Episode 103 - Rich Holoch - KY6R
Rich Holoch, KY6R, is an avid DXer and needs only two more entities to get to the top of the DX Honor Roll. As the Sunspot cycle fades into memory, you will find Rich on 160 meters with his phased loop receiving antennas and a strategy for operation out of a difficult HF location by using HFTA, or High Frequency Terrain Analysis. More on this in my QSO Today with KY6R.
| KY6R Blog First interest in radio: 4th grade, age 9 years, Mrs. Goodin’s class book report on Marconi First general coverage receiver: Heathkit SW-717 receiver Friend: Dave WA2KUF, Newton New Jersey Rich’s father’s background - Aerospace Elmer: Brother Joe Tortoricci at Don Boscow College, WB2WNZ First License: Age 13, WN2QHN, in Newton, NJ First Rig:
“20 meters was the money band, until you put two elements on 40 meters” - all DX comes on 20 meters. Broadcast band DXing Current Rig:
Imsai computer - early microcomputer kit PDP PI - PDP11 front panel operated by a Raspberry Pi Mountain View Computer Museum Mellish Reef, DXpedition Favorite Mode: CW , 40 meters Rich needs: Bouvet and Glorioso to get to the top of the Honor Roll Dean Straw, N6BV, author of the ARRL Antenna Book HFTA - high frequency terrain analysis - EZnec antenna modeling software Examples of wire antenna arrays:
DXCC Honor Roll ON4UN Antenna Book - Eric Scace, K3NA - Loop antennas compared to beverage antenna, 3 loop antenna An Improved Feed Network for Loop Type Receiving Antennas, by N6RK Small Magnetic Receiving Loops, by W8JI DX Engineering NCC1 MFJ-1025 Heard Island DXpedition 2016 Remote control of Elecraft K3 on Heard Island from Mike, KJ4Z Excited about: SDR convergence with Raspberry Pi and Arduino Advice to new or returning hams: "Keep an open mind” Links: More Signal, Less Noise - loop antennas 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. |  Heathkit SW-717 GC Receiver  Hallicrafters HT-40 Novice Transmitter   |
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