Episode 038 - Tim Duffy - K3LR
Tim Duffy, K3LR owns and operates one of the most prestigious amateur radio contest stations in the United States with twelve operating positions, two for each band. Tim shares his ham radio journey, beginning with his Quaker Oats crystal set, through his early entry into ham radio as a twelve year old, to a career in cellular telephony and wireless, and culminating in his position as COO of DX Engineering, one of the premier suppliers of ham radio gear. Join Tim and Eric, 4Z1UG in their QSO Today.
| First License: May 1972, age 12, WN3SZX General Class: June 1974, age 14, WA3SZX Extra Class: August 1974 1 X 2 Extra call sign: K3LR - 1977 Elmer: Bob Bell K3SAN, gave Tim the Novice test. First Rig: Johnson Adventurer transmitter, Heathkit HR-10B receiver Randy Thompson, K5ZD - met Tim at the FCC office in 1972. They are still good friends. Education: BSEE, Penn State University Favorite Rig: Icom IC-7850 - outstanding receiver performance, ideal for a multi-user contest station. Favorite operating mode: CW, never lost the love for Morse Code. First Contest in “Multi-multi” station: W3AU station operated by Bob Cox, K3EST. Tim was 17. Multi Multi Contest Station - multiple operators with multiple transmitters, up to six transmitters on the air at the same time. K3LR is Tim's "mulit-multi" amateur radio contest station with two operating positions on each band. Up to six transmitters can be on the air simultaneously. Two man teams on each band. One calls CQ, the other listens for CQs. Transmitters are interlocked so that they can not transmit at the same time. K3LR Links:
K3LR Contests: operates 4 per year:
Each competition relies on a team of 30 hams Contest University - one day course on all facets of ham radio contesting. Awards (just to name a few): Dayton Hamvention 2015 Amateur of the Year Radio Club of America Goldwater Award 2010 CQ Contest Hall of Fame 2006 Radio Club of America - is the oldest and most prestigious radio club in the United States DX Engineering - Tim is currently the COO of this major distributer of amateur radio equipment and antenna and tower hardware. They have everything and ship the same day. 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. |  Quaker Oats Crystal Radio  Johnson Viking Adventurer Transmitter  Heathkit HR-10B Receiver  Icom IC-7850 HF Transceiver  Tim at one of his twelve operating positions at K3LR |
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