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February 1, 2025 237 mins

Show Notes (contains affiliate links): One More Blog About Ham Radio Dying

 

On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly

based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from

listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah -

KN6NWZ, we talk about how starting those antenna projects, a blog about ham radio dying, the FEMA reorg and Signs the movie. 

 

Announcements: HRCC Net - https://hrcc.link.

 

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The HRCC Coffee Club has arrived! https://hamtactical.coffee/shop

 

Ham Radio Minute: Start those antenna projects

 

Ham Radio Test Study with Leah - Extra Exam

HamStudy: https://hamstudy.org

Support by getting something from Signal Stuff: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622

 

Gordon West Ham Radio Test Prep Books with HRCC Links 

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Join the conversation by leaving a review on Apple Podcast for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing Leah@hamtactical.com. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it!

 

Show Topic: The Blog About Ham Radio Dying

 

Hog Wild in the Salted Ham Cellar. 

 

Preparedness Corner - FEMA Reorganization

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/27/what-does-fema-do-trump-order/77967702007/

 

https://stateline.org/2025/01/28/get-rid-of-fema-trump-appointed-group-to-look-at-shifting-disaster-response-to-states/

HRCC Movie Club 

 

Vote and suggest movies here - https://poll.ly/N7Jt2ACU1Epz5PSJmknw

 

CJ’s Nifty List of HRCC Movie Club movies here - https://letterboxd.com/roguefoam/list/ham-radio-crash-course-podcast-movie-club/

 

Signs

 

Likelihood of disaster: 5/5 

Preparedness: 1/5

Realistic: 1/5

Characters: 4/5

Plot: 2/5

Entertainment: 2/5 

Overall: 15/30

 

The 5th Wave 10/30

War of the Worlds (2005) 10.5/30

Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 11/30

Maximum Overdrive 11/30 

The Tomorrow War 11/30

On The Beach (1959) 12/30

The Postman 12/30

Soylent Green 12/30

World War Z 12/30

Waterworld 13/30

San Andreas 13/30

Airplane 14/30

The Day After (1983) 14/30

The Day After Tomorrow 14/30

Z is for Zachariah 14/30

Fall (2022) 14.5/30

Signs 15/30

Deep Impact 15/30 

The Birds 15/30

Twisters (2024) 15/30 

Armageddon 15.5/30

Sean of the Dead 16/30

Zombieland 16/30

The Book of Eli Ranked: 16.75/30

Love and Monsters 17/30

Frequency 17/30

2012 17/30

Greenland 17/30

12 Monkeys 17.5/30 

Threads 18/30

Independence Day 18.5/30

Contact (1997) 19/30

The Towering Inferno 19/30

Don’t Look Up 19.5/30

Twister  19.5/30

Dante’s Peak 19.5/30

Tremors 20/30

The Road 21/30

The Quiet Place 21/30

Red Dawn (1984) 22/30

Wall-E 23/30

Blast From The Past (1999) 23.5/30

28 Days Later 24.5/30

Contagion 25/30

I Am Legend 25/30

10 Cloverfield Lane 26.5/30

The Martian 27/30

 

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