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Episode 237 - Kristen McIntyre - K6WX

Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, is the president of the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Club, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley,  and an ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director. Trained as an MIT electronic engineer, she was an entrepreneur for many years in Japan.  Kristen is a much sought after speaker at amateur radio conventions and forums. Antenna design, digital modes, and just getting on the air is key to Kristen’s amateur radio success.   K6WX, is my QSO Today.

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QRP Labs QCX Transceiver Kit

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Father: auxiliary policeman

CB radios 1960

ARRL, Amateur Radio Handbook

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT BSEE

Hometown: Queens, NY

First license: In college, N1AYY, Technician Class,

First Rig: Kenwood TR 2400 handheld

Current rig: 
Icom IC-7600 HF and 6 meter transceiver
Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver
Elecraft K2 HF Transceiver
Icom IC7000 mobile HF Transceiver

Automated Test Systems

Magnetic Bubble Memory

Kristen McIntyre, holds 10 patents, 12 are pending

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematic)

Kristen’s Japanese License: JI1IZZ

Silicon Valley

Silicon Wadi - Israel high tech center

Extrasolar planet

Antenna discussion: 
Pacificon Antenna conference

K6WX ideal antenna: “one that works”Helically wound vertical antenna

100 foot dipole antenna fed with balanced ladder line to a tuner

G5RV antenna is a compromise antenna
“Money bands”

Separate receive antenna to N+1 antennas

Shielded magnetic loop antenna

Pixel loop antenna

Radiation Resistance

What matters most when we put an antenna in the air? Radiation efficiency

Shannon-Hartley Theorem

PSK31 digital mode

Huffman coding

Favorite operating mode: PSK31 on IPAD

PSK31 iPad App

WIFI Calling for cellular telephone service

Koch method for learning CW

ARRL Field Day 40 Meters

W6ADO transmitting 24 hour CW code practice

DMR Radio

AMBE Codec

Palm Springs Hamfest

Typical Myth debunked: No 0 Volt reference in the universe

Nuts and Volts Magazine

Ward Silver, N0AX

Kristen is:
President of Palo Alto Amateur Radio Club
ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director

FCC Petition for Rulemaking

Wireless Power Transfer

Kristen’s library recommendations:  

• ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications
• ARRL Antenna Book

9 AM Talk Net

N6NFI Repeater, hosts the 9 AM Talk Net

Excited by: Digital modes and Software Defined Radio SDR

FT8 digital mode

Olivia HF data mode

Low Density Parity check codes

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