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Episode 343 Steve Hicks N5AC from 2021-03-06T20:09:44

FlexRadio is the Platinum Sponsor at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. I wanted to bring back an interview that I had with Steve Hicks, N5AC, VP of Engineering at FlexRadio. Steve will be a s...

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Episode 342 John Ackerman N8UR from 2021-02-27T20:00:13

John Ackermann, N8UR,  was my guest almost 200 episodes ago and is a speaker in the upcoming QSO Today Virtual ham Expo.  John spends much of his time as a propon...

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Episode 341 Gerald Youngblood K5SDR from 2021-02-20T19:21:51

Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, is the founder and CEO of FlexRadio that is now on the cutting edge of building advanced software defined radio (SDR) platforms for amat...

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Episode 340 Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK from 2021-02-13T19:39:07

Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, is best known for his satelite QSOs using portable gear from grid squares all over the World.  He documents and captures many of his con...

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Episode 339 - Bob Allphin - K4UEE from 2021-02-05T14:19:22

Bob Allphin, K4UEE, was my guest in Episode 79 over 5 years ago.  As he is one of the speakers in the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, his ham radio story would i...

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Episode 338 - Jerry Weisskohl - AC4BT from 2021-01-30T18:50:55

Jerry Weisskohl, AC4BT, always had a love of radio and short wave listening.  He got a late start in amateur radio but thinks that the art and practice of CW, or ...

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Episode 337 - Peter Butler - W1UU from 2021-01-23T18:47:02

Peter Butler, W1UU’s ham radio journey began with the purchase of a J38 code key and a trip to the library.  Sputnik inspired Peter to a career in microwave engin...

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Episode 336 Mel Swanberg WA6JBD from 2021-01-16T19:38:40

Mel Swanberg, WA6JBD, has a love of radio that goes back to his childhood.  Growing up in Southern California, Mel found his Elmers and Mentors that led him into ...

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Episode 335 Clint Turner KA7OEI from 2021-01-09T19:07:07

Clint Turner, KA7OEI, is an experimenter, builder, and operator on all bands and modes.  He shares his background in microwave communications, EME or Moonbounce, ...

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Episode 334 Tim Deagan KJ8U from 2021-01-02T17:34:20

Tim Deagan, KJ8U, loves to build just about anything to try out a new tool, and he has an amazing assortment of tools to support his construction of amateur radio...

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Episode 333 Joe Reisert W1JR from 2020-12-26T19:38:45

Joe Reisert, W1JR, continues to pay forward, the kindness of his early ham radio mentors, with his contributions to our amazing hobby. Amateur Radio paved the way...

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Episode 332 Wayne Yoshida KH6WZ from 2020-12-19T17:48:13

Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, has been an active ham since the 1970s, growing up in Los Angeles.  Wayne is a home brewer, especially microwave equipment on 10 GHz, and ha...

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Episode 331 Michelle Thompson W5NYV from 2020-12-12T17:49:26

Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, is a third generation amateur, beginning her ham radio journey in elementary school.  Her interest in microwave circuit design and compu...

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Episode 330 Rob Suggs NN4NT from 2020-12-05T17:46:12

Rob Suggs, NN4NT, is a space scientist at NASA, specializing in outer space environments that protect our astronauts from the hazards of space including space junk and debris. We discuss NASA, A...

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Episode 329 Rick Miller N1RM from 2020-11-28T16:52:52

Rick Miller, N1RM’s ham radio story began at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and weaves its way through Russian submarine hunting to operate APRS on the back of a H...

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Episode 328 Ralph Haller N4RH from 2020-11-21T18:29:24

Ralph Haller, N4RH, started his ham radio journey as a nine year old with a knack for electronics leading to his first amateur license at age 9.  Within a few yea...

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Episode 327 Stan Johnson W0SJ from 2020-11-14T17:52:26

Stan Johnson, W0SJ, started his amateur radio career in high school.  A scavenger of junk, and a kid with the knack,  led Stan to electronic project building with...

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Episode 326 Bob Weed W7SCY from 2020-11-07T17:07:58

Bob Weed, W7SCY, was born and raised in the Oregon Cascade Mountains over eighty years ago.  In this retirement, Bob has returned home to an area that has always ...

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Episode 325 Ria Jairam N2RJ from 2020-10-30T12:00:11

Ria Jairam, N2RJ, discovered amateur radio on her native Caribbean Island of Trinidad back in the 90s.  As an immigrant to the United States, Ria pursued a degree...

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Episode 324 Keith Schlottman KR7RK from 2020-10-23T13:55:48

Keith Schlottman, KR7RK, is not only a mountain goat, he is also a super sloth.  Terms like this are not endearing, however if you are a SOTA activator or chaser,...

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Episode 323 Jim Moss N9JIM from 2020-10-16T11:53:47

Jim Moss, N9JIM, portable 6, spends his ham radio life above 50 Mhz.  He has made contacts on every band above 50 MHz and is now working in the 122 Ghz band.  If ...

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Episode 322 Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R from 2020-10-10T16:49:45

Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, discovered amateur radio as a kid, like many of the QSO Today guests.  One of his desires was to work at the ARRL, where he started his car...

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Episode 321 Steve Masticola WX2S from 2020-10-02T14:19:51

Steve Masticola, WX2S,  took a 30 year vacation from amateur radio to pursue his life.  Now he is back.  WX2S loves to operate in the field, necessitated by livin...

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Episode 320 Jim Heath W6LG from 2020-09-25T14:54:34

Jim Heath, W6LG, has been a ham for over 56 years.  Jim is an Elmer’s Elmer with an amazing You-Tube channel, with over 30,000 subscribers. Jim not only reviews t...

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Episode 319 Bill Salyers AJ8B from 2020-09-19T10:00

Bill Salyers, AJ8B, had a great ham radio start as a kid in the Seventies.  Bill loves to work CW to pursue DXCC and just to ragchew and communicate.  He hones hi...

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Episode 318 Eric Silverthorn NM5M from 2020-09-12T18:03:06

Eric Silverthorn, NM5M, has a great ham radio story, especially at the beginning with the support of his family for this ham radio interest.  Eric was a speaker a...

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Episode 317 Marcel Stieber AI6MS from 2020-09-05T18:49:35

Marcel Stieber, AI6MS, contributed three talks to the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo earlier this month, on topics that included remote administration of amateur radi...

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Episode 316 Michael Walker VA3MW from 2020-08-29T18:37:58

Michael Walker, VA3MW, joins me from the Canadian State of Ontario where he started his ham radio journey. Getting into ham radio as a kid, Michael’s interest in ...

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Episode 315 Mark Smith KR6ZY from 2020-08-22T18:01:22

Mark Smith, KR6ZY, has been a ham since the mid-nineties and finds problem solving and building electronic equipment  his special  area of our ham radio hobby.  A...

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Episode 314 Dr. Scott Wright K0MD from 2020-08-15T19:48:22

Dr. Scott Wright, K0MD, was my guest on this podcast in October of 2016, in Episode 116, almost 200 episodes ago.  I asked Scott to be the keynote speaker at the ...

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Episode 313 Carole Perry WB2MGP_a reprise from 2020-08-01T18:47:29

Carole Perry, WB2MGP, was my guest in episode 51, five years ago this week.  Carole leads a Youth Forum at the major hamfests every year including Dayton and Hunt...

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Episode 312 Don Minkoff NK6A from 2020-07-25T20:28:25

Don Minkoff, NK6A, was my guest in episode 158, in August of 2017.  Don has a love for QRP and SOTA, and will be a speaker in the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham E...

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Episode 311 Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH from 2020-07-17T15:47:41

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, started his ham radio career in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1960, proceeded through law school to a career at the Federal Communicat...

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Episode 310 Al Brogdon W1AB from 2020-07-11T19:32:31

Al Brogdon, W1AB, was licensed almost 70 years ago, has made significant contributions to our hobby through his writing for QST magazine over the years including ...

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Episode 309 Carl Lutzelschwab K9LA_reprise from 2020-07-04T18:43:39

While I am busy working with my team on the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, I am reprising some older episodes of guests who will appear as speakers in the Expo.  Car...

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Episode 308 Doug Millar K6JEY from 2020-06-26T16:08:54

Doug Millar, K6JEY, grew up in Southern California, is a teacher of teachers, and like to operate EME or Moon Bounce on the sidewalk in front of his home.  Doug l...

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Episode 307 Curt Kinghorn W6OEA interview from 2020-06-20T19:22:50

Curt Kinghorn, W6OEA, grew up in a ham radio household and was already a builder before his first amateur license.  An education in physics and exposure to a cosm...

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Episode 307 Curt Kinghorn W6OEA interview from 2020-06-20T19:22:50

Curt Kinghorn, W6OEA, grew up in a ham radio household and was already a builder before his first amateur license.  An education in physics and exposure to a cosm...

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Episode 306 Julius Jones W2IHY from 2020-06-13T19:47:25

Julius Jones, W2IHY, had an early interest in electronics and radio as a teenager growing up in Boston, in the early 1960s.  Like many young hams, in those days, ...

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Episode 305 Anthony Luscre K8ZT from 2020-06-06T20:09:33

Anthony, Luscre, K8ZT, has a love for cataloging all of his interests and sharing with others.  In this episode, I find some great websites, built by Anthony, tha...

