Ham Talk Live*! (*sometimes)

Our guest is Dr. Bill Mitchell, AE0EE, who was a member of the Heard Island DXpedition team who also completed scientific work while on the trip as well. We will take your questions and comments at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at Ham Talk Live during the live show. Or, you can tweet us anytime at @hamtalklive. We are live on WEDNESDAY at 8 pm Eastern instead of our usual Thursday at 9 pm Eastern time...

it's DX night! We'll be talking with Fred Regennitter, DDS, K4IU, about how to best get that DX, and his operations from the Canal Zone, Korea, and more! CALL us with your questions and comments at 812-NET-HAM-1 or via Skype at Ham Talk Live. Or, Tweet us at @HamTalkLive.

You've heard about many top 10 wanted DXpeditions over the past year on Ham Talk Live! Tonight, meet the guy who does the packing and logistics for many of those high profile trips. George Nicholson, N4GRN, stops by to talk about equipment preparation and the DXpeditions he's been able to go on. CALL us during the show with your questions and comments at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at Ham Talk Live....

Tonight we're gearing up for the Dayton Hamvention! Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, is here to tell us about his recent trip to Xenia, OH and the Greene County Fairgrounds, which is the new home of Hamvention. We will take your calls LIVE as Joe tells us some of the early details of how the planning is coming along for Hamvention in a new location. Plus, it wouldn't be a show with Joe if we didn't talk at l...

Richard Garriott de Cayeux, W5KWQ talks about operating ham radio from the International Space Station and his new book, Explore/Create! We will take your calls, and even take a trip down memory lane with some discussion about his father, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, the first person to operate ham radio from space. CALL into the show to talk to Richard by phone LIVE during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1, or...

Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, is here to take your questions about sunspot cycles and how they affect radio propagation. CALL in live with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at Ham Talk Live. Or, tweet your questions anytime to @HamTalkLive. The charts that Carl references during the show can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/HamTalkLive/status/822234966444621828

Have a D-STAR rig and have no idea how to use it? Need help with D-STAR? John Davis, WB4QDX joins us to talk about how to setup a D-STAR rig and take your questions LIVE!Join the conversation by calling 812-NET-HAM-1, Skype Ham Talk Live, or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

Dave Anderson, K4SV, is here to take your questions about receiver comparisons and Beverage antennas! So grab your favorite beverage, sit back, relax, and call with your Beverage antenna questions! CALL with your questions LIVE during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 (812-638-4261) or by Skype at Ham Talk Live. Or, you can tweet anytime to @HamTalklive.

Emmett Hohensee III W0QH, Chief Engineer at Radiowavz takes your questions on the show about Antenna Building! We will be talking how to make antennas from stuff you likely have lying around the house, and have a quick course in Antenna Building 101!Be sure to CALL into the show to ask your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at Ham Talk Live. Or, tweet your questions to @HamTalkLive.

I’ve been signing off the show each week with 73 and 75, and many of you have asked what the 75 means. Listen to the show to find out with our guest, Brian Linn, KD0HII, the president of Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship. We will also talk about what CARF is doing, and how it relates to Christmas. CALL IN LIVE during the show with your questions and comments at 812-NET-HAM-1 (812-638-4261) or by...

Rick Garrett, N9GSU is our guest tonight! Rick talks about ways to help your ham radio club grow and keep its members, and some HAM RADIO COMEDY! And after his routine, we take YOUR calls about the FUNNIEST THINGS YOU'VE HEARD ON THE AIR or done or seen at a ham radio event. Call in with your stories LIVE during the show by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at HamTalkLive. Or, you can tweet them a...

Tonight our guest is Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, the manager of the Hurricane Watch Net. We'll be talking Emergency Communications, how the HWN works, and how you can help! Call in with your questions and comments LIVE during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype HamTalkLive or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

Harold Kramer, WJ1B, recently retired COO of ARRL and morse code key collector is here to take your questions! We'll be talking about his telegraphy equipment collection, as well as memories from ARRL. Call 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype HamTalkLive to join in during the show! Or you can tweet questions at @HamTalkLive.

Just a quick note that the show is taking Thanksgiving off, so give thanks today for all we are blessed with. Also, there's another round of shirt ordering going on now. So listen for details.

ABC hit television show Last Man Standing producer John Amodeo, NN6JA takes your calls! John will talk about how ham radio became part of the show, how to work their station on the set of the show, and the relationship between media and ham radio. CALL in your with your questions LIVE during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at HamTalkLive. You can also tweet your questions to @hamtalklive.

After some serious thought, I've decided tonight's show is going to be what I hoped to do since I started it. It's Open Lines Thursday! Call in and talk about whatever ham radio topic you want. We can share experiences operating National Parks on the Air, guests you'd like to see on the show, your favorite moments from the show thus far, things you'd like to see at the new Hamvention location, or...

Tonight on Ham Talk Live, listen to noted author J.K. George, N3BB talk about his book entitiled "Contact Sport". The book is a ham radio story about the WRTC championships. He will also take your questions LIVE during the show. And, don't forget to CALL with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or via Skype at HamTalkLive. You can also tweet @HamTalkLive.

Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, is here to talk about founding his company, FlexRadio, and how SDR technology is changing ham radio. We will take your calls live at 812-NET-HAM-1 and on Skype at Ham Talk Live. We will also take your questions via Twitter @HamTalkLive.

Tonight's topic is Getting Started with D-STAR. Charles Johnston III, W8KWA, will be here to talk about how to get your new D-STAR rig configured and on the air using digital voice technology. He is the author of the free e-Book, D-STAR for Dummies, which is available free online at https://sites.google.com/site/codsnet/dsdummy Call in with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1 or with Skype at HamTalkL...

Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF is here to talk about getting started with remote operations! So if you want to set up your shack to remote control, or are interested in operating by remote... call in with your questions to Marty at 812-NET-HAM-1 during the show. Or, you can call on Skype at HamTalkLive, Tweet @HamTalkLive, or post a comment on the web site during the show.

Lew Malchick, N2RQ will be here to talk about the upcoming School Club Roundup October 17-21. Find out what it's all about, and get on the air and give those schools some contacts! And if you're a school club or hoping to get one going, we'll also talk about how you can participate as well. Call in with your questions at 812-NET-HAM-1, Skype hamtalklive, Tweet @hamtalklive, or comment on the web s...

This week on Ham Talk Live! the leader of the upcoming Bouvet Island DXpedition, Ralph Fedor, K0IR, is my guest to talk about the adventures of DXpeditions, the challenges specific to Bouvet Island, how to work the team, and how to contribute. And, Ralph will answer your questions LIVE on the show by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 or by Skype at Ham Talk Live. You can also comment on the web site or tweet...

Tonight on Ham Talk Live!, the host of the wildly successful podcast 100 Watts and a Wire, Christian Cudnik, K0STH joins us to talk about his podcast, the 100WAAW community, and especially to promote an operating event coming up in October called "Fall Out". Listen about all the details of this fun operating extravaganza! And if you have questions for Christian, give us a call at 812-NET-HAM-1 or...

Tonight we are joined by Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, the 2016 Bill Pasternak Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award winner! Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, from the ARN News Desk in New York is here as well to talk about Skyler's accomplishments and what the award has meant to him so far! CALL with your questions and comments for Skyler at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at hamtalklive. You can also t...

Sam Rose, KC2LRC and Sterling Coffey, N0SSC are on the show to share their experiences at YOTA this summer. Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) is an IARU Region 1 initiative, and they went to observe and bring back ideas to start a similar event in the USA! Call in with your questions during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 or on Skype at HamTalkLive. Or, you can post your questions in the chat room at hamtalk...