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N1DG

1/2/2016

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Episode 074 - Don Greenbaum - N1DG

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Don Greenbaum, N1DG, comes from a ham radio family and started in the hobby as an eleven year old Novice, over fifty years ago. A veteran of the some of the most challenging DXpeditions and co-founder of CW Ops organization, Don shares his insight and experience on amateur radio,  with Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.
Show Notes
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First Elmer: Father, Fred Greenbaum, WA2UDV, brother and sister were also hams. 

First License: WN2DND, 1962 Age 11
Upgraded to General, December 1964

Awarded: DXCC 1964

First Rig:
  • Johnson Viking Ranger transmitter
  • Hammarlund HQ170 receiver

Commodore KIM Board

WB2DND Logbase

Ashton Tate dBase 3 - popular relational database product in the 1980s. 

Current Rig:
  • Elecraft K3
  • Alpha 9500 Amplifier
  • SteppIR antenna
  • Titan DX vertical antenna

Amateur Logging Program - N4NW

Emergency Broadcast System -  used to send messages on commercial radio and television stations.

Don Miller Expeditions

DXpedition Buton 2000

DX Challenge Point

Microlites DXpedition - VP8ORK - South Orkney Islands

VK0IR, 1995 - first Dxpedition to get logs off the island over packet radio.

DX Atlas Propagation Program

Palmyra DXpedition Propagation Maps

CQ DX Hall of Fame - Don Greenbaum, N1DG May 2006, awarded at Dayton Hamvention

Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF)

CW Operators Club - celebrates the Morse code.

N3JT Forum

CQ World Wide Contest -

Yankee Clipper Contest Club.  

Operating on 6 Meter - band opens with E skip in June and July.  For DX you need to operate CW.

Inverted L on 160 meters

Advice to new or returning hams to the hobby:
  • Find a mentor
  • Join a local club
  • Knock on a ham’s door​

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Johnson Viking Ranger Transmitter
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Hammarlund HQ-170 Receiver
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Commodore KIM-1 Computer Board
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N1DG with VP8ORK
2 Comments
Chris Coakley WA1CRT
1/3/2016 07:19:22 pm

Excellent and informative interview, Don and Eric. Like you, Eric, I am a returning ham having been off the air for about 30 years due to family life and a busy medical practice. And like you, Don, I live in Duxbury on Tinkertown Lane less than a mile and a half from you. When you said you lived in Mass on the ocean, I figured you had to be on the North or South Shore or on the Cape, but was pleasantly surprised to see on QRZ.com that you were located in Duxbury. I will be getting back on the air shortly with an old (but little used IC-745) and a new Yaesu FT dx 1200 and MFJ magnetic loop as well as an 80 meter G5RV. First licensed as a Novice in 1964 (age14), next as a General in 1965, then as an Extra in August, 2015 at the Boxborough Hamvention. I will be keeping my original call. Thanks again Eric, for another great podcast, and I've listened to almost all of them since discovering QSO Today about two months ago. And, Don, I hope to talk to you on the air sometime, and perhaps run into you around town.

73
Chris Coakley WA1CRT

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Marco (ik2ulv)
1/4/2016 06:36:51 am

Hi guys, I'm Marco Ik2ulv I love listen your podcast Eric They are very interesting and congratulation Don for radio ham activities. I remember my two qso's with VK0IR made with 3 element yagi; FT1000MP and very old amp. like KW1000.
Thank you Don for suggestion in reference to your long experience as ham radio operator. I like CW I work 75% on this mode. I'm using delta loop antenna for 10-15-20 and 40 meter bands. Don, did you get experience with delta loop antenna or not?
I sold my amp TL922 two years ago and now I'm running with 100 or 200 watts by FT5000DX Yaesu. Don I made several comparison test between this transceiver and K3 without discovering difference also on CW mode. Have you done some comparison test between K3 and others transceivers or not? What is your opinion about K3?
Hoping to proceed to listen your podcast in the future Eric
best regards and 73
Marco ik2ulv

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