This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #111, posted 03-23-24. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 18M01S there is a station ID at 08M50S then timer resets approximately every 4 minutes.] The world lost a pioneer in microphone technology on Feb. 28, 2024--Bob Heil/K9EID. He was 83. In 2018, Hap Holly/KC9RP interviewed Bob for the RAIN Report. This week In Bob’s memory we bring you a replay of the first of 3 excerpts from that interview. RAIN Founder Hap Holly/KC9RP edits and produces this biweekly ham radio hamcast without monetization. Your support via Pay ..read more

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #110, posted 03-09-24. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 22M22S there is a station ID at 09M58S then timer resets approximately every 4 minutes.] We hope you enjoyed the first part of a truly entertaining after-dinner talk about ham radio we shared with you the last time. It’s called “Your Code Record is Cracked.” It was given during the 1989 Dayton Hamvention Banquet in Dayton, Ohio. The speaker was Dave Bell, W6AQ, a full-time Hollywood Producer and Director. Dave produced three ham radio videos: A Ham’s Wide Worl ..read more

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #109, posted 02-28-24. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 17M54S there is a station ID at 08M58S then 4 second timer resets approximately every 3 minutes.] When is the last time you heard a truly entertaining after-dinner talk about ham radio? Well, here’s one from Hap Holly/KC9RP’s archive called "Your Code Record is Cracked." It was given during the 1989 Dayton Hamvention banquet in Dayton, Ohio. The speaker was Dave Bell/W6AQ, a full-time Hollywood Producer and Director. Dave produced three ham radio videos: A Ham ..read more

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #108, posted 02-12-24. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR, back after a couple months of RNR while Kent Peterson/KC0DGY loaned his voice to this biweekly podcast. Good job, Kent, and mega thanks from both Hap and me for your help. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 19M33S there is a station ID at 09M58S then timer resets approximately every 3 minutes.] It’s been almost 9 years since the passing of Bill Pasternak/WA6ITF, the co-founder of Amateur Radio Newsline. You oldtimers may remember Amateur Radio Newsline went under the name of Westlink Radio when ..read more

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #107, posted 01-27-24. Voiced by Kent Peterson/KC0DGY. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 10M55S with timer resets approximately every 4 minutes.] If you have noodled around the hf ham bands; you already know the chances of connecting with someone you haven’t spoken to in decades are remote. This isn’t to say it doesn’t happen...it does! This is the story of two American airmen who served together in Korea in the 70s, later left the Air Force, went their own ways; and were reunited by chance 26 years later on ham radio in December, 2001. Former ..read more

This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #106, posted 01-13-24. Voiced by Kent Peterson/KC0DGY. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 19M42S with a station break at 9M19S and timer resets approximately every 3 minutes.] Today, we are dipping into the RAIN Report archives... Almost 30 years ago the Northern California DX Foundation launched its International Beacon Project. It’s still a functioning worldwide tool for the modern HF DXer today! In 1997 RAIN’s Hap Holly/KC9RP spoke with John Troster (TRAH-ster/W6ISQ, a driving force behind this international beacon network that still provides ..read more

You've connected with RAIN Hamcast Podcast #105, for 1-1-2024. Voiced by Kent Peterson/KC0DGY. Happy New Year! [Total playing time is 20+ minutes. There is a station ID midway through with 03S pauses approximately every 03M0S for timer resets] The RAIN Hamcast Podcast #105 consists of a December, 1987 podcast consisting of an early audio interview with April Moell, WA6OPS, a driving force in the 1980s and 90’s SO. CAL. Community bringing Santa and hospitalized kids and adults together as part of what became known as North Pole Network at Christmas time. Hap Holly/KC9RP voiced this heart-warmin ..read more

[The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 15M57S with a 10-second station break after 8M55S. There are 3-second breaks every 2M50S.] For this episode, we’re going to step back to a RAIN Report from early 2004, voiced by Blair Alper/KA9SEQ, reviewing a scary event that took place in South America, Nov. 18, 1978 with some ham radio elements. As a postscript to this intriguing RAIN Report, it is unknown as to how far Joey got into establishing just how much involvement ham radio actually had in the mass suicide at the Peoples’ Temple Agricultural Settlement in Jonestown, Guyana. We shall ..read more

For November 18, 2023, This is the RAIN Hamcast Podcast #101, voiced by Kent Peterson/KC0DGY. [The running time for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 14M31S with timer resets approximately every 3 minutes.] In May, 2022 a legally blind resident of Janesville, WI studied for and passed the Amateur Radio technician exam to become a ham. She's Ericka Nelson/KD9VBX. Ericka works for the Industries For The Blind in Janesville; has been married five years to Chad/WI9HF; and is referenced by at least one church friend as being "uniquely enabled". Ericka IS unique being a lady ham who is legally blind. RAI ..read more

You've connected with RAIN Hamcast Podcast #100, for 11-4-2023. Voiced by Kent Peterson/KC0DGY. [Total playing time is 14M25S with a station ID at 8M53S, and 2S pauses every 3M.] If you are an HF officionado, just how low can you go? According to the ARRL website, U.S. hams could not transmit below 160 meters (1.8 mHz until 2012. That’s when the World Administrative Radio Conference voted to reallocate 472-479 kHz (630 meters) and 135.7-137.8 (2200 meters) to the U.S. Amateur Service. In 2019 a retired Green Bay, WI. ham, Tim Selner/ W9SRW let his curiosity get the best of him. RAIN’s Hap Holl ..read more