Episode 207 - Mike Mussler - AI8Z
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 exploration much later. AI8Z rebuilds old rigs, especially military surplus WW2 vintage radios that adorn his Cortez, Colorado ham shack. We start with Mike’s ham radio history in this QSO Today. |
AI8Z Bonus Material Cub Scout Crystal Radio Hometown: Eylria, Ohio, near Cleaveland Elmer: Dave Bellheimer, W8BWE, Russian Language Teacher at school First License: 1971, Novice, WN8JJA Ameco AC1 Transmitter National NC-125 Receiver ARRL Sweepstakes Contest Upgrade: to General WB8JJA, 1972 Home brew transmitter ARRL Handbook CW, VFO Favorite contest: ARRL Field Day Contest US Merchant Marine Academy Celestial Navigation Cortez, Colorado Summits on the Air Elecraft KX2 HF Transceiver, Favorite operating mode: CW ART13 Transmitter, autotune radio BC348 Receiver Colorado QRP Club Boulder Amateur Radio Club BARC Juniors DMR - Digital Mobile Radio 630 Meter Experimental License Elecraft K2, with 500 Khz transverter Shunt fed tower 630 meter antenna Inverted L Antenna 630 meters K1JT Software WSPR CW Skimmer WARC 2012 Access to 630 Meters FT8 Digital Mode Variometer 600 meter Maritime Radio Historical Society KPH Most excited by: Marriage of digital technology and analog RF components Advice to new or returning hams: Get to a local club or group people, test the water, and investigate online sources like the ARRL. The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. | AI8Z Shack Left Side AIZ8 Shack Right Side BC348 Receiver www.qsotoday.com/ai8z.htmlCollins ART-13 Transmitter |