Category: Home Brew

ZL2BMI

8/31/2019

Episode 265 - Eric Sears - ZL2BMi

Eric Sears, ZL2BMI, who joins me from New Zealand, is famous for this 80 meter QRP double sideband rig that he designed and documented in the 1980s for his personal use when “tramping” in the forests and mountains of New Zealand. Eric’s stated design philosophy and rigs proved to be robust and foundational for other QRP rig builders, especially in the southern hemisphere through the years.

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KL0S

7/13/2019

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Episode 258 - Dino Papas - KL0S

Dino Papas, KL0S, leads the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, using the leadership skills that he acquired after 26 years in the US Army. Dino is a frequent contributor to amateur radio magazines, including QST, offering his unique and needed perspective on our ham radio hobby. Along with his wife Toby, KL0SS, Dino provides a ham radio maker space in his garage to share his knowledge and resources with his fellow hams.

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VE6AFO

10/13/2018

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Episode 219 - Ken Oelke - VE6AFO

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, stepped up to the plate for his local amateur radio club and ended up making leadership in local and national Canadian amateur radio organizations the major focus of his ham radio activity. Ken is now the president of the QCWA, the Quarter Century Wireless Association, when not operating both CW and SSB, or fixing one of his broken rigs. VE6AFO is my QSO Today.

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WA3TFS

8/3/2018

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Episode 209 - Jim Forkin - WA3TFS

Jim Forkin, WA3TFS, started contributing to QST and Ham Radio Magazine as far back as 1983 with his series on A Modular Two Band Receiver. His QRZ page is loaded with pictures of his home brew rigs along with detailed descriptions. Jim shares his ham radio story and his incorporation of old and new technology, including Arduino micro controllers into his still evolving and complex projects, in this QSO Today.

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KG7TR

3/31/2018

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Episode 191 - Mike Bohn - KG7TR

Mike Bohn, KG7TR, has been building his own amateur radio equipment since he first entered the ham radio hobby over 50 years ago. Mike builds around the parts he has on hand creating beautiful vacuum tube transmitters, receivers, and high power amplifiers that rival the look and feel of early Collins radio equipment. We take a deep dive into the construction technique of KG7TR in this QSO Today.

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KV4QB

3/24/2018

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Episode 190 - DuWayne Schmidlkofer - KV4QB

DuWayne Schmidlkofer, KV4QB, is one of the amazing creators of homebrew projects from conception to the finished package. He uses microcontrollers combined with RF circuitry to make some pretty cool and mostly inexpensive projects. His blog is a great read where he documents each of his projects from beginning to end. In this episode, we discuss construction techniques and his home brew projects. KV4QB is my QSO Today.

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KW5GP Returns

3/17/2018

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Episode 189 - Glen Popiel - KW5GP returns

Glen Popiel, KW5GP, author of two popular books on Arduino for amateur radio and a book on mesh networking for amateur radio joins QSO Today once again. Glen told his ham radio story in Episode 49, almost three years ago. We catch up with Glen to get an Arduino update and to hear about his current and future projects.

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K1LI

1/13/2018

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Episode 180 - Brian Machesney - K1LI

Natural disasters, especially the most recent hurricanes, present us with opportunities to make a real difference if we step up to the plate. As part of this amateur radio story, Brian Machesney, K1LI, was presented his opportunity to make a difference on the Caribbean Island of Dominica after it was wiped out by Hurricane Maria in October 2017. Brian, his wife, and other hams stepped up to the plate and provided relief with the Dominica Airlift as it was called by the press. This story and so much more in this QSO Today with K1LI.

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N8NM

1/6/2018

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Episode 179 - Steve Murphy - N8NM

Steve Murphy, N8NM, builds most of his modern equipment using the Manhattan and “ugly” construction method, or he refurbishes old tube transmitters, receivers, and transceivers. Steve is not afraid to try a new design or component to further his love of home brewing. We follow the ham radio career of N8NM in this episode of QSO Today.

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WA7MLH

12/23/2017

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Episode 177 - Jeff Damm - WA7MLH

Jeff Damm, WA7MLH, designs and builds his own amateur radio receivers, transmitters, and transceivers using the ugly construction method based on the work of his amateur radio mentor and friend, Wes Hayward, W7ZOI. Jeff shares his ham radio story and his electronic construction philosophy with Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today.

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ZL2BMI

Episode 265 - Eric Sears - ZL2BMi

KL0S

Episode 258 - Dino Papas - KL0S

VE6AFO

Episode 219 - Ken Oelke - VE6AFO

WA3TFS

Episode 209 - Jim Forkin - WA3TFS

KG7TR

Episode 191 - Mike Bohn - KG7TR

KV4QB

Episode 190 - DuWayne Schmidlkofer - KV4QB

KW5GP Returns

Episode 189 - Glen Popiel - KW5GP returns

K1LI

Episode 180 - Brian Machesney - K1LI

N8NM

Episode 179 - Steve Murphy - N8NM

WA7MLH

Episode 177 - Jeff Damm - WA7MLH

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