The RAIN Report Archive
The RAIN Report for 10-10-2008
This Week: Carol Lynch, W6CL, married to CQ VHF Editor Joe Lynch, N6CL, talks about her ham radio roots. (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 10-03-2008
This Week: Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, sets the record straight about APRS. (17 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 09-26-2008
This Week: Some thoughts from two ham radio writers: Brittany Decker, KB1OGL; and larry Wolfgang, WR1B (15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 09-19-2008
This Week: A blatant plug for the Digital Comm. Conf. coming to Chicago, Sept. 26-28 by Steve Bible, N7HPR. (9 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 09-12-2008
This Week: "Ham Radio Roots" 1, featuring CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU (14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 09-06-2008
This Week: Roger Cox, WB0DGF, concludes the Hygain story (part 2, 1998 rerun, 16 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 08-26-2008
This Week: Pabian Howell talks about the first 20 years of Hygain (1998; part 1, rerun, 11 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 08-23-2008
This Week: Wayne Green, W2NSD's "use it or lose it" warning applies today as much as it did 20 years ago (2002 rerun, 8 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 08-15-2008
This Week: Keith Pugh, W5IU, talks about kids, ham radio and space (13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 08-08-2008
This Week: Jeff Reed discusses more about CB radio as a pop culture phenomenon of the 1970s (Part 2, 12 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 08-01-2008
This Week: Jeff Reed discusses CB radio as having been a pop culture phenomenon (Part 1, 10 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 00-00-0000
This Week: Jeff Reed discusses CB radio as having been a pop culture phenomenon (Part 1, 10 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 07-26-2008
This Week: Jim O'Connell, W9WU, says don't sign without that little piece of paper (14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 07-19-2008
This Week: Emily Stewart, KC0PTL, 2008 Young Ham of the Year. (13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 07-11-2008
This Week: John Tipka, W8UL, discusses National Traffic System interoperability. (14 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 07-05-2008
This Week: This 1990 RAIN Rerun features the first columns filed by mark Thompson, WB9QZB and Art Reis, K9XI (220 Notes). (13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 06-27-2008
This Week: BHI LTD. and West Mountain Radio demo their after-market DSP boxes. (15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 06-21-2008
This Week: Attorney Paula uscian, K9IR, discusses neighbors and interference issues. (16 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 06-13-2008
This Week: Ever thought about getting help from TAPR? *Steve Bible, N7HPR* (8 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 06-06-2008
This Week: Our second and last excerpt from the 2008 Hamvention FCC forum, featuring Riley. (19 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-30-2008
This Week: A RAIN Rerun with Rich Moseson, W2VU, (not the FCC) due to a logistical snaff-fu. (2003 Rerun 12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-23-2008
This Week: William Cross, W3TN, presents an FCC update from Dayton (Part 1, 18 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 05-13-2008
This Week: We flash back to 2003 to hear "Owen Garriott, W5LFL, His Story" (13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 05-09-2008
This Week: Hamvention Assistant Chair, Michael Kalter, W8CI, previews next weekend's Hamvention. (14 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-02-2008
This Week: The Feds Short Circuit FCC BPL Rules (15 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 04-25-2008
This Week: We conclude our interview with writer Ward Silver, N0AX, 2008 Amateur of the Year award winner (Part Two, 9 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 04-18-2008
This Week: Interview with writer Ward Silver, N0AX, 2008 Amateur of the Year award winner (Part one, 13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 04-11-2008
This Week: 1993 Nobel Laureatte Joe Taylor, K1JT, talks about radio astronomy. (Part 2, 17 minutes) 2001 rerun.
The RAIN Report for 04-04-2008
This Week: 1993 Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor, K1JT, talks about his roots in ham radio and astro physics. (Part 1, 16 minutes) 2001.
