QSO Today Interview with Pete Juliano, N6QW

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9/26/2015

Episode 060 - Pete Juliano - N6QW

Maybe the ultimate home-brew project is to build the modern “KWM4” based on the Collins KWM2, then soup it up, like a hotrod, with an Arduino microprocessor, a digital synthesizer, and a digital display. This was and is Pete Juliano, N6QW’s dream rig. Pete joins Eric, 4Z1UG, for a conversation on homebrewing, construction technique, and ham radio on QSO Today.

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Pete’s crystal set, started with a cat’s whisker. He later used a Philmore Company detector,.

First License: 1959, Age 17 - Two callsigns at the same time: Novice KN3IXU, Technician K3IXU

Upgrade to General two months later at FCC Pittsburgh, PA Field Office

Raytheon CK722 transistor

First Rig:

Converted ARC5 80 meters from Meshna Electronics for $3.00. Power supply was $7.00.
6V6 transmitter with a 3709 hz crystal.
Knife switch for transmit/receive

Cosmoline - a rust inhibitor

Later Rigs:

Sputnik was an inspiration for many people to pursue math and science.

Family Life: “balance is really important”

QRP Quarterly Magazine

SolderSmoke Podcast - ham radio home brewers podcast with Bill Meara, N2CQR, and Pete Juliano, N6QR.

KWM4 - is Pete's home-brew multi-band transceiver based on the Collins KWM2, souped up with modern computer technology.

QRP Quarterly “ Let's Build Something” - how to build a transceiver from scratch.

Adafruit DDS board

xlock frequency stabilizer

Almost All Digital Electronics. - Neil Hecht passed away in August. The company is on hold.

W1REX ME PADS - pads that look like the Manhattan building method. You can see a good use of them here.

XY Slide milling and drilling table mentioned in the podcast

Gsimple program - a free CAD program makes a G code

Bill Meara’s, N2CQR, Digital Transceiver

Let's Build Something SSB Transceiver Project

N4TRB Amateur Radio Website

K5BCQ Kit

AK2B Tom Hall

Pete's Websites:

Extended Double Zepp Antenna

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6V6 Transmitter kit
Courtesy of Pastime Projects

Hallicrafters SX99 Receiver

N6QW's KWM4 Transceiver

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4 Comments

Giovanni Manzoni link

10/2/2015 06:20:09 pm

Pete Juliano is a homebrew genius, and true radio wizard. This was a great interview. Thanks Eric. Ciao, Giovanni

Eric 4Z1UG

10/7/2015 11:54:43 pm

Thanks for your comment, Giovanni. I will forward to Pete.

Eric Nichols

11/6/2015 01:16:48 pm

Best podcast yet! Boy, what a trip down memory lane. I started out with a pair of ARC-5 receivers and a Johnson Adventurer too....20 years AFTER Pete! HI

73 es Shalom!
Eric

Dex, ZL2DEX

12/19/2016 05:42:06 pm

Snap! The 6V6 Tx 'kit' was my first Tx construction project, pre-licensing @ High-school, 1965-66?. A chap just down the street was a Ham (mists of time ...) and he supplied the xtal and tested it with a QSO on-air. Power was from a defunct receiver (included speaker's electromagnet as choke - them was the good ol' days...). Here in NZ in that era, the 'kit' was whatever you could find. The 6V6 was also from the Rx. My Ham friend also tried it with a 6L6. Forget the results, I was just stoked it worked!

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