battery dead
- 1st battery, 2nd Battery
- I’m so confused
- More info to come
- We’ll see what we come up with next
- 73
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV30 min - RF Podcast EP 50 Quality Mobile Install 1RF Podcast EP 50 Basic Mobile Install 1
- 70 cm band threat
- intro
- Welcome
- Feedback
- Cory KB9JHU Podcast Ideas collegearc.com
- Bill and Ray talking about videos
- Ray KO4RB Time is nil for radio
- TIm KI6BGE
- where is the login
- nice layout
- Jerry KD0BIK Jerry great to find you back in my podcast feed
- Bruce VE2GVI
- Joe NE3R comment on D-Star article, doesn’t like the codec, Why aren’t all hams using Linux
- Tim KI6BGE D-Star article
- WS4E Doesn’t want D-Star because it’s ICOM
- Videos on YouTube
- Donations
- Ted N0CALL
- Paul KE5WMA
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Musical Interlude
- Mobile Radio Installation Power
- Get on the air and make it pretty later
- My first home made mag mount for 2 meters
- Make a plan for your install
- Do you want to run HF, VHF, UHF or What mobile
- Bigger vehicles more radio room, smaller vehicles less
- I wanted HF, VHF and UHF and a laptop in my old truck
- What do you need for your install. I had
- Power Supply: 1996 Ford F-150 pickup
- How much power do you want
- Make sure you have good grounds
- Hooking to the battery terminals is best or hook up as close as you can
- Watch out for the devices in the vehicle that emit stray RF
- add a second battery if possible. Use a battery Isolator.
- Fuse the positive and negative leads
- Do not tap into the fuse block
- Do not put a lead acid battery inside the passenger compartment
- Brad Sucks Rocks!
- HR 607 House of Representatives trying to take 70 cm band
- Please drop us a donation if you can
- Mobile install series has been started
- Thanks for joining us
- We’ll see you next time
- 73
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV1 hr 11 min - RRA EP 48 Essential JargonRRA EP 46 Essential Jargon
- Intro
- Welcome
- Side trip from the propagation series
- Been super busy
- More club
- Moving at glacial speed
- Elmering Whoo Hoo!
- Moving down to the relaunch of Resonant Frequency
- Trying to figure out scheduling
- What is the future of Richard’s Radio Adventures?
- New job may throw a wrench in the works
- WE NEED FEEDBACK
- 10 meters is coming back
- Banned from Reddit
- Donations
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Twaddle
- Hamspeak / Jargon
- Richard’s Story time
- Visitor from the Planet of Jar-Gon
- Lowell K9LDW interpreter
- Amateur Radio Operators have Jargon
- The new guys don’t understand explain in plain English
- “Jargon” from middle English means Gibberish
- The new operators need time to acclimate
- Richard’s Story time
- I’m the guy that learn it for myself
- everybody else are not that way
- They need help
- Richard’s Story time
- when you brick a radio
- CPS?
- Ham Speak?
- Learning to the test was good when the Elmers weren’t hiding
- Learn the info
- Richard’s Story time
- If you don’t understand ask for clarification
- Ham’s love to talk
- You are not Stupid
- Learn the material when studying for the test
- The operators that are always negative with you don’t want them to help you
- Richard’s Story time
- Don’t Be afraid
- “The only stupid question is the one that is never asked” it kind of defeats the purpose
- Boy he sure is full of himself
- The old ways are not working
- As Elmers we need to find a new way to help the new operators.
- 73
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit:37 min - RF Podcast EP 49 Powerful LinuxRF Podcast EP 49 Powerful Linux
- Mobile Episode
- Intro
- Welcome
- Visit the website www.rfpodcast.info
- Donations
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- No feedback this time
- Topic more Linux
- Linux makes sense
- It is not hard to work with
- Has more than one Great Desktop
- Different flavors of Linux are called Distributions
- The current focus is to make it more desktop friendly
- Why
- You don’t always want to have your ham stuff on your everyday equipment
- Makes older computers run great
- Can be run from a thumb drive
- Live CD’s
- Freedom
- Free as in money
- Open source
- The other free
- Modify it if you want
- Make it yours
- Share it with your friends
- If I put it on my wife’s machine she wouldn’t know the difference
- Best Distributions
- Linux Mint (Debian Based)
- Ubuntu (Debian Based)
- Fedora ( Red Hat Based)
- Crunch Bang (Now defunct)
- Probably Not for the Novice
- Debian but has a huge Amateur Radio Repo
- Gentoo
- Arch
- Read about other Distros and see there top ten list at Distrowatch
- Amateur Radio
- All the software is in one place
- lots of software in the repositories
- Rig Control
- Packet
- Logging
- Digital Modes software
- CW Trainers
- Satellite Software
- DX Cluster
- Did an interview with the writer of FLdigi once
- Free Soft Ware like FlDigi Linux and Windows
- CQRlog
- XDX
- Drats
- Feature Rich D-Star Data
- Richards Story Time
- Crunch Bang Linux
- on a 12 year old laptop
- A bunch of computer stuff
- Use Linux Mint and take a test drive
- I hate Windows
- Started on Windows 2.0 before that I was a DOS guy
- Check out the Gal in the Heil headset
- SEND ME YOUR FEEDBACK!