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Episode 304 Tim Carter W3ATB from 2020-05-30T19:06:43

Tim Carter, W3ATB, was the first home remodeling media personality, even before it was popular.  Tim’s ham radio journey was enhanced by his understanding that ex...

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Episode 303 Bob Fontana AK3Y from 2020-05-22T15:11:02

Bob Fontana, AK3Y’s, ham radio and electronic career was a friend’s broken shortwave to AM down converter.  Bob shares his ham radio story, his past and current h...

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Episode 302 Jim Andrews KH6HTV from 2020-05-15T13:59:45

Jim Andrews, KH6HTV, has spent a life in amateur radio and technology, and is known for his contributions to amateur radio digital television and the use of this ...

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Episode 301 Rick Dubbs WW9JD from 2020-05-09T18:25:09

Rick Dubbs, WW9JD, spent four years at sea in US nuclear submarines, retired as a teacher of junior high school kids, flies drones professionally as a part of his...

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Episode 300 The Panel Discussion from 2020-05-01T15:25:01

This week I celebrate 300 episodes of the QSO Today Podcast with George Zafiropoulos, KJ6VU, Bill Meara, N2CQR, Pete Julian...

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Episode 299 Don Banta K5DB from 2020-04-24T12:46:23

Don Banta, K5DB, is a ham’s ham, because of his generous nature, his contributions to the local ham community and his being ready to mentor any amateur or would-b...

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Episode 298 Paul Taylor VK3HN from 2020-04-17T14:33:16

Paul Taylor, VK3HN, loves to operate QRP, SOTA, or Summits on the Air, with his homebrew pocket-sized multi-band transceivers that he designs and builds in his ho...

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Episode 297 Sam Birnbaum W2JDB Stereo from 2020-04-10T13:43:54

Sam Birnbaum, W2JDB, has a background in computer science and programming that led him to first develop a software logging program called QLog for operating and l...

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Episode 296 Charlie Morris ZL2CTM from 2020-04-03T14:28:58

Charlie Morris, ZL2CTM, builds his QRP rigs, the old fashioned way, starting with a paper and pencil, combining basic components to make each stage of a receiver ...

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Episode 295 Bry Carling AF4K from 2020-03-27T11:59:36

Bry Carling, AF4K, collects old boat anchor radios, is the co-founder of the Novice Rig Roundup, and provider of thousands of old-time crystals, that he sells for...

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Episode 294 Bob Nagy AB5N from 2020-03-21T19:20:32

Bob Nagy, AB5N, is having the time of his life in retirement. He teaches technology and the Russian language in his adopted community of Hot Springs, Arkansas, cr...

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Episode 293 Michael Rainey AA1TJ from 2020-03-14T21:25:56

Michael Rainey, AA1TJ, is a master of building simple HF transmitters from the materials that he has on hand, including the parts from a compact fluorescent light...

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Episode 292 Dale Parfitt W4OP from 2020-03-06T11:45:21

Dale Parfitt, W4OP, developed a love for operating  VHF and above, including moonbounce operation, from an early exposure to a 6 meter Gonset Communicator, or Goo...

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Episode 291 Glen Jenkins WB4KTF from 2020-02-28T12:30:27

Glen Jenkins, WB4KTF, grew up on US Marine bases in the 50’s and 60’s, and was no stranger to starting over in new places.  Glen tells his ham radio story that in...

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Episode 290 Janis Carson AB2RA from 2020-02-21T13:18:17

Janis Carson, AB2RA, first licensed in 1959,has been an active ham since childhood, has an interest in the restoration and repair of older tube type amateur rigs,...

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Episode 289 Michael Ritz W7VO from 2020-02-14T12:05:04

Michael, Mike, Ritz, W7VO, left the big city for rural Oregon to build his dream contest station. Mike uses his station to help new and local hams to learn the skills necessary to become lifetim...

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Episode 288 Guy Lemieux VE2BWL from 2020-02-08T17:23:08

Guy Lemieux, VE2BWL, built his dream contest station, including a one-hundred ten foot self supporting tower, from metal stock delivered to his bard, in a rural a...

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Episode 287 Fred Schramm K2HA from 2020-01-31T12:34:43

Fred Schramm, K2HA, visited Israel a few weeks ago and contacted me to meet with him in Jerusalem.  Howard, 4X1ZZ, and I visited Fred at his hotel and recorded th...

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Episode 286 Mike Foerster W0IH from 2020-01-25T18:29:22

Michael, Mike, Foerster, W0IH, loves to ragchew with his friends on 80 meters in the evening.  Mike is a frequent contributor to QST magazine including articles o...

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Episode 285 George Byrkit K9TRV from 2020-01-18T18:10:27

George Byrkit, K9TRV, was first licensed in 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin.  He returned to amateur radio as a licensee many years after letting that Novice license ...

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Episode 284 Michael Murphy WU2D from 2020-01-10T13:40:41

Michael, Mike, Murphy, WU2D, separates his professional and his personal radio and electronics life by building, using, and working with vintage radios made no later than the early 1960s. As a c...

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Episode 283 Ward Silver N0AX from 2020-01-02T19:45:03

Ward Silver, N0AX, author of the QST magazine column, ·Hands-On Radio·, editor of ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, and author of many books on ham radio joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in his QSO Toda...

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Episode 282 Andras Bato HA6NN from 2019-12-27T12:58:19

Andrash Bato, HA6NN, or “Andy” is coming up on his 50th anniversery as an amateur radio operator in Hungary, growing up in what is now the Former Soviet Union, or...

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Episode 281 Yoram Rotbach 4Z1YR from 2019-12-21T16:52:20

If you want to get stuff done, you give it to a busy person. Yoram Rotbach, 4Z1YR, is the busy ham who has become the repeater tzar for Israel Amateur Radio Club. Now retired from the Israeli mi...

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Episode 280 Fred Kemmerer AB1OC from 2019-12-14T17:07:43

Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, had a love for radio and electronics as a boy growing up leading to a career as an electronic engineer for ATT. It was not until much later in Fred·s life that he officiall...

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Episode 279 Bob Dixon W8ERD from 2019-12-07T18:07:09

Bob Dixon, W8ERD, retired after 49 years as an Ohio State University radio astronomer working on SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and supportin...

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Episode 278 Denny Johnson K5DCC from 2019-11-30T17:22:24

This week I joined Denny Johnson, K5DCC, in his Digicomm Cafe, the name of his amateur radio podcast, where he has a ham radio guest almost every night to discuss...

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Episode 277 Clark Stewart W8TN from 2019-11-23T19:00

Clark Stewart, W8TN, started in amateur radio over 55 years ago, has worked every country but North Korea. He began working EME or moon bounce on two and six mete...

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Episode 276 Kate Hutton K6HTN from 2019-11-16T19:00

Kate Hutton, K6HTN, a retired Seismologist at CalTech in Pasadena, California, discovered CW, CWOPS, and passing traffic through the National Traffic System. Kate...

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Episode 275 Bob Logan NZ5A from 2019-11-10T02:30

Bob Logan, NZ5A, enjoys the simple pleasures of exploring new modes as well as mastering old modes, as well as ultra-low frequency bands. Bob is a collector and restorer of old ham radio gear an...

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Episode 274 Andrew Barron ZL3DW from 2019-11-02T18:21:39

Andrew Barron, ZL3DW, is an active ham, loves to discover what’s new in ham radio, and is the author of four amateur radio books, one on SDR or software defined r...

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Episode 273 Steve Adler VK5SFA from 2019-10-25T12:58:43

Steve Adler, VK5SFA, is a lifelong lover of radio and electronics, worked in the broadcast industry, and has recently retired. Steve developed a skill set and relationships that helped him to cr...

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Ganesh Subramaniam, VU2TS, began his ham radio journey in 1959 trying to find someone, anyone, somewhere in his native Bangalore, India, who could provide basic information about the amateur radio service in India. Ganesh has been a ham over 50 years and from 2019-10-18T13:11:27

Ganesh Subramaniam, VU2TS, began his ham radio journey in 1959 trying to find someone, anyone, somewhere in his native Bangalore, India, who could provide basic i...

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Episode 271 Richard Factor WA2IKL from 2019-10-11T07:11:17

Richard Factor, WA2IKL, joined the amateur radio ranks 60 years ago, and was inspired by the technology dreams of the popular science fiction writers of that era....

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Episode 270 Frank Howell K4FMH from 2019-10-04T11:41:30

Frank Howell, K4FMH, has a love for radio and electronics that goes back over 60 years, but is only a recent licensee.  Frank serves as the ARRL Assistant Directo...

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Episode 269 Dennis Kidder W6DQ from 2019-09-26T09:18:02

Dennis Kidder, W6DQ, is an amateur radio renaissance man, a collector of the game changing radios from pre-World War 2  to the present. He enjoys 80 meter AM on h...

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Episode 268 Paul Andrews W2HRO from 2019-09-21T17:30:24

Paul Andrews, W2HRO, re-entered amateur radio, after a 35 year break,  by working FM satellites with a Yaesu portable and a dual band antenna.  Experimentation wi...

