Episode 020 - Martin Huyett - K0BXB
After almost 60 years in the hobby, Martin Huyett, K0BXB, loves ham radio as much as he did when he first started. After a career in electronic engineering, inspired by ham radio, and an operating career that included homebrew slow scan television, 2 meter FM on surplus mobile equipment, and packet radio, Martin has gone back to his ham radio roots and now enjoys a simple CW QSO on a straight key. Join Eric, 4Z1UG, in his QSO Today with K0BXB.
| First Callsign: K0BXB 1949 Elmers: Grandfather, a telephone man. Neighbor interested radio First Rig: Transmitter: Millen 90800 exciter Receiver: Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion Operating mode: CW Later Rigs: Heathkit DX60 Transmitter Heathkit HW-12 80 meter single band SSB Current Rig: Icom IC-7000 with auto tuner IC706 Mk2G in car Worked at King Radio, Kansas City. Later became Bendix/King, and is now Allied Signal. Maker of aviation gear. Spent time in Ghana and West Africa with Wycliff Bible Translators. Wycliff used Stoner SSB Transceivers on 5 Mhz Projects: Millen 90200 Restoration 6L6 Transmitter on wooden slats 30 meter CW transmitter 2n7000 Martins's most important test set: MFJ M209 Antenna bridge - used to test the resonant frequency of anything QST articles: "An AFSK Interface for Android Smartphones", QST May 2012 Interface available here "Have Fun Building the Simplest Transmitter", QST, November 2012 Links: K0BXB Website Wycliff bible Translators Martin's Radio Control Airplane Site 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. |  Millen 90800 CW Transmitter  Heathkit HW-12 80 meter SSB "Singlebander"  Home Brew 6L6 40/80 meter CW Transmitter  K0BXB Ham Shack |
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