WEBVTT 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.099 Thanks for tuning in. Hamtalk Live will be on 00:00:12.099 --> 00:00:30.000 the air shortly. Please stand by. This episode 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:33.579 of HamTalk Live is brought to you by Tower Electronics. 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:38.280 For connectors, cables, and more, call 920 -435 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:45.020 -2973 or visit pl -259 .com. And by ICOM, heard 00:00:45.020 --> 00:00:50.259 it, worked it, logged it. Visit www .icomamerica 00:00:50.259 --> 00:00:53.979 .com slash amateur for more information about 00:00:53.979 --> 00:01:28.079 ICOM radios. Here we go Good evening, everyone. 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:34.319 It's HamTalk Live, episode number 193, Holiday 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:39.599 Gift Ideas and Ham Holiday Traditions. Recorded 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:43.400 live on Thursday, December 12th, 2019. I'm your 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:47.319 host, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. Thanks for tuning in 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:50.260 to this episode of HamTalk Live. Tonight we're 00:01:50.260 --> 00:01:55.150 joined by Katie Allen, WY7YL. from Ham Radio 00:01:55.150 --> 00:01:59.409 Outlet, and we'll take your calls live in just 00:01:59.409 --> 00:02:03.569 a few minutes. Last week, Bryant Rascal, KG5, 00:02:03.569 --> 00:02:10.349 HVO was here to talk about the December Yoda 00:02:10.349 --> 00:02:13.069 month. And if you missed that show, you can listen 00:02:13.069 --> 00:02:16.469 anytime at HamTalkLive .com or your favorite 00:02:16.469 --> 00:02:20.370 podcast app or YouTube, or catch the rebroadcast 00:02:20.370 --> 00:02:26.759 on WTWW. 5085 a .m. Saturday evenings at about 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:30.000 630 p .m. Eastern Time. So get your questions 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.599 ready to go for Katie. We'll be talking holiday 00:02:32.599 --> 00:02:35.580 gift ideas tonight. 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All I want for Christmas is 00:04:57.420 --> 00:05:02.160 to listen to another episode of HamTalk Live. 00:05:11.459 --> 00:05:14.779 Thanks to Scott and Jill at Tower Electronics 00:05:14.779 --> 00:05:18.089 for sponsoring the show. again tonight to help 00:05:18.089 --> 00:05:21.810 bring ham talk live your way each and every week 00:05:21.810 --> 00:05:26.670 they will be at plant city florida the ham fest 00:05:26.670 --> 00:05:30.529 there just outside of tampa this weekend that's 00:05:30.529 --> 00:05:34.509 the 13th and the 14th plant city florida you 00:05:34.509 --> 00:05:37.569 can catch tower electronics or you can visit 00:05:37.569 --> 00:05:43.550 them anytime over on their website at pl -259 00:05:43.550 --> 00:05:51.029 .com Katie Allen, WY7YL, is a former ARRL staffer 00:05:51.029 --> 00:05:53.730 who now lives in Wyoming, and she is the social 00:05:53.730 --> 00:05:57.689 media manager for Ham Radio Outlet. She is also 00:05:57.689 --> 00:06:01.990 the co -host of the W5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable, 00:06:02.350 --> 00:06:05.850 which airs live on Tuesdays at 9 p .m. Eastern 00:06:05.850 --> 00:06:11.709 at W5KUB .com. She's a member of YLRL. She has 00:06:11.709 --> 00:06:16.660 earned her DXCC and is a frequent poster of cats 00:06:16.660 --> 00:06:19.680 in the ham shack. Is there a hashtag for that 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:24.079 now? I think there might actually be. I was thinking 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:28.000 we had a hashtag for cats in the ham shack. You 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.379 know, I think there's a thread on QRZ that has 00:06:31.379 --> 00:06:34.439 cats in the ham shack. That might be it. Maybe 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:36.939 that's it. Well anyway, Katie, welcome to the 00:06:36.939 --> 00:06:40.800 show and we'll keep posting more cat pictures. 00:06:41.500 --> 00:06:43.540 Absolutely. Well, I have no shortage of them. 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:46.300 I have about 10. So it's not a problem from my 00:06:46.300 --> 00:06:51.079 side. Yeah. Now, Ali, she, she just, you know, 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:55.560 is just the one and she makes an appearance on 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:57.899 the show here every once in a while. You'll hear 00:06:57.899 --> 00:07:03.480 in the background, but I ran across an old video, 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:09.290 uh, from when I was, uh, probably six years old 00:07:09.290 --> 00:07:17.310 or so, maybe still five. And I was copying code 00:07:17.310 --> 00:07:22.129 on the air and the cat was sitting on top of 00:07:22.129 --> 00:07:25.790 the radio and just started batting the top of 00:07:25.790 --> 00:07:29.649 my pencil while I was trying to copy code. And 00:07:29.649 --> 00:07:33.250 it is hilarious. You'll have to go over to YouTube. 00:07:33.250 --> 00:07:35.610 You'll have to share that. Yeah, it's on YouTube. 00:07:35.629 --> 00:07:39.370 It's on my QRZ page. So you'll have to check 00:07:39.370 --> 00:07:43.810 that out. But yeah, the cat was just trying to 00:07:43.810 --> 00:07:49.529 copy code for me, I guess. Well, you know, hams 00:07:49.529 --> 00:07:53.329 can be difficult to shop for because we'd all 00:07:53.329 --> 00:08:03.709 love to say, well, you know, A nice ICOM 7610 00:08:03.709 --> 00:08:09.269 would be a really nice gift. But a $3 ,000 radio 00:08:09.269 --> 00:08:14.810 may not always be in the budget, so we're a little 00:08:14.810 --> 00:08:18.649 hard to shop for sometimes because some of the 00:08:18.649 --> 00:08:23.470 stuff we want is kind of expensive. So let's 00:08:23.470 --> 00:08:27.680 start off with some... Holiday gift ideas for 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:31.519 the ham that won't break the bank. All right. 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.519 Well, I definitely can do that for you guys I 00:08:34.519 --> 00:08:37.419 had some fun shopping around on our website at 00:08:37.419 --> 00:08:40.700 ham radio comm to to get some ideas and you know 00:08:40.700 --> 00:08:44.039 We obviously we all love those shiny new HF rigs 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:46.799 and dream about having one under you know in 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:48.919 our new shack But you know because there's so 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:51.320 many facets to ham radio that there really isn't 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:54.000 a shortage of affordable gift ideas out there 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:56.419 and What's really kind of great also is that 00:08:56.419 --> 00:08:58.679 sometimes your can your family can find some 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:00.879 neat things that are great? to not only have 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:03.600 in your shack or for out of shack activities. 00:09:04.259 --> 00:09:06.539 And so I picked out a few items that I thought 00:09:06.539 --> 00:09:09.519 would be. fun to share and I've also I'll be 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.919 tweeting them out for everyone as well so anybody 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:14.179 who's listening and hanging out on Twitter you'll 00:09:14.179 --> 00:09:16.799 have an easy time finding them. So one of the 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:18.700 first things I thought was really kind of cool 00:09:18.700 --> 00:09:21.419 is this neat little lantern and spotlight from 00:09:21.419 --> 00:09:24.399 Nebo and I have to say I never forgot it because 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:26.580 I nearly blinded myself at a ham fest checking 00:09:26.580 --> 00:09:28.700 one out once because I opened it up the wrong 00:09:28.700 --> 00:09:34.090 way. But I tend these things are bright because 00:09:34.090 --> 00:09:37.690 they've got a 300 lumen lantern and 120 lumen 00:09:37.690 --> 00:09:40.309 Spotlight and the lantern itself lasts nearly 00:09:40.309 --> 00:09:43.149 eight hours if you're running it on high and 00:09:43.149 --> 00:09:45.669 it's nice and small it you know opens up to a 00:09:45.669 --> 00:09:47.210 whopping eight inches when you're all done and 00:09:47.210 --> 00:09:50.250 it's only like 17 bucks when all is said and 00:09:50.250 --> 00:09:53.090 done and You know, like I said, that's something 00:09:53.090 --> 00:09:55.250 that you could use anywhere. Not just in your 00:09:55.250 --> 00:09:58.669 ham shack And then, I was still thinking about 00:09:58.669 --> 00:10:01.269 lighting because it's always an issue in the 00:10:01.269 --> 00:10:03.809 shack, whether there's always corners or different 00:10:03.809 --> 00:10:07.169 places that need better lighting. If you have 00:10:07.169 --> 00:10:09.049 a shack like mine where you have shelves with 00:10:09.049 --> 00:10:11.909 books and all kinds of stuff happening, there's 00:10:11.909 --> 00:10:13.590 always something you're having a hard time finding. 