Episode 416 - Rod Hardman - VA3ON
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Rod Hardman, VA3ON, is one of the hosts of the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast, and while a relatively new ham, has a love for hands on radio, technology, and tools that goes back to the 1970s. Rod played an interesting role with his company in New Orleans just after Hurricane Katrina that renewed his interest in amateur radio, finding his community, and eventually building his own tribe. VA3ON tells his story in this QSO Today.
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Rod’s website: https://crrl.ca/
Cycle25 Hub, not Club Cycle25 Zoom Call Cycle 25 YouTube Channel Hometown: Oakville, ONT First License: 2006, Canadian Basic Amateur radio license, VE3RHF Upgrades: Basic with Honors, to Advanced First Rig: Icom IC-92AD D-Star Portab Rigs: Icom IC-7200 HF/50HMz Transceiver Favorite Operating Mode: FT-8 Digital Mode Terms Physics WW2 Machinist Lathe Machinist Mill Drill Press Carterfone Decision Telephone Installer Butt Set Escarpment Lake Ontario Morse Code Canada Army Cadets British Military Wireless Set 42 British Manpack Wireless Set A510 Carleton University, Ottawa Teaching Assistant Business and Economics Major, Carleton University CAD - Computer Assisted Design Hewlett Packard, Toronto Hilde Allman VE3ECE Jim Allman VE7XHP Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Hewlett Packard rebuilds New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - need reference Tintype Photograph Extreme Home Makeover Recovered Photos Hewlett Packard 2006 Segment Seadoo Water Sky Perth Space Agency - need reference Perth County Amateur Radio Channels Allstar Network Oakville Amateur Radio Club Covid19 Pandemic The Importance of Hubs Not Clubs, RSGB Bay-Net Conference Bob Heil, HamNation Brightspace, Canadian Company Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club Olivia Digital Mode Raspberry Pi Computer Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: being clear in the communication about how we are relevant. Excited most by: change, change, change - new protocols, new technology Advice to new or returning hams: look at the learning curve for the hobby and embrace the education process. You have a license to learn!
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A510 Military Communications Equipment
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Icom IC-92AD Analog Dual Band with D-Star
Icom IC-7200 HF Transceiver
Icom IC-7100 HF Transceiver
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