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Episode 267 Burt Fisher K1OIK from 2019-09-13T12:04:40

Burt Fisher, K1OIK,  raised a stir and perhaps the ire of many hams with a 2008 YouTube video critical of amateur radio operators and their operating practices. W...

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Episode 266 Ralph Fedor K0IR from 2019-09-06T11:53:56

Ralph Fedor, K0IR, has participated in at least 15 DXpeditions to the most remote parts of the World. Ralph shares his amateur radio story leading up to his DXped...

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Episode 265 Eric Sears ZL2BMI from 2019-08-30T14:27:15

Eric Sears, ZL2BMI, who joins me from New Zealand,  is famous for this 80 meter QRP double sideband rig that he designed and documented in the 1980s for his perso...

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Episode 264 Gordon West WB6NOA from 2019-08-23T10:24:53

Gordon West, “Gordo”WB6NOA, may be one of ham radio’s most well known ambassadors and promoters of our amateur radio hobby today.  Through his books and courses o...

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Episode 263 John Nowacki W3NA from 2019-08-16T14:30:39

John Nowacki, W3NA, was a teenager in the early sixties when we won a contest to name a popular amateur radio line of antennas that are still sold today.  John sh...

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Episode 262 Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF from 2019-08-09T12:42:51

Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, is the 2019 Dayton Ham of the Year because of this contribution to the amateur radio art though his combined professional interest ...

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Episode 261 Philip Lazar K9PL from 2019-08-02T11:20:55

Philip Lazar, K9PL, is the editor of the K9YA Telegraph monthly newsletter, a wonderful journal of technical articles and ham radio history.  Like many budding am...

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Episode 260 Jean Socrates VE0JS from 2019-07-26T14:55:10

Jeanne Socrates, VE0JS, who, once her current voyage ends hopefully at the end of August,  will have the distinction of being the oldest person to sail solo aroun...

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Episode 259 Phil Erickson W1PJE from 2019-07-19T16:13

Phil Erickson, W1PJE, sits on a million watt UHF transmitter at the MIT Haystack Observatory, where he studies the atmosphere and radio propagation.  Phil is a lo...

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Episode 258 Dino Papas KL0S from 2019-07-12T12:43:17

Dino Papas, KL0S, leads the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, using the leadership skills that he acquired after 26 years in the US ...

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Episode 257 Ray Heffer G4NSJ from 2019-07-05T16:24:13

Ray Heffer, G4NSJ, commandeered the family shortwave radio, as a kid,  to further his interest in shortwave listening and ultimately amateur radio. Ray made his c...

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Episode 256 Steven Bible N7HPR from 2019-06-29T19:02:24

Steven Bible, N7HPR, made a career in the US Navy, spending almost two years under water on the Trident submarine.  Steve is a long time contributor to TAPR, the ...

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Episode 255 Rod Moag W5NDS from 2019-06-21T14:06:12

Rod Moag, W5NDS, interests in radio and electronics paralleled an interest in American Folk and country music leading to advanced degrees in Linguistics and South...

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Episode 254 Rich Zwirko K1HTV from 2019-06-14T15:44:39

Rich Zwirko, K1HTV, was quickly bitten by the DX bug in the late fifties and has gone on to log just about every DX entity on every band. Rich made a career of ra...

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Episode 253 Glenn Johnson W0GJ from 2019-06-07T15:40:02

Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, began his ham radio journey as a teenager and from his love for chasing DX, has since been to many DX entities around the world including Hea...

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Episode 252 David Reed W5SV from 2019-06-01T20:38:42

David Reed, W5SV, began his ham radio story in Mexico at the age of 6, and was undoubtedly one of Mexico’s youngest hams at age 7.  W5SV has a rich and interestin...

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Episode 251 Mark Ziegler WA2ILB from 2019-05-25T19:14:55

Mark Ziegler’s ham radio story began as a  youngster that moved him into a career as an electronics engineer with the famous Bell Laboratories.  Now retired, Mark...

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Episode 250 Bill Brown WB8ELK from 2019-05-18T18:57:50

Exploration of the edge of space, first by astronaut Jordan Kittinger in Project Man-High, began Bill Brown’s, WB8ELK’s, fascination with, adaptation of amateur r...

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Episode 249 Vi Barrett W6CBA from 2019-05-11T19:13:21

Vi Barrett, W6CBA, celebrates 70 years as a radio amateur.  Vi’s love for radio began with an uncle getting back on their air after the Second World War.  Growing...

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Episode 248 Jerry Lewine K6QU from 2019-05-03T14:15:15

Jerry Lewine, K6QU, began his career in radio as a young ham in 1959, that led to a career as a broadcast engineer, first as a teenager in his native Pennsylvania...

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Episode 247 George Misic KE8RN from 2019-04-25T14:55:47

George Misic, KE8RN, is an RF and analog engineer by training, a collector of vintage American amateur radio equipment, and an early pioneer in the development of...

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Episode 246 Jack Worth WA0QZK from 2019-04-19T13:12:24

Jack Worth, WA0QZK, is a retired pastor with over 50 years of amateur radio operating experience who likes to QSO on CW from the Warsaw Telegraph Office.  Jack co...

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Episode 245 Joe Everhart N2CX from 2019-04-13T20:23:12

Joe Everhart, N2CX, is well known is QRP circles for his technical contributions and articles in the ham radio magazines.  Along with George Heron, N2APB, my gues...

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QSO Today Episode 244 Howard Bernstein WB2UZE from 2019-04-05T13:52:44

Howard Bernstein is the co-founder of the Long Island CW Club along with Rich Collins K2UPS,  where they train amateurs of every age to be CW operators over Zoom ...

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Episode 243 Bob Sumption W9RAS from 2019-03-30T17:48:32

Bob Sumption, W9RAS, was raised on Popular Electronics and Popular Mechanics magazines, learned how to fix anything from his father, and became a ham radio operat...

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Episode 242 Neil King VA7DX from 2019-03-23T18:49:24

Neil King, VA7DX, shares his ham radio story that began as a kid when is father introduced him to the Morse code.  Now after almost 40 years, Neil has over 16 DXp...

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Episode 241 Joe Lynch N6CL from 2019-03-16T18:35:39

Joe Lynch, N6CL, began his ham radio story over 50 years ago in Bonita, California. After a stint in Vietnam,  an amateur radio journalist for CQ Magazine focused...

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Episode 240 George Allison K1IG from 2019-03-09T18:19:52

Sputnik and an uncle inspired George Allison, K1IG, to become a radio amateur. George had a long and successful US Navy career where radio was always the center o...

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Episode 239 Jay Slough K4ZLE from 2019-03-01T12:44:04

Jay Slough, K4ZLE, has over 60 years in the amateur radio hobby and still enjoys CW as his primary operating mode. An accomplished DXpeditioner, having operated i...

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Episode 238 Andre Hansen K6AH from 2019-02-23T17:51:08

Andre Hansen, K6AH, and his team of open source developers have taken amateur radio mesh networking to a new level with AREDN, that allows commercial low cost WIF...

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Episode 237 Kristen McIntyre K6WX from 2019-02-15T12:58:43

Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, is the president of the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Club, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley,  and an ARRL Pacific Division Vice Dire...

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Episode 236 Richard Dillman W6AWO from 2019-02-09T17:05:34

Richard Dillman, W6AWO, is the founding member of the Maritime Radio Historical Society, where they preserve the skills, traditions, and folklore of maritime tele...

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Episode 235 Dan Gravereaux N1ZZ from 2019-02-02T18:20:24

Dan Gravereaux, N1ZZ, began his ham radio story as a kid leading to a career in electronics, a stint at the CBS Labs working on quadraphonic sound, and later foun...

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Episode 234 Fred Lloyd AA7BQ from 2019-01-26T16:50:41

Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, is the creator of perhaps the Internet’s oldest ham radio resource, QRZ.com. With over 700 thousand subscribers, QRZ.com is the goto place for ...

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Episode 233 Ray Waldemar WA6NVL from 2019-01-18T13:40:57

Ray Waldemar, WA6NVL, was an early adopter of electronic technology that found its way into amateur radio including the first Apple 1 computer, first instances of...

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Episode 232 George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU from 2019-01-12T16:43:39

George Zafiropoulos, KJ6VU, is the the co-host of the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast, one of the more popular ham radio podcasts.  George has a long and interesting ...

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Episode 231 John Raifsnider W8JER from 2019-01-05T17:25:45

John Raifsnider, W8JER, shares his ham shack with this wife, Micky, KE8ASK, and likes to rag-chew on DX. His signal is boosted by a new 70 ft tower and Mosley bea...

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Episode 230 Jonathan Naylor G4KLX from 2018-12-29T19:12:01

Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX, pioneered the opening, to amateur radio operators, of D-Star and later other digital repeater modes including DMR and Yaesu system fusion ...

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Episode 229 Keith Baker KB1SF from 2018-12-21T13:18:14

AMSAT, the Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation, has launched over 95 satellites into space since 1961.  Keith Baker, KB1SF, former President and now treasurer of ...

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Episode 228 Joel Wilhite KD6W from 2018-12-15T18:11:40

Joel Wilhite, KD6W, who has a long history in amateur radio, telephony, and amateur radio TV.  As you can imagine, amateur radio TV has advanced from the slow sca...

