Episode 083 - Jim Kutsch - KY2D
 Jim, KY2D. and Vegas | Jim Kutsch, KY2D, has enjoyed almost fifty years of amateur radio because a local ham club reached out to him as a teenager after a life altering accident. It was through this act of kindness and mentoring from the ham fraternity that started Jim's passion for amateur radio leading to a successful career as a computer scientist, professor, and CEO of a remarkable non-profit organization. He is Eric, 4Z1UG’s guest on QSO Today. |
| KY2D Links: Digging Deeper with Jim Kutsch, KY2D - CQ Magazine QRZ Link Lafayette Tube Tester First Elmer: John Echols, WA8RDX (SK) taught CW and theory over the phone leading to the Novice exam. Hometown: Wheeling, West Virginia First License: Novice, Dec 1967, WN8ZNH Upgraded at FCC office in Pittsburgh, PA to WA8ZNH First Rig: Drake 2B Receiver Allied Knightkit T-60 Transmitter G2AF power amplifier Hallicrafters HT37 Transmitter Later rigs: Drake R4B Receiver Drake T4XB Transmitter Drake TR7 Transceiver Crystal calibrator - for calibrating receive frequency band edges. Developed the first talking computer for blind computer users - University of Illinois - mid 1970s. computer generated speech. Bell Laboratory PABX System - office phone exchanges Favorite operating modes: CW and SSB Likes to:
Small board computers: Now has: Elecraft KX3 The Seeing Eye - Jim is the CEO of this organization that raises and trains seeing eye dogs. KY2D Packet Radio Gateway TAPR - Tuscon Area Packet Radio worked with AD7I, Paul Newland Usenet - precursor to the Internet Stevie Wonder Accessibility Award Kenwood TMV71A - dual band VHF/UHF mobile transceiver Hexbeam Antenna VUCC - VHF/UHF Century Club Jim is a “beta test junkie” Tandem Bike “stoker” position Advice to new or returning hams: “Push the state of the art”. 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. |  Drake 2B Receiver  Allied Knight-kit T-60 Novice Transmitter  Drake TR-4C HF Transceiver  Kenwood TM-V71A VHF/UHF FM Transceiver |
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