episode 366 - Jim Condon - AD4YM
Eric, 4Z1UG: Jim Condon, AD4YM, listens for the most rare DX signals; signals from outer space, as a radio astronomer, and keeps his fingers in the gear by collecting and restoring the best ham radio boat anchors, including Collins, Drake, Hallicrafters, and Hammarlund. AD4YM is my QSO Today.
AD4YM, this is Eric, 4ZIUG. Are you there, Jim?
Jim, AD4YM: Yes, I am.
Eric, 4Z1UG: Jim, thanks for joining me on the QSO Today Podcast. Can we start at the beginning of your ham radio story? When and how did it start for you?
Jim, AD4YM: My ham radio story started in 1957, when I was 12 years old. There were several factors that turned into a perfect storm. First, Sputnik went up then, and that inspired nearly every young boy watching the satellite go overhead. Whoever was interested in space, thought this was great.