K6UDA

All about using powerpoles to get all your ham radio toys to play nicely together.

My Ham Radio Guest today is James Hannibal from Quirky QRP. I've got new patches for the wall of hero hams and of course some 2A news.

My personal opinion, there are no 10's, only perfect 9's. As much as I'm enjoying the new FTDX10 in Studio A, I've already got a small list of changes I'd like to see Yaesu address.

An interesting 2A discussion with a retired GA cop on ham radio & despite an injunction and huge 2A victory in the Boland V Bonta CA handgun roster case, don't expect results anytime soon.

Just a BS session today with lots of topics.

Today we're talking about some crazy new shenanigans Kalifornia is trying to pull on voters and even the Federal courts. This and some discussion on the New Springfield Prodigy double stack 1911.

In the world of ham radio, there's a lot of mystery and technical theoretical concepts. If you're a "normi" like me, lots of this theory is lost between the ears and the brain. I'm going to explain it in terms I can understand.

A few choice excerpts from my viewer mail bag. Some sad hams lose their minds.

CA will ban CCW most places statwide. how will this affect current & retired LE? Meanwile, Idaho is poised to boost its Stand Your Ground Law and I’ll take a look inside PORAC’s Pro 2A argument.

For 25 years, California cops have enjoyed carve out and exemptions from just about every anti second amendment law passed in that once great State. Now it seems the great overlords think they can do just fine without the support of CA law enforcement.

Some things are planned. Some are borne out of necessity. Sometimes you get smacked over the head by something that wasn't even on your radar. This is the story of a major upgrade to Studio A. 2 A Content from a Cop's perspective: Rumble.com/K6UDA Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for the 2 Alpha Ham Radio Podcast Live. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48 Please check out my other channel on Rumble.com/k6uda for 2A content from a cop's perspective.

If you are a Mac computer user you already know logging software can be a challenge. The gold standard is MacloggerDX but two things MLDX doesn't do well is contesting and outputting cabrillo format logs. Enter Skookemlogger. 2 A Content from a Cop's perspective: Rumble.com/K6UDA Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for the 2 Alpha Ham Radio Podcast Live. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48 Please check out my other channel on Rumble.com/k6uda for 2A content from a cop's perspective.

It's time to write your senators again. Diane Finestein, 127 year old vampire who has served in congress since 1923 has introduced a new class of firearm and wants to ban it.

In it's never ending assault on the constitution Kalifornia is proposing an all out ban on the sale and possession of Body Armor. Subjects of California, wake up and make your voices heard. Email your lawmakers now.

Very recently, the Supreme Court has denied certiorari on a few new post Bruin cases. Is this a suprise? We'll talk about this and some EDC considerations, most importantly holsters. On the Ham Radio side I'd like to talk about the value the ARRL gives for the dollar.

