Episode 381 - Kirk Kleinschmidt - NT0Z
Kirk Kleinshmidt, NT0Z, has spent most of his professional life working in amateur radio as an editor, author, and contributor to the amateur radio magazines that we have grown to love including QST, ARRL Handbook, Spectrum Monitor, and others. His own book, Stealth Amateur Radio, continues to advise us how to get on the air and enjoy our hobby, even when our living situation is against it. NT0Z is my QSO Today. |
Stealth Amateur Radio, by Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z Catch a Falling Star, By Kirk Kleinschmidt Hometown: Little Falls, MN First License: Novice license, Age 15, 1977, WD0BDA Advanced Class License Upgrade, 1978 Mentor: Dale Richie, WD0BAC Mentor: Dan Soderlund, KB0EO - Hams ham Current Rigs: Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver Elecraft KX-3 QRP Transceiver "Death Ray Antenna" - Hex Beam Antenna Terms ShortWave Listening Public Auctions Zenith Transoceanic Receiver ARRL QST Magazine Farnsworth Morse Training Koch Morse Code Training Sunspot Cycle J37 Straight Telegraph Key Drake C Line Twins Henry Tempo 1 HF Transceiver Atlas 350 HF Transceiver Drake 2C Receiver Drake 2NT Transmitter Courage Kenny Handi-Hams TCS-6 Military Surplus Transceiver Dynamotor Power Supply Tuna-tin 2 QST Collins KWM-2 Transceiver “DJ” - Disk Jockey ARRL Contest Branch Mark Wilson, K1RO, ARRL Book Team Editor ARRL Book Team Editor Popular Communications Magazine Popular Electronics Magazine Monitoring Times Magazine Spectrum Monitor Magazine Spectrum Monitor in February 2018 called, Did Joe Taylor K1JT Destroy Amateur Radio? FT-8 Digital Mode PSK-31 Digital Mode Propagation Hams - Hams who build stuff and get on the air only to test it. JS8Call Digital Mode THROB Digital Mode QRP RTTY Worked All States QRP RTTY Low Profile Amateur Radio, Jim Keirman, KR1S Hex Beam Iced Cords CQ Worked All Zones 9 Band Worked All States QRP Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: young people not entering the hobby, spectrum encroachment, aging population, antenna restrictions from Homeowners associations, perfect storm for amateur radio problems. The dumbing down of amateur radio to attract kids does not create long term commitment. Excited most by: building amateur radio equipment. Advice to new or returning hams: find a mentor to help you pursue your area of interest, watch a lot of YouTube videos. Recognize that ham radio is much wider now than it was previously. 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. | Henry Tempo One HF Transceiver Atlas 350 HF Transceiver Drake 2C General Coverage Receiver Drake 2NT Novice Transmitter |