Resonant Frequency

By Richard KB5JBV

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 t... more

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January 29, 2022RRA EP 50 Astounding Antenna
RRA 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
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Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE
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January 15, 2022RF Podcast EP 52 Powerful Wire
RF 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:
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Email: [email protected]
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November 27, 2021RF Podcast EP 51 Memorizing the Test
Studying 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
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Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:
Website: www.rfpodcast.info
Email: [email protected]
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November 20, 2021RRA EP 49 Simple Mobile Power
RRA 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.info
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbv
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November 13, 2021RF Podcast EP 50 Quality Mobile Install 1
RF 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.info
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbv
MeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31
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November 06, 2021RRA EP 48 Essential Jargon
RRA 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
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Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:
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October 30, 2021RF Podcast EP 49 Powerful Linux
RF 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:
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October 23, 2021RRA EP 47 Basic Propagation 5 Solar Cycle
RRA 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
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October 16, 2021RF Podcast EP 48 Superb Feedback
RF 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
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Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV:
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Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbv
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1h 11min
October 16, 2021RF Podcast EP 47 Upbeat Update
RF 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.info
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbv
MeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31
Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcast
Discord: https://discord.com/channels/758866379104845856/758866379104845860
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Richard_KB5JBV
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