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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.

Aug 29, 2017

This week, Jeremy is back and he’s brought along John Jacobs, W7DBO, host of the new Field Radio Podcast!  John introduces his show and talks about the skills that he uses as a maker to build field portable gear including design and 3D Printing.


Airspy Mini Software Defined Radio - https://v3.airspy.us/product/a-airspy-mini/

MPD Digital Custom Coax Cables - https://usacoax.com/

Pine64 Rock 64 Single Board Computer - https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=7147

Times Microwave Coax Loss Calculator - http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/

Spyserver on Pi (or ODROID or Tinker Board)- http://photobyte.org/running-spyserver-raspberry-pi-3/

HamRadio360 - ADS-B with Nick KK6LHR - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2017/06/13/ham-radio-360-ads-b-with-nick-kk6lhr/

NOAA Weather Satellites


John Jacobs’ Website - http://W7DBO.net

W7DBO VHF/UHF Build VIdeo - https://youtu.be/9f1iXXHV7yM

Field Radio Podcast You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQ0a59Oqea3OF00701H-Ew

LED Power Pole Tester - http://www.ebay.com/itm/192175042400

Comms to Go - http://commstogo.com/

Wago Connectors - https://www.amazon.com/Wago-Lever-Nut-Assortment-Pocket-Pack/dp/B01N0LRTXZ/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1503726606&sr=1-4&keywords=wago+lever+nuts

DROK Power Meter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XFZ6PC4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Tenergy Power Meter - https://www.amazon.com/Tenergy-Precision-Meter-Analyzer-Backlight/dp/B017YCTRKK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503726568&sr=8-2&keywords=tenergy+watt+meter

Tinkercad - Free online design tool - https://www.tinkercad.com/#/

Thingiverse - Why reinvent the wheel? - https://www.thingiverse.com/

Simplify 3D - Slicing Tool - https://www.simplify3d.com/

OctoPrint - Raspberry Pi Print Server - http://octoprint.org/

Monoprice Maker Select Plus V2 Printer - https://www.monoprice.com/pages/3d_printers

Monthly 3D Geek Box - http://www.makergeeks.com/

Fox Smart - Cheaper Filament - http://thefoxsmart.com/