00:10:14.009 --> 00:10:16.529 Well, West Mountain Radio has this really pretty 00:10:16.529 --> 00:10:19.789 slick little LED light strip. I saw this when 00:10:19.789 --> 00:10:23.169 we were in Milwaukee for the HRO Super Fest earlier 00:10:23.169 --> 00:10:25.870 this fall, and they had them on display in their 00:10:25.870 --> 00:10:29.820 booth. These LEDs... provide some consistent 00:10:29.820 --> 00:10:32.860 lighting. They produce little to no heat and 00:10:32.860 --> 00:10:34.740 you know they're great not only in your shack 00:10:34.740 --> 00:10:37.139 but you could use it in your car and a truck 00:10:37.139 --> 00:10:40.100 camper and a boat and I tell you I am not kidding 00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:43.679 these things are bright. I was you know laughing 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:46.480 with Ed from West Mountain Radio when we were 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:49.240 at Superfest checking it out and he says these 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:51.460 things he says he was actually a little surprised 00:10:51.460 --> 00:10:53.940 he says these are super popular people are really 00:10:53.940 --> 00:10:56.360 liking them and they're nice and bright and you 00:10:56.360 --> 00:10:59.080 know and again with LED you have no problem in 00:10:59.080 --> 00:11:02.299 the shack. So I'm gonna go a totally different 00:11:02.299 --> 00:11:04.679 route now. Here's a really neat stocking stuffer 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:10.779 idea. Seven bucks is a great price for a stocking 00:11:10.779 --> 00:11:13.679 stuffer. This is an item called bongo ties. Now 00:11:13.679 --> 00:11:15.220 you might have seen this if you ever pop into 00:11:15.220 --> 00:11:18.460 any of the HRO stores or at a ham fest for example, 00:11:18.539 --> 00:11:21.860 but basically they're a cable tie that has this 00:11:21.860 --> 00:11:25.269 awesome grip and has these little Bits of bamboo 00:11:25.269 --> 00:11:27.809 on the end and you can use it on so many different 00:11:27.809 --> 00:11:30.509 things not just the cables in their shack, but 00:11:31.299 --> 00:11:33.519 I've used it actually for when I'm traveling 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:35.759 and I need to wrap up the cable of my hairdryer. 00:11:35.860 --> 00:11:38.820 I mean, but it works out really well. Tim, who's 00:11:38.820 --> 00:11:41.519 the owner and CEO of the company, he sent me 00:11:41.519 --> 00:11:43.139 a bunch of them to give away last year. I think 00:11:43.139 --> 00:11:46.220 it was that hamcation. And not only were people 00:11:46.220 --> 00:11:47.980 excited to be able to pick up a couple to take 00:11:47.980 --> 00:11:49.840 home, but I had so many people say, Oh, you know 00:11:49.840 --> 00:11:52.559 what? I have these. Every time I stop in the 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:54.519 store, I always pick up an extra bag because 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:57.259 they're so useful for so many things. And again, 00:11:57.259 --> 00:11:59.419 you get a pack of 10 of them for like, you know, 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:02.779 six ninety five or and makes a great little stocking 00:12:02.779 --> 00:12:05.059 stuffer. And again, it's something you could 00:12:05.059 --> 00:12:10.100 use for not just hammy stuff, but it's an easy, 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:12.200 simple gift that you can use for so many different 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:16.960 things. And there's always a cable that needs 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:24.649 to be secure. Absolutely. They multiply. they 00:12:24.649 --> 00:12:27.529 do you know and and I just was thinking you know 00:12:27.529 --> 00:12:30.110 when I was just down at our Plano store not too 00:12:30.110 --> 00:12:32.450 long ago and and I was taking some pictures of 00:12:32.450 --> 00:12:34.450 this nice display of those and I'm like You know 00:12:34.450 --> 00:12:36.250 I really need to bring home some of these and 00:12:36.250 --> 00:12:38.750 then I managed to go home without any in my you 00:12:38.750 --> 00:12:41.429 know within my shopping bag like So that was 00:12:41.429 --> 00:12:42.710 one of the reasons I thought about it today. 00:12:42.730 --> 00:12:50.559 I'm like, you know Another idea I thought no, 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:52.100 this is a little bit more expensive. We're getting 00:12:52.100 --> 00:12:53.899 closer up to like the hundred dollar range But 00:12:53.899 --> 00:12:56.659 this is a really neat thing power works has this 00:12:56.659 --> 00:12:59.360 crimp bag It's got a power pole crimping tool 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:03.740 for 15 30 and 45 amp contacts It's got an interchangeable 00:13:03.740 --> 00:13:05.860 accessory die set and it comes in this really 00:13:05.860 --> 00:13:09.259 neat nylon bag I mean obviously everybody's idea 00:13:09.259 --> 00:13:11.830 brink baking breaking the bank is a little bit 00:13:11.830 --> 00:13:15.070 different. But this would be obviously a little 00:13:15.070 --> 00:13:17.269 more significant of a gift. But this is something, 00:13:17.289 --> 00:13:19.590 again, that anybody could use because we're always 00:13:19.590 --> 00:13:22.070 needing that kind of a tool in the shack or around 00:13:22.070 --> 00:13:25.929 the house. And then I thought one last thing 00:13:25.929 --> 00:13:29.490 would be kind of fun to share as a neat gift 00:13:29.490 --> 00:13:34.070 idea. And it's the MFJ World Map Clock. Now hopefully 00:13:34.070 --> 00:13:36.090 you'll check it out when I am tweeting it out 00:13:36.090 --> 00:13:38.100 here so you can see what this looks like. This 00:13:38.100 --> 00:13:41.100 is really a nice looking clock. It's got an LCD 00:13:41.100 --> 00:13:45.179 world map on it where you can actually change, 00:13:45.500 --> 00:13:48.139 like select an area on the map and it'll let 00:13:48.139 --> 00:13:50.100 you know what the time zone is on that part of 00:13:50.100 --> 00:13:52.620 the world. You can have it display in either 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:55.399 12 hour or 24 hour displays. Everything in our 00:13:55.399 --> 00:14:00.539 house is the 24 hour time zone. So you can keep 00:14:00.539 --> 00:14:02.860 an eye on all of that. It's really attractive 00:14:02.860 --> 00:14:07.210 and it makes a nice gift at about $40. There's 00:14:07.210 --> 00:14:09.529 kind of a variety of some neat ideas that you 00:14:09.529 --> 00:14:13.190 could suggest to a family member or friend if 00:14:13.190 --> 00:14:16.570 you were looking for a neat gift. We go anywhere 00:14:16.570 --> 00:14:21.610 from $7 up to $100. I think those are some kind 00:14:21.610 --> 00:14:24.450 of fun things that aren't so difficult for a 00:14:24.450 --> 00:14:26.629 family member who's maybe not a ham to try to 00:14:26.629 --> 00:14:29.210 figure out what to get you because if they're 00:14:29.210 --> 00:14:32.009 not familiar with your radio or your microphone 00:14:32.009 --> 00:14:35.090 needs or... things like that, then these could 00:14:35.090 --> 00:14:37.769 be some really handy gifts that anybody could 00:14:37.769 --> 00:14:40.629 use in their shack. Yeah, some of those gifts 00:14:40.629 --> 00:14:43.309 get kind of kind of touchy because you know, 00:14:43.450 --> 00:14:46.149 you got to get this the right version for the 00:14:46.149 --> 00:14:50.149 right rig and Right kind of stuff and and so, 00:14:50.169 --> 00:14:52.009 you know, it's kind of easy to get the wrong 00:14:52.009 --> 00:14:55.009 thing But but with these I think you've made 00:14:55.009 --> 00:14:57.769 some great choices there because you know everybody 00:14:57.769 --> 00:15:00.950 can can use the flashlight everybody can use 