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Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast

HTs under $100 Face-Off

Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast

Josh Nass KI6NAZ

Education, Leisure, Hobbies, How To, Technology

4.8625 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 158 minutes

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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 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 the 1lb POTA Challenge, HT’s under $100 and food preservation methods and longevity.    Announcements: HRCC Net - https://hrcc.link.   Gigaparts Link (get 10% with code JOSH) - https://www.gigaparts.com/nsearch/?lp=JOSH   Ham Radio Minute: Try the 1lb POTA challenge   Ham Radio Test Study with Leah - Extra Exam HamStudy: https://hamstudy.org Support by getting something from Signal Stuff: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622   Gordon West Ham Radio Test Prep Books with HRCC Links  -Technician: https://amzn.to/3AVHGU1 -General: https://amzn.to/4ehQ5zz -Extra: https://amzn.to/4efCqJ2   Free Fastrack to Your Ham Radio License Books on Audible (for new to Audible readers): https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp/membership/premiumplus?tag=hrccpodcast-20   Join the conversation by leaving a review on Apple Podcast for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing Leah@hamtactical.com. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it!   Show Topic: Battle for the Sub $100 Handie Talkie   Radtel RT-880: https://amzn.to/428JTG9  Quansheng TK11: https://amzn.to/3UUQfVP Get the right tools for Radio!  VHF/UHF Power Meter: https://amzn.to/4mJgKd8  NanoVNA for antennas and filters: https://amzn.to/45Varfg  TinySA for radio purity testing: https://amzn.to/47SndO4  40db 25w attenuator for spurious emissions tests: https://amzn.to/4g0SGzC  SMA Jumpers: https://amzn.to/3Vv555q   Hog Wild in the Salted Ham Cellar.    Preparedness Corner - Food Preservation Shelf Life and Bad Signs   https://foodassets.com/info/bulk-food-shelf-life.html   https://www.reddit.com/r/selfreliance/comments/1agjfu9/guide_8_signs_your_stored_foods_could_kill_you/ 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:   https://aprs.wiki/howto/ Archived HRCC Movie Club    Voted and suggested movies here - https://poll.ly/N7Jt2ACU1Epz5PSJmknw   CJ’s Nifty List of HRCC Movie Club movies here - https://letterboxd.com/roguefoam/list/ham-radio-crash-course-podcast-movie-club/   The 5th Wave 10/30 War of the Worlds (2005) 10.5/30 Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 11/30 Maximum Overdrive 11/30  The Tomorrow War 11/30 On The Beach (1959) 12/30 The Postman 12/30 Soylent Green 12/30 World War Z 12/30 Waterworld 13/30 San Andreas 13/30 Airplane 14/30 The Day After (1983) 14/30 The Day After Tomorrow 14/30 Z is for Zachariah 14/30 Fall (2022) 14.5/30 Signs 15/30 Deep Impact 15/30  The Birds 15/30 Twisters (2024) 15/30  Armageddon 15.5/30 Sean of the Dead 16/30 Zombieland 16/30 The Book of Eli Ranked: 16.75/30 Love and Monsters 17/30 Frequency 17/30 2012 17/30 Greenland 17/30 12 Monkeys 17.5/30  Threads 18/30 The Survivalist 18/30 Independence Day 18.5/30 Contact (1997) 19/30 The Towering Inferno 19/30 Don’t Look Up 19.5/30 Twister  19.5/30 Dante’s Peak 19.5/30 Tremors 20/30 The Road 21/30 The Quiet Place 21/30 Red Dawn (1984) 22/30 Wall-E 23/30 Blast From The Past (1999) 23.5/30 28 Days Later 24.5/30 Apollo 13 24.5/30 Contagion 25/30 I Am Legend 25/30 10 Cloverfield Lane 26.5/30 The Martian 27/30   On Hiatus Indefinitely    Thank you all for listening to the podcast.  We have a lot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means a lot to us!   Want to send us something? Josh Nass  P.O. Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101Support the Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Shop HamTactical: http://www.hamtactical.comShop Our Affiliates: http://

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Ham Radio Crash Course podcast.

0:12.3

My name is Josh Amateurio call sign K-I-6N-A-Z.

0:15.7

And I'm Leah K-N-6N-W-Z.

0:18.3

And it's time to talk about them radio.

0:21.3

So let's get started, shall we?

0:24.9

Hello, Leia.

0:26.2

How are you this week?

0:28.3

It's been a busy week.

0:29.7

It has.

0:30.4

It has.

0:31.0

Any big plans for this long weekend were already in the middle of?

0:37.4

I didn't even realize Monday was off until today. were already in the middle of?

0:41.4

I didn't even realize Monday was off until today.

0:48.5

I figured that out on Friday when people ask me, any big plans for the long weekend we have?

0:50.6

Actually, it was Thursday because I had Friday off. But, yeah.

0:53.2

You did a pota.

0:54.1

Snuck right up on us. Yeah, I did a pota. Did a pota shot a couple of videos and different spots for other videos. It should be good. No, we had a lot of fun. You've got a free Monday. What would you do with a free Monday? I edit some videos, but the kids are going to be home, so I don't even know what that looks like.

1:13.4

I have to do something with them, I guess.

1:15.0

Hot times.

1:16.9

Hot times.

1:18.1

Yes, indeed.

1:19.9

Well, thanks everybody for coming on out to the Ham Radio Crash Course podcast.

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