Amateur Videos on Amateur Radio: YouTube

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Amateur videos on amateur radio are becoming the go-to sources for current news. (Image created by DALL-E AI engine in ChatGPT 4)

In recent years, there has been a notable shift in the landscape of amateur radio journalism. Traditional print magazines and journals, once the cornerstone of the ham radio community, are increasingly becoming a rarity. This decline is part of a broader trend seen across many fields, where digital media is supplanting print media.

As a result, much of the latest news, technological updates, and exciting new projects in the amateur radio world are moving to more contemporary platforms like YouTube. This shift has given rise to a number of popular YouTube channels that have become the new go-to sources for amateur radio enthusiasts. These channels offer a diverse range of content, from in-depth tutorials and product reviews to real-world applications and community interactions.

Here is a list of some prominent YouTube channels that are leading this digital transformation in amateur radio journalism.

If you have others you like, please leave them in the comments!

  1. Ham Radio Crash Course: Basics to advanced ham radio topics, tutorials, reviews, and discussions.
  2. Ham Radio 2.0: Product reviews, interviews, event coverage.
  3. KB9VBR Antennas: Antenna performance improvement, DIY projects, tips.
  4. K8MRD Radio Stuff: Educational content, real-life ham radio experiences.
  5. HamRadioConcepts: Equipment reviews, tutorials, experiments.
  6. Temporarily Offline: Mix of educational content and personal experiences.
  7. K0PIR: Software, hardware, digital modes in ham radio.
  8. Ham Radio DX: Reviews, tutorials, interviews, propagation and DXing.
  9. Dave Casler KE0OG: Educational content on amateur radio topics.
  10. KM4ACK: Ham radio technology, DIY builds, software solutions and RaspberryPi projects.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/30/2023

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary.

We had another interesting net tonight with 7 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Analog vs. digital radio scanners to listen to local activity.
  • Does a particular house structure affect an antenna beam pattern and if so what height does the antenna need to be to avoid it?
  • Annual Christmas lunch/party at Rusty’s Pizza Parlor on December 16th at 1 pm.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/16/2023

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The audio archive of this and other SBARC nets have been indefinitely discontinued. Hopefully the audio recordings will be resumed before too long by another local ham enthusiast with the technical ability and resources necessary.

We had another interesting net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control Dave, AI6VX. Tonight’s topics included:

  • ICOM IC-706 in constant scan mode as soon as it’s powered up, acting like a stuck “down button”. The problem was traced to a metal shaving bridging a circuit.
  • Making an 80 M mobile whip.
  • Inverted V antenna for a power boat with a mast.
  • What are the similarities between AllStar and Asterisk and can I use call record to record SBARC Nets and have them playable from the SBARC website? (KA6KEN)

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.

November 17, 2023 General Meeting – Election and Home-brew Night

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November meetings are always election night meetings, so members who did not vote online will be able to vote in person. Of course we’ll all be tallying up the votes and announcing the winners, so plan on being there, even if you already voted.

November meetings have traditionally also been Home-brew Night!  We invite everyone to bring a something you have built, or a project in progress, to show, demonstrate, and tell your ham friends about. Home-brew is what being a ham is all about! Anyone can go buy a radio, antenna or other accessory, but to many hams, building their own gear is much more fun and rewarding. So bring something (or a lot of things) because we’re all interested in seeing what you’re up to! 

We will also be hosting this meeting on Zoom, if you can’t attend in person, but please try to be there if you can to congratulate the new board members, whoever they are!

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, November 17 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Zoom Details
Topic: SBARC November Club Meeting
Time: Nov 17, 2023 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86560422518?pwd=VzNua1F5WUxwcVhUTWUwRFM1SGlDQT09

Meeting ID: 865 6042 2518
Passcode: 241358

We hope to see you all at the meeting!

Post expires at 8:01pm on Saturday November 18th, 2023 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 11/9/2023

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The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another interesting net tonight with 8 check-ins plus net control K6FLD, Frank. Tonight’s topics included:

  • Advice for working grey line propagation.
  • Hex Beam antenna versus Urban Stepper Beam antenna.
  • General discussion.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting ham radio questions might arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week.