00:15:00.950 --> 00:15:05.250 the wire ties, you know and and There's just 00:15:05.250 --> 00:15:07.570 a lot of things that we don't always think about 00:15:07.570 --> 00:15:11.539 that yeah okay that that you know would be a 00:15:11.539 --> 00:15:15.929 really great gift for a ham. Right and you know 00:15:15.929 --> 00:15:19.250 and then also whoever might be buying for you. 00:15:19.350 --> 00:15:21.850 They don't have to necessarily know what your 00:15:21.850 --> 00:15:26.110 specific radio brand is or your specific interest 00:15:26.110 --> 00:15:29.809 or you know, for example right here sitting on 00:15:29.809 --> 00:15:31.889 the on my side of the shack next to me is my 00:15:31.889 --> 00:15:36.190 MFJ voice here and Got it set up for the contest 00:15:36.190 --> 00:15:38.850 for sweepstakes and then we had a problem on 00:15:38.850 --> 00:15:40.450 my side of the shack so I didn't end up using 00:15:40.450 --> 00:15:42.330 it but the 10 meter contest is coming up this 00:15:42.330 --> 00:15:44.830 weekend and I'm going to get it ready because 00:15:44.830 --> 00:15:47.710 I want to play in the contest. Well, I was thinking 00:15:47.710 --> 00:15:50.289 that'd be a really neat idea, but unless you're 00:15:50.289 --> 00:15:52.350 somebody who's going to sit on the air for hours 00:15:52.350 --> 00:15:55.990 on end or maybe you don't use voice at all, you 00:15:55.990 --> 00:15:57.549 don't want to necessarily say, well, that's a 00:15:57.549 --> 00:15:59.389 great idea for everybody. And that's why I was 00:15:59.389 --> 00:16:01.269 trying to pick out something that would be some 00:16:01.269 --> 00:16:03.190 ideas for people. So no matter what they like 00:16:03.190 --> 00:16:06.649 to do with their hand radio, it's something that 00:16:06.649 --> 00:16:10.580 they could probably use. Oh, yeah. Well, let's 00:16:10.580 --> 00:16:14.000 talk about some some of the other things maybe 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:17.840 a little more expensive here But there's some 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:21.620 good deals going on. So let's talk about I know 00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:24.860 there's there's several special deals going on 00:16:24.860 --> 00:16:29.159 for this Holiday season, so let's talk about 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:31.960 some of those and how that might make shopping 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:35.139 a little bit easier Yeah, you betcha well we 00:16:35.139 --> 00:16:38.080 did we just had obviously we we've all survived 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:41.179 Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Green Monday 00:16:41.179 --> 00:16:43.659 and whatever all those days are called. I think 00:16:43.659 --> 00:16:46.559 new I think new holidays keep getting Invented 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:49.019 every year, but yeah, of course we want to make 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:51.600 sure that we provide the best deals for everybody 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:53.919 all the time But especially holiday times we 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:55.940 do what we can to knock down the prices as low 00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:59.000 as possible And so we've got some special holidays 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:00.980 happenings and if you go to our website at ham 00:17:00.980 --> 00:17:03.440 radio comm you'll notice there's an neat little 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:05.299 holiday banner right there at the top and all 00:17:05.299 --> 00:17:07.299 you have to do is click on it and it'll give 00:17:07.299 --> 00:17:10.759 you a list. We've got, it says, HRO's extra holiday 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:13.579 deals. So when you open up that page, you're 00:17:13.579 --> 00:17:17.759 gonna see a listing of quite a few items. For 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.000 example, like the ICOM remote control software, 00:17:21.180 --> 00:17:26.079 the BA one, it's on sale now for basically $110. 00:17:27.140 --> 00:17:30.240 Or if you wanna grab a really nice HF rig, the 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.980 ICOM 718, between the holiday discounts and a 00:17:33.980 --> 00:17:36.680 rebate, you can get yourself a nice little compact 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:42.940 transceiver for $540. And that is a good solid 00:17:42.940 --> 00:17:46.279 radio that is not going anywhere and it's just 00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:48.200 one of those staples that you know you can't 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:52.599 go wrong with. Another example, like the Kenwood 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:56.279 TS -480 SAT. Now, this is a 100 watt transceiver 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:59.240 with a built -in antenna tuner. It's normally 00:17:59.240 --> 00:18:02.700 about $1 ,100, but with all of the holiday savings, 00:18:02.960 --> 00:18:08.009 it's now $839 .95. That one is really nice too 00:18:08.009 --> 00:18:10.750 because it's really built for the DXer and but 00:18:10.750 --> 00:18:13.769 it's such a nice neat little compact radio and 00:18:13.769 --> 00:18:16.309 so that's something you know someone might be 00:18:16.309 --> 00:18:18.529 interested in checking out and and then of course 00:18:18.529 --> 00:18:21.569 Yesu they've got like almost a dozen items that 00:18:21.569 --> 00:18:24.230 have rebates available on them right now. For 00:18:24.230 --> 00:18:27.450 example if you wanted to grab the FT -70DR handheld 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:30.980 For 155 bucks, you can get on System Fusion, 00:18:31.220 --> 00:18:34.420 get on UHF, VHF, and then you could get a $30 00:18:34.420 --> 00:18:37.359 rebate from Yesu. So by the time you're done 00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:39.579 with all of that, you've got yourself a really 00:18:39.579 --> 00:18:43.220 nice new little handheld for $125. And then, 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:45.240 of course, because it's Yesu, they have three 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:47.839 -year warranties on all of their items. So, I 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:50.279 mean, it's totally a win -win for everybody. 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:54.380 It's just, you know, that's just a brief sampling 00:18:54.380 --> 00:18:56.420 of some of the things that are there. But if 00:18:56.420 --> 00:18:59.279 you go to hamradio .com again and you just click 00:18:59.279 --> 00:19:01.500 on that holiday banner right at the top of the 00:19:01.500 --> 00:19:03.420 page, you can check out all of the specials that 00:19:03.420 --> 00:19:06.720 are there. And those will be going right through 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:10.650 into the holidays. So any last minutes? If you're 00:19:10.650 --> 00:19:12.730 if you live close to a store and you really want 00:19:12.730 --> 00:19:14.210 to make sure you get something in time then I 00:19:14.210 --> 00:19:16.329 highly recommend that you pop into one of our 00:19:16.329 --> 00:19:19.369 locations and and check stuff out and of course 00:19:19.369 --> 00:19:22.930 we have our display areas with the live radios 00:19:22.930 --> 00:19:25.190 hooked up to antennas so if you've been really 00:19:25.190 --> 00:19:27.309 kind of wondering how a radio operates you can 00:19:27.309 --> 00:19:30.690 go in sit down and twirl some knobs and test 00:19:30.690 --> 00:19:32.730 her out and It's really a fun way to be able 00:19:32.730 --> 00:19:35.309 to get a good idea of what you like about a radio 00:19:35.309 --> 00:19:37.990 and and have a side -by -side comparison so if 00:19:37.990 --> 00:19:40.690 you've been You know weighing out, you know one 00:19:40.690 --> 00:19:42.710 radio versus another this is a really good way 00:19:42.710 --> 00:19:47.609 that you can go sit down and check it out All 00:19:47.609 --> 00:19:51.549 right, and then uh, let's talk a little bit about 00:19:51.549 --> 00:19:56.089 you know, I think there's some items that just 00:19:56.089 --> 00:20:01.500 Every ham should have Maybe it's tools. Maybe 00:20:01.500 --> 00:20:05.839 it, you know Here's I don't know. So What are 00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:08.500 some things that just? Every ham should have 00:20:08.500 --> 00:20:11.960 one of these