Episode 474 - Alan Higbie - K0AV
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Alan Higbie, K0AV, is a ham over sixty years, with an interest in CW, contesting, working DX, and working 2BSIQ mode. Alan has developed special expertise in finding RF noise sources around his QTH using a portable SDR receiver, and as a trial lawyer, he has had the opportunity to live in unusual places that lead to unusual ham radio operating events. K0AV is my QSO Today.
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Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Other Hometowns: San Mateo, CA QTH: Colorado Springs, CO First Receiver: Hallicrafters S38E Mentors: Gordon Foot, W8YKO And K8OGH First License: KN8SQN/6, Age 13, 1960, Novice Upgrade: WA6EMK General Alan’s Alaska callsign: AL7H Novice Rig: Hallicrafters HT17 Transmitter Hallicrafters SX-28 Receiver Current Rig: 2 X Elecraft K3 HF Transceivers 2 X Elecraft P3 Pan Adapters Elecraft KPA1500 Amplifier 3 element Stepper Beam Antenna 40 meter 2 element Beam Antenna Favorite Mode: CW Terms Zenith Transoceanic Radio William Rand W1DBM - Great Uncle A Shack on Wheels, By Philip S. Rand, W1DBM, QST Magazine, July 1933 George Grammer - W1DF, wrote the ARRL Handbook 100th Edition ARRL Handbook Ward Silver, N0AX Dayton Hamvention Heathkit HW-29 “Sixer” 6 Meter Halo Mobile Antenna University of California, Berkeley University of San Francisco Law School Perry Mason, TV Law Criminal Law RFI Reflector Flag Antenna Don Kirk WD8DSB - makes cookies for offenders SDRPlay RSPDX SDRconsole software K0RF Contest Station Iditarod Sled Dog Race Kenwood TS-830 Transceiver Army Field Security Agency Checkpoint Charlie D07 Amateur Radio Club Stasi Museum Warsaw Pact invasion. Andorra 2BSIQ Simulator DX Log Software Morserunner SO2R - Single Operator 2 Radio Searching and Pouncing CWOps CWT 3B8 Mauritius DXpedition Collins S Line Deep Space Exploration Society K0PRT Front Range 6 Meter Group Advice to new or returning hams: (received by email) Set a goal — that’s beyond your current capabilities — and upgrade yourself as you move toward the goal. Perfect example is N1AV (from Arizona) who set the goal of working all US grid squares on 6 meters (a.k.a. The Fred Fish award?). To do that he incrementally upgraded his skills, his station, and the way he approached the challenge. He problem-solved with the help of others and achieved the award. What makes his story most compelling is that he kept track of his improvements in knowledge and station capabilities along the way. He recently recounted his step-by-step journey to the Front Range 6 Meter Group (recorded on Zoom). Posted on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9yYYCeQNtr8?si=QuRvFenF5FEhGFoW A new or returning ham can have a different goal - but the excitement and satisfaction from sharing, collaborating, learning along the way will be the same.
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K0AV Ham Shack
DO7 Field Day, 1969, on East German Border
KN8SQN Novice Station, 1960
AL7H Field Shack 1979 Iditarod Race Alaska
AL7H, Pilot, and 1946 Stinson Aircraft
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