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W6LG

9/25/2020

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Episode 320 - Jim Heath - W6LG

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Jim Heath, W6LG, has been a ham for over 56 years.  Jim is an Elmer’s Elmer with an amazing You-Tube channel, with over 30,000 subscribers. Jim not only reviews the basics of amateur radio, and he makes that content up close and personal, reflecting on his years of experience as an amateur radio operator.
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Jim’s YouTube Channel

First License: 1964, Novice, Age 14, WN6JZC

Hometown:  San Fernando, Valley

First Call Sign: WB6JZ

First Rig: 
Johnson Viking Ranger Transmitter
Hallicrafters SX-111 Receiver

Current QTH: Rocklin,  California, Sacramento Valley

Current Rig: 
R.L. Drake Line Transmitter/Receiver
Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver
Yaesu  FT-450D HF Transceiver
Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier
Drake MN-4 Antenna Tuner
Drake L4B Amplifier

Favorite operating mode: SSB Rag Chewing

Terms: 
Allied Electronic Catalog
Lafayette Electronics
Heathkit
Warner Studios, Hollywood, California
IMDB: Frank Southwell Heath
Desilu Studio
IMDB: Leo Penn, Director
Instructograph
Henry Radio, Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Burbank
Lockheed Amateur Radio Club
Bill Welsh, WA6VTL
Marie Welsh WA6VTM
Burbank Civil Defense
Pierce College, AS Business
Cal State Northridge, BS Finance
Electronic City, Burbank
Sears Roebuck
High-Sierra Antennas
Ray Novak, Icom
Pulmonary Embolism
Deep vein thrombosis
HOA - HomeOwners Association Antenna Policy
Pulse width modulation control DC Motor
Dipole Antenna
Inverted V Antenna
King Hussein, JY1
Father Marshall D. Moran 
Elmer Award from the ARRL
Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH
“Ham” handed, poor CW operator
Ham Fisted
NanoVNA
Bird 43 Wattmeter

30 second elevator pitch:  Ham radio is a diverse hobby.  Just about anything that you can think of can be done in ham radio. 

Advice to new or returning hams: Have fun. Pass the test. Get on HF.  Find the niche that interests you. 

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Johnson Viking Ranger Transmitter
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Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver
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Drake C Line HF Transmitter and Receiver
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Yaesu FT-450 HF Transceiver
4 Comments
David Cretty
10/16/2020 07:51:28 pm

One of your best podcasts. Follow Jim on YouTube. He’s been a big help on getting active again even tho I’ve been a ham for over 50 years.

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Tom
3/15/2021 08:20:59 pm

I am looking for Jim’s page. He mentioned selling some items that I am interested in. Does he still have a page with items for sale.

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Thomas Wayne Price
12/2/2020 06:16:57 am

Just a new user passed basic with honors VE1TWP been watching all views liked the stuff on amplifiers and older tube ones, have a small set-up Yaesu ft-891 100 watts-1.8 to 56mhz-Astron power supply 35 amp- LDG at-200 pro 11 tuner-Sigma hf-360 80-6 meter vertical antenna-anytone 6666 10 meter-mfj 945e tuner-mfj switching 30 amp power supply,and talking all over Europe and North America;.Sound good to you.

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Pat Guice
8/26/2021 08:44:55 am

Brand new. Just got call sign. Harsh 991a on the way. Suggestions for a simple, easy antenna would be appreciated. I have a 40 oak tree close to the house.

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