Feb 10, 2026
In this episode, Grayson Evans, KJ7UM, joins us again to talk about designing and building ham radio gear with tubes, or as he refers to them: thermatrons. Grayson is the author of Hollow-State Design, a book all about tube-type radio equipment. Grayson also provides basic tube radio kits.
Grayson is a great mentor...
Jan 27, 2026
In this episode we meet Sebastian Delmont, KI2D, the author of the wildly popular portable logging software Ham2K PoLo (Portable Logger). Sebastian has a passion for portable operating and has built a very modern, feature rich logging application that runs on cell phones and tablets. The application started...
Jan 13, 2026
In this episode, our very own Paul Braun, WD9GCO, our show announcer, becomes the special guest. Paul tells us all about his big POTA rove and how he operated HF remotely from a cruise ship.
This show also features a large crowd of regulars with an extended workbench segment.
Dec 30, 2025
In this episode we meet Hans Summers, founder of QRP Labs, the makers of the wildly popular QCX, QDX and other great portable HF QRP radios. Hans tells about his journey through the design process and all details on his latest creation the QMX multi-band transceiver.
Dec 16, 2025
In this episode we meet David Gleason, NR9V, who makes radio interface devices to connect to AllStar and other Radio Over IP applications. We introduce you to AllStar, talk about some of the technical details of the system, and explore the pros and cons of digital voice CODECs. David's company AllScan offers a veriety...
