Ham Radio Gizmos
Welcome to Ham Radio Gizmos! We're here to educate and entertain amateur radio enthusiasts, whether you're just starting out, or have been at it for years. Ham radio is packed with fascinating, untold stories—from the pioneering innovators who laid the groundwork to the cutting-edge tech that keeps us connected today. We love diving into these stories and sharing them with curious minds like yours. If you know of an interesting story we should be covering, please reach out and let us know.
Episodes
In this episode, we crack open the dusty files of radio history and dive into the long, complicated, and sometimes quirky relationship between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the ham radio community.
From terrifying exam rooms with stone-faced government testers, to modern RDF vans chasing down rogue signals, it’s been a wild ride since 1934.
I’ll share my own firsthand memories of getting licensed back when the code...
Signal Wars: The Untold Story of SSB Step back in time and discover the hidden drama behind one of ham radio’s most controversial innovations—Single Sideband (SSB). From skeptics who called it a fad, to the engineers and operators who dared to change the game, this is the story of how SSB reshaped amateur radio forever.In this episode, we fire up the old gear, tune into forgotten frequencies, and dig into a heated rivalry that spar...
Educating, Entertaining, and Helping Radio Enthusiasts to learn more about the History and Stories behind the technology we enjoy. @HamRadioGizmosLong before we were building robots with Arduinos or automating our homes with Raspberry Pis, there was a company quietly empowering ordinary people to build their own technology—one vacuum tube at a time.Think Heathkit was just a bunch of mail-order gadgets? Think again. In this video,...
This series is intended to help you understand how radio propagation works. In future episodes, we will dive deeper into numbers and terms such as Solar Flux, MUF, DRAP, and a wide range of other topics to help you learn more and enjoy Amateur Radio more.
Are You Missing the BIGGEST Trend in Ham Radio? @HamRadioGizmos NO not FT8 or some new fancy digital mode!
- What is the fastest growing aspect of Ham Radio today?
- What is it that almost 400,000 hams know that you don't?
- Why have been involved in the 9 MIllion QSO's that have taken place?
The Story of Ham Radio: A Journey Through Time and TechnologyDid you know the Navy tried to Ban Ham Radio?Who was Leon Deloy why was he so important to Ham Radio?In this video I cover the history of Ham Radio from the 1800's through modern day.I have a number of other stories in the works that provide background on the hobby you might have never heard before!73, N2LEE
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