Category: CW

K1NSS

6/25/2016

Episode 099 - Jeff Murray - K1NSS

Jeff Murray, K1NSS is a cartoonist and story teller who specializes in being a keen observer of ham radio and ham radio operators. He uses his website, dashtoons.com, to share his cartoons and stories with all of us. Cartoonists, especially political and social cartoonists, use their medium to get us to lighten up a bit, look in the mirror, and put everything into perspective. Jeff does the same with this amateur radio cartoons, and his main character, Dash!, The Dog-Faced Ham. K1NSS is my guest on this QSO Today.

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AC7ZL

5/28/2016

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Episode 95 - H.P. "Pete" Friedrichs - AC7ZL

From his first long nose pliers, at the age of six, to his private use of the chemistry lab at his junior high-school, Pete Friedrichs, AC7ZL, has had a fascination with technology, chemistry, and radio. Often this is old but amazing technology that he recreates with the remnants of discarded objects. Pete is a renaissance man whose study and fabrication of "simple" technology rivals that of some of America's great inventors. He is a published author of books based on his experiments, as well as fiction and ghost stories. AC7ZL is Eric's guest on QSO Today.

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W1YL

5/21/2016

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Episode 094 - Ellen White - W1YL

If the title, "Grande Dame" of amateur radio, could be applied to a US ham operator, it would have to be awarded to Ellen White, W1YL, who has more than seventy years in the hobby. Entering her ninth decade, Ellen is still active on 40 meter CW. Ellen's ham radio story begins as a love story and only gets better. W1YL joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this episode of QSO Today.

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K8IA

5/7/2016

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Episode 092 - Bob Epstein - K8IA

With almost sixty years in our amazing hobby, Bob Epstein, K8IA, and his wife Sandy, N7RQ, pursue their love of the contest through their Arizona Outlaws Contest Club and their multi operator contest station, based in their home. Bob shares his story with me in this QSO Today.

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W2BEE

4/23/2016

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Episode - 090 - Gregory Andracke - W2BEE

Gregory Andracke, W2BEE, is an accomplished news cameraman and documentary cinematographer, with Academy and Emmy awards to his credit. He is also an accomplished amateur radio operator, with over fifty years in the hobby. His love for ham radio is as strong as it ever was. Greg joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today.

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AA1TJ

2/13/2016

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Episode 080 - Mike Rainey - AA1TJ

If you were stranded on a desert island, with the hopeless possibility of no rescue, then you would want to be stranded with Mike Rainey, AA1TJ, who could whip up a sound powered 80 meter transceiver from a tail light of your broken aircraft. Mike's can do attitude and the ability to make a RF transmitter from just about anything makes for an interesting conversation with Eric, 4Z1UG, on QSO Today.

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WB2UDC

1/30/2016

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Episode 078 - Bob Hopkins - WB2UDC

Bob Hopkins, WB2UDC, joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today about the importance of ham radio Elmers, especially in the lives of kids, and how to pay it forward to future generations of hams. Bob is an active Elmer with kids through the New Jersey Boy Scouts of America as well as creating opportunities for kids to speak to astronauts first aboard the Space Shuttle and now to the International Space Station.

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N1DG

1/2/2016

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Episode 074 - Don Greenbaum - N1DG

Don Greenbaum, N1DG, comes from a ham radio family and started in the hobby as an eleven year old Novice, over fifty years ago. A veteran of the some of the most challenging DXpeditions and co-founder of CW Ops organization, Don shares his insight and experience on amateur radio, with Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.

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W4ZV

12/5/2015

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Episode 070 - Bill tippetT - W4ZV

Bill Tippett, W4ZV’s ham radio journey is a series of firsts. He was the first USA Novice licensee to achieve DXCC, first teenager to achieve DXCC Honor Roll, first 160 meter DXCC from “0” land, and the first amateur radio operator Worldwide to work 300 DXCC countries on 160 meters. Bill shares his ham radio story with Eric, 4Z1UG, on QSO Today.

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AE3T

11/28/2015

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Episode 069 - Howard Sherer - AE3T

If you wanted to operate two meter EME or “moon bounce”, then your Elmer should be Howard Sherer, AE3T, who has made over 700 contacts with a modest station, on a city lot, and small antenna array. Howard discusses his ham radio journey, travel and ham radio, and two meter EME, with Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.

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W6JL

11/21/2015

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Episode 068 - Don Huff - W6JL

When it comes to hams making their own kind of music, one has to think of Don Huff, W6JL, who notes on his QRZ page that people who make things are happier than those who buy them. Don operates a completely modular home-brew HF station and power amplifier that is continuously variable in output power from 50 mw to 550 watts. Don loves to rag chew and share, and this is why he is Eric, 4Z1UG’s guest on QSO Today.

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WA5BDU

11/14/2015

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Episode 067 - Nick Kennedy - WA5BDU

According to Nick Kennedy, WA5BDU, we live in the “golden age” of home brewing in amateur radio. Nick explains how this golden age is possible, what he does with a former AT&T long-lines microwave site, and highlights his amateur radio journey, with Eric, 4Z1UG, on QSO Today.

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K7QO

9/12/2015

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Episode 058 - chuck Adams - K7QO

Chuck Adams, K7QO, is working the world with his single channel 20 meter transceiver just to show that he can. CW is Chuck’s mode of choice because of its efficiency and as a gateway to making ham radio affordable to anyone. Chuck shares his ham radio life, his Manhattan "muppet board" construction technique, and how to copy call signs at 140 words a minute, with Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.

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K1NSS

Episode 099 - Jeff Murray - K1NSS

AC7ZL

Episode 95 - H.P. "Pete" Friedrichs - AC7ZL

W1YL

Episode 094 - Ellen White - W1YL

K8IA

Episode 092 - Bob Epstein - K8IA

W2BEE

Episode - 090 - Gregory Andracke - W2BEE

AA1TJ

Episode 080 - Mike Rainey - AA1TJ

WB2UDC

Episode 078 - Bob Hopkins - WB2UDC

N1DG

Episode 074 - Don Greenbaum - N1DG

W4ZV

Episode 070 - Bill tippetT - W4ZV

AE3T

Episode 069 - Howard Sherer - AE3T

W6JL

Episode 068 - Don Huff - W6JL

WA5BDU

Episode 067 - Nick Kennedy - WA5BDU

K7QO

Episode 058 - chuck Adams - K7QO

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