Well, you know, you know, I'm glad 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:14.759 you asked me that question Because I just happen 00:20:14.759 --> 00:20:16.460 to have a couple I just happen to have a couple 00:20:16.460 --> 00:20:18.799 of ideas But you know, I have to I have to start 00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:21.240 out by saying if you had asked me that a year 00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:23.900 ago I would have something totally different 00:20:23.900 --> 00:20:27.640 in mind, but Because recently I've been playing 00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:29.680 around with some new things. I'm kind of stoked 00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:33.279 about these SDR plays now You might have seen 00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:35.559 that I just did a video for ham radio outlet 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:39.099 on our YouTube page About getting the SDR play 00:20:39.099 --> 00:20:43.339 RSP 1a setup It's like three minutes and I hooked 00:20:43.339 --> 00:20:46.039 it all up downloaded the software and got that 00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:50.779 up and running and I tell you what? It is really 00:20:50.779 --> 00:20:53.079 slick. We you know, it's funny because my husband 00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:55.950 watched the video and he's like I want one of 00:20:55.950 --> 00:20:58.710 those. And I said, well, get online and buy one. 00:20:58.730 --> 00:21:00.349 He says, well, you said in your video you're 00:21:00.349 --> 00:21:01.869 bringing one home. I'm like, I didn't really 00:21:01.869 --> 00:21:04.029 mean that. You got to go buy it if you want it. 00:21:05.930 --> 00:21:08.769 Which he did. So when he got it home, we've got 00:21:08.769 --> 00:21:10.430 it hooked up down here in the shack. And, you 00:21:10.430 --> 00:21:12.630 know, I used to be kind of of the mindset like, 00:21:12.710 --> 00:21:15.049 why would you just want a receiver? Because if 00:21:15.049 --> 00:21:16.849 you can't talk to anybody, what's the point? 00:21:17.170 --> 00:21:19.950 Well, I tell you what I have, you know, I have 00:21:19.950 --> 00:21:22.710 seen the light because all you need is your computer 00:21:22.710 --> 00:21:25.839 and an antenna. And it's a what you can listen 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:28.359 to. When you integrate it with the software, 00:21:28.640 --> 00:21:31.259 you basically have multiple receivers going on 00:21:31.259 --> 00:21:33.140 and you can see what's happening all over the 00:21:33.140 --> 00:21:36.619 bands. And with the SDR Play, it also comes as 00:21:36.619 --> 00:21:39.039 a duo, which means you can now have a dual tuner 00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:42.960 wideband, full featured SDR, and you could simultaneously 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:45.140 monitor two completely different areas of the 00:21:45.140 --> 00:21:47.579 spectrum at the same time. Because again, it's 00:21:47.579 --> 00:21:50.299 duo, which means you get to hook up two antennas. 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:53.140 And then there's now the newest edition of the 00:21:53.140 --> 00:21:56.039 SDR Play family, which is the SDR Play DX. And 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:58.099 that incorporates all the features from the previous 00:21:58.099 --> 00:22:00.480 versions, but now you can monitor up to 10 megahertz 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:03.680 of spectrum at one time with three antenna ports. 00:22:04.500 --> 00:22:08.559 And, you know, starting from 109 .95... up to 00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:12.500 the $219 .95 for the Duo and the brand new RSPDX, 00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:16.079 which is about $199 .95. You know, in the couple 00:22:16.079 --> 00:22:18.900 hundred dollar range, you can have this really 00:22:18.900 --> 00:22:21.240 great receiver action going on in your shack, 00:22:21.619 --> 00:22:24.680 and it's, like I said, it's so simple to use, 00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:28.279 and the spectrum that it covers is just astounding. 00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:32.200 And I really like the idea, say, if you're contesting 00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:34.759 or just, say maybe you're searching for one of 00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:37.480 these DXpeditions that is out there, maybe you're 00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:39.700 on one of your local nets, you can have your 00:22:39.700 --> 00:22:42.799 SDR play hooked up, monitor what's going on elsewhere, 00:22:43.400 --> 00:22:45.859 do what you want on the radio and then you know 00:22:45.859 --> 00:22:49.900 what's happening and then click on over. Right 00:22:49.900 --> 00:22:51.759 now we're in the process of setting it up so 00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:58.200 that we can also use JT65 and discovered you 00:22:58.200 --> 00:23:01.240 have to download a virtual audio cable and hook 00:23:01.240 --> 00:23:05.559 it all up. I tell you what, it is some really 00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:08.839 slick stuff and I've completely changed my mind 00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:10.680 about it after having an opportunity to play 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:13.140 with it and visit with Steve Breitman from SDR 00:23:13.140 --> 00:23:16.339 Play while I was at our Play -No store. Really 00:23:16.339 --> 00:23:18.920 neat thing to have in your shack and you know, 00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:20.779 like I said, if you had asked me a year ago, 00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:23.000 it's not even anything that probably would have 00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:25.400 popped up on my mind in terms of something that, 00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:28.819 you know, a ham should have. But it's definitely 00:23:28.819 --> 00:23:32.079 on my list of things that I think is kind of 00:23:32.079 --> 00:23:36.089 cool. Now I came home with one of those from 00:23:36.089 --> 00:23:38.589 a double URL headquarters that teachers Institute 00:23:38.589 --> 00:23:42.950 this summer and and we got we got the the single 00:23:42.950 --> 00:23:46.849 version but but we used it to you know like you 00:23:46.849 --> 00:23:50.430 said record this whole big chunk of spectrum 00:23:50.430 --> 00:23:53.470 and then you can go back and you can you can 00:23:53.470 --> 00:23:56.440 pick out whatever frequency you want to listen 00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:59.400 to at the time and so you're getting all these 00:23:59.400 --> 00:24:01.599 different things so if you you're afraid of you 00:24:01.599 --> 00:24:04.299 know missing something that that's coming on 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:07.420 because it's it's you know not exactly on the 00:24:07.420 --> 00:24:10.480 right frequency like sometimes you know bulletins 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:13.480 they gotta move the frequency a couple of kc 00:24:13.480 --> 00:24:16.480 because you know somebody's on there but with 00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:19.740 this you can record the whole thing at once And 00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:21.559 then you can pick out what you want to listen 00:24:21.559 --> 00:24:25.220 to later. And it's really cool. And we used it 00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:28.460 for a lot of the satellite telemetry and that 00:24:28.460 --> 00:24:31.079 kind of thing. So you could just record it all, 00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:34.819 that it was coming down, and then you can worry 00:24:34.819 --> 00:24:38.220 about processing it later. It worked really well. 