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Episode 227 Riki Kline K7NJ from 2018-12-07T13:48:59

Riki Kline, K7NJ, has a long and interesting ham radio career, from humble beginnings in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a teenage ham,  to his current QTH on over 40 rural...

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Episode 226 Paul Gacek W6PNG from 2018-12-01T17:22:14

Along with a successful career in California high-tech, Paul Gacek, W6PNG, became an amateur radio operator.  Finding that it challenged his mind and created oppo...

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Episode 225 David Malin AA6RV from 2018-11-24T16:41:06

David Malin, AA6RV, spent over 20 years working for the City of Los Angeles as its Emergency Coordinator and Emergency Administrator for the Port of Los Angeles. ...

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Episode 224 Phil Sittner KD6RM from 2018-11-17T17:08:31

Phil Sittner, KD6RM, has a ham radio story that goes back over 50 years, from childhood. Still living in Northern California, Phil builds his own radios and test ...

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Episode 223 Denny Berg WB9MSM from 2018-11-10T17:58:01

Denny Berg, WB9MSM, has a fascination for old rigs, including the Swan 500 HF transceiver, ham shack software that enhances his on the air user experience, and a ...

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Episode 222 Greg Latta AA8V Revisited from 2018-11-02T11:15:55

In episode 33 of the QSO Today podcast, Dr. Greg Latta, AA8V, was described as a renaissance man, a master home-brewer who designs and builds the old tube rigs an...

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Episode 221 Arnold Ziegel W2HDI from 2018-10-27T18:00

After running maritime mobile from his 40 foot sailboat for many years, Arnold Ziegel, W2HDI, switched to power boats and all of the challenges to amateur radio b...

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Episode 220 Mark Rosenberg 4X1KS from 2018-10-20T18:00

While exposed to amateur radio at an early age, it was not until Mark Rosenberg, 4X1KS, got his first license and upgraded quickly within a few short months, in M...

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Episode 219 Ken Oelke VE6AFO from 2018-10-13T16:34:08

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, stepped up to the plate for his local amateur radio club and ended up making leadership in local and national Canadian amateur radio organizati...

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Episode 218 Stephen Hicks N5AC from 2018-10-06T17:45:25

Stephen Hicks, N5AC, is vice president of engineering for Flex Radio, is deep in to SDR or software defined radio, likes to chase grid squares in his microwave ro...

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Episode 217 Tom Wright NN2X from 2018-09-28T14:53:58

Tom Wright, NN2X, grew up in the sixties in the foster care system.  Amateur radio provided a way out of the system and into the US Army and a career in satellite...

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Episode 216 Ray Poularas VK2GRP from 2018-09-22T19:29:49

In addition to his may hobbies and interests, Ray Poularas, VK2GRP, restores vintage military surplus radios back to new condition by carefully tearing down the c...

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Episode 215 Mike Bryce WB8VGE from 2018-09-15T23:31:51

Mike Bryce, WB8VGE, collects and restores the old Heathkit and Drake rigs that we remember from the 60s and 70s, works QRP on his favorite Ten-Tec transceivers, a...

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Episode 214 Bernie McClenny W3UR from 2018-09-07T11:34:30

As an eleven year old, watching his dad put pins in a World map while working DX, Bernie McClenny, W3UR, became hooked on ham radio and working his own DX.  Berni...

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Episode 213 Kevin Parmenter KG5Q from 2018-08-31T13:34:09

Kevin Parmenter, KG5Q, caught my attention from an article that he published in QST Magazine, August 2017 about the Flightaware system.  I was intrigued with the ...

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Episode 212 Frank Brickle AB2KT from 2018-08-25T18:27:35

Frank Brickle, AB2KT, took a professional path to music composition at Princeton. He combined his musical composition skills with his technical knowledge of compu...

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Episode 211 Justin Johnson G0KSC from 2018-08-17T11:01:26

Justin Johnson, G0KSC, tells his ham radio story and how it led to the founding of his company,  Innovantenna, and his approach to antenna designs, that maximize ...

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Episode 210 Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI from 2018-08-10T12:48:39

Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, who, from his interest in satellite communications, became an important backup communications link in South Australia for the NASA space s...

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Episode 209 Jim Forkin WA3TFS from 2018-08-03T11:54:03

Jim Forkin, WA3TFS,  started contributing to QST and Ham Radio Magazine as far back as 1983 with his series on A Modular Two Band Receiver.  His QRZ page is loade...

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Episode 208 Ulrich Rohde N1UL from 2018-07-27T14:36:07

Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, is a pioneer in RF oscillator and receiver design. Over the last 40 years N1UL has authored over 60 articles for QST and QEX magazines, in addition to books, academic pap...

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Episode 207 Mike Mussler AI8Z from 2018-07-20T15:09:02

Mike Mussler, AI8Z, is one of the early pioneers in the 630 meter band experimental trials in 2007 that resulted in the band being opened for amateur radio explor...

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Episode 206 David Finell N7LRY from 2018-07-13T14:42:52

David Finell, N7LRY described himself to his future wife as a mad scientist, coming from a ham radio family that encouraged deep learning of the subjects that int...

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Episode 205 Rick Tavan N6XI from 2018-07-06T15:44:35

Rick Tavan, N6XI, is a Silicon Valley high-tech veteran who loves to contest from his two Northern California contest stations, one in the “valley” and the other ...

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Episode 204 Kai Siwiak KE4PT from 2018-06-29T10:16:08

One of the best kept secrets of amateur radio is the amazing QEX Magazine published by the ARRL and edited by my guest today, Kai Shiwiak, KE4PT.  If you are a ho...

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Episode 203 Mike Marsh G1IAR from 2018-06-23T18:37:07

Mike Marsh, G1IAR, is in love with mastering sound and owes his interest in ham radio to enhancing his professional career in the recording industry. Mike is also the co-host of the TX-Factor vi...

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Episode 202 Raul Midon AE3RM from 2018-06-15T16:07:20

Bad ass and blind is how my guest on QSO Today describes himself on his website and the release of his new jazz music album of the same name.  Raul Midon, AE3RM, ...

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Episode 201 John Stanley K4ERO from 2018-06-08T15:44:59

My QSO Today is with John Stanley, K4ERO, a frequent contributor of articles about antenna design and performance to QST, QEX, the ARRL Antenna Book, and the ARRL...

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Episode 200 Eric Guth 4Z1UG from 2018-06-02T18:45:28

In this, the 200th edition of the QSO Today podcast, the QSO Today is with Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, creator of the QSO Today Podcast as the guest and  is hosted by Jim W...

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Episode 199 Adam Farson VA7OJ from 2018-05-25T13:00:31

Adam Farson, VA7OJ and AB4OJ, began his ham radio journey over 60 years ago as a youngster inspired by electronics and eventually ham radio in his native South Af...

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Episode 198 Jack Mandelman K1VT from 2018-05-18T14:32:58

Dr. Jack Mandelman is on the short list for holding the most patents, over 700 Worldwide, in the area of semiconductor physics, while at the same time a successfu...

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Episode 197 Alex Grimberg PY1AHD from 2018-05-11T15:35:27

From his QTH in Rio De Janeiro, Alex Grimberg, PY1AHD, has mastered the art of the portable magnetic loop antennas for QRP use in the field. This interest, genera...

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Episode 196 Jim Millner WB2REM from 2018-05-05T20:00:26

Jim Millner, WB2REM, has traveled and operated amateur radio in 72 countries including Cuba and Guantanamo Bay.  He also operates his station by remote control, t...

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Episode 195 Roberto Ramirez CE3CT from 2018-04-28T17:45:48

Roberto Ramirez, CE3CT, from Chile, is a well known South American DXer and Contester who began his ham radio story as a short wave listener.  Now an electronic e...

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Episode 194 Ryhor Greg Harbacheuski W3NW from 2018-04-21T18:16:41

Dr. Ryhor “Greg” Harbacheuski, W3NW, began his ham radio story in Belarus, a republic of the former Soviet Union.  After immigrating to the United States to pursu...

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Episode 193 Vjollca Belegu Z61VB from 2018-04-14T18:58:57

Out of the ashes of ten years of ethnic repression and the Kosovo War in 1998, the amateur radio service in Kosovo was reborn in 2012.  Vjollca Belegu, Z61VB, Kos...

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Episode 192 Fred Cady KE7X from 2018-04-07T19:45:26

Fred Cady, KE7X, took his love of radio and electronics as far as he could go - that was to a PHD in Electronic Engineering where he settled into teaching at Mont...

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Episode 191 Mike Bohn KG7TR from 2018-03-31T18:07:21

Mike Bohn, KG7TR, has been building his own amateur radio equipment since he first entered the ham radio hobby over 50 years ago. Mike builds around the parts he ...

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Episode 190 DuWayne Schmidlkofer KV4QB from 2018-03-24T18:44:18

DuWayne Schmidlkofer, KV4QB, is one of the amazing creators of homebrew projects from conception to the finished package.  He uses microcontrollers combined with ...

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Episode 189 Glen Popiel KW5GP Returns from 2018-03-17T18:40:37

Glen Popiel, KW5GP, author of  two popular books on Arduino for amateur radio and a book on mesh networking for amateur radio joins QSO Today once again.  Glen to...

