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K9TRV

1/18/2020

Episode 285 - George Byrkit - K9TRV

George Byrkit, K9TRV, was first licensed in 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin. He returned to amateur radio as a licensee many years after letting that Novice license expire. George has since jumped back into amateur radio with both feet that include a board position in TAPR, projects in TAPR, including software development, work with HamSCI, and his local radio club and emergency groups. We touch on George’s many special projects in this QSO Today.

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WU2D

1/11/2020

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Episode 284 - Michael Murphy - WU2D

Michael, Mike, Murphy, WU2D, separates his professional and his personal radio and electronics life by building, using, and working with vintage radios made no later than the early 1960s. As a collector and builder of old time and military surplus radios, Mike is convinced that the magic of radio is at the fingertips of any operator who has a love and fascination with early equipment. Mike is a prolific writer and contributor to Electric Radio magazine, QST, and may vintage radio forums.

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N0AX

1/4/2020

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Episode 283 - Ward Silver - N0AX

Ward Silver, N0AX, author of the QST magazine column, “Hands-On Radio”, editor of ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications, and author of many books on ham radio, was my guest in Episode 29 from February, 2015. As the new year begins, it seems a great opportunity to reach into the archive to bring back one of the great conversations that I with Ward about amateur radio.

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HA6NN

12/28/2019

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Episode 282 - Andras Bato - HA6NN

Andras Bato, HA6NN, or “Andy” is coming up on his 50th anniversery as an amateur radio operator in Hungary, having grown up behind the “Iron Curtain” under Soviet influence. Andy is active at every level of amateur radio from his involvement in Hungary's national radio club and as a representative of Hungarian hams at the IARU.

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4Z1YR

12/21/2019

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Episode 281 - Yoram Rotbach - 4Z1YR

If you want to get stuff done, you give it to a busy person. Yoram Rotbach, 4Z1YR, is the busy ham who has become the repeater tzar for the Israel Amateur Radio Club. Now retired from the Israeli military, but still employed full time with an international corporation, Yoram is leading the charge to replace and refurbish Israel’s repeater network while at the same time pursuing his own projects that include: DMR, Brandmeister, microwave linking, mesh networking, and satellite operation.

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AB1OC

12/14/2019

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Episode 280 - Fred kemmerer - AB1OC

Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, had a love for radio and electronics as a boy growing up, leading to a career as an electronic engineer at ATT. It was not until much later in Fred’s life that he officially joined the amateur ranks. Along with his wife Anita, AB1QB, the Kemmerers have turned their passion for radio into building up the number of active amateurs in the Nashua Area Radio Society, making it the Dayton Hamvention’s radio club of the year in 2019. Fred speaks of failing fast to move on to success in amateur radio and in life in this QSO Today.

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W8ERD

12/7/2019

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Episode 279 - Bob Dixon - W8ERD

Bob Dixon, W8ERD, retired after 49 years as an Ohio State University radio astronomer working on SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and supporting the electronic and communication needs of the University. Now Bob is a key member of the Delaware Amateur Radio Club’s deployment of a radio mesh network to support the club's ARES organization.

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k5DCC

11/30/2019

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Episode 278 - Denny Johnson - K5DCC

This week I joined Denny Johnson, K5DCC, in his Digicomm Cafe, the name of his amateur radio podcast, where he has a ham radio guest almost every night to discuss our hobby. Denny invited me to a conversation over virtual coffee about our lives, both ham radio and personal. This show is “off the rails” from the traditional QSO Today format and is simulcasted in Denny’s podcast.

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W8TN

11/23/2019

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Episode 277 - Clark Stewart - W8TN

Clark Stewart, W8TN, started in amateur radio over 55 years ago, has worked every country but North Korea. He began working EME or moon bounce on two and 70 cm years ago making CW contacts. Clark is the consummate amateur radio mentor and was awarded the outstanding West Virginia Amateur of the Year in 2015. W8TN is my QSO Today.

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K6HTN

11/16/2019

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Episode 276 - Kate Hutton - K6HTN

Kate Hutton, K6HTN, a retired Seismologist at CalTech in Pasadena, California, discovered CW, CWOPS, and passing traffic through the National Traffic System. Kate would agree that amateur radio is a great way to spend time and that getting on the air with NTS is the best way to hone operating skills and to be ready for the next natural disaster.

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