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:46.279 So what are some of the other things that every 00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:55.539 ham should have? Okay, so here I've been playing 00:24:55.539 --> 00:24:59.420 around with oh There we are. Sorry about that 00:24:59.420 --> 00:25:02.700 Okay, phew. So I was just starting to say another 00:25:02.700 --> 00:25:06.180 item that I've actually put on my wish list Because 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:08.599 I've been seeing a lot of it this past year everywhere 00:25:08.599 --> 00:25:12.519 between at ham fest in the store on YouTube everywhere 00:25:12.519 --> 00:25:16.490 It's the zom spot It is when you pair it up with 00:25:16.490 --> 00:25:19.529 the Raspberry Pi It's basically it's your software 00:25:19.529 --> 00:25:21.349 and you have a digital hotspot in your house 00:25:21.349 --> 00:25:24.869 so if you don't have a repeater nearby for your 00:25:24.869 --> 00:25:28.750 system fusion or D star or Motorola DMR radio 00:25:28.750 --> 00:25:31.349 No problem because the zoom spot solves it by 00:25:31.349 --> 00:25:34.130 allowing you to get into those systems You can 00:25:34.130 --> 00:25:36.190 you know buy it as a kit and build it yourself 00:25:36.190 --> 00:25:38.390 or buy it fully assembled and you literally give 00:25:38.390 --> 00:25:41.329 yourself access to the rest of the world so and 00:25:41.329 --> 00:25:44.069 it's really very affordable way to do it. So 00:25:44.069 --> 00:25:47.029 let me give you this sweet example. So for about 00:25:47.029 --> 00:25:49.930 300 bucks total investment you can get around 00:25:49.930 --> 00:25:52.509 the world. So like right now one of our specials 00:25:52.509 --> 00:25:56.690 we have going on is a Yesu FT3200DR. It's a 65 00:25:56.690 --> 00:26:00.410 watt 2 meter C4 FM digital mobile transceiver. 00:26:00.490 --> 00:26:04.930 It's normally about $170 and between the holiday 00:26:04.930 --> 00:26:09.509 specials and a Yesu rebate it's now $109 .95. 00:26:10.150 --> 00:26:13.359 Okay. Yes, I just said that 110 bucks to get 00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:18.980 a nice two meter system fusion radio. Okay, so 00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:20.960 now you've got your radio. Oh, and don't forget 00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:22.519 because it's the AC you got a three year warranty 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:25.640 on it. Okay, so now you get the zoom spot kit 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:27.579 have a little fun and build it yourself. That's 00:26:27.579 --> 00:26:31.079 about $155. So now you've got a fully functioning 00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:34.559 digital hotspot and radio in your shack to get 00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:38.180 you around the world for about 300 bucks and 00:26:38.830 --> 00:26:42.630 What's really super cool is you are, so if you're 00:26:42.630 --> 00:26:46.069 on your, it could be DMR, it gets you through 00:26:46.069 --> 00:26:50.690 P25, system fusion, DMR, and a couple other modes 00:26:50.690 --> 00:26:52.170 that I don't even know what they are, to be honest 00:26:52.170 --> 00:26:53.690 with you. I saw them, but I didn't want to talk 00:26:53.690 --> 00:26:55.329 about them because I just don't know what they 00:26:55.329 --> 00:26:58.049 are. So I need to do a little research of my 00:26:58.049 --> 00:27:01.109 own, but I'm like, what does that thing stand 00:27:01.109 --> 00:27:04.720 for? So those are a couple other things that 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.160 I thought, you know, just give us somebody idea 00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:09.960 because so many times I know I see on a lot of 00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:12.240 different discussion groups, whether it's like 00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:15.460 Reddit or QRZ or just on some of the different 00:27:15.460 --> 00:27:17.579 Facebook groups, people want to be able to, you 00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:19.920 know, talk around the world, but they are afraid 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:21.579 of some of the prices because, you know, getting 00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:24.299 into HF isn't cheap. Obviously, it's, you know, 00:27:24.380 --> 00:27:26.789 it is a little bit of investment, but. Something 00:27:26.789 --> 00:27:29.250 like having a hot spot, you know, like we're 00:27:29.250 --> 00:27:31.150 if you live like I do kind of in the middle of 00:27:31.150 --> 00:27:33.950 nowhere fortunately, we do have a couple repeaters 00:27:33.950 --> 00:27:37.789 around here, but I Don't have a system fusion 00:27:37.789 --> 00:27:39.930 repeater nearby. I do have a D star repeater 00:27:39.930 --> 00:27:43.990 nearby So if I had a D star radio, I would be 00:27:43.990 --> 00:27:46.670 able to use that but if say I picked up this 00:27:46.670 --> 00:27:49.589 nice little 3200 I wouldn't be able to get into 00:27:49.589 --> 00:27:51.890 anywhere but if with the zoom spot all of a sudden 00:27:51.890 --> 00:27:56.089 I have access to a whole new world with this 00:27:56.089 --> 00:27:59.420 nice inexpensive radio. So it's, you know, it's 00:27:59.420 --> 00:28:01.319 just another way of looking at some new ways 00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:03.640 of doing some things that I think are, you know, 00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:06.839 kind of fun and affordable and a way to get you 00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:09.799 to try some new things on the radio. And as I 00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:11.319 said, you know, these are things like a year 00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:13.900 ago, I really didn't even think about or thought 00:28:13.900 --> 00:28:16.420 it would be anything I'd be interested in. And, 00:28:16.420 --> 00:28:19.000 you know, having some exposure to meeting some 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:20.779 of the guys that created these, like, you know, 00:28:20.799 --> 00:28:22.700 one of the super things about with a Zoom spot 00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:25.740 is, you know, it's all engineered and created 00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:29.230 in here in the US. This is what he does full 00:28:29.230 --> 00:28:31.450 -time for a living and has brought it into the 00:28:31.450 --> 00:28:34.809 ham radio world and so you know it's just kind 00:28:34.809 --> 00:28:38.630 of a neat thing so I think you know and obviously 00:28:38.630 --> 00:28:41.839 you know when you talk about the basics There's 00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:43.900 so many options out there I could I mean we could 00:28:43.900 --> 00:28:45.839 sit here way beyond the time that you have scheduled 00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:48.019 for your show to talk about everything that we 00:28:48.019 --> 00:28:50.880 all should have because Because ham radio is 00:28:50.880 --> 00:28:53.759 so vast, you know, we should all have a an operating 00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:55.359 manual. It should all have a handbook we all 00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:57.920 need a power supply, but I thought it'd be kind 00:28:57.920 --> 00:28:59.859 of fun to take it just a little bit off to the 00:28:59.859 --> 00:29:02.319 side and say You know for people to have some 00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:06.319 ideas about some fun things they could do Some 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:11.059 great ideas from Katie Allen, W -I -7 -Y -L at 00:29:11.059 --> 00:29:13.940 Ham Radio Outlet. And we're going to take a break 00:29:13.940 --> 00:29:16.339 right now, but when we come back, we're going 00:29:16.339 --> 00:29:19.119 to talk about a lot of these tweets that are 00:29:19.119 --> 00:29:21.759 rolling in here tonight. And we'll take some 00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:23.799 phone calls. And then we're also going to talk 00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:28.180 a little bit about some Ham Radio holiday traditions. 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:31.500 So we'll do all that. 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You can tweet us at 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:12.759 HamTalk Live. We've got a whole bunch of those 00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:15.839 to go through here. And if you're listening, 00:33:15.690 --> 00:33:19.650 to us on WTWW or on the podcast edition. I'm 00:33:19.650 --> 00:33:22.779 sorry, but... We're not here anymore. This is 00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:26.319 in the past. So we're not going to be around. 