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Episode 188 Richard Newstead G3CWI from 2018-03-09T13:15:57

Richard Newstead, G3CWI, as an avid outdoor radio enthusiast, co-founded SOTA or the Summits on the Air program. When he needed the right gear to take to the moun...

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Episode 187 Rick Karlquist N6RK from 2018-03-03T18:15:55

Rick Karlquist, N6RK is a long time amateur radio operator who likes contests, DX, and over the years acquired a large square of property in California’s Central ...

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Episode 186 Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX from 2018-02-23T14:06:35

Bernie van der Walt, ZS4TX, is a South African ham for many years.  He loves to contest on HF, and operates two remote control EME or Moon bounce stations on two ...

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Episode 185 Mitch Gill NA7US from 2018-02-17T18:56:49

Mitch Gill, NA7US is the New editor of QRP Quarterly Magazine, the official journal of the QRP Amateur Radio Club International  and a former columnist for both P...

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Episode 184 Tomas Hood NW7US from 2018-02-09T14:01:10

Tomas Hood, NW7US is the propagation editor of a number of shortwave and amateur radio magazines, and has a wide variety of websites,  that grew out of his love f...

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Episode 183 Geoff Howard W0CG_PJ2DX from 2018-02-03T17:19:09

My guest this week is Geoff Howard, W0CG / PJ2DX, who operates along with his ham friends the P2JT contest station in a villa on a cliff overlooking the sea in Cu...

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Episode 182 Keith Hibbert WB2VUO from 2018-01-26T11:19:45

Keith Hibbert, WB2VUO, is the ARRL Technical Coordinator for Western NY State.  In that capacity Keith serves as a resource and goto guy for technical questions b...

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Episode 181 Shelby Ennis W8WN from 2018-01-19T14:16:03

One of the most unusual ham radio operating modes is meteor scatter or bouncing signals off the ionized trails left by space dust the the earth’s atmosphere.  She...

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Episode 180 Brian Machesney K1LI from 2018-01-13T18:35:09

Natural disasters, especially the most recent hurricanes, present us with opportunities to make a real difference if we step up to the plate.  As part of this ama...

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Episode 179 Steve Murphy N8NM from 2018-01-06T16:30:25

Steve Murphy, N8NM, builds most of his modern equipment using the Manhattan and “ugly” construction method, or he refurbishes old tube transmitters, receivers, an...

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Episode 178 Brian Short KC0BS from 2017-12-30T19:00:41

Brain Short, KC0BS, is a busy amateur radio operator in Kansas City, Missouri.  He is actively involved in teaching ham radio and getting new hams involved in the...

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Episode 177 Jeff Damm WA7MLH from 2017-12-23T20:47:04

Jeff Damm, WA7MLH, designs and builds his own amateur radio receivers, transmitters, and transceivers using the ugly construction method based on the work of his ...

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Episode 176 Hal Turley W8HC from 2017-12-15T12:03:04

Hal Turley, W8HC, is a veteran DXpeditioner who is headed for  Bouvet Island, perhaps the World’s most remote Island and DX entity, in a few weeks.  Hal tells his...

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Episode 175 Bob Rosier K4OCE from 2017-12-08T13:09:16

Bob Rosier, K4OCE, started his ham radio journey in the fifties, inspired by his father who built their first family television using a surplus radar screen and a...

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Episode 174 Robert Norman VK5SW from 2017-12-02T17:51:20

Heading South to Australia, our QSO Today is with Rob Norman, VK5SW, who wanted to get away from the electronic noise of the his home city of Adelaide, in South A...

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Episode 173 Preston Douglas WJ2V from 2017-11-24T12:28:45

Preston Douglas, WJ2V, discovered the joys of QRP and home-brewing whole transceivers almost by accident. The result is a rewarding ham radio past-time leading to...

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Episode 172 Dave Sumner K1ZZ from 2017-11-17T12:58:10

After 44 years with the ARRL, beginning as an intern in 1972 at the American Radio Relay League, David Sumner, K1ZZ, retired, last year, as CEO and General Manage...

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Episode 171 Fred Regennitter K4IU from 2017-11-11T16:25:38

My QSO this week is with Fred Regennitter, K4IU, has a rich ham radio history spanning over 50 years, from the first crystal radio receiver to his modern FlexRadi...

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Episode 170 Larry Staples W0AIB from 2017-11-04T20:24:07

Larry Staples, W0AIB, is the publisher of Larry’s List, a regular email message center that updates Kansas City amateur radio operators with the latest news, even...

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Episode 169 Ron Gang 4X1MK from 2017-10-28T18:52:52

Ron Gang, 4X1MK, had his early amateur radio beginnings in Canada, and later immigrated, as part of a group, to Israel in the 1970s where his amateur radio licens...

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Episode 168 Dennis Vernacchia N6KI from 2017-10-21T17:07:57

Dennis Vernacchia, N6KI, was an active ham who was drafted by the US Army and sent to Vietnam at the height of the war in the late sixties.  This is an amateur ra...

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Episode 167 Jim Garland W8ZR from 2017-10-13T13:26:16

Inspired by one of his home brew elmers, Jim Garland, W8ZR, uses his electronics and metal fabrication workbench to create beautiful ham radio projects (a few dis...

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Episode 166 Dov Gavish 4Z4DX from 2017-10-06T13:22:21

Israel’s most notable amateur radio operator might just be Dov Gavish, 4Z4DX.  First licensed in Israel with his dad over fifty years ago, Dov has made a career o...

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Episode 165 David Casler KE0OG from 2017-09-29T12:06:26

Dave Casler, KE0OG, creates ham radio Youtube videos from the Western Slope of Colorado to educate and inform his ham radio audience.  Beginning with videos to ai...

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Episode 164 Burt Weiner K6OQK from 2017-09-23T17:41:30

Burt Weiner, K6OQK, Los Angeles repeater pioneer and creator of the second repeater to serve Los Angeles in the late 50’s through the late 1970s is my QSO Today. ...

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Episode 163 Steve Herman W7VOA from 2017-09-16T17:45:08

Steve Herman, W7VOA’s, love of amateur radio and media led him into a career as a news correspondent for the Associated Press, freelance overseas journalist,  and...

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Episode 162 Tom Robinson G0SBW from 2017-09-08T13:25:21

When Tom Robinson, G0SBW, wasn’t getting satisfactory results from his HF station at this home QTH, he decided to move his operation to the English shore, on his ...

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Episode 161 Lauren Libby W0LD from 2017-09-01T14:59:40

From an early age, the love of radio broadcasting brought Lauren Libby, W0LD, to amateur radio and DXing by meteor scatter and moon bounce.  Lauren has made a car...

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Episode 160 Bill Kennamer K5FUV from 2017-08-25T15:10:26

Have you ever wondered what effort it takes for the ARRL to process up to ten thousand DXCC applications per year, not to mention the all of the other contests an...

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Episode 159 Rick Dougherty NQ4I from 2017-08-14T14:00:31

When Rick Dougherty NQ4I isn’t operating single sideband at 51 thousand feet in a Gulfstream jet, he may be preparing for the next big contest at this super multi...

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Episode 158 Don Minkoff NK6A from 2017-08-11T13:13:40

Amateur radio is a big tent with an appeal for every amateur’s special interest.  Once a QRO DX operator, the new magic of ham radio  for Don Minkoff NK6A, came f...

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Episode 157 Dave Prestel W8AJR from 2017-08-04T11:18:29

Someone said some place, that if you want to get stuff done, give it to a busy person.  My guest this week is Dave Prestel, W8AJR.  Dave is a busy person who as a...

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Episode 156 David Rowe VK5DGR from 2017-07-28T15:36:37

David Rowe, VK5DGR, has been a guest target since QSO Today episode 16 with Bruce Perens, K6BP because of David’s seminal work with audio codecs for digital audio...

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Episode 155 Rob Brownstein K6RB from 2017-07-21T10:31:37

Sputnik was the catalyst that spurred many to enter electronics, engineering, and amateur radio.  Rob Brownstein, K6RB, was inspired to find a ham across the stre...

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Episode 154 Dave Le Duc N1IX from 2017-07-14T14:35:43

Dave LeDuc, N1IX, like many of my guests got his ham radio start as a teenager in the sixties.  His love for CW and chasing DX has not diminished over the years. ...

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Episode 153 Jim Talens N3JT from 2017-07-07T12:50:37

My QSO Today is with Jim Talens, N3JT, who combines DX and contesting, operating CW, and going on DXpeditions into his amateur radio hobby.  A ham since 1960, Jim...

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Episode 152 Chris Burger ZS6EZ from 2017-06-30T11:33:42

Chris Burger, ZS6EZ, believes that if we have lofty goals, like winning DX contests, and measure our results against other contesters, then even South African ama...

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Episode 151 George Heron N2APB from 2017-06-23T14:15:21

For George Heron, N2APB, the love of amateur radio comes from the design, collaboration, and building electronic devices for amateur radio, along with his friend ...

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Episode 150 Bob Garrett K3UL from 2017-06-16T13:52:28

One of the major players in the “top band” , or 160 meters is Bob Garrett, K3UL, who as a blind ham has never let his visual impairment get in the way of his ham ...

