WT1W · • United States
FEPLabs Radio
Where ham radio gets the snarky, no-holds-barred talk show it deserves.
HF / VHF / UHF · Digital Voice · FT8 & WSJT-X · Meshtastic · Antennas · Digital Modes · Emcomm · 3D Printing
01 — Every week
Monday nights · 7:00 PM Central
The weekly live stream where we snark and rant on ham radio topics, make fun of bad radios, praise the good ones, throw out movie quotes, and generally try to be reasonably entertaining and technical at the same time. Same Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel! The four most recent broadcasts are shown below.
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02 — Fresh off the wire
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03 Featured from the channel
A handful of the most-talked-about episodes. Click any thumbnail to open the video on YouTube.
16:08
The BEST shack tool — ChronAlert Just Added Meshtastic, MeshCore & ADSB!
1:27
Hit The EASY Button on DMR. FIVE Steps!
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The Coolest Radio You Can't Buy
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Learn It, Pass It, Ham Harder — Ham Radio Prep Deep Dive!
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Radio Programming Made EASY!
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ZERO Install to Program Your Radio!
13:10
Unlocking the Power of Pi-Star's Digital Modes
9:32
Unlocking the Power of Decibels: A Beginner's Guide
7:23
Amazing High-Power Portable Radio Project!
04 — About the channel
A snarky talk show about amateur radio — with the receipts.
I'm Jim, WT1W. FEPLabs Radio is where I ramble, demo, and review the gear that keeps me on the air — from $20 handhelds to digital-mode hotspots, Meshtastic nodes, and bench equipment that occasionally beeps at me.
Expect in-depth coverage of HF/VHF/UHF, digital voice (DMR, D-Star, Fusion, NXDN, P25), antennas, portable operating, FT8 and WSJT-X, plus 3D printing, an occasional peek at the bench when something's misbehaving, and whatever else caught my eye this week.
If you're looking for polished pronouncements, move along. If you want laughs, eye-rolls, and the occasional insightful jab — you've found your frequency.
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