Past Ham Radio University Presentations – last updated January 16, 2024
This year’s presentations will be posted in January 2023 after the event – Registration for this year’s forums will open in December!
Videos of some of the forums from past years are available at our Ham Radio University YouTube page
| Year | Forum Description | Moderator | Presentation Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Parks on the Air | Dennis Boye AH2O | HRU2024-POTA.pptx |
| 2024 | Basics of HF operating | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2024-Basics-of-HF-Operating.pdf |
| 2024 | Contesting – Everything You Need To Know | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2024-Contesting.pdf |
| 2024 | Practical Antennas | Neil Heft KC2KY | HRU2024-PracticalAntennas.pdf |
| 2024 | Anatomy of a VHF/UHF Repeater Site | George Sullivan WB2IKT | HRU2024-RepeaterBasics.pdf |
| 2024 | Building your first HF station | Neil Heft KC2KY | HRU2024-FirstHFStation.pdf |
| 2024 | A new way to learn CW with the Long Island CW Club | Howard Bernstein WB2UZE, Mike Padron N1CC |
HRU2024-LearningCW.pptx |
| 2024 | 6-Meters and F2 propagation | Ken Neubeck WB2AMU | HRU2024-SixMeters.ppt |
| 2024 | Batteries for Ham Radio | Stuart Cohen AF2SC | HRU2024-Batteries.pptx |
| 2024 | Orbiting the Earth: A Beginners Guide to operating Ham Radio Satellites with an HT | Peter Portanova W2JV | HRU2024-Satellites.pdf |
| 2024 | EMCOMM Forum NYC/LI – Auxcomm | Martin Grillo W1EMR | HRU2024-AUXCOMM.pptx |
| 2024 | New SDR based transceivers | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | http://hamradiouniversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/HRU2024-NewRadioDesigns.pptx |
| 2024 | Raspberry Pi applications for Ham Radio | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | raspberry-pi-applications-for-ham-radio.html |
| 2024 | Grounding and Safety in the Ham Shack | Don Kane WB2BEZ | HRU2024-GROUNDING.pdf |
| 2024 | ARMY MARS – Military Auxiliary Radio System | Ron Tomo KE2UK | HRU2024-MARS.pdf |
| 2024 | Advantages of Computer Logging | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2024-ComputerLoggingAdvantages.pptx |
| 2024 | Practical Test Equipment | Ed Gellender WB2EAV | HRU2024-TestEquipment.pdf |
| 2024 | Antenna Power Flow and SWR | Mike Kozma WY2U | power_flow8a.pptx VSWR_Loss_14_2024.xlsx |
| 2023 | Winlink for EmComm | Robert Jadge KD2GRS | 2023_HRU_KD2GRS_WinlinkEmComm.pdf |
| 2023 | QRP low power fun | John Meade W2XS | QRP-HRU-2023-W2XS-Han1/QRP-HRU-2023-W2XS-Part2.pdf”>QRP-HRU-2023-W2XS-Part2.pdf |
| 2023 | Parks on the Air | Dennis Bodout.pdf QRP-HRU-2023-W2XS-Part1.pdf POTA_HRU_Rev_4.pptx |
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| 2023 | HF Digital Modes including FT8 | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | https://fofio.blogspot.com/2023/01/digital-modes-ft8-and-wspr-ham-radio.html |
| 2023 | Raspberry Pi applications for Ham Radio | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | https://fofio.blogspot.com/2023/01/raspberry-pi-applications-for-ham-radio.html |
| 2022 | Basics of HF operating | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2022-Basics-of-HF-Operating.pdf |
| 2022 | Contesting – Everything You Need To Know | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2022-Contesting-Everything-You-Need-To-Know.pdf |
| 2022 | Scanning | Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE | docs.google.com/presentation/d/181lHH5_ePIJvFxUrMq-eefLE-KLlB8WfHBV1w1f8Vfs/edit?usp=sharing |
| 2022 | HF Digital Modes including FT8 | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | digital-modes-including-ft8-ham-radio.html |
| 2022 | Raspberry Pi applications for Ham Radio | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | raspberry-pi-applications-for-ham-radio.html |
| 2022 | Grounding and Safety in the Ham Shack | Don Kane WB2BEZ | HRU-2022-Grounding.ppt |
| 2022 | Parks on the Air | Peter Deluca AA2VG | Parks-on-the-Air-Chaser-HRU-2022.pdf |
| 2022 | Introduction to ham radio logging programs | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2022.Overview-of-Logging-Program-by-KA2D.pptx |
| 2022 | Introduction to DXing handout | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2022.DXing_handout.pdf |
| 2022 | Introduction to DXing Presentation | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2022.Introduction-to-DXing-by-KA2D.ppt |