- Brad Sucks Rocks
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV40 min - RRA EP 47 Basic Propagation 5 Solar CycleRRA EP 46 Basic Propagation 5 Solar Cycle
- Intro
- Welcome
- Donations
- www.rfpodcast.info
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- Doin’s in the club
- Still working on ARES and Club
- Ratified club constitution
- Voting on dues
- sat around with some new club members and talked about radios
- go hang out at a local club
- Borrowing a different repeater to improve coverage
- Our repeater ideas have fallen through
- We’ve been offered a 100 foot tower if we had something to put on it
- Simulate emergency Test
- W2CEW working on Winlink
- Solar Cycle
- Sunspots
- Solar Cycle runs about 11 years
- more sunspots at the peak of the cycle
- The sun is more active when the solar cycle is up
- more radiation to creates charged particles in the ionosphere
- denser ionosphere means more refraction
- Richard’s Story Time
- When it’s up it’s great
- Higher ionization helps radio waves propagate more efficiently
- MUF Maximum Usable Frequency
- Solar Flares and Coronal Holes are bad
- Protons are charge killers
- Easy on the Jargon with the new guys
- Geomagnetic Storm bad too!
- It can even charge the D Layer and disrupt Lower HF Frequencies
- New Hams are getting frustrated
- You can’t fight the sun
- Make sure your station is ready for when the cycle comes back
- We are currently at Solar minimum
- Next Sunspot peak will max around 2023 -2026
- Usable propagation before them
- Florida and California, Damn!
- Use WWV, International Broadcast, to get your receive up to snuff
- Don’t forget the dummy load
- I hear snoring
- Stay tuned for more to come
- He’s nagging again
- 73 everybody
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit:27 min - RF Podcast EP 48 Superb FeedbackRF Podcast EP 48 Superb Feedback
- intro
- Welcome
- We are back in the studio
- Great response at the website
- Added Godaddy as a sponser
- Were not here to make a living
- Bridgecom System s (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- First hosting sucked
- Videos over at YouTube
- Been asked to show up at Dayton and Belton
- Thanks to Bill KA9WKA for being a tremendous job with show notes
- Send us your feedback, articles and audio it might end up on the show
- Sorry for the long break
- Don’t want to feed you crap
- and now for a musical interlude
- Return of the feedback
- from the website B.B. KC5PIY
- Armadillo Intertie
- Wants input other Intertie website
- From the Website Rich KD0BJT at Low SRW
- Problem with the feed in Gpodder
- Don K7IGK
- Don Thinks CW operators are nicer people
- Why did you disappear from Itunes?
- Donations
- James WL7FC
- Paul KE5WMA
- Feedback
- Paul KE5WMA
- Comment on Riff Raff
- Codeless license has opened up Ham radio for the disabled
- Another Musical Interlude
- Donation
- Woody KF4TQJ
- Email from Woody
- Feedback
- Don WS4E
- Do I need a paper logbook
- James N2ENN
- He was having a bad day
- Likes the mobile episodes
- Ian AK4IK
- Successful club meetings
- Book a decent program
- Activities
- Regular Nets
- Elmering
- VE Sessions
- Teach Classes
- WS4E Don
- Put all your ARES and RACES in one basket
- Ray KO4RB
- Welcome back Richard
- We are out
- 73
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV1 hr 11 min - RF Podcast EP 47 Upbeat UpdateRF Podcast EP 47 Upbeat Update
- Opening
- Greetings
- Bridgecom Systems (DMR Radios and Hotspots)
- Patreon “Become a Patron Today!”
- By Me A Coffee (Tip Jar)
- PayPal (Our old faithful donation spot)
- We are back, We have maximum backness
- Richard’s Depression has lifted
- Last year was the year from hell
- Time for an update
- It is fantastic to be back with my My people, My Fans, My wonderful fans
- Did six episodes in one night and deleted this one
- Feed is now working at Itunes
- We are now available at Podcast Alley
- Evil Feed Burner feed
- We have revamped the website rfpodcast.info
- Back on wordpress
- Charlotte got added to the banner and yes that is a Heil headset
- Donations, Donations, Donations
- We got to pay the bills
- Server fees
- URL’s
- Suggested donation
- send me a dollar
- Idiot Operator Error
- We have been Busy, Busy, Busy
- Make comments on the Website or where ever you find the show
- a tribute to Bill KA9WKA
- Blah, Blah, Blah
- We in the loud rattly old truck
- moving some contributing user stuff to main feed
- more mobile episodes coming your way.
- Richard’s Story Time
- It’s been a year an I’m back
- More Adventures of Richard KB5JBV to come
- Thanks for joining us for this update episode
Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
Read More About Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast At www.rfpodcast.info
Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:Website: www.rfpodcast.infoEmail: [email protected]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBVFaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbvMeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcastDiscord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV23 min
About Resonant Frequency
From the publisher's feed
Resonant Frequency: The Amateur Radio Podcast was created to help get information on Amateur Radio out to the new ham and the ham that wants to find out about different aspects of the hobby they are…
thinking about trying out. We will be bringing guests on different aspects of ham radio. So sit back have a drink and enjoy.