Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast
Episodes
Incoming Price Hikes! And 2 Big DXpeditions
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Incoming Price Hikes! And 2 Big DXpeditions On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roug...
Winter Field Day 2026
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Winter Field Day 2026 On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur r...
Building the Ham Shack - Episode 2 - Improvements
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Building the Ham Shack - Episode 2 - Improvements On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcas...
Ham Radio Emergency Communication Group Chat
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Emergency Communication Group Chat On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast rou...
How To Build a Ham Shack Pt. 1
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How To Grow a Ham Radio Club Pt. 2 - Galvanize It!
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How To Grow a Ham Radio Club Pt. 2 On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based...
How To Grow a Ham Radio Club
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How To Grow a Ham Radio Club On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on am...
Jamboree on the Air & Label Makers
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Jamboree on the Air On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur rad...
Satellite Go Bags FOR YOU!
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Satellite Go Bags On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio...
Josh Got Cancelled Because of CW
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Josh Got Cancelled Because of CW The radio Josh Moddified that pissed off all the hams is the Quangshen UV-K5 h...
HTs under $100 Face-Off
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): HTs under $100 Face-Off On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur...
Huntsville and DefCon Recaps
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Fast and Stupid Satellite Contacts
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Fast and Stupid Satellite Contacts On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly bas...
Josh’s Perfect Ham Radio Day
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Backpacking with Ham Radio and PACE Plans
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Backpacking with Ham Radio and PACE Plans On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughl...
JS8Call is Back Baby!
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): JS8Call is Back Baby! On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur r...
Field Day 2025 Preparations & The Most and Least Emergency Prepared States
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ham Radio in Hawaii
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio in Hawaii On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur rad...
How To Plan Your POTA/SOTA
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How To Plan Your POTA/SOTA On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
Leah Justifies the FTX-1, Shocking.
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Leah Justifies the FTX-1, Shocking. On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly base...
More Modular Radios + Alpha Antenna Giveaway Winners
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): More Modular Radios + Alpha Antenna Giveaway Winners On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a pod...
How TSA Really Feels About Your Ham Radio + Alpha Antenna Giveaway!
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How TSA Really Feels About Your Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughl...
QRP Radios under $200 + Alpha Antenna Giveaway
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): QRP Radios under $200 + Alpha Antenna Giveaway On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast r...
Tariffs and Radios: AlphaAntenna Giveaway!
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Tariffs and Radios On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radi...
Winning at Simplex
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Winning at Simplex On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radi...
Did Everyone Forget Ham Radio Is A Service?
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Did Everyone Forget Ham Radio Is A Service? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roug...
Re: Delete, Delete, Delete
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Re: Delete, Delete, Delete On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
Ham Radio is Easier Than Ever
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio is Easier Than Ever On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on a...
The Amazing Tailscale App and Hamcation Recap
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Tailscale and Hamcation Recap Check out Gigaparts for all the new Intellitron ham radio gear. Use code "JO...
One More Blog About Ham Radio Dying
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 base...
Winter Field Day All Stars
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Winter Field Day All Stars On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
Are My Radios Legal?
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Are My Radios Legal? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur ra...
Hotel Ham Radio
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Hotel Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio b...
Solving The Repeater Program
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Solving The Repeater Program On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on am...
WHY? and How To Sell Ham Radios
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Selling Ham Radios On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radi...
Antennas Are Everything (The SWAT Team Story)
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Antennas Are Everything On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur...
Ham Radio Cheating
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Cheating On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radi...
Newer, Younger, Hammier
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Newer, Younger, Hammier On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amate...
The 17 Foot Whip and Other Inexpensive Antennas
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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All or One Ham Bands?
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): All or One Ham Bands? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur r...
Remoting Into Radio
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Remoting Into Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur rad...
"What Is Your Ham Radio Minute?"
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is at Pacificon and he asked his friends what their favorite ham radio tips are. Announcements: HRCC Net - https://hrcc.link. Gigaparts Lin...
The Best Ham Radio Demonstrations
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Best Ham Radio Demonstrations On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based ...
Failing Into Fun with POTA
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Failing Into Fun with POTA On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
POTA Mobile Elegance
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): POTA Mobile Elegance On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur ra...
How New Tech Can Make Ham Radio Easier
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How New Tech Can Make Ham Radio Easier On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly b...
Is Ham Radio All Retirees?
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Is Ham Radio All Retirees? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
New Ham Radios Are Coming!
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): New Ham Radios Are Coming! On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on am...
Ham Radio Camping Safety
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Camping Safety On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateu...
Josh’s Favorite Road Ready Radios
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Josh’s Favorite Road Ready Radios On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly base...
Ham Radio on the Cheap
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio on the Cheap On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur ...
Smartphones, the New Radio Interface?
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Smartphones, the New Radio Interface? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly ba...
Troubleshooting Ham Radios, Antennas and Computers
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Troubleshooting Ham Radios, Antennas and Computers On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a pod...
