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Episode 442 - Orv Beach - W6BI

Orv Beach, W6BI, has had a love of electronics and radio since his pre-teen years.  Orv has always preferred the digital modes of operation, starting first with CW, ham radio’s first digital mode, then proceeding on to RTTY, packet radio, Pactor, Winlink, and now AREDN.  W6BI built and maintains a comprehensive AREDN mountain top network in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in California, but lectures extensively to amateur radio clubs, around the World,  on getting on this latest digital mode.  Orv Beach, W6BI, is my QSO Today.

Show Notes

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Recent Ham Radio Media Appearances
RATPAC - Mar 8, 2023
DX Mentor Interview
Ham Radio Workbench Podcast Expo Special Announcement

Hometown: Montebello, Ca

First License: Novice, 1968, WN6WEY
General in December 1968
Advanced December 1969

First Rig: 
National NC303 Receiver
Johnson Viking 2 Transmitter

Terms
AM and Shortwave Listening
160 Meter AM 
Receiver Technology Book, 1938
Morse Code
Two-tube Electronic Morse Keyer, 12AX7
Vibroplex Paddles
QSK Breakin between radios
US Navy 1971 Electronics Tech, Treasure Island
LJ-04BA 20 Meter Beam
Dave WB6RHQ
Drake R4B Receiver
Drake T4XB Transmitter
Hallicrafters HT37 Transmitter
Analog Comparator
Collins 75A5 Receiver
Baudot 5 Level Code
Model 15 Teletype
Model 28 Teletype
ET-A School, Treasure Island
Nuclear Power School, Mare Island
National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho
Telex
TWIX
Plantronics 
Frederick Electronics
Micom Computers
Voice over Frame Relay
Nortel
Computer Sciences Corporation
Amateur Packet Radio AX25
TNOS Packet Solftware
Borland C Programming Language
​KDE Plasma on Ubuntu Linux “Kubuntu”
GCC C Compiler
NET/ROM Routing Protocol
Pactor
PSK31 Digital Mode
Broadband Hamnet
Linksys WRT54G
DD-WRT
OpenWrt
Tomato Router
OLSR - Open Link State Routing
AREDN 
Ubiquiti Bullet 2
Southern California Linux Expo
Tim KN6PLV
OLSRV Protocol
Route Flapping
Pacific Bell Telephone Company
Beginner’s Guide to AREDN, by Orv Beach W6BI
OBS Studio
California Thomas Fire 2017
Woolsey Fire 2018
Winlink Express 
Winlink RMS Packet Relay
RMS Trimode
Matter Most Server
Software Modem VARA FM
Thunderbird Email Client
Software Modem
TeamTalk VoIP
40 meter Delta Loop
WISP - Wireless Internet Service Provider
Rooftop Ballast Mount

Advice to new or returning hams: Join your local club.  Join the ARRL, read the articles.

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First Ham Shack in Playhouse
National NC303 and Johnson Viking II

Orv working RTTY from Treasure Island

W6BI working on AREDN Site