Category: Meteor Scatter

VE3VN

5/6/2023

Episode 449 - Ron Schwartz - VE3VN

Ron Schwartz, VE3VN, maintains his enthusiasm for participating in CW contests using his SO2R station and tower farm. For more than five decades, Ron has been an avid ham radio operator and ham radio blogger with an enduring passion for climbing towers and rigging antennas. In recent years, Ron has pursued an interest in EME - moon bounce , Tropospheric ducting, and meteor scatter. VE3VN is my QSO Today.

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K1WHS

4/29/2023

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Episode 448 - Dave Olean - K1WHS

Dave Olean K1WHS, and his brother, started with modest and simple surplus and homebrew VHF rigs, modified and upgraded over a long period of time to operate EME or moon-bounce, meteor scatter, and bouncing signals off of the Aurora Borealis that appears in the Northern skies. Dave demonstrates that one can make a ham radio career out of very modest equipment to solve complex problems leading to real expertise. K1WHS is my QSO Today.

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WD5AGO

1/21/2023

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Episode 435 - Thomas Henderson - WD5AGO

Thomas, “Tommy” Henderson, WD5AGO, has always found EME or Moonbounce operation on the bands above 6 meters fascinating and worthwhile, making thousands of contacts by phone or CW. Building his own EME rigs has led to deep technical expertise and ham radio success. As a teacher and now department head of the Electronics Technology program at Tulsa Community College, he uses amateur radio to enhance his full curriculum while demonstrating its utility. WD5AGO is my QSO Today.

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W0LD

10/1/2022

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Episode 419 - Lauren Libby - W0LD

Lauren Libby, W0LD, was my guest on the QSO Today podcast, five years ago this month, and because of a confluence of events including the ham expo and the holidays of the Jewish new year, I decided this week to go back into the QSO Today catalog and remaster an amazing interview I had with Lauren. What’s more, I got to meet Lauen in person at the Dayton Hamvention last May helping me to better choose the now remastered episode of Episode 161. Lauren’s love of radio broadcasting brought him to amateur radio, his interest in DXing by meteor scatter and EME moon bounce. Lauren made his career in radio broadcasting and is the CEO of the World’s largest International shortwave broadcasting network. W0LD is my QSO Today.

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K1KA

7/23/2022

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Episode 410 - Dave Mackey - K1KA

Dave Mackey, K1KA, like many amateurs of his generation, was influenced by broadcast radio, broadcast hosts like Jean Shephard, and the magic of radio in the late 50’s and 60’s. Dave went on to work with companies like Multitone, Microwave Associates, and Cushcraft before spending a generation in his own manufacturing company. Amateur radio played a serious role in Dave’s career choices and personal successes. K1KA tells his story in this QSO Today.

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VE7PS

4/24/2021

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Episode 348 - Peter Shilton - VE7PS

Peter Shilton, VE7PS, became a lifelong chaser of meteor scatter and EME contacts because of a very early acquisition of a Drake receiver and a transverter, at the beginning of his ham radio career. Since the very beginning, Peter has collected and restored just about every radio made by the RL Drake company. VE7PS tells this story in our QSO Today.

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AA8V_Rev1

11/3/2018

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Episode 222 - Greg Latta - AA8V

In episode 33 of the QSO Today podcast, Dr. Greg Latta, AA8V, was described as a renaissance man, a master homebrewer who designs and builds the old tube rigs and fabricates the beautiful metal enclosures that encase them. Greg is also a college physics professor who says that vacuum tubes are one of the best ways to provide to students a visual representation electrons in motion. We reprise and update this QSO with AA8V.

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N5AC

10/6/2018

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Episode 218 - Stephen Hicks - N5AC

Stephen Hicks, N5AC, is vice president of engineering for Flex Radio, is deep in to SDR or software defined radio, likes to chase grid squares in his microwave rover, and observes the growth and trends in our amazing amateur radio hobby. From Steve’s position on the cutting edge of technology, he has a lot to say in this QSO Today.

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W8WN

1/19/2018

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Episode 181 - Shelby Ennis - W8WN

One of the most unusual ham radio operating modes is meteor scatter or bouncing signals off the ionized trails left by space dust from meteors in the the earth’s atmosphere. Shelby Ennis, W8WN has operated this mode for over 50 years, first on CW using tape recorders to send a high speed bursts, then using the K1JT digital modes. We learn that meteor scatter is a reliable mode for morning QSOs and much more in this QSO Today with W8WN.

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W0LD

9/2/2017

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Episode 161 - Lauren Libby - W0LD

From an early age, the love of radio broadcasting began with a homebrew 10 watt AM broadcast station and a call from the local FCC office that brought Lauren Libby, W0LD, to amateur radio. He developed a love for DXing by meteor scatter and moon bounce. Lauren has made a career of radio broadcasting and is the CEO of the World’s largest international shortwave broadcasting network.

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AA7A

7/2/2016

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Episode 100 - Ned Stearns - AA7A

After over 50 years in amateur radio, the hobby still gives Ned Stearns, AA7A, a new challenge every day. Ned has operated every mode on every band during his ham radio career, and currently operates EME or moon bounce on two meters. As a long time DXer, Ned recently returned from the South Sandwich Islands as a member of the Intrepid DX Group DXpedition. AA7A is my 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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VE3VN

Episode 449 - Ron Schwartz - VE3VN

K1WHS

Episode 448 - Dave Olean - K1WHS

WD5AGO

Episode 435 - Thomas Henderson - WD5AGO

W0LD

Episode 419 - Lauren Libby - W0LD

K1KA

Episode 410 - Dave Mackey - K1KA

VE7PS

Episode 348 - Peter Shilton - VE7PS

AA8V_Rev1

Episode 222 - Greg Latta - AA8V

N5AC

Episode 218 - Stephen Hicks - N5AC

W8WN

Episode 181 - Shelby Ennis - W8WN

W0LD

Episode 161 - Lauren Libby - W0LD

AA7A

Episode 100 - Ned Stearns - AA7A

AE3T

Episode 069 - Howard Sherer - AE3T

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