Episode 112 - Keith Ranger - G0KJK
Keith Ranger, G0KJK, now retired from the Church of England, has had a lifelong love of electronics and radio who has never owned a commercially manufactured amateur radio. Instead Keith builds his own receivers and transmitters, works the World, makes contacts, and rag chews. He quickly dispels the notion that ham radio is an expensive hobby and demonstrates how to have fun and enjoy the amateur radio hobby for very little money. Keith joins Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.
| 1 valve regenerative receiver Tony Fishpool, G4WIF First License: 9M2RK, in Malaysia, full privileges Relicensed: Hong Kong 1986, VS6US Hong Kong Morse Test - random groups of 5 letters, 15 minute test Howes Electronics MTX20 - 20 meter kit rig QRP Antenna Tuner End Fed 20 meter antenna 33 feet Parallel regenerative receiver GM3OXX transmitter, the “OXO” 2SC756 Transistor SPRAT magazine KR80 Transmitter QRP Home Brew Advice: Look for a circuit that will get you qsos - 3 state circuit with power amplifier Ron, K3SEW Test equipment: BC109C transistor RF attenuator receiver frontend QRP SPRAT82 home brew transceiver QRP operating advice: Get in early before the pileup. Answer a CQ rather than call CQ. Favorite QRP bands:
FISTS CW Club George Dobbs, G3RJV - also retired Anglican clergy G0KJK Easy 5 regenerative receiver - Dave Richards, AA7EE, makes it look easy Practical Wireless Magazine Ceramic resonator 3680 KHZ Direct conversion receiver Advice to new or returning hams: Don’t get flummoxed by the new verbiage. Try a modern version of whatever it is where they left off. The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. |  G0KJK Multiband Direct Conversion Receiver  G0KJK Transmitter   G0KJK's KR80 QRP Transmitter |
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