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N5AC

3/6/2021

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Episode 343 - Steve Hicks - N5AC

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FlexRadio is the Platinum Sponsor at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. I wanted to bring back an interview that I had with Steve Hicks, N5AC, VP of Engineering at FlexRadio.  Steve will be a speaker at the Expo. Steve is a natural teacher in addition to leading a team developing the most advanced software defined radios for amateur radio.  Of course, he also has a great ham radio story that he tells in this QSO Today.  
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N8UR

2/27/2021

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Episode 342 - John Ackerman - N8UR

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John Ackermann, N8UR,  was my guest almost 200 episodes ago and is a speaker in the upcoming QSO Today Virtual ham Expo.  John spends much of his time as a proponent of open source, freely sharing both hardware and software designs with the TAPR community. Join us as we discuss TAPR, SDR transceivers, and the issues around open source and the maker movement.
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K5SDR

2/20/2021

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Episode 341 - Gerald Youngblood - K5SDR

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Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR, is the founder and CEO of FlexRadio that is now on the cutting edge of building advanced software defined radio (SDR) platforms for amateur radio, as well as for government, business, and the military.   Gerald is a leader and pioneer in the development of SDR leading to the founding of FlexRadio.  This episode is a newly minted version of the original interview that I had with K5SDR in 2015.
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KA7OEI

1/9/2021

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Episode 335 - Clint Turner - KA7OEI

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Clint Turner, KA7OEI, is an experimenter, builder, and operator on all bands and modes.  He shares his background in microwave communications, EME or Moonbounce, and his involvement in the Northern Utah Web SDR Project, an amazing on-line resource hams who want to listen to all of the low bands with waterfall display, at the same time.  KA7OEI is my QSO Today.
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W5NYV

12/12/2020

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Episode 331 - Michelle Thompson - W5NYV

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Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, is a third generation amateur, beginning her ham radio journey in elementary school.  Her interest in microwave circuit design and computers led her to a successful engineering career and now she is board member of AMSAT.  Michelle is an advocate for open source applied to satellite design, fueling future generations of amateur spacecraft. W5NYV is my QSO Today.
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N2RJ

10/31/2020

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Episode 325 - Ria Jairam - N2RJ

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Ria Jairam, N2RJ, discovered amateur radio on her native Caribbean Island of Trinidad/Tobago back in the 90s.  As an immigrant to the United States, Ria pursued a degree in Electronic Engineering and learned from great ham radio mentors.  Now an electronic security professional, mother, active ham radio operator and contester, Ria was recently elected ARRL Hudson Division Director.  N2RJ tells her story and the ham radio issues that interest her in this QSO Today.
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K9TRV

1/18/2020

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Episode 285 - George Byrkit - K9TRV

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George Byrkit, K9TRV, was first licensed in 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin.  He returned to amateur radio as a licensee many years after letting that Novice license expire.  George has since jumped back into amateur radio with both feet that include a board position in TAPR, projects in TAPR, including software development, work with HamSCI, and his local radio club and emergency groups.  We touch on George’s many special projects in this QSO Today.
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ZL3DW

11/2/2019

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Episode 274 - Andrew Barron - ZL3DW

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Andrew Barron, ZL3DW, is an active ham, loves to discover what’s new in ham radio, and is the author of four amateur radio books, one on SDR or software defined radio, and 3 user guides on the latest Icom transceivers.  In addition, we discuss the Russian Sputnik ham satellites and amateur radio’s diversity in this QSO Today. ​
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N7HPR

6/29/2019

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Episode 256 - Steven Bible - N7HPR

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Steven Bible, N7HPR, made a career in the US Navy, spending almost two years under water on a Trident submarine.  Steve is a long time contributor to TAPR, the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corporation, perhaps amateur radio's "Bell Labs".  Steve and I discuss his ham radio story,  the developments of TAPR, and TAPRs contributions to advancing the state of the art in amateur radio. 
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