Everyday Ham Podcast: Amateur Radio Conversations

Ep. 23 – eBay's FCC Rule, Buying Used Ham Gear and Icom ID-5200A After a Month

Send us Fan Mail Should a brand new ham buy used gear, and does eBay's new FCC rule change the answer? James, Jim and Rory dig into it in Episode 23, along with a m

Ep. 22 – World Radio League Founders: 100,000 Users, JTTY and Morse Mastery

Send us Fan Mail Andy N0APX made his first JTTY contact shortly before we went live, using a pre-release build of the World Radio League desktop app, and we get the stor

Ep. 21 – DIY Digipeater at Detroit's Historic Masonic Temple

Send us Fan Mail Jay Aho (N8QYQ) came back to ham radio after 20 years away and, about a year later, had an APRS digipeater and a Winlink gateway running 210 feet up on

Ep. 20 – Decoding QSL, From Paper Cards to Digital Confirmation

Send us Fan Mail QSL is one of the most used words on the air and one of the least understood. When Jim asked what it actually stands for, all three of us stopped cold,

Ep. 19 – How We Made Field Day Our Best One Yet

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a club stops treating Field Day like an endurance contest and starts treating it like a neighborhood open house? In this episode, Jame

Ep. 18 – Has POTA Peaked? Campfires, Community, and the Future of Parks on the Air

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 18 – Has Parks on the Air hit its peak? James (K8JKU), Jim (N8JRD), and Rory (W8KNX) debate the future of POTA, from its explosive growth to what th

Hamvention 2026: Recap, Reactions, and a Brewing Showdown

Send us Fan Mail A concept radio with "almost nothing" on display managed to dominate Hamvention 2026, and we can't stop talking about what that means for the futur

Hamvention 2026 Survival Guide: Strategy, Gear & The ICOM X-026 Reveal

Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to waste Hamvention is to treat it like a random walk. We're getting ahead of Dayton with the game plan we wish we had on day one:

Returning to the Moon: Optimism & Technology that Moves Our Space Needle

Send us Fan Mail Space travel didn't get safer, we just got used to it. That's the feeling driving our Artemis II nerd-out as we watch humans loop the Moon aga

Ham2K PoLo Cloud Sync Is Live and It's Just the Beginning

Send us Fan Mail Your logging app is not just a logbook anymore, and Ham2K PoLo is proof. We sit down with Sebastián Delmont KI2D, the creator and lead developer of PoLo

Are Radio Prices Going Up? Bouvet, Yaesu & HamClock

Send us Fan Mail A Bird 43 wattmeter score at the swap, two new budget handhelds worth a look, and Rory's CW skills getting sharper through QSO parties and daily PO

Do You Really Need a New Radio? Honest Ham Radio Upgrade Advice

Send us Fan Mail Do you really need that new radio? In Episode 14, James (K8JKU), Jim (N8JRD), and Rory (W8KNX) get honest about the pressure to upgrade ham radio gear a

How to Learn CW in 2026: Two Paths to Morse Code Success

Send us Fan Mail Five watts, a tiny coil antenna on a travel tripod, and a camera-bag station that reaches across states—CW isn't a relic, it's a practical adv

2026 Ham Radio Predictions: New Rigs, Community & What's Next

Send us Fan Mail What does 2026 have in store for ham radio? A year into the podcast, James (K8JKU), Jim (N8JRD), and Rory (W8KNX) turn up the dial with a forward look a

Can You Put Up An Antenna? The HOA Bill Fight & IC-7300 Mark II

Send us Fan Mail A thousand subscribers may be a milestone, but the real win is what it represents: a growing community of hams trading ideas, trying new modes, and push

How Frustration Built the Best Portable Logger: Sebastián KI2D & Ham2K PoLo

Send us Fan Mail A better logger doesn't just record contacts—it changes how you operate. We sit down with Sebastián KI2D, creator of Ham2K PoLo, to explore how mob

Flex Radio's new 200 Dollar SmartSDR Subscription, is this the Future of Ham Radio Software?

Send us Fan Mail  FlexRadio just announced SmartSDR Plus subscriptions starting at $199/year. Time for an impromptu Saturday morning coffee chat! Join James (K8JKU), Jim

From Parks to Peaks: How SOTA Differs from POTA

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what happens when you combine hiking, mountaineering, and ham radio? That's exactly what Summits on the Air (SOTA) is all about! In t

New ICOM Radios Steal the Show - Tokyo Ham Fair Reactions

Send us Fan Mail The tides of amateur radio innovation ebb and flow as manufacturers take turns showcasing their latest technological marvels. While Yaesu dominated last

Are We Losing Ham Radio Spectrum? 70cm Band Under Threat

Send us Fan Mail Title: Ham Radio Spectrum Defense & The End of NOAA APT Era Is amateur radio spectrum under siege? James (K8JKU), Jim (N8JRD), and Rory (W8KNX) tackle