| 2022 | QRP low power fun | John Meade W2XS | HRU2022-QRP-W2XS-Handout.pdf HRU2022-HRU-QRP-Presentation-W2XS.pdf |
| 2022 | The Art of Operating Amateur Satellites with an HT | Peter Portanova W2JV | HRU2022_Satellite.pdf |
| 2021 | Software Defined Radios | Ria Jairam N2RJ | HRU2021-SDR-N2RJ.pdf |
| 2021 | Basics of HF operating | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2021-HFBasics.pdf |
| 2021 | HF Digital Modes including FT8 | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | digital-modes-including-ft8-ham-radio.html |
| 2021 | Raspberry Pi applications for Ham Radio | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | raspberry-pi-applications-for-ham-radio.html |
| 2021 | Antenna Power Flow and SWR | Mike Kozma WY2U | WY2U_power_flow6.pptx WY2U_VSWR_loss.xlsx |
| 2021 | Remote Station Operation | Rick Bressler K2RB | RemoteOperatingInfosheetForHRU.pdf |
| 2021 | QRP low power fun | John Meade W2XS | HRU2021-QRP-W2XS-Handout.pdf HRU-QRP-Presentation-W2XS.pdf |
| 2021 | Introduction to ham radio logging programs | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2021-KA2D-logging-handout.pdf |
| 2021 | The Art of Operating Amateur Satellites with an HT | Peter Portanova W2JV | Peter-Portanova-HRU2021-PDF.pdf Peter-Portanova-Getting-Started-1.pdf Peter-Portanova-Full-duplex_radios_for_satellites.xlsx Peter-Portanova-FM-Satellites-Best-Practices.pdf Peter-Portanova-The-AMSAT-Journal-September-October-2020.pdf |
| 2021 | Introduction to HRU and Newcomer’s meeting | Diane Ortiz K2DO | HRU2021-K2DO-Intro-Forum.pdf |
| 2020 | Keynote Speaker presentation | Kris Bickell K1BIC | HRU2020-N1BICkeynoteSlides.pdf |
| 2020 | Antenna Power Flow and SWR | Mike Kozma WY2U | HRU2020-power_flow6.ppt |
| 2020 | Antenna Power Flow and SWR | Mike Kozma WY2U | HRU2020-VSWR_Loss_13b.xlsx |
| 2020 | Satellite Operations for Beginners | Frank Garofalo WA2NDV | HRU2020-SatelliteOps.ppt |
| 2020 | Overview of Ham Radio Logging programs | Tom Carrubba KA2D | HRU2020.KA2D.pptx |
| 2020 | Zooming into CW online | Howard Bernstein WB2UZE, Rich Collins K2UPS |
HRU2020-ZoomingCW.pptx |
| 2020 | Contesting – everything you need to know | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2020-Contesting.pdf |
| 2020 | Building your first HF station | Phil Lewis N2MUN | HRU2020-StationBuilding.pdf |
| 2020 | Basics of HF Operating | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2020-HFBasics.pdf |
| 2020 | Antenna Support Structures | Peter Portanova W2JV | http://www.mediafire.com/file/bonpyndhobt6t4z/HRU2020-AntennaSupportStructure.pdf/file |
| 2019 | Contesting – all your questions answered | Mel Granick KS2G | Contesting19.pdf |
| 2019 | Building your first HF station | Phil Lewis N2MUN | HRU2019-StationBuilding.pdf |
| 2019 | Basics of HF Operating | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2019-HFBasics.pdf |
| 2019 | QRP Forum | John Meade W2XS | QRP Presentation 1-5-19 W2XS.pdf |
| 2019 | Scanner Forum | Phil Lichtenberger W2LIE | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_J8Ai0HY0 |
| 2019 | Satellite Ops for Beginners | Frank Garofalo WA2NDV | HRU-SAT-OPS-FINAL.ppt |
| 2019 | Keynote Address from ARRL Chief Executive Officer | Howard Michel WB2ITX | https://vimeo.com/311243410 |
| 2019 | RFI in the ham shack – tips, tricks and traps | Rick Lapp KC2FD | RFI-hamshack-20190106.pdf |
| 2018 | New Digital Modes including FT8 | Neil Goldstein W2NDG | wsjt-x-and-ft-8-mode-hru-2018.html |
| 2018 | Advanced DXing – DX propagation | Ed Whitman K2MFY | HRU2018_DXpropagation.ppt |
| 2018 | Amateur Radio RFI Mitigation strategies | Ron Milione W2TAP | HRU2018_Radio-Frequency-InterferenceW2TAP.pdf |
| 2018 | QRP low power fun | John Meade W2XS | HRU2018_QRP-PresntationW2XS.pdf |
| 2018 | Safety in the ham shack and Grounding | Don Kane WB2BEZ | https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t5tu1ogix3ferf2/AAAtDW9dIFPWyCiMKfkckD1Va?dl=0 |
| 2018 | Basics of HF operating | Mel Granick KS2G, Phil Lewis N2MUN |
HRU2018-HFBasics.pdf |
| 2018 | Building your first ham station | Phil Lewis N2MUN | HRU2018-StationBuilding.pdf |
| 2018 | Contesting For Newcomers and Non-Contesters | Mel Granick KS2G | HRU2018_Contesting.pdf |
| 2018 | Magnetic Loop Antenna Design | Mike Kozma WY2U | HRU2018_Small-Loop-Antenna-Design-Project_temp.pptx HRU2018_Loop_antenna_8q.xlsx |
| 2018 | Software Defined Radio for HF | Ria Jairam N2RJ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/18bjgyV-q1CXNeR9d-6BB3hY8vzIlL-Lk/view |