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W4ZV

12/5/2015

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Episode 070 - Bill tippetT - W4ZV

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Bill Tippett, W4ZV’s ham radio journey is a series of firsts. He was the first USA Novice licensee to achieve DXCC, first teenager to achieve DXCC Honor Roll, first 160 meter DXCC from “0” land, and the first amateur radio operator Worldwide to work 300 DXCC countries on 160 meters. Bill shares his ham radio story with Eric, 4Z1UG, on QSO Today. ​

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First License: Novice, KN4RID, August 1957, Age 12

First Rig:
  • Hammarlund HQ 110C Receiver
  • Viking Ranger Transmitter
  • 40 meter doublet antenna
  • Telrex Tribander with Worm gear rotator

1957-58 Sunspot Cycle

Telrex Triband Antenna

Collins 75A4 Receiver

Elmers:  
  • Tex Price, W4GXB  - Telex Christmas Tree
  • Stan Johnson, W4ZH - DX and long path propagation. How to use a “bug”

Long path propagation

Education:
  • BSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • MBA, Harvard Business School

Family Hams:
  • Russ Tippet, K4FPA, father became a ham.  
  • Welden Fields, W4AJT, Bill’s father-in-law,  died at 101, licensed 85 years.

SOTA - Summits on the Air

Current Rig:
  • Elecraft K3 with P3
  • Amp Supply LK-800 Amplifier
  • Software: CW Skimmer in blind mode

Cataloochee Trail

KD1JV Steve Weber Tribander - portable CW rig for 40, 20,  and 17 meters for SOTA

Trail Ridge Road, Colorado

Getting on 160 on a Budget

Ten-Ten International - organization for hams on 10 meters

SO2R - Single Operator Two Transceivers

CQ World Wide SSB Contest

backscatter modes.  

40 Meters great for DX just before Sunset using long path propagation

Links:  
Bill's Novice Story
How to Work the Top Band

W4ZV Sets New 80-Meter World Record -- Again!
www.novice.bappy.com/about_21.html
Bill’s Website  
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Young Bill in garage attic ham shack
Note the map and pointer above the desk
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Hammarlund HQ-110 Receiver
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Collins 75A4 Receiver
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KD1JV Triband CW Transceiver
4 Comments
Eric 4Z1UG link
12/12/2015 12:47:16 pm

Bill mentioned that he did a talk on how to listen to and hear weak signals. Here is a link to his presentation slides: http://users.vnet.net/btippett/sedco.ppt

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kay
12/15/2015 04:22:30 pm

Wow Bill, I'm impressed

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Bob
12/4/2016 06:00:41 am

Bill, while living in CO was my "DX Node". I would try to tail end his Q's on 160 and that helped me toward DXCC QRP on 160.

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Hunt Turner, K0HT ex W4ONA
6/23/2018 10:03:48 am

Hey Bill, Glad I found this. I hope all is going well. We were contemporaries; thanks for the walk down memory lane I am QRP now with indoor vertical. Hope to cu someday soon. Vy 73, Hunt

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