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🚨BIG CHANNEL UPDATE: KI5IRE is Now Ham Radio HQ!🚨

After two years on YouTube as KI5IRE Ham Radio, I’m officially rebranding the channel to Ham Radio HQ!

Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey — nearly 3,000 subscribers and over 250,000 views later!

Why the name change? I’ve always known I might apply for a vanity callsign (especially now that I’m learning CW and doing more contesting). KI5IRE is long in both phonetics and Morse, so I’m planning to switch to a shorter callsign — and I wanted the channel name to be ready when I apply for a vanity callsign in the near future.

Ham Radio HQ will be the same great content — just with a new name, a fresh look and hopefully a faster growing community.

Whether you're new to amateur radio or a seasoned ham, my hope is Ham Radio HQ will be your hub for:
Getting started in ham radio
Gear reviews & recommendations
POTA, SOTA, and contesting tips
DIY radio projects
Hamfests, news, and vlogs
CW (Morse code) and much more!

Your Feedback Matters, I'd love to hear from you!
Let me know in the comments:
-What do you think of the new channel name and direction?
-What kinds of videos would you like to see next?
-What could I do better overall
-Or if you just want to say hi!

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👍 Like the video
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🔔 Hit the bell icon so you don’t miss any new uploads
🛒 Check the description below for affiliate links and ways to support the channel!

Thanks again for being part of this journey — here's to even more great content with Ham Radio HQ!

73!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Background on The Channel
01:04 - The BIG News!
01:28 - Why I Am Rebranding
02:38 - What Am I Rebranding To And Why I Picked The Name
03:28 - What's Changing & What's Not?
03:57 - Final Thoughts & Outro

⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️
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⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️
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🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): https://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog....

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