The Ham Radio Lab

Helping people get on the air and have fun

Mastering the Handheld: A Systematic Guide to Programming Your HT

From Chaos to Control: A Systematic Framework for Handheld Radio Programming

Learn how to research, organize, and program your handheld transceiver (HT) like a pro.

Posted by "Chris - K5CTW" on Sunday, May 4, 2025

Mac in the Shack

My Experience Navigating the OS Landscape in Ham Radio

There is a lot of love for open source and Linux operating systems in Ham Radio. However there are some Windows hold outs. I hope to show you don't need both but can get by with whatever OS you like... sort of

Posted by "Chris - K5CTW" on Sunday, January 19, 2025

Digital Dead Ends: When the Internet Fails in Your Ham Radio Journey

Digital Frustrations with the lack of or outright wrong information out on the internet

Personal frustrations with bad information or just a lack of good information on armature radio topics

Posted by "Chris - K5CTW" on Sunday, January 12, 2025