Category: SOTA

KR7RK

10/24/2020

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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KR6ZY

8/22/2020

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Episode 315 - mark Smith - KR6ZY

Mark Smith, KR6ZY, has been a ham since the mid-nineties and finds problem solving and building amateur radio equipment his special interest of our ham radio hobby. A trained and graduated computer engineer, Mark resides near the Central California coast. Mark is a frequent contributor to the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast, and has his own YouTube channel. KR6ZY is my QSO Today.

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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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VK3HN

4/18/2020

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Episode 298 - Paul Taylor - VK3HN

Paul Taylor, VK3HN, loves to operate QRP, SOTA, or Summits on the Air, with his homebrew pocket-sized multi-band transceivers that he designs and builds in his home workshop. Paul enjoys a weekly 160 meter AM net using his homebrew 200 watt solid-state AM transmitter. VK3HN is my QSO Today.

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W6PNG

12/1/2018

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Episode 226 - Paul Gacek - W6PNG

Along with a successful career in California hightech, Paul Gacek, W6PNG, became an amateur radio operator. Finding that ham radio challenged his mind and created opportunity to learn new things, Paul discovered SOTA, Summits on the Air, and operating from the field. California has over 4000 SOTA peaks, and that is a good start for W6PNG, my QSO Today.

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AA6RV

11/24/2018

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Episode 225 - David Malin - AA6RV

David Malin, AA6RV, spent over 20 years working for the City of Los Angeles as its Emergency Coordinator and Emergency Administrator for the Port of Los Angeles. Now retired, David a lot to say about emergency preparedness and the minimal steps that we should all take to be ready in case of disaster in this QSO Today.

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AB2KT

8/24/2018

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Episode 212 - Frank Brickle - AB2KT

Frank Brickle, AB2KT, took a professional path to music composition at Princeton. He combined his musical composition skills with his technical knowledge of computer programming and background in amateur radio to develop the first software defined radio (SDR) software used first by the US government and later by private industry. Frank AB2KT is a noted classical music and opera composer and a pioneer in SDR technology.

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G3CWI

3/9/2018

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Episode 188 - Richard Newstead - G3CWI

Richard Newstead, G3CWI, as an avid outdoor radio enthusiast, co-founded SOTA or the Summits on the Air program. When he needed the right gear to take to the mountaintop, Richard had to create and import his own equipment, ultimately resulting in the creation of his company, Sotabeams, our new sponsor on QSO Today. Richard’s story includes operating from a research station in Antarctica during the Falklands war to the founding of Sotabeams our new QSO Today sponsor.

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N6KR and the Bay Area Meetup

6/10/2017

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Episode 149 - Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and QSO Today Bay Area Meetup

On my recent trip from Israel to the USA, to attend the Dayton Hamvention, I stopped in the Bay Area to visit with Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and long time childhood friend, and co-founder of Elecraft, to catch up, discuss the KX2, and working HF from the field. That evening Wayne and I attended the QSO Today Bay Area Meetup where I asked the participants their name, callsign, and the most exciting thing that they think is happening in ham radio.

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KR7RK

Episode 324 - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK

WX2S

Episode 321 - Steve Masticola - WX2S

KR6ZY

Episode 315 - mark Smith - KR6ZY

NK6A_Reprise

Episode 312 - Don Minkoff - NK6A

VK3HN

Episode 298 - Paul Taylor - VK3HN

W6PNG

Episode 226 - Paul Gacek - W6PNG

AA6RV

Episode 225 - David Malin - AA6RV

AB2KT

Episode 212 - Frank Brickle - AB2KT

G3CWI

Episode 188 - Richard Newstead - G3CWI

N6KR and the Bay Area Meetup

Episode 149 - Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and QSO Today Bay Area Meetup

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