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W2BEE

4/23/2016

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Episode - 090 - Gregory Andracke - W2BEE

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Gregory Andracke, W2BEE, is an accomplished news cameraman and documentary cinematographer, with Academy and Emmy awards to his credit.  He is also an accomplished amateur radio operator, with over fifty years in the hobby. His love for ham radio is as strong as it ever was. Greg joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today.
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Gregory Andracke Website 

​Radio Moscow
- was in the 40 meter band in the 1950s.

National NC100 A receiver with antenna outside

NSS code transmissions

First License: Age 13, 1956, KN8DCP Novice

Previous call signs: ex-K8DCP, W2HRX, P29VGA, T30GA, V63BO, 8P9BX, H44/W2HRX, J3/W2HRX, V7/W2HRX, VP2V/W2HRX, VP5/W2BEE  2015 - J38GA, Grenada 

​First Rig:  
​National NC-100 Receiver
  • Home brew 6L6 Transmitter, 40 meters
Later Upgrades: 
  • Eico 720 - Transmitter
  • AN ARC5

First Elmer: Adam Andracke, WA8AED, Greg’s father

Dutch Elm Disease - in Detroit

Current rig:
  • Elecraft K2  
  • KAT100 Antenna Tuner
  • Uses paddles for CW and internal K2 keyer
  • Homebrew W9TO Keyer

Favorite Operating Mode: CW

W9FAM - used to operate at 50 to 60 words per minute

Jim Ricks, W9TO creator of the Hallicrafters HA1 “TO” keyer

Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club  Field Day

FISTS CW Club  - Greg is member number 13085

Wayne State University - Started as an engineer, then moved to Mass Communication with minor in Psychology.

Ansel Adams Photography

KYW-TV - was a newsreel cameraman

NBC News News Center Four

Gordon Willis,  Cinematographer

CBS 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, 2009, IEDs

The Pacific War, CBS 

Travel Rig: Yaesu FT-890

Log Book of the World (LBOTW) - ARRL’s on-line log book

Club Log- logging Software

Reverse Beacon Network.

Butternut Antenna HF6V

Sloper Antenna with 9:1 unun

30 Meter Delta Loop

“Drake Line” - R-4B Receiver and  T-4XB Transmitter

Ten-Tec Omni Transceiver

Yaesu FT-890

Rig Blaster - PC to rig interface

FL Digi - digital mode PC software

Olivia, Contessa, Feld Hell - HF digital modes

RTTY - radio teletype

Mao’s Last Dancer - autobiography

Joe Taylor - JT65

ARRL Sweepstakes Contest

Searching for Suger man, Sexto Rodriguez - documentary recorded on cell phone

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National NC-100 Receiver
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Eico 720 Transmitter
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Greg's home-brew keyer paddle made from two J38 straight keys
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Elecraft K2 Transceiver
1 Comment
Steve Culp link
2/25/2018 09:12:56 pm

Thank You so very much for recognizing my webpage dedicated to the delta loop. Although published years ago, it continues to be highest traffic page on my Linux server located here at the shack. It originally was written to pass info regarding the DLs among my local HAMs. I never expected that it would ever become and remain a number one hit on Google for years and years.

I have received phone calls, E-Mail, and US Mail from all over the world.

My Son called this website to my attention tonight and I can't wait to listen to the accompanying podcast and others in the future..

73 and Good DX.

Steve

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