Ham Radio Workbench Podcast
This is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the radio amateur. Join your host George KJ6VU and the HRWB team as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more. Ham radio is a hobby of hobbies - George and team introduce hams of all ages to experimenting and learning within ham radio, which can be one of the most rewarding aspects of the hobby. We are proudly sponsored by Autodesk Eagle PCB design tools, Flex Radio and Digikey.
Episodes
In this episode we are joined by Paul WD9GCO and Josh K7OSH, part of the HRWB family, and we talk about Hamvention 2025. We met soooo many great people who stopped by the booth to say hello.
In this episode we recap what each of us learned at Hamvention and describe the overall experience. We wrap up the episode with a brief roundtable discussion about our Field Day plans for this year.
In this episode we have Eric, co-founder of Elecraft, on the show to talk about the K4 radio architecture and how it's designed to be operated remotely. Eric talks about the design considerations, process and the various ways to control the radio for a seamless experience.
In this special episode, we meet Steve Hicks, CTO of Flex Radio. Steve announces a new radio in the Flex Radio product line. This new radio is a combination of the features of the current 8000 series of radios plus a built in 500 watt power amplifier, antenna tuner and AC power supply all integrated into a package the size of the current 8000 series radios.
This remarkable new radio uses a new transmitter architecture that doub...
In this episode, our resident expert on writing ham radio gear reviews, Thomas, K4SWL, walks us through the process of writing a good ham radio review. How can you tell a good review from a bad one and tips for how you can write good content.
Vince gives us some great tips when it comes to buying used gear. How do you find it, evaluate it and figure out a fair price.
In this episode we meet Len Koppl, KD0RC, the designer of the Teensy Maestro remote control head for a Flex radio. Len is a professional software developer and project manager and brings many decades of technical experience and ham radio hands-on to his projects.
In tis episode we learn about multiple projects including the Teensy Maestro, an open source hardware remote control head designed to control a Flex radio. Based on the ...
In this episode we have an extended conversation with Kirk, NT0Z and Paul WD9GCO.
Kirk is the Amateur Radio columnist for The Spectrum Monitor; former columnist for Monitoring Times and Popular Communications; Author of Stealth Amateur Radio (www.stealthamateur.com) and former QST Assistant Managing Editor.
Paul is a news anchor for Amateur Radio Newsline and the professional announcer for the Ham Radio Workbench podcast.
Kirk and ...
In this episode we meet Richard Desaulniers, VE2DX.
Richard has been licensed since 1990 and has a background in emergency communications serving at disaster events in Quebec. He enjoys hunting DX, Island Activations and DXPeditions.
Richard is also an experimenter and founded VE2DX Electronics in 2020. With the founding of the company, he wanted to create inexpensive and simple electronic products to he...
In this episode we talk all about our second on the air operating event, Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air. We had so much fun the last time, we decided to do it again. We talk about whats on our workbenches and go over all the details about operating HRWBOTA.
The operating event will be Sunday March 16. For all the details go to https://hrwbota.com
We meet Alan, N7AKG, the developer of the Ham Radio Instant Scoring Service, HISS...
In this episode we meet Patrick, KJ7SZU, the owner of the company that makes the digital clock and information device, Geochron. The mechanical Geochron clock has been around for over 40 years. When Patrick saw his first mechanical Geochron clock he was hooked ! He was so impressed with the idea that he bought the company and completely remade the Geochron as an internet connected information display device on a large screen 4K ...
In this episode we meet Rosy Schechter, KJ7RYV, ARDC Executive Director, John Burwell, KI5QKX, 44Net Program Manager and Rebecca Key, KO4KVG, ARDC Communications Manager.
ARDC, Amateur Radio Digital Communications. The ARDC manages the IP address space that starts with 44 and they are the funding source for millions of dollars in grants every year to benefit amateur radio.
Learn about what the 44 Net is, how it can be used by radi...
In this episode we talk about how to prepare for Winter Field Day and field operating in cold weather in general. Winter Field Day is a great operating event for individuals and clubs. Its a great excuse to get out and operate when it, brrrrrr, cold outside !
In this episode we meet Vance, KV4P, the designer of a radio module that connects to your Android phone and turns it into a 2m FM HT. Vance is a professional UX (User eXperience) designer and brought his years of design knowledge to the project. The result is a modern take on how a hand held 2m radio should work in addition to the convenience of intergration into your mobile phone that you carry with you every day.
In this episode the tables are turned and George, KJ6VU, becomes the special guest. The topic is how he designed his station control system. The station controller is used to monitor and control key components in your remotely controlled ham radio station. The station controller can also be used to monitor and control a repeater system or any other critical equipment.
We will discuss what you need for effective remote station co...
In this episode we meet Jonathan Kayne, KM4CFT, the designer of a very popular new QRP radio called the CFT-1. Jonathan shares his journey from concept to production of his new radio design. The truly remarkable thing about his accomplishment is that he has achieved this in less than a year. Join us for a fun conversation and a bit of inspiration.
In this episode we give you the buyer's guide to holiday cheer. The team put their heads together to come up with many suggestions for the workbench, ham shack and portable ops plus a few stocking stuffers. If you are buying for a loved one, best ham radio buddy or yourself, you are sure to find many great suggestions in this show.
In this episode we catch up with our good friend Bill Meara, N2CQR, the host of the SolderSmoke podcast. SolderSmoke is a haven for those of us interested in home brewing our own radio equipoment. Bill shares his experiences both at the workbench and also operating around the world.
SolderSmoke was one of the inspirations behind the HRWB Podcast and we appreciate all that Bill and his team have done to bring great content to the...
In this episode we catch up with our good friend and show regular Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, to find out how things are going in the disaster recovery from hurricane Helene. We are also joined by our good frend Josh Higgins, K7OSH, from the Hoodview ARC and discuss what we should do, as amateur radio operators, to prepare for disasters.
In this episode, our dear friend Thomas, K4SWL, tells us about the devestation in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Thomas shares his family's esperience and his advice for emergency preparation.
We had so many interesting topics to talk about regarding emergency prep, workbench style, that we are going to do a follow up episode with our top tips for emergency prep sometime in the coming months.
In this episode we meet Adam Kimmerly, K6ARK, and avid outdoorsman, hiker, and ham radio operator. Adam has achieved Mountain Goat status by earning over 1,000 points in the Summits On The Air program. In addition to his outdoor adventures, Adam, a professional mechanical engineer, has designed some very innovative antennas, CW paddles and other cool ham radio accessories. Adam also has a very good YouTube channel. You can find...
In this episode we meet Pat Hensley, W5WTH, a prolific designer and project builder. Pat has made several intersting radio and non-radio related electronic projects and he features them on his blog site WhiskeyTangoHotel.Com
Some of Pat's projects are very useful and some are just plain fun. Many projects are a blend of hardware (Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, etc) and software (c, Python, etc). Pat publishes all of his source code fo...
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