Category: DXCC Honor Roll

K1HTV

6/15/2019

Episode 254 - Rich Zwirko - K1HTV

Rich Zwirko, K1HTV, was quickly bitten by the DX bug in the late fifties and has gone on to log just about every DX entity on every band. Rich made a career of radio serving as a teenage broadcast engineer in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut, and later ended his career at the Voice of America in Washington DC. Getting on the air is Rich’s mantra that he shares with us in this QSO Today.

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K7NJ

12/8/2018

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Episode 227 - Riki Kline - 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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WB9MSM

11/10/2018

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Episode 223 - Denny Berg - WB9MSM

Denny Berg, WB9MSM, has a fascination for old rigs, including the Swan 500 HF transceiver, ham shack software that enhances his on the air user experience, and a love for just getting on HF and operating. One of the first to get DXCC operating FT8, Denny has a positive, “can-do”, attitude that brings success to his personal, professional, and amateur radio life.

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W2HDI

10/27/2018

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Episode 221 - Arnold Ziegel - W2HDI

After running maritime mobile from his 40 foot sailboat for many years, Arnold Ziegel, W2HDI, switched to power boats and all of the challenges to amateur radio brought on by the new boat. Not deterred by these challenges, W2HDI discovered remote control operation, over the Internet, from his new boat. We dive deeper into Arnold’s ham radio story and remote operation in this QSO Today.

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W3UR

9/4/2018

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Episode 214 - Bernie McClenny - W3UR

As an eleven year old, watching his dad put pins in a World map while working DX, Bernie McClenny, W3UR, became hooked on ham radio and working his own DX. Bernie has made working DX, not only his hobby, but his profession as well. Bernie is the publisher of The Daily DX, and author of the monthly QST Magazine column, "How’s DX". We will get into W3UR’s ham radio story and his unusual collaboration with his neighbor in this QSO Today.

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N6RK

3/3/2018

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Episode 187 - Rick Karlquist - N6RK

Rick Karlquist, N6RK is a long time amateur radio operator who likes contests, DX, and over the years acquired a large square of property in California’s Central Valley to have enough room to build his antenna farm. In this episode we discuss building 90 foot vertical antennas with irrigation pipe, and using the falling derrick method to raise tall masts and towers. Rick has acquired a wide range of experience from his amateur radio and professional life, some of which he shares in this QSO Today.

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ZS4TX

2/24/2018

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Episode 186 - Bernie van der Walt - ZS4TX

Bernie van der Walt, ZS4TX, from Bloemfontein, South Africa is an active ham radio operator. Bernie loves to contest on HF, and operates two remote control EME or Moon bounce stations on two and six meters away from the noise pollution of his residential neighborhood. We discuss these subjects and more on this episode of QSO Today.

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W8HC

12/16/2017

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Episode 176 - Hal Turley - W8HC

Hal Turley, W8HC, is a veteran DXpeditioner who is headed for Bouvet Island, perhaps the World’s most remote Island and DX entity, in a few weeks. Hal tells his ham radio story, his discovery and the satisfaction that he gains from working DX, and his personal preparations for his upcoming trek to Bouvet Island with the 3Y0Z DXpedition team. W8HC is my QSO Today.

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K5FUV

8/25/2017

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Episode 160 - Bill Kennamer - K5FUV

Have you ever wondered what effort it takes for the ARRL to process up to ten thousand DXCC applications per year, not to mention the all of the other contests and awards that once required QSL cards from each side of a contact to confirm it? My QSO this week is with Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, who used to be the guy responsible for DXCC and other ARRL awards. We hear Bill’s ham radio story in this QSO Today.

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N1IX

7/14/2017

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Episode 154 - Dave Le Duc - N1IX

Dave LeDuc, N1IX, like many of my guests got his ham radio start as a teenager in the sixties. His love for CW and chasing DX has not diminished over the years. His new passion is running QRP and winning contests. Dave shares his ham radio story and offers some advice for QRP success in this episode of QSO Today.

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K1HTV

Episode 254 - Rich Zwirko - K1HTV

K7NJ

Episode 227 - Riki Kline - K7NJ / 4X4NJ

WB9MSM

Episode 223 - Denny Berg - WB9MSM

W2HDI

Episode 221 - Arnold Ziegel - W2HDI

W3UR

Episode 214 - Bernie McClenny - W3UR

N6RK

Episode 187 - Rick Karlquist - N6RK

ZS4TX

Episode 186 - Bernie van der Walt - ZS4TX

W8HC

Episode 176 - Hal Turley - W8HC

K5FUV

Episode 160 - Bill Kennamer - K5FUV

N1IX

Episode 154 - Dave Le Duc - N1IX

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