Failure is a dirty word

Foundations of Amateur Radio by Onno Benschop

Jun 28, 20264:01Games & Hobbies

Foundations of Amateur Radio It's a curious thing, this hobby of ours, in that the more you want out of it, the more challenging it becomes. For example, you might start your journey with a VHF or UHF handheld radio, som...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Foundations of Amateur Radio.

Global Ionospheric Maps

Sep 13, 2026 - 6:26

Foundations of Amateur Radio In the middle of the night when insomnia rears its head, there are occasions...

It's all in the community

Sep 6, 2026 - 5:07

Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the weekend I had the opportunity to participate in two completely diff...

Lightning in a bottle

Aug 30, 2026 - 4:09

Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I heard a thunderclap and as is my Pavlovian response, immedia...

Radio .. for the love of it

Aug 23, 2026 - 3:07

Foundations of Amateur Radio During the week I was shown a photograph of a chalkboard standing on the sid...

Give yourself a break!

Aug 16, 2026 - 3:28

Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the past weeks, actually, probably months, the push to talk button on t...

Emergency response reality check

Aug 9, 2026 - 10:00

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I explored the nature of amateur radio emergency response. I receiv...

An emergency response

Aug 2, 2026 - 5:04

Foundations of Amateur Radio Previously I've talked about one of the often lauded cornerstones of the ama...

CME, Wind, Flares, Flux and Geomagnetic Storms .. say what?

Jul 26, 2026 - 10:00

Foundations of Amateur Radio When the Sun burps, something that it does regularly, the mainstream media s...