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EPISODE 149 - WAYNE BURDICK, N6KR, AND QSO TODAY BAY AREA MEETUP from 2017-06-10T20:23:11

On my recent trip from Israel to the USA, to attend the Dayton Hamvention,  I stopped in the Bay Area to visit with Wayne Burdick, N6KR, a long time and childhood friend, and co-founder of Elecr...

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Episode 148 Richard Fisher KI6SN from 2017-06-02T15:48:49

Richard Fisher, KI6SN, after a 40 year career in newspaper journalism, is now an editor and contributor to many of the most widely read amateur radio magazines in...

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Episode 147 Rich Moseson W2VU from 2017-05-26T12:29:28

Rich Moseson, W2VU,  is the current editor of CQ Magazine.  From his vantage point as the editor of one of the oldest and prestigious amateur radio magazines, he ...

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Episode 146 Joe Carcia NJ1Q from 2017-05-08T14:15:28

Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, grew up down the street from the ARRL headquarters in Newington, Connecticut and is not the Station manager and trustee of the W1AW Hiram Percy ...

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Episode 145 Glen Zook K9STH from 2017-05-08T13:12:42

Glen Zook, K9STH, began his elmering and mentoring by writing his first article for 73 Magazine in 1961 at the tender age of 17.  Glen has gone on to write many p...

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Episode 144 John Ackermann N8UR from 2017-05-05T11:39:01

John Ackermann, N8UR, is a proponent of open source, that is freely sharing both hardware and software designs in communities that work together to make it all be...

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Episode 143 Roy Lewallen W7EL from 2017-04-28T14:06:12

Roy Lewallen, W7EL, approaches ham radio from an engineering and even scientific point of view.  Roy is the creator of EZNEC, the popular antenna modeling softwar...

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Episode 142 George Fremin K5TR from 2017-04-22T18:37:15

George Fremin, K5TR, is a seasoned SO2R contester and DXer.  He has many years of experience building and maintaining multi operator contest stations in Texas.  T...

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Episode 141 Paul Stroud AA4XX from 2017-04-15T18:47:27

Paul Stroud, AA4XX,  went from being a QRO, high power operator, to a QRP operator, testing the bottom limits of power output to distance.  Paul approaches ham ra...

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Episode 140 Richard Gillette W9PE from 2017-04-07T14:33:29

Richard Gillette, W9PE, is the consummate ham radio operator and mentor, IEEE speaker, and frequent contributor to our amateur radio hobby from his many articles ...

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Episode 139 Don Beattie G3BJ from 2017-03-30T17:37:06

Don Beattie, G3BJ, is a former president of the Radio Society of Great Britain, past chairman of BARTG,  or the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group, past preside...

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Episode 138 Tony Fishpool G4WIF from 2017-03-24T08:29:58

When is comes to homebrewing QRP HF radios with simple parts and test equipment, then one of the go-to  guys is Tony Fishpool, G4WIF, current membership chairman ...

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Episode 137 Randy Hall K7AGE from 2017-03-18T18:25:11

Randy Hall, K7AGE, has been a ham for almost 50 years and is well known for his You-Tube channel with his hundreds of ham radio videos.  Randy is also a regular contributor to Ham Nation on the ...

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Episode 136 Bob Eshleman W4DR from 2017-03-10T12:00:09

In 1954, at 19 years of age, Bob Eshleman, W4DR, and two buddies decided to put Navassa Island back on the ARRL DXCC list, the first activation of Navassa since t...

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Episode 135 Bob Wilson N6TV from 2017-03-02T15:03:23

Bob Wilson, N6TV, is a bay area contester and CW operator.  Having developed his CW craft on the National Traffic System as a teenage kid, he now enjoys the North...

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Episode 134 Jeff Briggs K1ZM from 2017-02-25T19:45:48

Jeff Briggs, K1ZM, is the author of DXing on the Edge- The Thrill of 160 meters and he operates an amazing DX station on Canada's Atlantic shore. Eric, 4Z1UG, and...

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Episode 133 Paul Topolski W1SEX from 2017-02-17T10:20:31

Paul Topolski, W1SEX, was just meters from ground zero working the communications center, when terrorists struck the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three and injur...

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Episode 132 Gary Hoffman KB0H from 2017-02-10T12:58:28

Beginning as a scanner listener, Gary Hoffman, KB0H, discovered amateur radio shares his love of it with his wife, Nancy, N0NJ.  Gary is focused on emergency comm...

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Episode 131 Brian Clarke VK2GCE from 2017-02-03T13:14:31

My guest today, Brian Clarke, VK2GCE, has been a ham since his childhood in New Zealand, went on to get advanced degrees, built a recording studio in London for P...

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Episode 130 Mike Myers VA3MPM from 2017-01-27T10:14:53

My QSO Today with Mike Myers, VA3MPM, a very active ham in Ottawa, Canada, and enjoys ham radio through rag chewing on 80 meters, collecting old rigs, participati...

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Episode 129 David White WN5Y from 2017-01-21T18:32:16

David White, WN5Y, is a home-brewer from the beginning of his ham radio story, and loves to build receivers for ham radio.  Originally inspired by the designs of ...

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Episode 128 Ian Keyser G3ROO from 2017-01-11T15:26:56

In this QSO Today, Ian Keyser, G3ROO, discusses with Eric, 4Z1UG, his amazing “maker space”, collecting and refurbishing World War 2 vintage spy radios, his top b...

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Episode 127 Brooke Allen N2BA from 2017-01-07T17:23:45

Brooke Allen, N2BA, joins Eric, 4Z1UG, on episode 127 of the QSO Today Podcast to discuss “gamifying” amateur radio to make it attractive to young people, both me...

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Episode 126 Rob Sherwood NC0B from 2016-12-30T13:17:57

Since the mid-1970s, Rob Sherwood, NC0B, founded Sherwood Engineering, in Colorado, to build Drake receiver upgrades and to test the performance of amateur radio ...

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Episode 125 Hans Summers G0UPL from 2016-12-23T11:05:29

As a 2009 QRP ARCI Hall of Fame inductee - Hans Summers, G0UPL,  is an electronic experimenter and amateur radio innovator extraordinaire.  Hans pays careful atte...

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Episode 124 Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE eyeball from 2016-12-17T18:44:43

Eric, 4Z1UG, host of the QSO Today Podcast, has an "eyeball" or in-person contact with Eddie Leighton, ZS6BNE, creator of RaDAR, or Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio, in Johannesburg, South Africa ...

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Episode 123 Jim Veatch WA2EUJ from 2016-12-10T20:00

Jim Veatch, WA2EUJ, is a three time winner of the ARRL Homebrew Challenge contest where his winning entries pushed the limits of homebrew design and implementatio...

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Episode 122 Frank Donovan W3LPL from 2016-12-03T20:00

Contest Super Station owner, Frank Donovan, W3LPL, will tell you that his ham radio story began in 1923 when his grandfather collected parts and built single tube...

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Episode 121 Dale Green VE7SV from 2016-11-26T20:00

Dale Green, VE7SV, is a  2013 CQ Contest Hall of Fame winner who chases the endless Summer by dividing his time between his homes in Listen

Episode 120 Jim Stafford W4QO from 2016-11-19T19:44:56

Jim Stafford, W4QO, was recognized at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention for over 50 years of ham radio achievements that include mentoring and elmering, QRP building and...

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Episode 119 Dino Besomi CE3PG from 2016-11-12T18:33:31

IIn a country, like Chile, that gets 70% of the earthquakes recorded around the World, hams like Dr. Dino Besomi, CE3PG, have to be ready at a minute’s notice to ...

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Episode 118 Bill Murray W9VC from 2016-11-05T18:34:33

Bill Murray, W9VC, likes to spend his ham radio time building tube type transmitters of his own design from old equipment purchased at hamfests. In addition, Bill...

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Episode 117 Gerry Jurrens N2GJ from 2016-10-29T19:00

From time to time, one of the listeners to the QSO Today podcast reaches out to me to dialog about something in ham radio often related to a previous episode.  I ...

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Episode 116 Scott Wright K0MD from 2016-10-22T19:00

Scott Wright, K0MD, travels the World extensively as part of his responsibilities as a doctor with the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This creates for Scott opportunit...

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Episode 115 Bob Witte K0NR from 2016-10-13T08:41:16

Bob Witte, K0NR, is an amateur radio blogger with a long history of ham radio homebrewing, repeater building, and operation using many bands and modes.  From his ...

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Episode 114 Laurie Margolis G3UML from 2016-10-08T20:29:09

Sometimes, amateur radio can play an important role in shaping the news around World Events.  For BBC correspondent and amateur radio operator, Laurie Margolis, G...

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Episode 113 Bill Kelsey N8ET from 2016-10-01T19:57:07

Bill Kelsey, N8ET, has a long and interesting amateur radio career beginning in 1962. From his interest in QRP and QRP kits, Bill founded the Kanga Kit Company, creating radio and test equipment...

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Episode 112 Keith Ranger G0KJK from 2016-09-23T14:50:29

Keith Ranger, G0KJK, now retired from the Church of England, has had a lifelong love of electronics and radio who has never owned a commercially manufactured amat...

