We had a plan… and then we started talking.

In this episode of Live Free and Ham, Eric (N1JUR), Paul (N1OG), Todd (W1STJ), and Mike (N2MAK) sit down for what was supposed to be a structured show…

Yeah… that didn’t happen.

What you do get is a real, unfiltered ham radio roundtable—where the conversation goes from gear talk… to band discussions… to life… and somehow ends in complete chaos.

Along the way, we get into:

900 MHz and why nobody talks about it enough

Transverters and unlocking new parts of the hobby

The reality of ham radio gear pricing (and what’s actually worth it)

YouTube, content creation, and the “I’m quitting” moment 👀

The random tangents that happen when hams just start talking

And honestly… that’s kind of the point.

This is what ham radio sounds like when you take away the script.

It’s not polished.

It’s not structured.

But it’s real.

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No Eric. No Todd. No safety net.

In this episode of Live Free and Ham… things get a little… unstructured.

The Grouch (N1OG) takes over the show while Eric is off pretending he’s in Aspen and Todd is down for the count. So naturally, we brought in Tortoise (N3FML)… and yeah… it went exactly how you’d expect.

We start with:

Listener voicemails (yes… including the usual suspects)

Winlink messages from the community

A surprisingly legit round of technician questions

146.52 / simplex activity (or lack of it 👀)

…and then…

We somehow end up talking about:

Coffee wars ☕

Weather mood swings (Mother Nature needs help)

Mobile operating struggles

Ham radio in unexpected places (like… skydiving??)

And whatever else popped into our heads

This is one of those episodes where:

👉 There’s no script

👉 No real plan

👉 And absolutely no adult supervision

But honestly… that’s kind of what makes it fun.

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Paul (N1OG) - https://www.qrz.com/db/N1OG

What happens when the group from Live Free and Ham join the Ragchew Crew for a live stream? You get to Live Free and Ragchew! Welcome to the first combined stream that will be the 4th Sunday night 8:30pm Central every month going forward! We look forward to more great conversation and possibly more shenanigans and we invite you to join us!

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YouTube Channel:

Live Free and Ham - @livefreeandham

Eric (N1JUR) - @N1JUR

Paul (N1OG) - @NovemberOneOscarGrouch

Todd (W1STJ) - @W1STJ

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Join our Discord:

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Todd (W1STJ) - https://w1stj.com

Eric (N1JUR) - https://n1jur.com

Paul (N1OG) - https://www.qrz.com/db/N1OG