Category: QRP

NJ7V

1/1/2022

Episode 382 - Charlie Brown - NJ7V

Charlie Brown, NJ7V, is over three times a mountain goat, a title that comes from over 3000 SOTA activation points. Of course this means achievement and expertise operating portable from mountain tops across Arizona and the West. NJ7V will share his amateur radio story, secrets to SOTA success, and some ideas on how to build a local SOTA organization in this QSO Today.

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NT0Z

12/25/2021

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Episode 381 - Kirk Kleinschmidt - NT0Z

Kirk Kleinshmidt, NT0Z, has spent most of his professional life working in amateur radio as an editor, author, and contributor to the amateur radio magazines that we have grown to love including QST, ARRL Handbook, Spectrum Monitor, and others. His own book, Stealth Amateur Radio, continues to advise us how to get on the air and enjoy our hobby, even when our living situation is against it. NT0Z is my QSO Today.

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OH8STN

12/11/2021

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Episode 379 - Julian White - OH8STN

Julian White, OH8STN, operates outdoors in Finland's Arctic Circle and records, on his popular YouTube Channel, his expeditions with his compact but sophisticated simulations of grid down communications. Julian is a natural teacher and his channel may be one of the best ways to understand how and what to pack to take into the wild. OH8STN 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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VA6MPM

10/30/2021

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Episode 373 - Paul Mower - VA6MPM

Paul Mower, VA6MPM, treks across the Canadian Rockies, often for days at a time, alone. Faced with the prospect of being out of touch in the wilderness, amateur radio connects Paul to the outside world when he is far beyond his cellular telephone coverage. Paul has figured out how to travel light with maximum usability and enjoys working SOTA, Summits on the Air, from some of the most remote outposts in the world. VA6MPM is my QSO Today.

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WA7NPX

5/22/2021

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Episode 352 - Tom Tate - WA7NPX

Tom, Tate, WA7NPX, began his ham radio journey with his best friend in middle school. The amateur radio hobby can make lifelong buddies as well as develop practical and professional skills. WA7NPX shares his ham radio story and how it can serve as a springboard for developing expertise in other hobbies as well.

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KJ8U

1/2/2021

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Episode 334 - Tim Deagan - KJ8U

Tim Deagan, KJ8U, loves to build just about anything to try out a new tool, and he has an amazing assortment of tools to support his construction of amateur radio antennas as well as Burning Man like propane powered visual displays. KJ8U is a maker, and since ham radio operators were the original makers, Tim’s cross-over between the maker community and the amateur radio community is just natural. Tim tells this story in this QSO Today.

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KR7RK

10/24/2020

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Episode 324 - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK

Keith Schlottman, KR7RK, is not only a mountain goat, he is also a super sloth. Terms like this are not endearing, however if you are a SOTA activator or chaser, then you know how important these terms are to SOTA, Summits on the Air, operators. KR7RK tells his ham radio story in this QSO Today.

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WX2S

10/3/2020

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Episode 321 - Steve Masticola - WX2S

Steve Masticola, WX2S, took a 30 year vacation from amateur radio to pursue his life. Now he is back. WX2S loves to operate in the field, necessitated by living in a Revolutionary War era village with antenna restrictions. This has created a new passion for SOTA, Parks on the Air, and QRP Fox Hunting. All this and more in my QSO Today with WX2S.

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NK6A_Reprise

7/25/2020

Episode 312 - Don Minkoff - NK6A

Amateur radio is a big tent with an appeal for every amateur’s special interest. Once a QRO DX operator, the new magic of ham radio for Don Minkoff NK6A, came from turning down the power to QRP levels and getting out of the QTH to the great outdoors and working SOTA, or Summits on the Air. Don shares his ham radio story and so much more in this re-mastered reprise of episode 158 QSO Today.

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NJ7V

Episode 382 - Charlie Brown - NJ7V

NT0Z

Episode 381 - Kirk Kleinschmidt - NT0Z

OH8STN

Episode 379 - Julian White - OH8STN

WO9B

Episode 376 - Michael Johnson - WO9B

VA6MPM

Episode 373 - Paul Mower - VA6MPM

WA7NPX

Episode 352 - Tom Tate - WA7NPX

KJ8U

Episode 334 - Tim Deagan - KJ8U

KR7RK

Episode 324 - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK

WX2S

Episode 321 - Steve Masticola - WX2S

NK6A_Reprise

Episode 312 - Don Minkoff - NK6A

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