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K0NR

2/25/2023

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Episode 440 - Bob Witte - K0NR

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Bob Witte K0NR is the active ham that you want in your community.  Bob lives in the Colorado Rocky mountains, operates SOTA on the “fourteeners”, maintains and operates the local repeaters, and mentors new hams.  K0NR is a frequent contributor to the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo and will be a presenter next month.  This interview is one that I conducted with Bob more than five years ago, and I am delighted to play it again with the help of Ben Bresky, who edited and remastered the audio. ​
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First License: Novice 19 years old, 1977.  WD9AJO, while a student at Purdue University

Upgrades:
  • Technician License, Chicago FCC Office
  • Extra, KB0CY,
  • K0NR: vanity call sign. 2002

First Rig:
Midland two meter transceiver, crystal controlled, like the 13-509.
HF Eico 753 triband radio SSB

Worked for Hewlett Packard, Loveland

Elmer: Virgil Leenerts, W0INK

Current Rigs: 
  • Yaesu FT-950, for contest station
  • Yaesu FT-991 portable radio
  • Yaesu FT-817 SOTA

Favorite Modes: SSB, VHF and 6 meters

Favorite Contest: June ARRL VHF contest

Bob’s blog at K0NR.com.  

What's a Country, by Bob, K0NR​

Bob's Books:
  • Bob’s Amazon Author’s Page
  • Electronic Test Instruments: Analog and Digital Measurements (2nd Edition) 2nd Edition
  • Spectrum and Network Measurements (Electromagnetics and Radar) 2nd Edition
  • VHF, Summits and More: Having Fun with Ham Radio, by Bob Witte, K0NR

SOTA - Summits on the Air

National Parks on the Air

XYL: Joyce Witte, K0JJW

Arrow Antenna, 3 Element Yagi

Yaesu FT1DR - new C4FM dual band handheld radio, VHF/UHF

Colorado 14teeners - 54 mountain peaks
1600 SOTA peaks in Colorado

Monument, Colorado

Stu Turner W0STU - technician license class

Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs

Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association

Tech Day - one day event targeted at the beginning technician

hamradioschool.com
 
The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

Technician Class 2014-18 FCC Element 2 Radio License Preparation 8th Edition, By Gorden West, WB6NOA

Stu Turner books on Amazon

Shack Talk Article - Is Alaska a country?

From K0NR website: Blog post about artificial scarcity

The DXCC list - the list of countries that count from DXCC

Guy, N7UN

K0NR repeater and remote base station

ISS Packet Radio - how to work the ISS using APRS

Yaesu Fusion repeater

C4FM Yaesu digital format

DMR Hot Spot - Radio Geek’s discussion of DMR hot spots

OpenSpot

DVMega Hot Spot
    
K0NR most excited about:
  • SOTA - hooked on activating and working from mountain peaks
  • DMR - Rocky Mountain Ham Group
  • SCom repeater controller
  • DMR hotspot

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Midland 13-509 Two Meter FM Tranceiver
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Eico 753 Triband SSB Transceiver
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K0NR UHF Repeater with VHF Remote Base
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