10 GHz WOW! Field Day 2024 Recap
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Field Day 2024 Recap On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur ...
What Else Is As Fun As Field Day?
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): What Else Is As Fun As Field Day? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly base...
What Happens After Sun Cycle 25?
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): What Happens After Sun Cycle 25? I really did mean Cycle 25 :D On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash C...
Ham Radio in the Big City
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio in the Big City On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on ama...
Traveling Far Away with Radio
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Traveling Far Away with Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on a...
FCC Says You Need To Self Police
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): FCC Says You Need To Self Police On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based o...
Looking at Ham Radio HT Interfaces
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Looking at Ham Radio HT Interfaces On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based...
Ham Radio Campout Recap
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Campout Recap On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur...
What Radio Should You Choose For Camping?
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): What Radio Should You Choose For Camping? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughl...
Let’s Talk DXpeditions
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Let’s Talk DXpeditions On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amat...
The Greatest Ham Radio Road Trip
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Greatest Ham Radio Road Trip On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based o...
1 Pound POTA Pack Challenge
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): 1 Pound POTA Pack Challenge On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on ama...
Ham Radio - More doing, Less Worrying
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio - More doing, Less Worrying On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly ba...
The Future of Ham Radio
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Future of Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amate...
I’m New To Ham Radio, What Even Is All This?
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): I’m New To Ham Radio, What Even Is All This? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast...
HexTenna In The Field!
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): HexTenna In The Field! On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur ...
Tricking People Into Ham Radio
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Tricking People Into Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on ...
A World Without Internet
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): A World Without Internet On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateu...
Radio with Inclusivity + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway Winner Announced
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Radio with Inclusivity + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway Winner Announced On this week's episode of Ham Radi...
Radios To Take To A Hamfest + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Radios To Take To A Hamfest + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Co...
Leah Reviews The Kenwood TH-D75 + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Leah Reviews The Kenwood TH-D75 + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash ...
Do You Even Record? + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Do You Even Record? + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a po...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your HT - Antenna Edition
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How To Get The Most Out Of Your HT - Antenna Edition On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a pod...
How Not To Be An Appliance Operator
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How Not To Be An Appliance Operator On this week's episode of Ham R...
Activate A POTA In An Hour
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Activate A POTA In An Hour On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash ...
Josh’s Top 5 Ham Radio Regrets
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Josh’s Top 5 Ham Radio Regrets On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based o...
RFI Isolation and Remediation
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): RFI Isolation and Remediation 300k Giveaway Link: https://forms.gle/gZVuSrM9937gaLii7 On this week's epis...
Obama’s Ham Shack in Leave The World Behind
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Obama’s Ham Shack in Leave The World Behind On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast ro...
New Ways to Update Existing Radios
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): New Ways to Update Existing Radios On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based...
How To Be Confident In Ham Radio
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How To Be Confident In Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based o...
Back to the Future of Ham Radio
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Back to the Future of Ham Radio The 300k subscriber giveaway is LIVE: https://forms.gle/gZVuSrM9937gaLii7 On...
You Can’t Just Pick Up a Baofeng And Use It During SHTF
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): You Can’t Just Pick Up a Baofeng And Use It During SHTF On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, ...
The Emergency Ham Radio Altoids Tin
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Emergency Ham Radio Altoids Tin On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly ba...
The Turnkey HF Radio from Elecraft
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Turnkey HF Radio from Elecraft On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly bas...
Elecraft’s New Radio - KN1
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Elecraft’s New Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateu...
Jamboree On The Air
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Jamboree On The Air On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur r...
Josh Was Wrong About Spurious Emissions
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Josh Was Wrong About Spurious Emissions On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly ...
It’s All About That Mast, That Mast, Real Cheap Now
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): It’s All About That Mast, That Mast, Real Cheap Now On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a po...
Ham Youths, Where You At?
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Youths, Where You At? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amate...
The Secret Thing Your HF Antenna Can Do
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Secret Thing Your HF Antenna Can Do 72 hour HRCC Recommended Layout: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradi...
Why You Should Buy Testing Equipment - Don’t Trust Anyone!
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Why You Should Buy Testing Equipment Trust but Verify Testing equipment: TinySA Ultra: https://amzn.to/3sKyVYB ...
Ham Equipment I Should Have Bought Years Ago
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Equipment I Should Have Bought Years Ago On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast rou...
What Should My Second Radio Be?
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): What Should My Second Radio Be? On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based ...
Huntsville Hamfest Recap
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Huntsville Hamfest Recap a.k.a The Tie-Down Episode On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podc...
One Radial, Two Radials, Four? No. Sixteen.
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): One Radial, Two Radials, Four? No. Sixteen. On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roug...
The Laziest Types of Ham Radio
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): The Laziest Types of Ham Radio On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on ...
Antenna Placement of the Pros
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Antenna Placement of the Pros On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on a...