New Media

Visit to the TWiT Ham Shack

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I’ve been blogging here and there about the TWiT Network’s Ham Nation show. I kept thinking that one of these days, I should pop into the TWiT Brick House Studio in Petaluma, CA for a look. I often travel to Santa Rosa for business, flying into San Francisco International Airport and driving up Highway 101 right … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #19

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Lots of important stuff spewing forth from the Internetz. TWiT’s HamNation netcast keeps on going, so give it a look. The debate continues about potential likely interference to common GPS receivers from LightSquared’s proposed adjacent-channel transmitters. See this recent article  on the problem. If you want to dig deeper, the detailed documents are referenced here. … Read more

TWiT Ham Nation on the Air, er Network

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Ham Nation is On the Air, or should I say On the Network? I previously posted about Bob Heil (K9EID) hosting the Ham Nation netcast on the TWiT network. The show is off to a great start with the first few episodes: The History of Ham Radio, Emergency Communications and Ham Radio Basics. You can … Read more

Ham Radio Comes to TWiT Network

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Leo Laporte first caught my attention when he hosted the cable TV show, The Screen Savers, on ZDTV. He has a great way of talking about technology topics, using his own personal knowledge and leveraging his team of bright techies. Recently, he has been focused on creating the TWiT Network, named for the flagship netcast, … Read more

Freedom of Speech?

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There are many email lists devoted to amateur radio topics, in particular on Yahoo Groups. These email forums are a great way to learn and exchange information. Usually these lists are created to hit a particular topic of interest. Over time, people stray off into other areas and start posting topics that are not appropriate … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #14

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Happy Easter! A few posts back, I wrote about podcasts worth listening to. I want to draw your attention to two additional ham radio podcasts: The Practical Amateur Radio Podcast by Jerry KD0BIK, available on iTunes or http://myamateurradio.com/ Teen Radio Journey by Paul KC9QYB, available on iTunes or at http://www.teenradiojourney.com/ This podcast is intended for … Read more