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Episode 111 Tom Vinson NY0V from 2016-09-16T11:44:09

Imagine that you get your dream job out of college, and later as part of that job, your employer wants you to solve a riddle that will take years or never to comp...

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Episode 110 Tom Witherspoon K4SWL from 2016-09-10T19:27:39

Many of us entered the ham radio hobby from building a crystal set or using a short wave receiver growing up.  Tom Witherspoon, K4SWL, established his credentials...

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Episode 109 Susan Meckley W7KFI from 2016-09-02T14:19:08

There is no time like the present to sail the South Pacific, solo, with amateur radio.  This is exactly what my guest today, Susan Meckley, W7KFI, did for almost ...

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Episode 108 Tony Brock-Fisher K1KP from 2016-08-26T14:22:05

Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP, is a frequent contributor to both QST and CQ Magazine, and he enjoys a well rounded amateur radio operation.  Tony always take a deep div...

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Episode 107 Bill Sexton N1IN from 2016-08-19T13:43:47

Since 2001, Bill Sexton, N1IN has been the public relations officer of US Army MARS, one of the oldest collaborations between the Amateur Radio Service and the US Government. Now over ninety yea...

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Episode 106 Bob Leo W7LR from 2016-08-11T11:43:50

Bob Leo, W7LR, began his ham radio journey in the 1930s as a kid growing up in California. He went on to become a member of the first commercial DXpedition to Afr...

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Episode 105 Robert Zavrel W7SX from 2016-08-06T18:16:26

When it comes to understanding how antennas really work, then the “go to” ham is Bob Zavrel, W7SX, author of the ARRL book, Antenna Physics - An In...

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Episode 104 Dick Stroud W9SR from 2016-07-29T14:27:19

Dick Stroud, W9SR, took his first ham radio test in 1938 that began a ham radio and professional journey as an electronic engineer.  This journey, over 75 years, ...

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Episode 103 Rich Holoch KY6R from 2016-07-23T18:00

Rich Holoch, KY6R, is an avid DXer and needs only two more entities to get to the top of the DX Honor Roll.  As the Sunspot cycle fades into memory, you will find...

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Episode 102 Rex Harper W1REX from 2016-07-16T18:00

Rex Harper, W1REX, became an amateur radio operator from his early memories of radio as a kid and his desire to do electronics as a hobby.  His love for QRP and later QRP kit building came from ...

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Episode 101 Graham Firth G3MFJ from 2016-07-08T16:20:23

Graham Firth, G3MFJ, joined our amateur radio hobby almost sixty years ago as a kid growing up in Yorkshire, England.  Electronics and electronics building was the driver and is still Graham's f...

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Episode 100 Ned Stearns AA7A from 2016-07-01T12:30:42

After over 50 years in amateur radio, the hobby still gives Ned Stearns, AA7A, a new challenge every day.  Ned has operated every mode on every band during his ha...

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Episode 099 Jeff Murray K1NSS from 2016-06-25T19:00

Jeff Murray, K1NSS is a cartoonist and story teller who specializes in being a keen observer of ham radio and ham radio operators.  He uses his website, dashtoons...

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Episode 098 Randy Thompson K5ZD from 2016-06-18T20:00

It's not often that we think of amateur radio contesting as a sport.  It is according to my guest today a radio sport, one that has international competitors who have the experience and training...

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Episode 097 Art Towslee WA8RMC from 2016-06-11T20:00

One of the pioneers in ATV or amateur radio television is Art Towslee, WA8RMC.  Originally,an  ATV signal, over the ham bands,  was similar to the commercial tele...

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Episode 096 Bill Dean W0OR from 2016-06-04T20:00

Bill Dean, W0OR, is a long time ham and contestor from Minnesota, where he has lived much of his life, even serving four terms in Minnesota’s legislature. Now a s...

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Episode 095 Pete Friedrichs AC7ZL from 2016-05-28T20:00

From his first long nose pliers, at the age of six, to his private use of the chemistry lab at his junior high-school, Pete Friedrichs, AC7ZL, has had a fascinati...

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Episode 094 Ellen White W1YL from 2016-05-21T20:00

If we could apply the term “grand dame” to amateur radio, then the grand dame of amateur radio must be Ellen White, W1YL.  Ellen began her amateur radio career, a...

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Episode 093 Joe Eisenberg K0NEB from 2016-05-14T17:00

One of the best ways to get some real hands on experience in electronics, especially as a beginner, is to build electronic kits.  Even the seasoned veteran ham ca...

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Episode 092 Bob Epstein K8IA from 2016-05-07T19:00

With almost sixty years in our amazing hobby, Bob Epstein, K8IA, and his wife Sandy, N7RQ, pursue their love of the contest through their Arizona Outlaws Contest ...

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Episode 091 Jack Falker W8KR from 2016-04-30T19:00

Jack Falker, W8KR, has been a ham for over 60 years.  He now divides his time between ham radio, rose gardening, and writing an international blog on rose gardeni...

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Episode 90 Gregory Andracke W2BEE from 2016-04-23T19:00

Gregory Andracke, W2BEE, is an accomplished news cameraman and documentary cinematographer, with Academy and Emmy awards to his credit.  He is also an accomplishe...

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Episode 089 Jim George N3BB from 2016-04-16T19:01

Jim George, N3BB is an active contestor, DXer, and rag chewer.  Jim has many contest awards and was a team member in the 2000 World Radiosport Team Championship, ...

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Episode 88 Tom Gallagher NY2RF from 2016-04-09T19:00

After a successful career in finance, Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, embarks on a new career as the ARRL’s new executive director succeeding the retiring David Sumner, K1Z...

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Episode 087 - Ashhar Farhan - VU2ESE from 2016-04-02T19:00

When it comes to home brew single side-band transceivers and test equipment,  Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, is the master of building amateur radio equipment on a budget, with common parts. Ashhar is t...

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Episode 086 Grayson Evans TA2ZGE from 2016-03-26T19:00

If you wanted to homebrew QRP radios with vacuum tubes, or thermatrons, then the goto guy would be Grayson Evans, TA2ZGE, author of the book, Hollow State Devices...

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Episode 085 Art Bell W6OBB from 2016-03-19T19:00

Amateur radio was the early beginning for a career in radio for Art Bell, W6OBB, who became one of America’s number one late night talk show hosts.  Art's audienc...

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Episode 084 Peter Parker VK3YE from 2016-03-12T20:21:01

The local city dump was the source of parts for Peter Parker, VK3YE's first ham radio projects. This humble beginning made Peter one of the most prolific contributors of videos and articles on t...

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Episode 083 Jim Kutsch KY2D from 2016-03-05T20:00

Jim Kutsch, KY2D, has enjoyed almost fifty years of amateur radio because a local ham club reached out to him as a teenager after a life altering accident. It was through this act of kindness an...

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Episode 082 Keith Kaiser WA0TJT from 2016-02-27T20:00

Keith Kaiser, WA0TJT, works every single day to bring kids into the Boy Scouts and amateur radio and has been doing it since 1988. He shares his love of digital m...

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Episode 081 Tad Cook K7RA from 2016-02-21T13:22:13

Propagation, especially in the HF bands still remains a mystery for many amateur radio operators. Eric is joined in this QSO Today by Tad Cook, K7RA, author of th...

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Episode 080 Mike Rainey AA1TJ from 2016-02-13T20:00

If you were stranded on a desert island with Mike Rainey, AA1TJ, and a compact fluorescent light bulb, the chance is good that Mike could build you a low frequenc...

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Episode 079 Bob Allphin K4UEE from 2016-02-06T20:00

Bob Allphin, K4UEE, has traveled to 126 countries and has gone on forty DXpeditions to the far corners of the Earth to active exotic and remote locations. Bob dis...

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Episode 078 Bob Hopkins WB2UDC from 2016-01-29T13:55:24

Bob Hopkins, WB2UDC, joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today about the importance of ham radio Elmers, especially in the lives of kids, and how to pay it forward to ...

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Episode 077 David Cripe NM0S from 2016-01-23T20:00

Radio kit design for the Four State QRP Group is one of the passions of Dave Cripe, NM0S.  As a amateur  radio generalist, with a strong discipline and technical ...

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Episode 076 Doug Crompton WA3DSP from 2016-01-16T20:00

Doug Crompton, WA3DSP’s, interest in ham radio began as a kid in Pennsylvania in the ‘60s. Doug’s careful attention to detail and documentation of his projects ma...

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Episode 075 Paul Wade W1GHZ from 2016-01-09T20:00

What is a DX contact on 10 Ghz?  Paul Wade, W1GHZ, tells his ham radio story, about his ham radio operations in the amateur radio frequencies above 1 Ghz, and how...

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Episode 074 Don Greenbaum N1DG from 2016-01-02T20:00

Don Greenbaum, N1DG, comes from a ham radio family and started in the hobby as an eleven year old Novice, over fifty years ago. A veteran of the some of the most ...

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Episode 073 Alan Wolke W2AEW from 2015-12-26T20:00

Alan Wolke, W2AEW, is a master mentor and elmer who uses YouTube to produce and share his electronic and ham radio educational videos. This is in addition to bein...