The RAIN Report for 04-03-2008
This Week: Marion Island - Coming to a Ham Band Near You (15 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-28-2008
This Week: Marion Island - Coming to a Ham Band Near You (15 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-21-2008
This Week: CQ VHF Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU's 2000 talk entitled "Hobby, A Dirty Word" (2001 rerun, 12 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-14-2008
This Week: Steve Mendelsohn (formerly WA2DHF) tells a good bedtime story (1985 rerun 10 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-07-2008
This Week: Terry Fletcher, WA0ITP, talks about his free Ham Radio for the General Public program (16 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 02-29-2008
This Week: Sound household RFI basics from Dennis Moriarty, K8AGB (Part 2, 13 minutes 2002)
The RAIN Report for 02-22-2008
This Week: Sound household RFI basics from Dennis Moriarty, K8AGB (Part 1, 14 minutes 2002)
The RAIN Report for 02-15-2008
This Week: We replay the first edition (Dec., 1992) of the Condo Communications Newsletter, written and voiced by Art Winterbauer, W0AEW, formerly N0OQS. (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 02-08-2008
This Week: We replay the first edition (Dec., 1992) of the Condo Communications Newsletter, written and voiced by Art Winterbauer, W0AEW, formerly N0OQS. (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 02-01-2008
This Week: John Tipka, W8UL, and Bo Lindfors talk about NTS&MARS use of digital technology (12 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 01-25-2008
This Week: Joe Moell, K0OV discusses the basics of tracking wildlife by radio. (14 minutes
The RAIN Report for 01-18-2008
This Week: Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, says "Lighten Up" (part 2 (a 2007 rerun) 11 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 01-10-2008
This Week: Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, says "Lighten Up" (part 1 2007 rerun, 11 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 01-04-2008
This week: Veteran public service coordinator Mitch Stern, W1SJ, discusses the do's&don'ts. (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-28-2007
This week: Veteran kit builder Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, talks about the tools of the trade. (19 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-21-2007
This week: We celebrate Arthur C. Clarke's 90 b-day with a 1992 NTRN interview1992 with him. (15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-14-2007
This week: Vermont repeater trustee Mitch Stern, W1SJ, passes along sound tips for newbies. (15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-06-2007
This week: Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, talks about a new direction for APRS. (10 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 11-29-2007
This week: SATERN Founder Major Patrick McPherson, WW9E, on interfacing SATERN with the local community (9 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 11-24-2007
This week: ARRL Volunteer Counsel Paula Uscian, K9IR, talks about getting along with one's neighbors radiowise (14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 11-16-2007
This week: 73 VHF columnist Joe Lynch, N6CL talks about VHF, then and now (2006 rerun 10 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 11-08-2007
This week: ARRL Volunteer Counsel Brendon Price, N4QX, on doing your homework before buying your next home (11 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 11-02-2007
This week: Veteran contester Mitch Stern, W1SJ, passes along some contesting basics for beginners (2005 rerun 15 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 10-25-2007
This week: a new paradigm for emergency communications from Lor Kutchins, W3QA (14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 10-18-2007
The RAIN Report for 10-11-2007
This week: D-STAR Trustee Tim Beret, K6BIV, speaks out against NFCC letter to the FCC. (16 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 10-05-2007
This week: The NFCC and Jay Maynard, K5ZC, push for FCC D-STAR Repeater Clarification (Part Two, 14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 09-27-2007
This week: The NFCC and Jay Maynard, K5ZC, push for FCC D-STAR Repeater Clarification (Part One, 13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 09-21-2007
A new paradigm for emergency communications from Lor Kutchins, W3QA (14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 09-14-2007
This week: Fred Vobbe, W8HDU discusses difficulties in co-channelling analog and digital signals (12 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 09-06-2007
This week: A Beginner's Look at Ham Radio's Digital Future 2 with Rich Moseson, W2VU (Part Two 11 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 08-30-2007
This week: A Beginner's Look at Ham Radio's Digital Future 1 with Jeff Reinhart, AA6JR (13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 08-23-2007
