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Ham Radio Workbench Podcast


This podcast is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the ham radio operator. Join your hosts George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more.

Nov 8, 2016

This week, we announce the details of the Antenna Analyzer project!  George teaches Jeremy about all the facets of DIY printed circuit board (PCB) design using AutodeskEagle (Show Sponsor, download for free https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download ).  George discusses Schematic Capture, Board Layout, and an overview of PCB fabrication.

Antenna Analyzer BOM, designs, directions, and software available HamRadio360.com - http://hamradio360.com/community/partsmaterials-list/build-project-parts-listlinks/

Forums to provide support - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/community/main-forum/

CommRadio CTX-10 SDR Transceiver - http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/6010.html

Designed a case for my BlueDV and DVMega Dual Band board - https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bluestack-micro-plus-dvmega-enclosure

DVMega monoband - $130 - http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-014297

BlueStack Micro Plus - $45 - http://www.grapevineamateurradio.com/store/?model_number=BlueDV_micro_plus

Link to 3DHubs 2016 Printer List:  https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide

Autodesk Fusion 360:  http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview

Rocket City 3D Printing (run by a Ham!) - https://www.3dhubs.com/huntsville/hubs/rocket-city-3d http://www.rocketcity3d.com/index.html

Printrbot Play - $400 - https://printrbot.com/shop/assembled-printrbot-play/

Printrbot Play Heated Bed Y Axis Upgrade - $75 - https://printrbot.com/shop/play-y-axis-upgrade-heated-bed-optional/

Hobby PCB RS-UV3 200mw 3 band transceiver boards - https://www.hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3

Seedstudio - https://www.seeedstudio.com/new-fusion-pcb.html

OSH Park - https://www.oshpark.com

EEVBlog #939 How to Manufacture a PCB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEB0pl8a5C0&feature=em-subs_digest

EEVBlog #127 - PCB Design for Manufacturing Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXE_dh38HjU