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Episode 072 Bob Heil K9EID from 2015-12-19T19:38:20

Bob Heil, K9EID, is no stranger to ham radio, as a pioneer in audio systems, not only for the rock and roll stars in the 60’s and 70’s, but for ham radio as well....

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Episode 071 Murray Greenman ZL1BPU from 2015-12-12T20:00

HF digital modes are synonymous with Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU, creator of MFSK, WSQ, DominoEX, MFSK16, FSK-Hell and S/MT-Hell, and most recently FSQ.  Murray is a ...

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Episode 070 Bill Tippett W4ZV from 2015-12-05T18:35:10

Bill Tippett, W4ZV’s ham radio journey is a series of firsts. He was the first USA Novice licensee to achieve DXCC, first teenager to achieve DXCC Honor Roll, fir...

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Episode 069 Howard Sherer AE3T from 2015-11-28T19:55:21

If you wanted to operate two meter EME or “moon bounce”, then you're Elmer should be Howard Sherer, AE3T, who has made over 700 contacts with a modest station and...

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Episode 068 Don Huff W6JL from 2015-11-21T20:00

When it comes to hams making their own kind of music, one has to think of Don Huff, W6JL, who notes on his QRZ page that people who make things are happier than t...

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Episode 067 Nick Kennedy WA5BDU from 2015-11-14T20:00

According to Nick Kennedy, WA5BDU, we live in the “golden age” of home brewing in amateur radio. Nick explains how this golden age is possible, what he does with ...

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Episode 066 John Thompson K3MD from 2015-11-07T20:00

If you want to meet a ham that works every contest and operates every mode, from 160 meters to 1296 Mhz, then John Thompson, K3MD, would come to mind. With over 3...

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Episode 065 Kirk Pickering K4RO from 2015-10-31T18:44

From the hills of Tennessee, Kirk Pickering, K4RO, operates a SO2R, single operator 2 radio, contest station and makes over ten-thousand contacts a year. Using Be...

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Episode 064 Jim Wilson K5ND from 2015-10-24T19:06:47

Amateur Radio and The Boy Scouts of America merged in a new and strong partnership under the leadership of Jim Wilson, K5ND, through his promotion of the annual J...

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Episode 063 Craig Thompson K9CT from 2015-10-17T19:00

When Craig Thompson, K9CT, wanted a place to spend a contest weekend with his amateur radio friends he built a multi operator contest station on a rural property,...

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Episode 062 Larry Makoski W2LJ from 2015-10-10T19:00

Larry Makoski, W2LJ, is a QRP CW operator, founder of the “Skeeder Hunt”, an outdoor QRP contest, and a blogger with many stories to tell and observations to make...

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Episode 061 Phil Anderson W0XI from 2015-10-03T19:00

Phil Anderson, WOXI, founded Kantronics in 1971 to build wiring harnesses for automobiles. The company morphed over time to become one of the premier manufacturer...

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Episode 060 Pete Juliano N6QW from 2015-09-26T19:00

Maybe the ultimate home-brew project is to build the modern “KWM4” based on the Collins KWM2, then soup it up, like a hotrod, with an Arduino microprocessor, a digital synthesizer, and a digital...

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Episode 059 Lance Collister W7GJ from 2015-09-19T18:39:27

 

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Episode 058 Chuck Adams K7QO from 2015-09-12T19:00

 

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Episode 057 Gerald Youngblood K5SDR from 2015-09-05T19:00

 

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Episode 056 Glenn Elmore N6GN from 2015-08-29T19:00

 

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Episode 055 Joe Shupienis W3BC from 2015-08-22T19:00

 

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Episode 054 Pat Barkey N9RV from 2015-08-15T19:00

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Episode 053 Wayne Mills N7NG from 2015-08-08T19:00

 

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Episode 052 Doug Grant K1DG from 2015-08-01T18:30

 

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Episode 051 Carole Perry WB2MGP from 2015-07-25T19:00

 

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Episode 050 Bill Meara N2CQR from 2015-07-13T19:13:06

 

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Episode 049 Glen Popiel KW5GP from 2015-07-11T18:07:54

 

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Episode 048 Budd Drummond W3FF from 2015-07-03T08:38:44

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Episode 047 Bob Sterner KB0BS from 2015-06-27T18:33:35

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Episode 046 Tony Parks KB9YIG from 2015-06-18T19:40:41

 

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Episode 045 Steve Galchutt WG0AT from 2015-06-13T19:08:45

 

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Episode 044 David Freese W1HKJ from 2015-06-01T19:42:33

 

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Episode 043 Paul Ewing N6PSE from 2015-05-29T11:14:40

 

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Episode 042 Carol Milazzo KP4MD from 2015-05-22T09:53:41

 

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Episode 041 John Langridge KB5NJD from 2015-05-09T20:37:42

 

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Episode 040 Joe Moells K0OV from 2015-05-01T15:14:36

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Episode 039 Don Keith N4KC from 2015-04-25T18:58:14

 

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Episode 038 Tim Duffy K3LR from 2015-04-18T20:12:43

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Episode 037 Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA from 2015-04-08T09:36:01

 

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Episode 036 Frank Fahrlander N7FF from 2015-03-28T20:07:15

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Episode 035 Tracy Lenocker WA6ERA from 2015-03-27T15:16:42

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Episode 034 Jerry Buxton N0JY from 2015-03-20T12:59:25

 

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Episode 033 Greg Latta AA8V from 2015-03-14T20:41:39

Amateur radio has its renaissance men that include Greg Latta, AA8V. By day, Greg is a university physics professor and lecturer, an avid homebrewer of vacuum tube...

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Episode 032 Ron Milliman K8HSY from 2015-03-07T18:08:37

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Episode 031 Kevin Custer W3KKC from 2015-02-21T21:38:23

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Episode 030 Greg Lane N4KGL from 2015-02-20T09:08:49

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Episode 029 Ward Silver NOAX from 2015-02-12T19:33:51

 Ward Silver, N0AX, author of the QST magazine column, “Hands-On Radio”, editor of ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, and author of many books on ham radio joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in his QSO Tod...

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Episode 028 Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE from 2015-02-07T18:14:19

When Ed...

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Episode 027 David Larsen KK4WW from 2015-01-30T08:53:59

 

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Episode 026 Scott Andersen NE1RD from 2015-01-24T21:29:12

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Episode 025 Dan Romanchik KB6NU from 2015-01-17T21:10:56

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Episode 024 Dan Walker WG5G from 2015-01-09T14:19:52

 

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Episode 023 Dennis Blanchard K1YPP from 2015-01-03T20:57:04

Dennis Blanchard, K1YPP,  started his ham radio journey in 1962 at the age of twelve, after discovering an old Hallicrafters receiver in the attic of the family home. Ham radio became a passion ...

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Episode 022 April Moell WA6OPS from 2014-12-26T13:20:44

 

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Episode 021 Eric Manning, VA7DZ from 2014-12-19T13:09:21

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Episode 020 Martin Huyett K0BXB from 2014-12-12T14:07:58

 

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Episode 019 Dean Mertz K0MKT from 2014-12-05T12:07:18

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Episode 018 Jim Kinter K5KTF from 2014-11-22T19:42:43

Is is possible for ham radio operators to have a broadband...

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Episode 017 Bob Wolbert K6XX from 2014-11-20T07:54:01

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Episode 016 Scott Zimmerman N3XCC from 2014-11-13T07:14:18

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Episode 015 - Bruce Perens - K6BP from 2014-11-04T06:56:49

 

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Episode 014 - Steve Johnston - WD8DAS from 2014-10-25T19:05:04

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Episode 013 - Hap Holly - KC9RP from 2014-10-22T07:20:40

 

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Episode 012 - Wayne and Sharon Spring, W6IRD&K6IRD from 2014-10-16T19:24:32

 

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QSO Today Episode 011 Wayne Burdick N6KR from 2014-10-07T19:39:23

 

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Episode 010 - Stan Lewandowski - WB2LQF from 2014-10-01T06:34:42

 

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Episode 009 - John Portune - W6NBC from 2014-09-24T09:46:11

 

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Episode 008 - Amnon Bar Giora - 4X1DF from 2014-09-17T05:44:03

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Episode 007 - Yehuda Cern - 4X1TQ from 2014-09-08T17:03:51

 

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Episode 006 - Eric Nichols - KL7AJ from 2014-09-02T05:27:45

 

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Episode 005 - Ron Weaver - W6OM from 2014-08-19T10:15:40

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Episode 004 - Rich Fusinski - K8NDS from 2014-08-12T17:07:56

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Episode 003 - Angel Santana - WP3GW from 2014-08-05T12:51:43

 

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Episode 002 - Bob Greenberg W2CYK from 2014-07-24T19:03:08

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Episode 001- Arie Kleingold PA3A from 2014-07-14T12:25:15

Join Eric, 4Z1UG, in his QSO with Arie Kliengold, PA3A on QSO Today.  Arie discusses his early beginnings in radio as a Merchant Marine radio operator and how he went on to do DXpeditions in Afr...

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Episode 000 - Eric Guth 4Z1UG from 2014-07-12T19:15:38

This is the first podicast of the new QSO Today weekly program where Amateur Radio operators are interviewed by Eric, 4Z1UG. Our audience are prospective, new, and returning members of the ham r...

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