KE9DQS – An epic conversation with Steve from Temporarily Offline

Okay, we know — this one runs long. Like, really long. We sat down with Steve McGrane  @temporarilyoffline  and just… kept talking, because every answer led somewhere worth following. Sorry – not sorry. Grab a coffee, put it on in the background while you’re at the bench, and thanks for sticking with us.
Steve is the creator behind the Temporarily Offline YouTube channel and co-creator of the Toads Digital Interface Board, and he’s built a reputation for making amateur radio feel approachable, practical, and genuinely fun. In this conversation we get into his winding path into the hobby (IT burnout, a small livestock farm, driver instruction, and eventually radio), how he approaches teaching on YouTube, and why he thinks failure is just part of the curriculum — broken gear, botched first contacts, and all. We also talk about what it actually means to welcome someone new into this hobby: rethinking how entry-level licensing could pair rule-memorization with real hands-on practice, why community matters as much as the equipment, and his one piece of advice for a brand-new operator (spoiler: don’t be afraid).
At Alliance Amateur Radio Network, we believe this hobby grows stronger when more voices and more backgrounds feel genuinely welcomed into it. Conversations like this one are part of how we try to make that true — one long, meandering, worth-it episode at a time.
🔗 Find Steve:
 @temporarilyoffline 
https://temporarilyoffline.com

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