00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:29.000 So sorry about that. We're already gone. But 00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:32.539 yeah, we're already gone. Too late. But you can 00:33:32.539 --> 00:33:36.420 see all the tweets and you can catch up with 00:33:36.420 --> 00:33:38.900 everything that we've talked about here tonight. 00:33:39.420 --> 00:33:41.279 And we are going to talk a little bit about a 00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:44.059 couple of traditions here in just a little bit. 00:33:44.460 --> 00:33:48.579 But let's see if we get some phone calls here. 00:33:49.609 --> 00:33:53.250 We also have several tweets going on, some people 00:33:53.250 --> 00:33:58.009 chiming in with their ideas as well. But one 00:33:58.009 --> 00:34:03.589 I wanted to be sure that we catch, the ICOM remote 00:34:03.589 --> 00:34:07.750 software, the RSBA1, I think it's version two 00:34:07.750 --> 00:34:16.250 now, is on sale. It's reduced from 149 to 109 00:34:16.250 --> 00:34:25.869 .99. Bill WZ1L wanted to know when is that holiday 00:34:25.869 --> 00:34:29.170 period ending for that particular promotion? 00:34:30.449 --> 00:34:33.670 Oh sure that particular special ends actually 00:34:33.670 --> 00:34:37.389 on Christmas Day so it expires 12 25 so I would 00:34:37.389 --> 00:34:39.630 venture a guess since it's usually if it's by 00:34:39.630 --> 00:34:42.650 the day then it's midnight Eastern Standard Time 00:34:42.650 --> 00:34:45.769 for that special. And it looks like we've got 00:34:45.769 --> 00:34:48.929 it in stock in a couple of stores and so no matter 00:34:48.929 --> 00:34:52.610 where you are we can get it to you Okay, yeah, 00:34:52.610 --> 00:34:57.170 he mentioned that he was at the store in Salem, 00:34:57.329 --> 00:35:01.869 New Hampshire and I guess they told him he'd 00:35:01.869 --> 00:35:05.929 have to get it from the Anaheim location so So 00:35:05.929 --> 00:35:09.989 they can get that for you wherever Oh, absolutely. 00:35:10.190 --> 00:35:11.789 Yeah, it's just a matter of getting it shipped 00:35:11.789 --> 00:35:14.829 in from from one location to another and yeah, 00:35:14.849 --> 00:35:17.750 that's not a problem at all and That should be 00:35:17.750 --> 00:35:20.469 seamless for you bill not shouldn't have to worry 00:35:20.469 --> 00:35:22.389 about where it's coming from. We'll take care 00:35:22.389 --> 00:35:27.010 of it for you Okay, and we've got several tweets 00:35:27.010 --> 00:35:30.730 about antennas, so we'll switch over to antennas 00:35:30.730 --> 00:35:36.469 Jeff we 4b says oh, you know, I know a satellite 00:35:36.469 --> 00:35:39.800 up Ops, you know, of course an arrow antenna 00:35:39.800 --> 00:35:43.920 is is never a bad way to go, you know That to 00:35:43.920 --> 00:35:47.880 now and they're handy. Yep They are you can't 00:35:47.880 --> 00:35:51.380 go you can you you can use them for fox hunting? 00:35:53.059 --> 00:35:55.159 Can't go wrong and you know, he's from he's from 00:35:55.159 --> 00:36:01.949 Wyoming. You know that right? Jeff No, not Jeff 00:36:01.949 --> 00:36:08.070 Tim. Oh, no arrow antennas there. Oh Yeah, okay. 00:36:08.190 --> 00:36:10.230 I didn't mean to throw you off there great. Oh, 00:36:10.230 --> 00:36:13.710 okay. I thought Thinking about Jeff there. Okay. 00:36:13.969 --> 00:36:17.489 Yeah, that's right. That's right Let's see. We've 00:36:17.489 --> 00:36:24.059 got some more antenna things Chris says he's 00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:26.400 going to be down at Plant City so he can get 00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:30.599 some stuff down there and then AA4CB says everybody 00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:34.039 needs a new antenna so you know there's always 00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:39.519 some antenna stuff. Carl KD9HQT says what dual 00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:43.059 band mobile antenna is better which have the 00:36:43.059 --> 00:36:46.519 same antenna gain but the cost is different. 00:36:46.980 --> 00:36:54.710 MFJ, Diamond, Is the brand really worth the extra 00:36:54.710 --> 00:36:59.309 money? I guess is what he's asking Well, you 00:36:59.309 --> 00:37:01.190 know that it's a really good question that you 00:37:01.190 --> 00:37:03.050 know I honestly am NOT the right person to answer 00:37:03.050 --> 00:37:05.590 because I'm your social media manager Not the 00:37:05.590 --> 00:37:10.070 sales experts like our stores Of course, I have 00:37:10.070 --> 00:37:13.369 antennas on my cars and I'm also friends with 00:37:13.369 --> 00:37:15.550 all of the different manufacturers and they all 00:37:15.550 --> 00:37:20.769 have great aspects to them. All joking aside, 00:37:20.809 --> 00:37:23.829 what I always tell people is to touch base with 00:37:23.829 --> 00:37:27.469 one of our stores because those guys and gals 00:37:27.469 --> 00:37:29.230 that work in our stores are the ones that do 00:37:29.230 --> 00:37:31.809 this all day long and they know all of our products. 00:37:32.989 --> 00:37:35.250 What's mind boggling is how many things that 00:37:35.250 --> 00:37:41.530 we actually do carry. I have a Ford F -150 and 00:37:41.530 --> 00:37:44.769 an ICOM 7100 and I need to know what kind would 00:37:44.769 --> 00:37:47.829 be the best antenna because I don't want to drill 00:37:47.829 --> 00:37:52.030 a hole in my new truck or something. Our team 00:37:52.030 --> 00:37:55.030 is just on the ball with the right kind of information 00:37:55.030 --> 00:37:59.230 because they do this all day long. They would 00:37:59.230 --> 00:38:03.420 be the right person to be able to... Guide you 00:38:03.420 --> 00:38:05.800 along is in terms of what product would work 00:38:05.800 --> 00:38:08.400 best for you where you live what your needs are 00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:10.920 and within your budget So that's that would be 00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:12.960 my recommendation is to you know to give any 00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:14.800 one of our stores a call You know, we have 13 00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:16.579 around the country. So we cover all the time 00:38:16.579 --> 00:38:23.019 zones for you and Brett wi7bg another another 00:38:23.019 --> 00:38:27.940 Wyoming Wyoming him Says an inexpensive HF rig. 00:38:28.039 --> 00:38:34.769 He recommends the zygote 20 watts, ideal for 00:38:34.769 --> 00:38:41.670 digital remote activation and says HRO is about 00:38:41.670 --> 00:38:46.539 450 somewhere in that neighborhood. Yeah, the 00:38:46.539 --> 00:38:50.559 G90 and that's a 20 watt multi mode and it looks 00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:52.099 like I think we just dropped ship it to you But 00:38:52.099 --> 00:38:54.460 it's the first model in that new G series and 00:38:54.460 --> 00:38:59.119 it's portable 20 watts 10 to 160 meters and Yeah, 00:38:59.119 --> 00:39:00.940 that's one of the newer radios and I know that 00:39:00.940 --> 00:39:04.000 it's coming through MFJ and it's pretty slick 00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:06.960 little radio I forgot about those. Thanks for 00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:08.719 bringing that up Brett because that's another 00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:10.900 Another good one out there that I've been seeing 00:39:10.900 --> 00:39:12.699 quite a lot of people have been pretty impressed 00:39:12.699 --> 00:39:17.099 with us And Brett also mentioned, you know, there's 00:39:17.099 --> 00:39:21.000 some personalized ham radio items on Etsy. I 00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:23.280 mean, you can find some stuff on there if you 00:39:23.280 --> 00:39:26.579 want shirts and, you know, a shirt that says 00:39:26.579 --> 00:39:29.619 resistance is futile and, you know, or... Oh 00:39:29.619 --> 00:39:32.699 yeah, or, you know, our friends at... Ron and 00:39:32.699 --> 00:39:35.940 Amy at Gold Medal Ideas. They, you see them at 00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:37.760 all the big ham fest. I've got a few of their 00:39:37.760 --> 00:39:40.519 t -shirts and... Call sign hats are always a 00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:43.119 great idea as well. And so yeah, there's all 00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:47.119 kinds of neat things out there All right eight 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:49.639 one two six three eight four two six one is the 00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:51.679 phone number trying to go through all these tweets 00:39:51.679 --> 00:39:56.099 We've got a ton of them tonight