Category: Antennas

K7NJ

12/8/2018

Episode 227 - Riki Klein - K7NJ / 4X4NJ

Riki Kline, K7NJ, has a long and interesting ham radio career, from humble beginnings in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a teenage ham, to his current QTH on over 40 rural acres in Utah. Riki also lives in Israel, part time, in the village of Na’aleh, overlooking Israel’s coastal plain and the Ben Gurion, Airport. K7NJ shares his perspective as an amateur radio operator who frequently works from either side of the World, likes to chase DX and operate contests in this QSO Today.

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KD6RM

11/17/2018

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Episode 224 - Phil Sittner - KD6RM

Phil Sittner, KD6RM, has a ham radio story that goes back over 50 years, from childhood. Still living in Northern California, Phil builds his own radios and test equipment, operates CW on 80 and 40 meters, using his fence mounted 80 meter end-fed Zepp and a pair of phased 40 meter verticals in an HOA neighborhood where antennas are forbidden. We harness Phil’s extensive technical expertise and hear his ham radio story in this QSO Today.

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4X1KS

10/20/2018

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Episode 220 - Mark Rosenberg - 4X1KS

While exposed to amateur radio at an early age, it was not until Mark Rosenberg, 4X1KS, got his first license and upgraded quickly within a few short months, in Memphis, Tennessee. In Memphis, Robert Barbee, W4AMI, became Mark’s ham radio mentor driving Mark to satellite excellence. Now in Israel, Mark is active in just about every on-air activity, as well as being the consummate fixer and homebrewer. 4X1KS is my QSO today.

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WB8VGE

9/15/2018

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Episode 215 - Mike Bryce - WB8VGE

Mike Bryce, WB8VGE, collects and restores the old Heathkit and Drake rigs that we remember from the 60s and 70s, works QRP on his favorite Ten-Tec transceivers, and has enough solar electric power to run power his whole house and his rigs. WB8VGE shares the background of all of these things and his current view of the state of ham radio in this QSO Today.

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G0KSC

8/17/2018

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Episode 211 - Justin Johnson - G0KSC

Justin Johnson, G0KSC, tells his ham radio story and how it led to the founding of his company, Innovantenna, and his approach to antenna designs, that maximize signal to noise, rather than gain, to produce amazing results. If you are re-considering your antenna system, then you will enjoy this QSO Today with G0KSC.

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VK5ZAI

8/10/2018

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Episode 210 - Tony Hutchison - VK5ZAI

Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, who, from his interest in satellite communications, became an important backup communications link in South Australia for the NASA space shuttle missions, the Mir Space Station, and the International space station when crewed by amateur radio operators. Tony is a pioneer in this area of ham radio and has been recognized by NASA for his contributions. VK5ZAI is Eric’s QSO Today.

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AI8Z

7/21/2018

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Episode 207 - Mike Mussler - AI8Z

Mike Mussler, AI8Z, is one of the early pioneers in the 630 Meter band experimental trials in 2007 that resulted in the band being opened for amateur radio exploration much later. AI8Z rebuilds old rigs, especially military surplus WW2 vintage radios that adorn his Cortez, Colorado ham shack. We start with Mike’s ham radio history in this QSO Today.

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N7LRY

7/14/2018

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Episode 206 - David Finell - N7LRY

David Finell, N7LRY described himself to his future wife as a mad scientist, coming from a ham radio family that encouraged deep learning of the subjects that interested him. David shares his ham radio journey, his deep dive into electronics through a career in the US Air Force, his interest in antennas that led to his helix VHF antenna design, as well as his leverage of ham radio skills to his other hobbies. N7LRY is my QSO Today.

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KE4PT

6/30/2018

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Episode 204 - Kai Siwiak - KE4PT

One of the best kept secrets of amateur radio is the amazing QEX Magazine published by the ARRL and edited by my guest today, Kai Siwiak, KE4PT. If you are a home brewer and want a more indepth amateur radio technology understanding, then QEX should be on your desk every month. Kai provides a fascinating look at home-brewing, the digital modes, and modest antennas for the antenna challenged ham in this episode of QSO Today.

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K4ERO

6/9/2018

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Episode 201 - John Stanley - K4ERO

My QSO Today is with John Stanley, K4ERO, a frequent contributor of articles about antenna design and performance to QST, QEX, the ARRL Antenna Book, and the ARRL Handbook. An MIT graduate, John and his wife Ruth, WB4LUA, spent many years abroad working as engineers for Christian broadcast stations in Africa, South America, and Asia. John shares his ham radio story and his antenna expertise in this QSO Today.

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K7NJ

Episode 227 - Riki Klein - K7NJ / 4X4NJ

KD6RM

Episode 224 - Phil Sittner - KD6RM

4X1KS

Episode 220 - Mark Rosenberg - 4X1KS

WB8VGE

Episode 215 - Mike Bryce - WB8VGE

G0KSC

Episode 211 - Justin Johnson - G0KSC

VK5ZAI

Episode 210 - Tony Hutchison - VK5ZAI

AI8Z

Episode 207 - Mike Mussler - AI8Z

N7LRY

Episode 206 - David Finell - N7LRY

KE4PT

Episode 204 - Kai Siwiak - KE4PT

K4ERO

Episode 201 - John Stanley - K4ERO

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