Category: FT 8

N7HG

6/18/2022

Episode 405 - Herb Goodluck - N7HG

Herb Goodluck, N7HG, is a member of the Navajo Nation and son of one of the famous World War 2 Navajo heros called the Code Talkers. Herb keeps the Code Talkers memory alive with an annual special event at Window Rock, Arizona. N7HG is also an active amateur radio operator and my QSO Today.

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W3DJS

4/9/2022

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Episode 395 - Dave Slotter - W3DJS

Dave Slotter, W3DJS, like many hams who had an early interest in radio, but postponed joining our fraternity, is here now. Dave takes the skills that he developed over the years in software development and design to create a distribution of over 100 amateur radio softwares deployed on the Raspberry Pi called HamPi. W3DJS demonstrates through his contributions to amateur radio just how valuable new blood in ham radio can be. Dave is my QSO Today.

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W8TEE

12/18/2021

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Episode 380 - Jack Purdum - W8TEE

Dr. Jack Purdum, W8TEE, licensed since 1954, is a prolific author of at least 17 books on computer programming languages and microprocessor projects for amateur radio and is now the Microcontroller Editor at CQ Magazine. This episode is part of my series of interviews to introduce you to QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Speakers. Jack and Al Peters, AC8GY, are now prolific creators of Arduino projects and gave a presentation last August 2021 on building an HF SSB/CW software defined transceiver, called the T41. W8TEE is my QSO Today.

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N1Sh

11/27/2021

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Episode 377 - Stephen Houser - N1SH

Stephen Houser, N1SH, was essential to helping Rex Harper, W1REX, present his Build-A-Thons at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expos with multi-camera coverage of Rex’s project demonstrations. Stephen had early exposure to amateur radio and was no stranger to our hobby years before he got his first license. Stephen has a strong interest and expertise in computers, programming, building projects, and he makes his own contributions to our interesting hobby. N1SH is my QSO Today.

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WO9B

11/20/2021

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Episode 376 - Michael Johnson - WO9B

Michael Johnson, WO9B's ham radio career has evolved through a number of phases over the last 50 years that now include CW and QRP operation, with his dog, during CWOPs weekly tests from local parks in Milwaukee. Mike’s park operation has become a weekly meetup for his local radio club. WO9B also enjoys DMR and HF digital modes and is my QSO Today.

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W2JDB

4/11/2020

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Episode 297 - Sam Birnbaum - W2JDB

Sam Birnbaum, W2JDB, has a background in computer science and programming that led him to first develop a software logging program called Quick Log, or QLog for operating and logging the digital modes more easily while doing National parks on the air. Answering the call from Rich Zwirko, K1HTV, to adapt QLog for allowing blind hams to operate FT8. Sam tells the rest of the story in this QSO Today.

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VE2BWL

2/8/2020

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Episode 288 - Guy Lemieux - VE2BWL

Guy Lemieux, VE2BWL, built his dream contest station, including a one-hundred ten foot self supporting tower, from metal stock delivered to his barn, in a rural area of Southern Quebec, while attempting to relax in the evenings and weekends from a stressful career. Guy shares this project and the stories behind his seven tower contest station in this QSO Today.

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W1PJE

7/20/2019

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Episode 259 - Phil Erickson - W1PJE

Phil Erickson, W1PJE, sits on a million watt UHF transmitter, where he is a group leader at the MIT Haystack Observatory. There he studies the atmosphere and radio propagation. Phil is a long time radio guy but a newcomer to amateur radio. As you will hear in this QSO Today, the tools, modes, and technology of amateur radio complement the research achievements of scientists like Phil, W1PJE.

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