This week: Gordon West, WB6NOA, concludes his talk about tropospheric ducting, a tool for VHF/UHF hams. (Part 2, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 08-16-2007
This week: Gordon West, WB6NOA, talks about tropospheric ducting, a tool for VHF/UHF hams. (Part 1, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 08-09-2007
This week: Mark Thompson, WB9QZB, details the phenomena known as The Illinois Digital ham Yahoo Group (16 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 08-02-2007
This week: We conclude a gem from the RAIN archive entitled "My Early Days" by broadcaster Dick Helton, W9CTY part 2, 11 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 07-26-2007
This week: A gem from the RAIN archive entitled "My Early Days" by broadcaster Dick Helton, W9CTY part 1, 14 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 07-20-2007
This week: Interview with Eagle Scout Grant H. Morine, W4GHM, 2007 Young Ham of the Year (13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 07-12-2007
This week: Due to recent 6&10-meter openings, we rerun a two-part program about PropNet with Ev Tupis, W2EV. (part 2, 10 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 07-05-2007
This week: Due to recent 6&10-meter openings, we rerun a two-part program about PropNet with Ev Tupis, W2EV. (part 1, 12 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 06-28-2007
This week: FCC - 2007 Update Are D-STAR Repeaters Actually Repeaters? And cicadas! (Part 5, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 06-21-2007
This week: FCC - 2007 Update Are D-STAR Repeaters Actually Repeaters? And cicadas! (Part 5, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 06-15-2007
This week: Part 2 of 3 excerpts from the 2007 Dayton Hamvention's FCC forum, featuring William Cross, W3TN. (Part 2, 15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 06-07-2007
This week: Part 1 of 3 excerpts from the 2007 Dayton Hamvention's FCC forum, featuring William Cross, W3TN. (Part 1, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-31-2007
This week: Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, says "Lighten Up!" (Part 2, 10 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-24-2007
This week: Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, says "Lighten Up!" (Part 1, 11 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 05-11-2007
This week: Video and audio en route to, at, and returning from the Dayton Hamvention via the WA5KUB Helmetcam . (13 mintes)
The RAIN Report for 05-03-2007
This week: A preview of the upcoming Dayton Hamvention with its General Chair, Jim Nies, WX8F (13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 04-26-2007
This week: Joe Moell, K0OV, promotes the first USA Blind ARDF Championship (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 04-19-2007
This week: CQ, CQ VHF and Pop Comm Editor, Rich Moseson, W2VU, concludes his thoughts about his ham radio career. (Part 2, 8 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 04-12-2007
In this 2005 RAIN rerun CQ, CQ VHF and Pop Comm Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, talks about his ham radio career. (Part 1, 13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 04-05-2007
This week: Ham Radio and Fur Suits - Interview with Julie Fraedrich, KD8AYJ (part 2, 14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-29-2007
This week: Ham Radio and Fur Suits - Interview with Julia Fredricks, KD8AYJ (part 1, 14 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-22-2007
This week: 2 2004 RAIN Reruns about VHF propagation, and "My Antenna is Better than Yours" (13 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-15-2007
This week: the "HF Operator's Survival Guide" introduced (5 minutes); and a Bytes From QZB (6 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 03-09-2007
This week: Veteran ham radio writer Joe Schroeder, W9JUV, discusses the future of Morse code. (15 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 03-02-2007
This week: Propagation columnist Tomas Hood, NW7US, continues his sneak peak at solar cycle 24. (part 2, 11 minutes) .
The RAIN Report for 02-22-2007
This week: Propagation columnist Tomas Hood, NW7US, continues his sneak peak at solar cycle 24. (part 2, 11 minutes) .
The RAIN Report for 02-15-2007
This week: Propagation columnist Tomas Hood, NW7US, takes a sneak peak at solar cycle 24. (part 1, 11 minutes) .
The RAIN Report for 02-09-2007
THIS WEEK: Jeff Rinehart, AA6JR, concludes discussing choosing the right Radio scanner in a post 9-11 world. (part 3, 9 minutes.)
The RAIN Report for 02-02-2007
THIS WEEK: Jeff Rinehart, AA6JR, continues discussing choosing the right Radio scanner in a post 9-11 world. (part 2, 15 minutes.)
The RAIN Report for 01-26-2007
THIS WEEK: Jeff Rinehart, AA6JR, discusses choosing the right Radio scanner in a post 9-11 world. (part 1, 14 minutes.)
