{"id":23641,"date":"2017-01-26T08:33:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T12:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=23641"},"modified":"2017-01-26T08:33:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T12:33:32","slug":"tx-factor-episode-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/tx-factor-episode-14\/","title":{"rendered":"TX Factor Episode 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TXfactor-e1442074197656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14761\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TXfactor-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributors, Thomas Ally and Eric McFadden (WD8RIF), who note that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.txfactor.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">TX Factor have just published their 14th episode.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I look forward to watching this episode later today. Here&#8217;s the description via TX Factor:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For your winter entertainment &#8211; enjoy part two of our informative series on HF and VHF propagation. Steve Nichols G0KYA concludes with his explanation on how space weather affects our ability to communicate on the HF bands.<\/p>\n<p>Bob parts with some cash at Hamfest and Mike chats to Phil Willis M0PHI and Cathy Clark G1GQJ, two movers and shakers in the world of amateur radio.<\/p>\n<p>Our free-to-enter-draw is back with a chance to win a copy of Radio Propagation Explained by Steve Nichols.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnLAC2STOgg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WnLAC2STOgg\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view Episode 14 on YouTube.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors, Thomas Ally and Eric McFadden (WD8RIF), who note that\u00a0TX Factor have just published their 14th episode. I look forward to watching this episode later today. Here&#8217;s the description via TX Factor: For your winter entertainment &#8211; enjoy part two of our informative series on HF and VHF propagation. Steve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3,304],"tags":[3829,5876],"class_list":["post-23641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-videos","tag-tx-factor","tag-tx-factor-episode-14"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-69j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40429,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/tx-factor-episode-24\/","url_meta":{"origin":23641,"position":0},"title":"TX Factor Episode 24","author":"Thomas","date":"November 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors, Eric and Tom, who note that the latest episode of TX Factor has been released.\u00a0 Here's the show summary: Episode 24 of TX Factor is a Hamfest 2019 special, reporting on some of the eye-catching products and services on display at this year\u2019s event\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22084,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/tx-factor-episode-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":23641,"position":1},"title":"TX Factor Episode 13","author":"Thomas","date":"November 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A few weeks ago, TX Factor posted their 13th episode--I've been so busy as of late, I forgot to post a notification! In this episode, they take a look at ham radio digital modes, how weather affects propagation (with a detailed explanation of Sporadic E), and a\u00a0brilliant Radio Caroline feature\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TXfactor","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TXfactor-1024x498.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TXfactor-1024x498.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TXfactor-1024x498.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46816,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/tx-factor-episode-27\/","url_meta":{"origin":23641,"position":2},"title":"TX Factor Episode 27","author":"Thomas","date":"December 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Eric (WD8RIF), who notes that the\u00a027th episode of TX Factor\u00a0was recently released. Here\u2019s the show summary: Another post-lockdown special? - Indeed! And we hope you are safe and well and looking forward to some TX Factor action. In this final show of 2020, we visit the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17521,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/tx-factor-episode-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":23641,"position":3},"title":"Video: TX Factor Episode 10","author":"Thomas","date":"March 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"As I catch up with reader correspondence and the many projects I've been working on, I'm happy to take a moment to watch the latest episode of the superb ham radio show, TX Factor. 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In this revamped show we conclude our look at innovative amateur radio products from Hamfest 2017, and Bob goes back to basics with an overview of setting up an inexpensive SDR dongle. 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