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N6CA

7/17/2021

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Episode 360 - Chip Angle - N6CA

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Chip Angle, N6CA, harnessed an early interest in the bands, VHF to microwave, as a passion that continues to this day.  While he is active on every band, Chip pays special attention to low noise receiver performance on his radios that work well above 10 GHz.  This attention to detail and training from the aerospace industry allowed Chip to start his own company building low noise preamps, filters, duplexers, and other hardware ultimately used by government including NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  N6CA shares his ham radio story in this QSO Today.
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CA Home Page
Hometown: Santa Monica, California 
First License: Novice, 1959, WV6GUY
Favorite mode: CW or Morse Code

First Rig:
BC348 Receiver
EF Johnson Viking Adventurer Transmitter
Folded Dipole Antenna 

Current Rig: 
Elecraft K-Line
Elecraft Transverter
Ten-Tec 565 Orion 2 28 MHz IF
Direct Conversion Downconverter 10Ghz to 28 Mhz
Frasier 10 GHz Beacon
900 Miles Contact Record, 10GHz 

Terms: 
ARRL Handbook 1957
Boy Scouts of America
40 Meter CW
Pallasades Amateur Radio Club
Transistor, 1 Watt 80 Meter Transmitter
Crystal Set Receiver
John, WA6LMO from the History of the San Bernardino Microwave Society
Gladys Kravitz
FCC Los Angeles Office
Bewitched,  Television Show 
CQ Magazine
QST Magazine
The World Above 50 Mhz 
1296 Band or the 23 Centimeter Band
JJ Glass Surplus
APX6 Transmitter
US Navy Electronic Tech
US Navy Radar Class Electronics Tech
Electronic Counter Measures
US Navy Engineering College
Hughes Aircraft Company
Northrup Laser Lab
Sporadic E Layer
6 Meter F2 Mode
FT-8 Digital Mode
Oscar 6 Satellite
Oscar 7 Satellite
144 MHz Transverter SSB
Angle Linear Corporation
U310 JFET Transistor
2N4416 FET Transistor
GasFet Preamp
Cavity Filter
Combine Bandpass Filters
Mir Space Station
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base
MRI Scanner Machine
JPL -Jet Propulsion Lab
WB6CWN
WSPRnet
Mauna Loa Volcano
Hepburn Propagation Prediction
Q65 Digital Mode - Ideal for microwave
Vertical Slot Antenna - 24 slot 
Microwave Update
Dubus Microwave Book
Bridgeport Mill
M&K Metal Block Aluminum
WR-90 Waveguide
Ebay
Microwave Contesting and Roving
N6CA Repeater 1283 Mhz, Mt. Wilson, Los Angeles
 Cactus Intertie
Robin Critchel WA6CDR, co-founder of the Cactus Intertie
Kenwood TM531 1296 Transceiver
San Bernardino Microwave Society
North Texas Microwave Society
Southern California DX Club
MIT RAD Labs Books
Crimp Connector
Repeater Builder Website
PSKreporter
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N6CA 1283 Repeater
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Frasier Mountain 10 GHz Beacon
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Wayne Yoshida link
7/18/2021 01:03:38 am

Good evening. Great to listen to N6CA's story. Chip's beacons in Southern Calif. -- as well as his expertise and advice -- are an asset to all of us on the bands.

Chip's homebrew systems are amazing examples of performance, art and sculpture.

Gladys Kravitz - LOL.

73 de KH6WZ

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Keven Conseen / KG4MIZ
7/18/2021 03:01:28 pm

Hey Thanks Eric that was a great and informative show.and I like your style the interview was very good. Thank you.

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Tommy
7/21/2021 01:50:03 pm

Eric,
I just listened to the interview with Chip Angle. Another really really great interview. I know your time is precious so, just a few short comments.
During the show I jumped up and down when I heard about the future of ham radio and the importance of the fundamentals. I preach about the importance of the fundamentals and continue to learn them myself. And I heard what Chip said about everything already having been done...no challenges left. But while I understand his statement I still think there are vast horizons of things to be discovered and to be applied. But, for young people or new hams, we have to remember that they have never done any of it. We have to encourage people especially young kids. And not just about ham radio; encourage a lifetime of learning and encourage curiosity about everything. As a kid starting in ham radio (1970) I actually encountered a lot of discouragement from many of the hams I met. Not all but many. It has stayed with me my whole life. But what it has caused me to be is the opposite: a good teacher, a good mentor and I would do ANYTHING to help a kid interested in ham radio, computers, math, electronics, literature, history…whatever THEY are interested in. We need a smarter world and kids are the key. The single most important thing we can do is share what we know, share our time and be a positive influence to all.
I’m not trying to preach to you or say anything negative about the Chip Angle interview.I loved it…I just believe there is hope in the help that we give to any person or child.
Love the show and thanks for the hard work on the Ham Expo. I wouldn’t miss it.
73
Tommy
W1AUV

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