{"id":44805,"date":"2020-08-13T16:49:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T20:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44805"},"modified":"2020-08-13T16:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T20:49:28","slug":"tx-factor-episode-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/tx-factor-episode-26\/","title":{"rendered":"TX Factor Episode 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30492\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TX-Factor-624x302.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Eric (WD8RIF), who notes that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/episode-26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">26th episode of TX Factor<\/a> was recently released. Here\u2019s the show summary:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A post-lockdown special &#8211; well, not really! Just a bumper edition of TX Factor that was planned for March 2020, but due to the Covid-19 restrictions never quite happened! We hope you are all safe and well and enjoying the summer opportunities for amateur radio despite the various restrictions upon us.<\/p>\n<p>Back in February we dropped in for tea and biscuits at the new(ish) QTH of Tim Kirby GW4VXE to learn more about his passion for all things VHF \/ UHF. Also in February, Bob and Mike fitted a Radio Analog PTRX-7300 RF interface module into Bob\u2019s beloved IC-7300, and, yes, can it be possibly true . . . bang up-to-date, Bob reviews one of the first Icom IC-705 SDR QRP all-mode transceivers in the country. We hope you enjoy the show!<\/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\/s3iA8mzJCRI?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>Click here to view <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s3iA8mzJCRI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on YouTube<\/a> or on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.txfilms.co.uk\/txfactor\/episode-26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the TX Factor website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Eric (WD8RIF), who notes that the 26th episode of TX Factor was recently released. Here\u2019s the show summary: A post-lockdown special &#8211; well, not really! Just a bumper edition of TX Factor that was planned for March 2020, but due to the Covid-19 restrictions never quite happened! We hope [&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":[545,3,43],"tags":[2887,3829,8743],"class_list":["post-44805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-eric-mcfadden","tag-tx-factor","tag-tx-factor-episode-26"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bEF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46816,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/tx-factor-episode-27\/","url_meta":{"origin":44805,"position":0},"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. 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Here\u2019s the show summary: A post-election special - well, not really! Just a look at some more new and innovative AR products from this year\u2019s Hamfest, including a potted history\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":20181,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/tx-factor-episode-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":44805,"position":3},"title":"TX Factor Episode 12","author":"Thomas","date":"July 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Eric (WD8RIF) who notes that TX Factor Episode 12 is now online: https:\/\/youtu.be\/8qXtPgntnsc?list=PLG34oDNUPkhTV275iiunkSbO9Y6WYvNrT Click here to view on YouTube.","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":19807,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/tx-factor-episode-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":44805,"position":4},"title":"TX Factor Episode 11","author":"Thomas","date":"July 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Eric (WD8RIF)\u00a0and Mike (K8RAT)\u00a0who remind me that TX Factor episode 11 is online: https:\/\/youtu.be\/hpUDArlvVuM \"In this special edition, we follow the progress of a Devon School in their attempt to be one of the ten lucky UK schools to link up with Tim Peake\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ISS","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ISS.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23641,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/tx-factor-episode-14\/","url_meta":{"origin":44805,"position":5},"title":"TX Factor Episode 14","author":"Thomas","date":"January 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors, Thomas Ally and Eric McFadden (WD8RIF), who note that\u00a0TX Factor have just published their 14th episode. 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