Lsten in as we discuss with Jen Glifort’s, KC1KNL, article from the July 2018 edition of QST, Yippee-Ki-Yay: The Role of Radio in Die Hard.
A Halloween and Throwback Special with QST Senior Editor, Jen Glifort, KC1KNL,” will be the focus of the new (October 31) episode of the So Now What? podcast for Amateur Radio newcomers.
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