The RAIN Report for 01-18-2007
This week: Blair Alper, KA9SEQ, discloses his high-tech yet low-cost system for accessing archived audio via phone line. 16 minutes
The RAIN Report for 01-11-2007
This week: Michael Morales, KC6CYK is a most unlikely hero. 17 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 01-06-2007
This week: We conclude our salute to the late Alan Kaul, W6RCL. Part 2, (9 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 12-29-2006
This week: We salute the late AlanKaul, W6RCL (Part 1, 13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-21-2006
This week: With the FCC's decision to drop code from all Amateur Radio licensing, Alan Pitts, W1AGP, sets the record straight about what the ARRL really wanted. (13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-14-2006
This week: Keith Pugh, W5IU, talks about using ham radio satellites as "spacial" tools in the classroom. (13 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-07-2006
This week: Keys to A Successful Hamfest (2) from Kevin Caramanos, WD6DIH *rerun* (16 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 12-01-2006
This week: Keys to A Successful Hamfest (1) from Kevin Caramanos, WD6DIH *rerun* (17 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 11-23-2006
This week: Commentaries from 1992 by Sam Garrett, AA0CR, and Mark Thompson, WB9QZB (8 minutes).
The RAIN Report for 11-16-2006
This week: Mark Spencer, WA8SME, ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator, discusses the merits of the new&improved Technician exam and question pool.
The RAIN Report for 11-10-2006
This week: Mark Spencer, WA8SME, ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator, challenges us to look at ourselves in the ham radio mirror. (11 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 11-02-2006
This week: BARC JRS radio instructor Bruce Arthur, KQ6TQ, talks about his club's success in recruiting kids into ham radio and keeping them there. (16 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 10-26-2006
This week 2 guest commentaries: John Ogden, NA9D (Dumming Down); and Patrick Tice, WA0TDA (DOTA) [10 minutes]
The RAIN Report for 10-19-2006
This week: CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, talks about Amateur Radio University. (01-07-06 rerun) 10 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 10-13-2006
This week: Greg Cambidge (Red Cross) proposes hams become involved in disaster assessment (12 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 10-06-2006
This week: Author and attorney Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, talks about two words you need to know about in Amateur Radio antenna tower litigation.
The RAIN Report for 09-28-2006
This week: Carlton Smith, KE5EUL, and Gordon West, WB6NOA, travel Two Christmas Island on a humanitarian mission.
The RAIN Report for 09-21-2006
This week: Ev Tupis, W2EV, talks about the need for more PSK31 stations to participate on 10&6 meters in the PropNET Project. (11 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 09-14-2006
This week: The PropNET project is combining the best of Amateur Radio and the Internet; interview with Ev Tupis, W2EV.
The RAIN Report for 09-07-2006
This week: Icom America's Ray Novak, N9JA, concludes his discussion about D-STAR, a most important technology.
The RAIN Report for 08-31-2006
A double feature this week: Ray Novak, N9JA (D-STAR); and Henry Feinberg, K2SSQ (E.T. Communicator) 17 minutes.
The RAIN Report for 08-25-2006
This week: New York Half Marathon Communications Director, Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML, talks about this new event.
The RAIN Report for 08-18-2006
This week: ARRL Volunteer Counsel Brennan Price, N4QX, talks about PRB-1 federal preemption as being a mixed bag.
The RAIN Report for 08-10-2006
This week: Tom Medlin, WA5KUB, talks about how you can virtually watch and hear his Huntsville hamfest helmet cam, August 18-20.
The RAIN Report for 08-03-2006
This week: ARRL Volunteer Counsel Brennan Price, N4QX, briefly details the recent history of PRB1.
The RAIN Report for 07-28-2006
This week: Do you have a piece of ham gear that needs a new home? There's one organization that could really put it to good use.
The RAIN Report for 07-20-2006
This week we present a disaster communication overview of Katrina. (17 minutes)
The RAIN Report for 07-13-2006
This week Mitch Stern, W1SJ, talks about public service being good preparation for disaster communications.
The RAIN Report for 07-06-2006
This week Brainerd, Minnesota broadcast engineer Mark Persons, W0MH, talks about lightning protection.
The RAIN Report for 06-29-2006
This week we spotlight the proposed National SOS program with its founder, Eric Knight, KB1EHE.
The RAIN Report for 06-23-2006
This week we conclude our BPL series with a peak at Motorola's solution to the interference issue with the DARA 2006 Technical Excellence award winner, Dick Illman, AH6EZ/W9.
The RAIN Report for 06-16-2006
Ed Hare, W1RFI, presents part two of his talk about broadband over powerlines (BPL).
The RAIN Report for 06-09-2006
Ed Hare, W1RFI, talks about broadband over powerline (BPL).