The very act of registering your AR Pistol as an SBR could subject you to criminal prosecution. It's time to do what we can about it. Here's something you can do NOW to help stop the ATF Pistol Brace rule. Oh yeah, Welcome to the first episode of The 2 Alpha HamRadio Podcast. The Letter: My name is Bob Brodovsky and I am a retired Law Enforcement Officer and constituent from Twin Falls Idaho. I am writing to you today to express my concern over the ATF’s newly published pistol brace rule and the huge risk of entrapment this exposes tens of thousands of our fellow Idahoans to as well as millions of law abiding Americans throughout the USA. As you may be aware, the ATF recently published a rule deeming handguns equipped with a pistol stabilizing brace to be short barreled rifles. GOA (Gun Owners Of America) estimates over 40 million of these braces are currently in use by law abiding citizens. Through this new ATF rule, over 40 million people are now in possession of short barreled rifles. Possession of an unregistered short barreled rifle carries the same penalty as possession of a machine gun. Now ATF has offered a 120 day grace period and amnesty to all owners of brace equipped pistols to register them as SBR (short barreled rifles) using their form 1 application. Normally an applicant of a form 1 item, will submit the application prior to building or acquiring the NFA item. Mere possession of the unregistered NFA item subjects the applicant to a felony prosecution. ATF has stated to GOA that it will use enforcement discretion (meaning they will look the other way) while an estimated 40 million applications are processed in the next 120 days. ATF rules on applications and backgrounds state after 88 days after submission, if a background has not been completed the application is denied. Normally, the applicant is not in possession of the item and a dealer can resubmit or work it out on the back end. Example: In March of 2022, I purchased a suppressor for my varmint rifle. I paid for the suppressor, filled out the application, paid for my $200 tax stamp and as of today January 20th 2023, ATF still has not processed my application. The difference here is that the dealer is in possession of my NFA item after nearly 1 year of waiting. Based on the current volume and wait times for application processing and ATF backgrounds there is no possible way the ATF will be able to process 40 million new applications from otherwise law abiding people who are already in possession of a newly deemed NFA item within ATF’s 120 day grace period. So what happens to those people who submit evidence of their felonious possession of a SBR after the 88 day background rule, and 120 day amnesty period are over? What happens to these people when after the 88 day period passes and their application is automatically denied, yet they are already in possession of this NFA item? I learned that the president of GOA spoke to an attorney at the ATF this week and was told in this case, enforcement action will eventually happen. That means, millions of people (gun owners) can be prosecuted under federal law using the very photographic and written evidence they submitted to the ATF. Now here in Idaho, maybe a few of the lucky ones can get their applications processed and then enjoy their 2nd amendment rights, but think about this, States like California and New York do not allow any NFA items. What happens to those people? If they submit a Form 1 and somehow get approved, they are now felons in their state. This has far reaching implcations. So why am I writing you today? Congress has the ability to stop this blatant entrapment scheme. The ATF is supposed to follow the law that congress enacts. The ATF is not supposed to make laws on it’s own. I urge you to bring this to your fellow members of congress and end the pistol brace rule. It is unconstitutional, will surely be challenged in court, but more urgently is designed to entrap good citizens in an no win scenario. Thank you for your time,

I'm breaking it down this time, One of the all time most asked questions I get, Should you buy the Icom or the Yaesu? Do looks matter? Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for lunch & ham radio. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48

Episode 1. Who am I and why I care about the second amendment. I'm a 2A cop and patriot with 28 years of LE experience on the street. We'll talk about how most cop think about the second amendment and I may even have some advice for those still on the streets of America.

Barley harvest taken in August 2022 at Fortuin Farms, Twin Falls Idaho

This is a long term review of The Preppcom DMX-40 QRP CW transceiver. Also a big shout out to some real American heroes. Link to the flexible USB Keyboard https://amzn.to/3csNGr7

Last fall I purchased a DX Commander Classic for use in Studio A. Then winter hit the Southern Idaho Command with a vengeance and soon the permafrost was upon me. Now, the snow is gone, its 65 degrees out and its time to build that DX Commander. Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for lunch & ham radio. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48

It's been just over a year since I've moved to the Southern Idaho Command and during that past year, I've done almost all of my ham radio HF operations from a wire antenna and my IC-7300. I have a full contest radio system from Elecraft. One full year later Studio B as I like to call it is built, equipped and operational. This video is how I built it. Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for lunch & ham radio. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48

The most common question I get? What antenna do you use or recommend for your hand held ham radio? Well today, I'm going to put 'em to the test. Watch this video before you buy an aftermarket antenna for your HT ham radio. The Signal Stick Antenna : https://signalstuff.com/product/super-elastic-signal-stick-sma-male/ Nagoya NA-701 Antenna: https://amzn.to/3EeLVH5 Show Notes: Join Me every Monday at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for lunch & ham radio. I'll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show. Join the show live : https://guest.ecamm.live/818a23d21 Wires X: Youtubers 40448 FCS Reflector: Youtubers 003/48

The funniest look at ham radio yet. For every 10 hams out there playing with everything ham radio, there's some lonely guy sitting in his basement complaining about why this or that is ruining the hobby. This time we're diving in and looking at 5 things that are ruining ham radio.