So, let's see 00:39:56.099 --> 00:40:01.699 we've talked about Most of these I believe so 00:40:01.699 --> 00:40:05.059 I think we're Think we're pretty scrolling through 00:40:05.059 --> 00:40:09.239 my feed here, too. Yeah Oh, oh, I forgot about 00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:14.460 the one right before the show actually Wa for 00:40:14.460 --> 00:40:17.599 CZD wanted to know has a price been announced 00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:23.780 for the new icon 705 qrp or any guesstimate on 00:40:23.780 --> 00:40:28.280 that so we'll let you answer that yeah Well, 00:40:28.280 --> 00:40:31.039 unfortunately, no not yet and obviously we are 00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:33.099 all anxiously awaiting it just like when any 00:40:33.099 --> 00:40:35.920 new radio comes out I'll just dying to know what 00:40:35.920 --> 00:40:39.559 the price is going to be but I think once I believe 00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:41.219 obviously it's usually we're just waiting for 00:40:41.219 --> 00:40:44.960 the final FCC approvals and then as soon as That's 00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:47.219 done. Then all of the details will be released 00:40:47.219 --> 00:40:51.000 and I sure hope we see it at Hamvention next 00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:53.219 year. That would be sure nice nice time to have 00:40:53.219 --> 00:40:56.039 a new radio out. But that's just me guessing. 00:40:56.099 --> 00:40:59.099 I have no idea. But sorry, no, no idea on the 00:40:59.099 --> 00:41:02.800 prices yet. I haven't heard anything. But I think 00:41:02.800 --> 00:41:04.460 that I think that radio is going to be quite 00:41:04.460 --> 00:41:11.000 a hit. Yeah, I think so. It's a very unique radio 00:41:11.000 --> 00:41:15.929 and with you know a lot of uh different things 00:41:15.929 --> 00:41:20.269 you know practical uses for it um i think that's 00:41:20.269 --> 00:41:24.809 uh right that's a great thing now you know i 00:41:24.809 --> 00:41:28.750 i'm one of those life is too short for qrp people 00:41:28.750 --> 00:41:33.110 but yeah but my husband's the portability the 00:41:33.110 --> 00:41:36.070 portability of that thing and and the ability 00:41:36.070 --> 00:41:40.170 you know for for uh you know some satellite stuff 00:41:40.920 --> 00:41:45.019 Right that could be a good option. So Well, and 00:41:45.019 --> 00:41:47.039 if you're just dying to make sure that you on 00:41:47.039 --> 00:41:49.739 that one Yeah, and and we do have an option you 00:41:49.739 --> 00:41:52.559 can reserve it on our website for $35 so that 00:41:52.559 --> 00:41:54.579 when it does finally come in you'll be at that 00:41:54.579 --> 00:41:57.300 top of that list and Then that gets you know 00:41:57.300 --> 00:42:00.360 put onto the total amount of the actual radio 00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:02.699 but so you can you know if you're willing to 00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:04.599 unload 35 bucks for now to make sure you're on 00:42:04.599 --> 00:42:06.599 the list when that beauty does come out you can 00:42:06.599 --> 00:42:09.219 just pop on our website and go ahead and get 00:42:09.219 --> 00:42:11.260 on that list you know that happens a lot with 00:42:11.260 --> 00:42:14.360 new radios and that way you know because every 00:42:14.360 --> 00:42:16.199 time there's something shiny and new out you 00:42:16.199 --> 00:42:17.480 know there's always people that want to make 00:42:17.480 --> 00:42:20.420 sure they get it first and uh um and don't want 00:42:20.420 --> 00:42:23.159 to have to wait so that's the way you do it get 00:42:23.159 --> 00:42:30.579 your name on the list all right well um oh let's 00:42:30.579 --> 00:42:37.559 see oh something about um please Insert the Baofeng 00:42:37.559 --> 00:42:44.000 sound effect now. Oh, I'm not We have the Baofeng 00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:46.559 song I didn't I didn't remember remember I didn't 00:42:46.559 --> 00:42:49.000 I didn't hear anybody mention the word Baofeng, 00:42:49.019 --> 00:42:55.940 but here it is Carl. Well, it's Christmas Okay, 00:42:56.719 --> 00:42:59.920 so there it is, okay, let's see we had another 00:42:59.920 --> 00:43:05.460 one I need the special discount oh okay that 00:43:05.460 --> 00:43:07.840 that that goes to you I think I need the special 00:43:07.840 --> 00:43:12.300 discount code okay uh all right so uh eight one 00:43:12.300 --> 00:43:15.000 two six three four two six one we're gonna finish 00:43:15.000 --> 00:43:19.539 up here so last chance to uh to call in and uh 00:43:19.539 --> 00:43:21.820 we're just uh kind of checking over all the tweets 00:43:21.820 --> 00:43:24.980 here tonight uh some good participation uh from 00:43:24.980 --> 00:43:29.139 the listeners tonight so uh appreciate that that 00:43:29.139 --> 00:43:32.360 always makes it Whole lot more fun when people 00:43:32.360 --> 00:43:35.000 actually call in or type into a call -in show. 00:43:35.000 --> 00:43:38.800 So so that's always good Because then I don't 00:43:38.800 --> 00:43:41.019 I don't get distracted by goats on Roomba's on 00:43:41.019 --> 00:43:45.960 Twitter, right? Exactly Exactly goats on Roomba's 00:43:45.960 --> 00:43:48.519 you heard it first here on ham talk live ladies 00:43:48.519 --> 00:43:52.900 and gentlemen All right. Well We want to talk 00:43:52.900 --> 00:43:56.119 a little bit about a couple of traditions here, 00:43:56.300 --> 00:44:01.929 but before we go and I actually had tried to 00:44:01.929 --> 00:44:05.929 get a hold of Pete, KE5GGY, and I wasn't able 00:44:05.929 --> 00:44:09.210 to catch up with him. But the Santa Nat is going 00:44:09.210 --> 00:44:17.909 on. It's on 3916. And their new website is CQSanta 00:44:17.909 --> 00:44:25.400 .com. So that starts at 815 Eastern. So make 00:44:25.400 --> 00:44:29.699 sure you check that out and if you want to get 00:44:29.699 --> 00:44:34.420 somebody on the air to talk to Santa 3916 and 00:44:34.420 --> 00:44:38.460 you can actually I think get on the list at CQSanta 00:44:38.460 --> 00:44:41.539 .com ahead of time I think is what's going on 00:44:41.539 --> 00:44:44.199 with that. And we've got one more but we've got 00:44:44.199 --> 00:44:46.860 a phone call so let's take the call and I believe 00:44:46.860 --> 00:44:51.510 this is Mark. Good evening Mark. Good evening 00:44:51.510 --> 00:44:54.750 Neil and Katie. This is Mark and for BCD Huntsville 00:44:54.750 --> 00:44:59.090 Hamfest chairman. Hi Mark. How are you? I'm doing 00:44:59.090 --> 00:45:02.869 wonderful. I decided to call Katie. I didn't 00:45:02.869 --> 00:45:06.809 want her to go go off watching goats on Roombas 00:45:06.809 --> 00:45:10.829 So I thought I thought I'd break them break it 00:45:10.829 --> 00:45:13.409 up a little bit here and you know we're moving 00:45:13.409 --> 00:45:16.769 quickly into the busy Christmas holiday season 00:45:16.769 --> 00:45:20.690 and It'll probably be the last night I have for 00:45:20.690 --> 00:45:23.949 some free time to wish you guys a Merry Christmas 00:45:23.949 --> 00:45:27.130 as we celebrate the holidays and pick things 00:45:27.130 --> 00:45:30.590 up in the new year. Oh, thanks, Mark. It's nice 00:45:30.590 --> 00:45:32.829 to hear you and Merry Christmas to you as well. 00:45:34.070 --> 00:45:36.730 Yeah, and Merry Christmas to you as well, Mark, 00:45:36.769 --> 00:45:40.610 and great to hear from you as always and appreciate 00:45:40.610 --> 00:45:45.510 you calling in. Thanks. We're working hard on 00:45:45.510 --> 00:45:48.440 the Huntsville Hamfest website. We hope to roll 00:45:48.440 --> 00:45:50.800 that out somewhere between Christmas and New 00:45:50.800 --> 00:45:53.539 Year's. Have some new content up there along 00:45:53.539 --> 00:45:55.639 with the hotel codes and all that good stuff. 