Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast

My name is Josh, I’m a dad living in Southern California with my wife and two sons. I’m an engineer and radio amateur. I’ve created the Ham Radio Crash Course to get people involved in radio and to help people keep learning!

WHY? and How To Sell Ham Radios

Antennas Are Everything (The SWAT Team Story)

Ham Radio Cheating

Newer, Younger, Hammier

The 17 Foot Whip and Other Inexpensive Antennas

All or One Ham Bands?

Remoting Into Radio

"What Is Your Ham Radio Minute?"

The Best Ham Radio Demonstrations

Failing Into Fun with POTA

POTA Mobile Elegance

How New Tech Can Make Ham Radio Easier

Is Ham Radio All Retirees?

New Ham Radios Are Coming!

Ham Radio Camping Safety

Josh’s Favorite Road Ready Radios

Ham Radio on the Cheap

Smartphones, the New Radio Interface?

Troubleshooting Ham Radios, Antennas and Computers

10 GHz WOW! Field Day 2024 Recap

What Else Is As Fun As Field Day?

What Happens After Sun Cycle 25?

Ham Radio in the Big City

Traveling Far Away with Radio

FCC Says You Need To Self Police

Looking at Ham Radio HT Interfaces

Ham Radio Campout Recap

What Radio Should You Choose For Camping?

Let’s Talk DXpeditions

The Greatest Ham Radio Road Trip

1 Pound POTA Pack Challenge

Ham Radio - More doing, Less Worrying

The Future of Ham Radio

I’m New To Ham Radio, What Even Is All This?

HexTenna In The Field!

Tricking People Into Ham Radio

A World Without Internet

Radio with Inclusivity + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway Winner Announced

Radios To Take To A Hamfest + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway

Leah Reviews The Kenwood TH-D75 + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway

Do You Even Record? + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway

How To Get The Most Out Of Your HT - Antenna Edition

How Not To Be An Appliance Operator

Activate A POTA In An Hour

Josh’s Top 5 Ham Radio Regrets

RFI Isolation and Remediation

Obama’s Ham Shack in Leave The World Behind

New Ways to Update Existing Radios

How To Be Confident In Ham Radio

Back to the Future of Ham Radio

You Can’t Just Pick Up a Baofeng And Use It During SHTF

The Emergency Ham Radio Altoids Tin

The Turnkey HF Radio from Elecraft

Elecraft’s New Radio - KN1

Jamboree On The Air

Josh Was Wrong About Spurious Emissions

It’s All About That Mast, That Mast, Real Cheap Now

Ham Youths, Where You At?

The Secret Thing Your HF Antenna Can Do

Why You Should Buy Testing Equipment - Don’t Trust Anyone!

Ham Equipment I Should Have Bought Years Ago

What Should My Second Radio Be?

Huntsville Hamfest Recap

One Radial, Two Radials, Four? No. Sixteen.

The Laziest Types of Ham Radio

Antenna Placement of the Pros

Cheap Portable Antennas

The Ultimate SHTF Radio

Finance Bros Want Your Frequencies

Is Ham Radio a Service, Hobby or Tool? + Last Week of Alpha Antenna Giveaway

Alpha Antenna Giveaway and Post Field Day Reports!

Solo Field Day Tips and Alpha Antenna Giveaway!

The Endless Search For The Perfect Ham Radio Laptop

New Ham Foundations

Day 1 with a Motorola Radio

New Hamfest Tips

Beginner Ham Radio Projects

Ham Radio Disappointment and the HRCC Campout Recap

The One Hour Challenge, Are You Ham Enough?

Ham Radio Functionality Should Be An Onion

Start Many Ham Radio Projects

Microwave Ham Radio Communication

How to talk to people about ham radio?

Why Buy An HT, Why Not Go Straight To Mobile?

POTA/SOTA Antennas Compared By Difficulty

Josh’s Ham Radio Prediction - The Next Big Thing

We’re Back, Does Ham Radio Still Have Rizz?

Is Being An Appliance Operator Good or Bad for the Hobby?

Buy Once, Cry Once

Just Buy The Ham Radio

Car Antenna Do’s and Dont’s

A New Challenger Arrives - 12 Volt Laptop Quest

Step-by-Step How Use HF Radio

Yaesu’s Big Announcement

How To Create Ham Radio Content

How to Reinvigorate Your Ham Club

Can I Email On My Ham Radio Handheld?

First Purchase for New Generals

You Don’t Need the Internet for Ham Radio

Favorite Things from Ham Radio Campout and Loggers