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Show Notes (contains affiliate links): How to get ISS SSTV images using any budget

On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly

based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from

listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah -

KN6NWZ, we talk about ISS SSTV, top disasters in US history and logging software.

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Butterfly Tea: https://amzn.to/3qnzHpa

Josh has a short tip with the Ham Radio Minute: Get a logger. New logger on the market. HAMRS for POTA logs: https://www.hamrs.app

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What We Used This Week:

Josh has been complaining about poor sleep quality, blaming our bed as the cause. Enter the Saatva Bed: https://refer.saatva.com/Josh77 Hopefully, he’ll have more energy from better sleep to play more radio and create more content. Or spend more fun time with his family. You know, priorities.

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Preparedness Corner: Leah talks about the top disasters in the United States. Hurricanes top the list.

Email Correspondent’s Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.

Links mentioned in the ECT:

Russ recommends Byonics MicroTrack AIO for tracking kids on a bike: https://www.byonics.com/aio . His wife recommends Left Hand Brewing for stouts. http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/ Thanks for the goodies in the mail Russ!

Dirk is operating with MVARA: http://www.mvara.club/about-us.html

Josh answers the questions:

How would an Icom 7300 pair with either a Chameleon Antenna F-Loop 2.0 Total Kit or a Wolf River Coils Silver Bullet 1000 Take it Along Kit? I was not sure how the 7300 would compare/perform relative to a Xiegu G-90 or Icom 705.

• I noted you used a RigExpert AA-170 in your video on the Chameleon Wire Loop. My Internet searches reference an upgraded model - ZRE-230-Zoom. Would you recommend this model or have other suggestions?
• The ground radials on the Wolf River setup are 33 feet. Space in my yard is limited, will there be deterioration in performance if I am unable to extend out all 33 feet? Can they be laid out in other than a straight line?
• What coax would you recommend for a feed line for the Wolf River setup? Heat, humidity, and Sun are all issues here in central Florida. I am thinking 25 feet would be about the right length and cost is not much of a consideration.
• Are coax connectors all generic or are their specific manufacturers (and types) I should look for?
• In the most recent podcast, you mentioned an Anderson crimper tool. Any suggestions for a wire stripper tool?
• Last question, would a multimeter be a wise item to have to check installation? If yes, any recommendations?

Mike is a VE: http://wx0mik.net/

Congrats Nathan on winning the last email of the week for the majority of weeks over the past month.

General License Prep: Someone suggested in the HRCC Podcast Channel in the Discord that if Leah gets more than 4 questions right, Josh has to eat a York peppermint patty. Does he eat one? Listen to find out.

Show Topic: Josh talks about how to get ISS SSTV images during this week long pass.

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