00:45:56.380 --> 00:45:59.579 But yeah, we're excited about 2020 Huntsville 00:45:59.579 --> 00:46:01.579 Hamfest. Of course, I think we'll all be getting 00:46:01.579 --> 00:46:05.739 together before that in Dayton and even before 00:46:05.739 --> 00:46:08.960 that in Orlando in February. I know I'm looking 00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:12.380 forward to the warm weather in Orlando compared 00:46:12.380 --> 00:46:15.199 to the snow we had here in Huntsville this past 00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:19.320 week. Absolutely yeah, you guys I'm used to snow, 00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:21.460 but you guys shouldn't be getting it down there 00:46:21.460 --> 00:46:24.940 Yeah, it was it was short -lived, but you know 00:46:24.940 --> 00:46:27.340 people looked out the the office windows at about 00:46:27.340 --> 00:46:30.380 three o 'clock on on What was it Wednesday? I 00:46:30.380 --> 00:46:33.340 think it was and everybody panicked and got on 00:46:33.340 --> 00:46:35.820 the road at the same time the roads weren't bad 00:46:35.820 --> 00:46:38.840 But the traffic was just gridlock. It was just 00:46:38.840 --> 00:46:41.659 it was a fun night home And if it's anything 00:46:41.659 --> 00:46:44.760 like it is here the bread and milk were all gone 00:46:45.630 --> 00:46:49.070 Right we did not we did not have what they call 00:46:49.070 --> 00:46:58.670 a a full -blown liquor store emergency, but Listen 00:46:58.670 --> 00:47:00.989 guys, I missed the show tonight I was helping 00:47:00.989 --> 00:47:03.610 my wife move Christmas decorations down from 00:47:03.610 --> 00:47:06.269 the attic But like I said, I tuned in late just 00:47:06.269 --> 00:47:08.849 wanted to give you guys a shout out and Neil 00:47:08.849 --> 00:47:11.889 really enjoy the show and We'll pick it up again 00:47:11.889 --> 00:47:15.440 next year All right. Thanks Mark. And yeah, actually 00:47:15.440 --> 00:47:17.619 I was looking for those hotel codes the other 00:47:17.619 --> 00:47:20.659 day So that's that you just answered one of my 00:47:20.659 --> 00:47:24.840 questions. So we'll be watching for that information 00:47:24.840 --> 00:47:30.059 Thanks Mark. Thanks Mark. Appreciate it Katie. 00:47:30.059 --> 00:47:36.570 Best wishes. Happy holidays. Bye. Bye All right, 00:47:36.610 --> 00:47:39.730 that's a mark Brown in for BCD. Thanks for calling 00:47:39.730 --> 00:47:44.769 in and We've got one last holiday tradition here, 00:47:44.769 --> 00:47:48.849 but but Katie first I got to ask Or do you have 00:47:48.849 --> 00:47:54.500 any ham holiday traditions to share? You know 00:47:54.500 --> 00:47:58.280 We did when we were first married because we 00:47:58.280 --> 00:48:00.699 were you know kind of building up our our our 00:48:00.699 --> 00:48:03.380 group ham shack here You know consolidating our 00:48:03.380 --> 00:48:05.519 equipment. So it's not really a tradition, but 00:48:05.519 --> 00:48:09.400 we did have one fun year where both of us independently 00:48:09.400 --> 00:48:12.760 called Janet at the Anaheim HRO and ordered something 00:48:12.760 --> 00:48:16.480 for each other for Christmas and And so she knew 00:48:16.480 --> 00:48:18.360 what we were each getting because she also wrapped 00:48:18.360 --> 00:48:23.750 it for us when she When we opened up our presents 00:48:23.750 --> 00:48:26.210 on Christmas morning, we were laughing because 00:48:26.210 --> 00:48:30.750 the wrapping papers looked familiar. And we had 00:48:30.750 --> 00:48:34.650 given each other Heil headsets and microphones. 00:48:35.190 --> 00:48:38.070 So we had a happy Heil Christmas one year because 00:48:38.070 --> 00:48:39.809 that was literally all that was under the tree 00:48:39.809 --> 00:48:44.469 was all ham radio stuff. That was kind of fun, 00:48:44.670 --> 00:48:47.210 but that's probably it for our traditions as 00:48:47.210 --> 00:48:51.869 it goes. Uh, well, we're going to start a new 00:48:51.869 --> 00:48:56.710 one here on the show tonight. Uh, about, about 00:48:56.710 --> 00:49:00.289 a week ago or so, uh, we're on Twitter and some 00:49:00.289 --> 00:49:03.849 of us that kind of hang out on satellite. So 00:49:03.849 --> 00:49:06.250 I'm kind of joke around with each other and, 00:49:06.250 --> 00:49:12.070 and Andrew, uh, Northam K E eight FZT, uh, made 00:49:12.070 --> 00:49:18.150 an annual post of a song that his daughter Emily 00:49:18.150 --> 00:49:22.230 wrote. Emily is 11 years old now and she wrote 00:49:22.230 --> 00:49:27.530 this song called the radio jingle. And so she 00:49:27.530 --> 00:49:30.590 wrote it out on a piece of paper. And so, you 00:49:30.590 --> 00:49:32.889 know, Andrew's like, well, it's that time of 00:49:32.889 --> 00:49:39.210 year once again and post the song about ham radio 00:49:39.210 --> 00:49:42.449 and working satellites and all that kind of stuff. 00:49:42.929 --> 00:49:45.469 And so they had the radio jingle. And so that's 00:49:45.469 --> 00:49:48.510 kind of become a Christmas tradition for them. 00:49:48.809 --> 00:49:53.769 And so after seeing those lyrics, Josh W3 ARD 00:49:53.769 --> 00:49:57.309 was joking about how that song was so much better 00:49:57.309 --> 00:50:01.449 than the ham talk live theme song and that i 00:50:01.449 --> 00:50:04.670 should take some lessons from her and have her 00:50:04.670 --> 00:50:08.969 song recorded with some style so now while we 00:50:08.969 --> 00:50:14.210 were joking around as i do a lot of times i took 00:50:14.210 --> 00:50:19.030 this as a challenge so tonight with the permission 00:50:19.030 --> 00:50:25.239 of andrew and emily I'm now unveiling the professionally 00:50:25.239 --> 00:50:30.099 performed and recorded version of the radio jingle 00:50:30.099 --> 00:50:33.460 that we'll use throughout the holiday season 00:50:33.460 --> 00:50:37.320 right here on HamTalk Live. Two professional 00:50:37.320 --> 00:50:42.760 musicians of the band named Gingerside in Bosnia 00:50:42.760 --> 00:50:47.599 recorded this and here is the radio jingle right 00:50:47.599 --> 00:50:56.929 here on HamTalk Live. Standing in the snow with 00:50:56.929 --> 00:51:02.309 a brand new radio Catching the ISS, satellites 00:51:02.309 --> 00:51:07.469 are the best A gate on the roof, repeater down 00:51:07.469 --> 00:51:11.469 the street What fun it is to make contacts with 00:51:11.469 --> 00:51:17.530 everyone I meet Oh, radio, radio, QTSS, Volkswagen 00:51:37.929 --> 00:51:41.349 All right, so there you go Emily you wrote the 00:51:41.349 --> 00:51:44.530 song now We've got it recorded for you and and 00:51:44.530 --> 00:51:48.329 we'll use that here on the show So so there we 00:51:48.329 --> 00:51:51.269 go and Josh that'll save you from from hearing 00:51:51.269 --> 00:51:54.929 the regular ham talk live theme song for a week 00:51:54.929 --> 00:51:58.429 or two anyway, so So there you a couple week 00:51:58.429 --> 00:52:02.210 reprieve. Yes. Yes, two week reprieve. There 00:52:02.210 --> 00:52:06.159 you go. So Katie it's been great. We're already 00:52:06.159 --> 00:52:09.500 over time, but any any final thoughts here before 00:52:09.500 --> 00:52:13.780 we go No, I just would really sincerely say thank 00:52:13.780 --> 00:52:16.300 you so much for having me on tonight It's been 00:52:16.300 --> 00:52:19.619 a lot of fun and we sure appreciate it and like 00:52:19.619 --> 00:52:22.179 to say Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah and 00:52:22.179 --> 00:52:25.960 happy holidays to everybody out there in 73 All 00:52:25.960 --> 00:52:27.699 right. Well, thank you so much for being here. 00:52:27.699 --> 00:52:32.159 We appreciate all your gift ideas and maybe I'll 00:52:32.159 --> 00:52:35.380 be looking for some of those things under the 00:52:35.380 --> 00:52:37.719 tree. You never know. You just never know. You 00:52:37.719 --> 00:52:46.179 never know. And maybe a cat under the tree. Another 00:52:46.179 --> 00:52:50.559 one? Well, I don't know about another one. That 00:52:50.559 --> 00:52:54.760 could get complicated around here. But maybe 00:52:54.760 --> 00:52:59.099 we'll get some more cats of the hamshack posted. 00:52:59.099 --> 00:53:01.260 There you go. Sounds good. We got to find that 00:53:01.260 --> 00:53:07.880 hashtag. We got to get that. Well, that is a 00:53:07.880 --> 00:53:11.400 wrap for this week's edition of HamTalk Live. 00:53:11.480 --> 00:53:16.039 Thanks to my guest, Katie Allen, WY7YL and everybody 00:53:16.039 --> 00:53:19.340 in cyberspace for listening and calling in and 00:53:19.340 --> 00:53:22.309 typing in. And I invite you back next Thursday 00:53:22.309 --> 00:53:25.510 night at 9 p .m. Eastern Time for yet another 00:53:25.510 --> 00:53:28.489 episode. And for a list of all of our upcoming 00:53:28.489 --> 00:53:31.949 guests, visit HamTalkLive .com. And if you like 00:53:31.949 --> 00:53:34.090 the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. 00:53:34.289 --> 00:53:37.269 That'll help us and help others find us faster. 00:53:37.349 --> 00:53:40.889 So for now, this is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, saying 00:53:40.889 --> 00:54:00.219 7375. And may the good DX be yours. Standing 00:54:00.219 --> 00:54:05.800 in the snow With a brand new radio Catching the 00:54:05.800 --> 00:54:11.000 ISS Settlers are the best At gate or the roof 00:54:11.000 --> 00:54:15.159 Repeat her down the street What fun it is to 00:54:15.159 --> 00:54:32.179 make her box one.