HRN 520: Gonna Take a Break😴

For the next few weeks, East Coast Host Gary K4AAQ and West Coast Host David W0DHG have a bunch of family and other activities, so we’re goona take a break from the show. David may gin up some shows solo (Gary will be gone lots longer)… we’ll see. But sooner or later we’ll be back… tanned and rested (or dragged ot and exhausted).

And a quick poll: Is the shot with Gary and David in the same picture:

• A: Creepy

• B: Very Creepy

• I don’t care what anyone says, Gary is a genius

See ya on the other side!

HRN 519: Jingle All The W-AI🤖

Can the creating of a simple show jingle (using AI) drive the theme of the whole show?

Sure, why not. Also, a visit to the Charlotte Hamfest for a few minutes.

Also, can you guess the age of the average ARRL member? Stay tuned to find out!

HRN 518: The Network Effect

The Network Effect is when you connect a network (IRLP, AllStar, Echolink, D-STAR, DMR, Fusion, etc) to a quiet, local repeater and turn on a busy nationwide or worldwide reflector, talk group, room, whatever. The repeater isn’t quiet anymore… but who’s talking. Nobody you know.

Also, Gary K4AAQ will be volunteering for a big, new (to him) event: the Assault on Mt. Mitchell. That’s a 100 mile bike ride from Spartanburg SC to the top of Mt. Mitchell in NC. With all the up and down (and the big UP at the end to the 6600’ summit), the riders will see a total of 11,000 of vertical climb.

And, we lost some hams this week. Bob Heil K9EID, of course, but also David W0DHG’s friend Gary Apgar NY6Y, and Gary’s friend and local hero Danny Hampton K4ITL. Danny was Dayton Hamvention’s Ham of the Year in 2009, and founder of a regional repeater network in the Carolinas, long before the Internet came along to make it easy.