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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.

Jun 6, 2017

George and Jeremy are joined by Beric K6BEZ, David W6DTW, and Kenneth W6KWF. The gang debriefs us on the 2017 Maker Faire Bay Area and the role and presence of Amateur Radio. We also talk about our Field Day 2017 plans.

Maker Faire Bay Area – http://makerfaire.com/bay-area/

Weird Stuff – http://www.weirdstuff.com/

Travis Goodspeed’s MD-380 Tools – http://www.md380.org

Beric’s DIY Test Equipment using RTL-SDR Dongle SDR – http://www.bay-net.org/docs/baycon2017/rf_test_gear.pdf

SDR Noise Source and Directional Coupler – https://v3.airspy.us/product-category/other-tools-and-accessories/

Python RTL-SDR Library – https://github.com/roger-/pyrtlsdr

Dayton Mini Maker Faire – http://dayton.makerfaire.com

Bob Pease – http://www.ti.com/ww/en/bobpease/

Pyle 4 Channel Headphone Amplifier – https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PHA40-4-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003M8NVFS