Live Free and Ham Crosses the Pond | Guests on The European Ham Radio Show

Live Free and Ham goes international! 🇺🇸🌍

In this special episode, Eric, Todd, and Paul join the crew of the European Ham Radio Show to talk about how Live Free and Ham got started—and how it somehow turned into one of the most recognizable voices in the ham radio community.

What starts as a simple conversation quickly turns into a full-on ham radio roundtable… and yeah, it goes off the rails (in the best way possible).

We dive into:

The origin story of Live Free and Ham and how it grew

The rise of Parks on the Air (POTA) and why it hooks so many operators

The 146.52 / 2-meter simplex challenge and getting people back on the air

Differences between the U.S. and European ham radio scenes

Wild operating stories—from pileups to DX surprises

And then… it gets weird:

Ham radio + skydiving contacts from 12,000 feet

Portable ops in extreme conditions