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Episode 502 - Louis Hammer - 4Z5OT

Louis Hammer, 4Z5OT, is a good friend here in Israel and has taken outdoor and park operations to a new level.  Faced with antenna challenges and inflexible neighbors at home, operating events, like lighthouses on the air, and other portable operations has opened new opportunities for Louis to be active, gain better operating experience, and to be ready with his portable rig in a flash when necessary.  4Z5OT is my QSO Today.

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Hometown: Seattle, WA

QTH: Katzrin, Israel

First License: N5FSI, 1980, General

Rigs: 
Yaesu FT-897 Transceiver
Yaesu FTDX10 Transceiver
Icom IC-706 MK2 Transceiver
Terms: 
Harry’s TV Repair Seattle
ShortWave Radio
University of Washington, Seattle, 
Willamette University, Salem Oregon, 
Moshav Shorashim 
Moshav Shichanya
Shalom Tower, Tel Aviv
QSL Card for contact 1984, WA6OJW/MM USS Nassau
Port of Haifa
Radio Shack RS-1 Computer
Kenwood TS-520 HF Transceiver
“The Beast” 
RL Drake Line
Zichron Yaakov
Netanya
Long Wire Antenna
Lighthouse Radio Event
Ancient Synagogues and Churches IARC Event
British Train Stations in Israel
Mark Sandler K7MAS
SOTA - Summits on the Air
VK2PRX Alexander Ball Vertical Antenna
Ten Tec Argonaut 556 QRP Transceiver
KISS Principle 
“It doesn’t have to be perfect”
75th Anniversary of the Union of Spanish Radio Amateurs

Advice to new or returning hams: get on “old style modes like SSB and CW to build skills”. 

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Yaesu FT-897 Transceiver

Icom IC-706 MK2 All Band Transceiver

Yaesu FTDX-10 HF/50 Transceiver

Kenwood TS-520 HF Transceiver