Episode 110 - Thomas Witherspoon - K4SWL
Many of us entered the ham radio hobby from building a crystal set or using a short wave receiver growing up. Tom Witherspoon, K4SWL, established his credentials in short wave radio before joining the ham radio ranks. Active in QRP as well as short wave listening, Tom is the founder of Ears to our World, a non-profit organization that brings radio to rural and undeveloped parts of the World. K4SWL joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today.
| WWV Fort Collins - Tom’s dad set his watch from WWV First SWL Receiver: Zenith Transoceanic 7000 Royal Blue First Elmer: Mike K8RAT FYBO Winter QRP Sprint First License: Technician Plus 1997, KC8GLI Upgrade to General: KF4TZK Vanity callsign: K4SWL UK Callsign: M0CYI Gordon West CW Practice First Rig: Icom IC-735 Current Rigs:
Vintage Gear: Scott Marine SLRM navy radio QTH Antenna: Horizontal Delta Loop Antenna tuned by a LDG Z11 antenna tuner Spectrum Monitor Magazine London School of Economics, MA Anthropology “Short Wave Listeners are critical thinkers” K4SWL Websites:
Elecraft KX2 now has AM firmware Kim Andrew Elliott on VOA Radiogram - digital modes FLdigi to decode text and pictures DRM - digital radio mondiale Dream software - FM quality Radio New Zealand International - DRM Magnetic loop antennas for SWL Wellbrook Communications Pixel loop RTL-SDR now supports HF and Medium Wave SDR Play - England LNR Precision - QRP transceivers Vlad Karamitrov, N3CZ Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Kudzu - it grows everyplace in the South of the USA Dave Anderson, K4SV - DXpeditions K4SWL’s favorite hamfest: Dayton Hamvention and FDIM, Four Days in May W4DXCC Conference Humana Light - LED light powered by old AA batteries. Google Maps: Internet Penetration of Countries Reporters without borders - freedom of the press index Eton Grundig FR200 Short Wave Receiver - hand crank generator Eton Corporation Monitoring Times Magazine Summits on the Air (SOTA) 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. |  Icom IC-735 HF Transceiver  Scott Marine SLRM Navy GC Receiver  Ten-Tec Titan Power Amp  Eton Grundig FRM200 SWL Receiver with hand crank |
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