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Don Wilbanks
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Former broadcaster. Amateur Radio Newsline, Ham Nation.
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Ham Nation Ep. 600 is ready for viewing. Hosts: @k7age.bsky.social @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social WB6NOA. Guests: Val NV9L, Charlie K9EID, YOTACamp25, George W5JDX. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKct... #hamraio
Ham Nation’s Big 600th Episode Celebration Revealed!
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June 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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June 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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April 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Long ago in a radio station far, far away.
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Ham Nation Episode #594 We discuss GROL licenses, Bouvet Island DXpedition, AR Newsline, Ham it or Can it. Hosts: WB6NOA, @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social @k1ddn.bsky.social Guest: W9AP #hamradio www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd8y...
Ham Nation: Bouvet DXpedition 3Y0K!!
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March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The ARISS radios appear to be back in service after the undocking. The next outage event is scheduled for Friday.
arissintl.bsky.social ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station @arissintl.bsky.social · Feb 25
The first of this week's activities that will impact availability of the ham radios on the ISS is about to get underway.

Check the chart for times and the remainder of this week's radio impacting activities.
"A blue and orange informational graphic titled 'ARISS Radio Outages Upcoming' detailing planned radio outages on the International Space Station (ISS). The table lists activities, their radio impact, and scheduled start and end times in both UTC and ET. Activities include Progress Undocking (Feb 25, 10:30 UTC to Feb 26, 10:10 UTC), Columbus Module Maintenance (Feb 28, 09:45 UTC to 11:20 UTC), and Progress Docking (Mar 1, 19:20 UTC to Mar 2, 12:50 UTC). Additional important dates listed are deadlines for US Educational Contact Proposals and FRAM2Ham Team Formation on Feb 28, and Europe, Africa, and Middle East Contact Applications on Mar 28. The ARISS logo is featured at the bottom right."
February 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Ham Nation #593 is out! We talk portable antennas, ham radio in Alaska, AR News, Space Weather outlook with @tamithaskov.bsky.social, Ham it or Can it. Hosts: WB6NOA, @ae5dw.bsky.social @k7age.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social #hamradio www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RZ...
Ham Nation: Randy Is Back! Ham-It! Or Can-it!
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February 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Ham Nation #592 is out! We discuss HamSCI with
@hamradio2dot0.bsky.social and parachuting for kids with Carlos Felix, K9OL. AR News and Ham it or can it. #hamradio Hosts @hoshnasi.bsky.social @ae5dw.bsky.social @k1ddn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=obE2...
Ham Nation: Parachutes On The Air For Kids! What Is HamSci All About?
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February 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Ham Nation #591 is out! DX Marathon, Raspberry Pi Shake & Boom, Short Shots, AR Newsline, Ham it or Can it. With hosts: Gordo WB6NOA, @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social and yours truly. #hamradio www.youtube.com/watch?v=C93P...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Snow 50 miles
January 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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The red star is my location. This is set to be the biggest winter storm down here since 1895.
January 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Ham Nation Episode #590 is ready for viewing. HamCation award winners announced! Plus, Quartzfest starting this weekend! #hamradio www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7l9... Hosts: Gordon West WB6NOA @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social
Ham Nation: HamCation Is Upon Us! What Is New?
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January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Happy New Year! Check out our latest episode of Ham Nation, we chat with the organizers of Winter Field Day about their upcoming event. youtube.com/watch?v=G6g2... Hosts: @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social & Gordon West #hamradio
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January 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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A very young N7TMW.
December 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Cousin Edgar.
December 13, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Take some time to check out Ham Nation #586: Mobile antennas, A tour of Tektronix, AR Newsline & Ham it, can it or what am it.
With your hosts @hoshnasi.bsky.social @ae5dw.bsky.social Randy Hall, Gordon West and your's truly. #hamradio www.youtube.com/watch?v=niWy...
November 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM