Episode 206 - David Finell - N7LRY
 | David Finell, N7LRY described himself to his future wife as a mad scientist, coming from a ham radio family that encouraged deep learning of the subjects that interested him. David shares his ham radio journey, his deep dive into electronics through a career in the US Air Force, his interest in antennas that led to his helix VHF antenna design, as well as his leverage of ham radio skills to his other hobbies. N7LRY is my QSO Today. |
The QCX Transceiver by QRP Labs
| Dad is Paul Finell, W7EFQ Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds Steam Locomotive First License: Age 17, 1987, Novice, KB7FPO Immediate upgrade to Technician Class - N7LRY United States Air Force Electronic School First Rig: Icom 2AT portable Kenwood TS-180 HF Transceiver Kenwood TS-440 HF Transceiver Current Rig: Icom 756PRO2 When working with surface mount components:
10 meter air pistol Horology Time and time keeping Watch movement balance wheel on 3 axis QST and QEX magazines Youth Science NASA magazine USAF Wideband Communications QST Antenna Design Competition in 2017 Quadrifilar Helix antenna. Dr. Kilgus antenna design John Hopkins Research Lab The Hamsters - VHF and above mcHF SDR Transceiver Kit WSPR Transceiver N7LRY Test Equipment: Hewlett Packard HP141T spectrum analyzer Sencor impedance analyzer Favorite: Vector Network Analyzer Chinese Smith Chart Futaba remote controls for model sailboats International 1 meter class sailboat Quadcopter Camera System Mega Cheap HF SDR Radio PSK31 Digital Mode Excited by: Amateur radio is continuing to evolve and fostering change Advice to new and returning hams: Learn and do what fascinates you. Learn how things work. 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. |  N7LRY Test Bench  N7LRY VHF Helix Antenna  Icom IC-2AT VHF Synthesized Portable  Radio Controlled 1 Meter Sail Boat |
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