Episode 383 - Vince d'Eon - VE6LK
Vince d'Eon, VE6LK, has taken hold of the many amateur radio opportunities on HF SSB, VHF/UHF mobile operation, repeater building and maintenance, and supporting events with his Calgary based amateur radio club. Vince is a regular contributor to the bi-weekly Ham Radio Workbench Podcast and made a presentation at the last QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on Disaster Communications and Leadership Imperatives for Radio Amateurs. VE6LK is my QSO Today. |
VE6LK Website Disaster Communications and Leadership Imperatives for Radio Amateurs “Uncle Al”, VE3AND Hometown: Hamilton, Ont QTH: Okotoks, Alberta First Attempt License: Age 18, Canadian, 18, 7 words a minute Morse Code First License: 2002, VE6VPD USA Callsign: AI7LK Mentors: Don Brown VE3IUX (SK) Dave Currie VE3RTL Dann St-Pierre VE6TD, KU7R Favorite Operating Mode: SSB, FM Current rigs: Yaesu FT-8800 VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver Yaesu FT-8900 10/6/2/UHF Mobile Transceiver Yaesu FT-857D HF/VHF/UHF Mobile Transceiver Yaesu FT-450D HF Transceiver, Yaesu FT5DR Dual Band Portible Yaesu VX-7R Portable Radio Hytera PD362u DMR Portable Motorola Maxtrac UHF Mobile Kenwood TK-705 UHF Mobile Terms Niagara Falls Shortwave Radio Cinematography Vintage Apple Clone Computers Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ont Mohawk College, Radio and Television Arts Fly Gallery Counterweight Drake TR22C 2 Meter Portable Winter Field Day Google Earth Zoom Amateur Radio Field Day Christian “Doc” Payne, G5DOC QRZ Quote: "When I’m asked why I’m fascinated with radio when we have the internet I don’t talk about ... the constant surprise when I bounce a signal round the world on 10 watts, ... I explain that audio carries emotion better than any other medium." Propagation Ham - Originally coined by Tim Deagan, KJ8U, in Episode 334 of the QSO Today Podcast to mean the ham that builds the gear, tests it on the air, then goes back to building. This can be applied to hams that like to build antennas, transmitters, etc to see where their signals propagate. Fluke 8010 Multimeter Oscilloscope Motorola Service Monitor MDS Data Radio Hako FR-301 Desoldering Tool 1208 SMD - Parts Size Rod Hardman, VA3ON B&K Precision Simpson 260 Multimeter Pocket Keyer K3NG Design John Clements KC9ON Kits Audio Limiting Filter Kenwood TS-130S HF Transceiver Yaesu 450D HF Transceiver Remote SDR SDR-Play Receiver Alberta Public Service Net VE6JY SDR Station WEBSDR.org Rally Sport Amateur Radio Okotoks Amateur Radio Club 2013 Calgary Flood Fake Ham Lidnet - DMR Group on Thursday 2130 EST Montana 3400RL 5th Wheel Trailer Glamping Vince’s Go-Kit SOTA - Summits on the Air WinLink Packet VERA HF PADI Certification Scuba Diving The thin edge of the web Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: recent explosion of convergent technologies in ham radio Excited most by: explosion and convergence of technology, radios on a chip. Software to communicate. Advice to new or returning hams: you have earned a license to learn. Try all of the things and get involved. 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. | Yaesu FT-450 HF Transceiver Motorola MaxTrac VHF or UHF Mobile Kenwood TK-705 VHF or UHF Mobile SDRplay Receiver |