WB2REM

Episode 196 - Jim Millner - WB2REM

Jim Millner, WB2REM, has traveled and operated amateur radio in 72 countries including Cuba and Guantanamo Bay.  He also operates his station by remote control, taking advantage of his prime Florida location with his excellent antenna arrays.  Jim shares his amateur radio story and his remote control insight in this QSO Today.

Show Notes

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Lafayette Radio, Trenton , CB Walkie Talkie kits

Pocono Highlands Camp

First License: Age 11, Novice, 1963, WN2LLA
Upgrade: 1965 to WB2REM

RL Drake “Twins” TR3 in the car 1963

Elmer: Jim Zimskind, K2OJL, V31BB

Jim’s brother is K2DON

First Rig: Heathkit HW-30 Twoer

Heathkit DX-40 CW Transm
National NC188 Receiver

Favorite operating mode:
FT8 - 25,000 contacts and
SSB

7163net.com

Barry Goldwater, K7UGA

Jean Shepherd radio host

Cuba Amateur Radio

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Balearic Islands

Yaesu FL-2100 used in Angola

Some of Jim’s foreign call-signs:
UA6L
H72DX Nicaragua

Icom IC-706

Sarex, Lawrenceville, NJ -

MIR Space Station

Amsat - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

iLink - Graham Barnes

Uli Board - The ultimate linking interface

Remote Hams - control ham stations over the Internet

Echolink developed by Johnathan Taylor

Missing Link - 73 Magazine - simplex link to

The WB2 “REMote” Link

IRLP - Dave Cameron

Remotehams.com software

Amazon Alexa

Philips Hue Light bulbs

Plantronics CS 720 headset

Life on an Antarctic Base, Andre VP8MAP - Haley Base
PACSAT

Port St. Lucie, Florida - QTH of WB2REM

Current Rigs:
Icom IC-7600
Icom IC-7300

USB sound card and CAT control

Savannah State Forest

Remote Radios and the Law, By Jim Millner, WB2REM and Gene Hinkle, K5PA, CQ Magazine, May 2017, Volume 73, Number 5, Page 36.

iLinkboards.com

Pic Programmer

Terry G4CDY

Altas 210 Transceiver

CQ Worldwide DX Contest

WSJT-x main program for FT8

JT Alert hamapps.com

AC log amateur radio logging software

Dimension 4 time sync

QSL Direct

LOTW

EQSL

Advice to new or returnign hams: Embrace what’s happening now and learn CW

St. Brandon DXpedition

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