K6OQK

Episode 164 - Burt Weiner - K6OQK

Burt Weiner, K6OQK, Los Angeles repeater pioneer and creator of, WA6TDD repeater on Mt. Wilson,  the second repeater to serve Los Angeles in the late 50’s through the late 1970s. Burt’s proximity to Los Angeles area broadcast radio stations and station engineers who served as his mentors, created for Burt a lifetime of amateur radio and professional path that he is still on today.  K6OQK is my QSO Today.

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Hometown: Los Angeles, California, “Wilshire District”

Elmers:

• Howard Ledy, W6QIZ, engineer at KLAC
• Earl Fuller, W6CSS
• Art Gentry, W6MEP - built the first fully automatic two meter repeater in the late 1950’s, K6MYK on Mount Lee above the Hollywood sign.

KLAC Channel 13, Los Angeles - Art Gentry was the maintanance engineer.

First Rig:
Signal Corp SCR522 VHF Transmitter and ARC5 receiver on Two meters

Gonset Communicator two meter sets

First License:  Age 15, 1956, Novice License
Glendale Civil Defense

First Novice Rig:

• 6AG7 driving a 6L6 Transmitter
• Hallicrafters S-19R Sky Buddy receiver

Mount Lee - home of the Hollywood sign

KBIG AM on Catalina Island

WA6TDD Repeater - Burt’s repeater on Mt. Wilson, the 2nd repeater in the Los Angeles area

KBMS FM Los Angeles

KPFK FM Los Angeles

Bill Acord, Chief Engineer of KPFK

Stepper Relay, 26 position used in the WA6TDD control system

420 - 430 Mhz ham band used for control links for repeaters in South California

Jampro Broadcast Antennas

1972 - “Great Erection” - Phelps Dodge Super Storm Master VHF Antenna

Circular polarized VHF antenna

Millie Gentry, K6JJN

History of the WA6TDD repeater on Mt. Wilson, California

Connie Marshall, K5CM

Current Rig: Icom IC-746 Pro

Ubiquiti Networks microwave radios for amateur mesh networking

Hamnet - mesh networking protocol for hams

Excited most by: What excites you the most about what is happening in amateur radio now?
Amazing place for hand’s on experience to build stuff. Build something yourself

Advice to new or returning hams: get your feet wet and build something

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Hallicrafters S19R Sky Buddy Receiver

Original WA6TDD 2 meter repeater

WA6TDD Control Link with rotary dial and modified General Electric "Pre-Prog" 420 Mhz transmitter

K6OQK work bench