Episode 258 - Dino Papas - KL0S
 | Dino Papas, KL0S, leads the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, using the leadership skills that he acquired after 26 years in the US Army. Dino is a frequent contributor to amateur radio magazines, including QST, offering his unique and needed perspective on our ham radio hobby. Along with his wife Toby, KL0SS, Dino provides a ham radio maker space in his garage to share his knowledge and resources with his fellow hams. |
| Hometown: Williamsburg, VA Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club First License: 1969, 15 years old Favorite Operating Mode: DX on any mode and melting solder Favorite Operating of All Time: Being fortunate to work P5 (North Korea) on SSB and RTTY. And of course, talking on the radio with my XYL Toby KL0SS at anytime! Spouse: Toby Papas, KL0SS First amateur radio mentor: Truman Horton, WB6QFV First Rig: Hammarlund HQ100A Heathkit DX40 Transmitter Fan Dipole 80, 40, 15 meters Drake TR4 Transceiver Current Rigs: Icom IC-7851 HF transceiver Icom IC-910H (VHF/UHF) Drake C Line Terms AES - Amateur Electronic Supply ARRL License Manual Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA Redwood High Amateur Radio Club, WB6NVY Marin Amateur Radio Society RTTY Model 19 Teletype Model 28 KSR Ameco Morse Code course US Air Force ROTC Program The Care and Feeding of a Ham Club, by Carole Allen W5NQQ STP Rule: The Same 10 People Bell Curve Steven Bible, N7HPR Riding the Short Waves, By Don Keith, N4KC N4KC Challenge - call a long distance to a random person in Slovenia and have a QSO. Williamsburg, VA Electronics Builders Group Antenna Build-a-thon Apple 2 computer to teletype, by Dino Papas, 73 Magazine, 1984 KL0S Shack Notes KL0S A Ham Radio Maker Space, By Dino Papas, KL0S, QST Magazine Build a 3 Voltage Bench Power Supply Heathkit HW-202 Two Meter Transceiver “A Ham’s Silent Key Guide”, an upcoming QST article that offers suggestions on how we can best prepare our families for the inevitable day we’ll all become a silent key. Will appear in QST, September 2019. The Inventory List, By Noll K8NB, QST Magazine, April 2018 End of life planning advice: Write your own obituary Home schooling STEM Greatest challenge to amateur radio: getting younger folks into the hobby. Most excited by: advances in technology today. Engaging in lifelong learning Advice to new or returning hams: Don't be afraid to fail at something. Everything is hard until you figure out how to do something. 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. |  Dino in his ham shack  KL0S Workbench Left  KL0S Workbench Right  Icom IC-910H VHF/UHF All Mode |
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