Episode 227 - Riki Kline - K7NJ / 4X4NJ
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 acres in Utah. Riki also lives in Israel, part time, in the village of Na’aleh, overlooking Israel’s coastal plain and the Ben Gurion, Airport. K7NJ shares his perspective as an amateur radio operator who frequently works from either side of the World, likes to chase DX and operate contests in this QSO Today. |
Boy Scouts Radio Merit Badge Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada. First License: July 1956, Novice, KN6THN. Later upgrade to Conditional Class in Las Vegas Call: K7ADD First Rig: World Radio Labs Globe Scout transmitter National NC240D Receiver Current Rig: Elecraft K3 upgrade to K3S Ameritron Al 1500 Amplifier K7NJ Utah Antennas on 42 acres: 54 ft vertical with antenna tuner at the base SteppIR 4 element yagi antenna 8 element circle array on 40 meters Beverage antennas in 6 directions Na’aleh, Israel Station: Yaesu FT1000D Transceiver Homebrew Power Amp 4PR1000A 160 - 20 Heathkit SB 200 Amplifier Popular Electronics Magazine Mt. Charleston, Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Reno RCA, Radio Corporation of America, of Meadowlands, working in broadcast transmitter design Eico CW Transmitter Drake 1A Receiver 814 Amplifier RS6 spy radio CQ Worldwide Contest DXpedition: 3B6RF DXpedition team to Agalega in 2001. Agalega - in the Indian Ocean Rainbow Canyons Amateur Radio Club Beverage antenna toroid transformer Heathkit SB 101 Transceiver Wilson Electronics, Inc. - makers of cellular telephone boosters. Excited by: FT8 Digital Modes and the DX Honor Role Advice to new or returning hams: Visit advanced and active stations during DXing and contests. 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. | World Radio Labs Globescout 680 Transmitter National NC240C General Coverage Receiver Drake 1A Receiver RS6 Spy Radio courtesy of K5BCQ |