Download Here On this episode of the Phasing Line, Marty teamed up with the crew from HamRadioNow.TV to well.... ramble. We talked Dayton, Phasing Line, Emcomm, People in ham radio, Marathons, Radios, DMR, DSTAR, SDR, and so much more. Take a listening to this rambling episode of the Phasing Line! DONATE Check out http://phasinglinepodcast.com/donate Tweet at us: https://twitter.com/phasingline  

Download Here On this episode, Marty sits down with Neil Rapp, WB9VPG to talk about well... just about everything under the sun (in ham radio)!  Enjoy. Amateur Radio Newsline: arnewsline.org Ham Talk Live: hamtalklive.com K9SOU, Neil's school radio club: https://www.qrz.com/db/K9SOU DONATE Check out http://phasinglinepodcast.com/donate Tweet at us: https://twitter.com/phasingline  

Sterling has to take a quick break from the show until the end of April, we announce the drawing winners, and much more! Sorry for the delay with this episode, we've been pretty busy. There is another "normal" episode coming out within the next 48 hours. DONATE Check out http://phasinglinepodcast.com/donate  Tweet at us: https://twitter.com/phasingline Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhasingLinePodcast/ About the hosts: Sterling, N0SSC: 25 year old freshly graduated electrical engineer from St. Louis, Missouri who’s in the hobby for contesting, youth engagement, and just about everything else. He’s a former ARRL youth editor and a big advocate for collegiate amateur radio. http://n0ssc.com Marty, KC1CWF: The infamous “Chicken With Fries,”  is a 15 year old ham from the Boston, MA area, who loves contesting, DXing, building stations and mentoring others. He is very involved in ham radio related media production and web content.

We continue the ramblings, recapping the license survey, crappy conditions during ARRL SSB, W0EEE update, and how to design tower arrays and antennas. 

Rolla Regional Amateur Radio Society Biggest Test Session Ever! 21 new and upgraded hams! http://www.rollanet.org/~rrars/testreports/030417/

Don Daso K4ZA will climb your towers: http://k4za.com/contact/

HFTA (comes with Antenna Book): http://k6tu.net/?q=TerrainProfiles

EZNEC ($99): https://www.eznec.com/

4nec2 (free): http://www.qsl.net/4nec2/

HFSS ($5000+): http://www.ansys.com/products/electronics/ansys-hfss

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2. Email contact@phasinglinepodcast.com with your name, callsign (if you have one), and proof of age or patreon support
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The ARRL has launched a survey of members asking about maybe asking the FCC for a new Entry Level License. This show brings together a Pundit Panel of Podcasters (aka Herding Cats) to kick the ideas around. Gary, KN4AQ of HamRadioNow did the hard work to pull this show together. If Gary KN4AQ thought he had a plan for the show (and he sort of did), it fell before the onslaught of Neal Rapp WB9VPG (HamTalkLive), Sterling Coffey N0SSC and Marty Sullaway KC1CWF (Us), and co-host David Goldenberg W0DHG. Many words... but probably still not the Last Word! If you like the show, consider making a donation to help support what we do! Check out http://www.phasinglinepodcast.com/donate  The survey is here: http://www.arrl.org/license-1 Gary and David's show is here: http://www.hamradionow.tv Neil's show is here: http://www.hamtalklive.com Intro to the foundation license: http://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-students/foundation/ UK Foundation sample test: http://www.qsl.net/mc0rrd/Foundation_Sample_Paper.pdf AUS Foundation Sample Test: http://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/trialexam/ USA Technician question pool: http://ncvec.org/downloads/2014-2018%20Tech%20Pool.pdf  HamRadioNow Video Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ_rxVpbS0U

Marty recaps the RTTY contest and demonstrate digital modes...with their voices...awfully...and Sterling gives a W0EEE update, lighting protection ideas,  and a Hamcation recap including the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative forum, how repeater coordination works (and why it’s so full of drama), and a little DSTAR/DMR/YSF debate teaser. OH AND A GIVEAWAY!!!!   Marty’s FSK Circuit: http://www.aa5au.com/rtty/fsk-interface/ Setting Digital Mode Audio Levels by K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CwHaX7t5M Linear Actuator Coax Disconnect: https://vimeo.com/133917999 ARRL CARI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ARRLCARI/   Giveaway instructions:

1. Be under 25 or a Patreon Supporter (at least $1 per month)
2. Email contact@phasinglinepodcast.com with your name, callsign (if you have one), and proof of age or patreon support
3. We'll do the selection on 3/2/2017!

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We interviewed Emma KC9YGJ after Sterling found her article in the December 2016 issue of QST, pages 63-64, discovering she's only 14 years old! 

We chat about ham radio as it relates to aviation and the Oshkosh airshow (aka EAA AirVenture), and a W0EEE update at the end. 

Shownotes: 

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure

W9EVT's "Ham Radio Museum" Station: https://www.qrz.com/db/W9EVT

W0EEE's Current Status: Empty.

 

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We continue our ramblings with this latest episode of Phasing Line. Marty worked NAQP, Sterling goes on about livestreaming and youth, and we did it all while Marty had a migraine! 

Sterling's Hamfest talk on Amateur Radio's Next Generation (N0SSC.com)

Reverse Beacon Network

115th Congress H.R. 555 - Amateur Radio Parity Act

Amateur Radio Parity Act on ARRL.org

Missouri Amateur Radio Parity Act (MARPA.us)

MARPA Facebook Group

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Audio only version of N0SSC's presentation on youth in ham radio - how to get kids interested, what works, what doesn't, game theory, and more. This was his first speech at a hamfest on this topic, and the livestream broke a lot, but luckily I had an audio backup at 30:34 (hence the change in how it sounded). It was recorded 28 January 2017 at the St. Louis Suburban Radio Club (SLSRC) Winterfest hamfest.

Slides available at http://phasinglinepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Amateur-Radios-Next-Generation.pdf and the video also available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV2kpbq58dA 

Chapters: 

0:49 About N0SSC
4:02 The Real Issue(s)
5:25 How to Fix It
7:28 Emotional Connection
10:58 Gamifying Ham Radio Contesting
14:27 What Works
16:20 What Doesn't Work
17:34 Pre-High School
19:03 Scouting
19:43 High School
21:26 College
26:39 Post College
28:42 Youngsters on the Air
30:52 YOTA in the US
34:31 Conclusion

On this episode of the Phasing Line, Marty and Sterling join forces with the whole team at HamRadioNow. We talked about Youth, Contesting, Remotes, Cars, Emcomm, and everything in between! Take a listen here, or at HamRadioNow.TV.

Special mention to QSO Today's episode with Brooke Allen, N2BA, which was much of the discussion of this show. 

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