Episode 120 - Jim Stafford - W4QO
Jim Stafford, W4QO, SK was recognized at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention for over 50 years of ham radio achievements that include mentoring and elmering, QRP building and operating, and revitalizing the North Fulton Amateur Radio League into one of the premier ham radio clubs in the USA. Jim tells his amateur radio story to Eric, 4Z1UG, in this QSO Today.
| Jim became a silent key in December 2021 Jim, W4QO Website Cushman Motor Scooter Sears Silvertone Shortwave Receiver Popular Electronics - Novice Notes First Elmer: Mel Davies, W9PLO First License: Age 16, 1958, KN9MAF First Rig:
Grahams Electronics, Indianapolis Shelby County Amateur Radio Club Current Rigs: Favorite operating mode: CW Education: Purdue university - BSEE Bell Laboratories - here is the Bell Labs home page. Now owned by Nokia. North Fulton Amateur Radio League NFARL “e-News” newsletter Steps to rebuild an amateur radio club:
Chuck Catledge, AE4CW - Chief Elmer of NFARL “Retreads” - returning hams to the hobby Mac McCormick - W4AX William Cobb, K4YJJ - NFARL Web master NFARL Ham Jam Atlanta Maker Faire Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society Jim was inducted into the QRP Hall of Fame by the QRP Amateur Radio Club International. What is QRP? - WD8RIF explains in this article Some QRP Organizations:
Koch Method to learn the Morse code - Jim advocates using the Farnsworth method instead. Here is a good morse code website: http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/ Most common CW characters in two words:
CW Operators Club - online group to build the skills of Morse Code operators. Features CW academy. RS-HFIQ SDR Receiver Kickstarter Campaign - to fund projection of SDR receiver. Jim was awarded: 2010 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year for your over 50 years of work in amateur radio. This is quite an achievement. What excites Jim the most about what is happening in amateur radio now: “The Connection Factor” members connected to each other. Mill Springs Academy Advice to new or returning hams: Get connected, Get on HF, Set yourself a goal on HF Paul Baran, W3KAS, Father of “Packet Switching” that led to the development of the Internet 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. |  Echophone "Commercial" General Coverage Receiver  Heathkit DX-40 Novice Transmitter  Hammarlund HQ-100 Receiver  Elecraft KX3 QRP 160 - 6 Meter Transceiver |
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