Field Day Flashback : 100 Watts and a Wire: Episode 51

On this episode, a recap of Field Day 2016. We’ve got field reports, commentary and even a marriage proposal. Wait… What? Yep. Only on 100 Watts and a Wire can you set up your portable stations, have great fellowship, make lots of contacts and get engaged.

100 Watts and a Wire ® is a weekly podcast celebrating amateur radio. Join Christian Cudnik, K0STH for topical conversation, interviews, news and an entertaining look at the adventures of a ham trying to figure it all out.

100 Watts and a Wire is perfect for those who are new to ham radio, those looking to serve as Elmer’s, and the technically curious crowd.

Whether you run 5 watts or 1500 watts, everyone is welcome. In our community, it’s OK not to know everything, ask for help, give advice and get on the air.

News

Woody White, KZ4AK, Wins the July 2021 QST Cover Plaque Award

August 03, 2021 No comments

The winning article for the July 2021 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Sensitive Field Strength Meter for Foxhunting,” by Woody White, KZ4AK. The QST Cove... Read more

SSTV Transmissions Scheduled from ISS [ August 6 – 7 ]

August 03, 2021 No comments

Friday and Saturday, August 6 – 7, Russian cosmonauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will transmit slow-scan television (SSTV) images f... Read more

The K7RA Solar Update

July 30, 2021 No comments

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity slowed this week, with the average daily sunspot number declining from 48.9 last week to 33.9 this we... Read more

8-Meter Experimental Station on the Air from the US

July 29, 2021 No comments

WL2XUP is an FCC Part 5 Experimental station operated by Lin Holcomb, NI4Y, in Georgia. It’s licensed to operate with up to 400 W effective radiated p... Read more

Quirky APRS, HG-UV98 Lanch NLH Ham Radio Handheld Review

July 29, 2021 No comments

“Chinese radios have come a long way, many have impressive feature lists, but those features seem to be stuck behind programming or poorly imple... Read more

Product Discontinuation: IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver

July 28, 2021 No comments

“We are sorry to announce that Icom has discontinued the IC-7851 HF All Band Transceiver. Since its launch six years ago, the IC-7851 has been I... Read more

ISS SSTV Aug 6-7 145.800 MHz FM

July 27, 2021 No comments

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV images on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.... Read more

JA1TOKYO – Olympic Games

July 25, 2021 No comments

Olympic Games – JA1TOKYOOn July 16 JARL opened the special commemorative station ‘JA1 TOKYO‘ in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, to commemora... Read more