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W9SR

7/29/2016

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Episode 104 - Richard Stroud - W9SR

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Dick Stroud, W9SR, took his first ham radio test in 1938 that began a ham radio and professional journey as an electronic engineer.  This journey, over 75 years, included witnessing the hydrogen bomb tests in the 1950, a successful engineering career, and numerous contributions to the amateur radio hobby of articles on homebrewing, antennas, and propagation.  W9SR is my QSO Today.


Show Notes
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First License: Dec 2, 1938, W9BRN, Class B
Upgrades:
  • Class A, 1947
  • Extra Class, 1951, on the first day it was available, Dick was the first Extra Class Licensee in Indiana 1951
XYL: Ruth Stroud, W9BRN (SK), First licensed as W9HNH

First Rig:
  • Hallicrafters Skybuddy - borrowed from Dale Coleman, a railroad Morse operator
  • Home-brew transmitter using a Ford Model A spark coil. Followed by a second using 3 X 6F6 tubes
War Emergency Radio Service - 112-114 mhz. Low power.  

Magnavox, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

US Army Signal Corp, Korean War

Hydrogen Bomb Testing
  • P2V Neptune - test lab
  • Eniwetok
  • Bikini Islands
  • Nevada Desert hydrogen bomb tower tests
  • EMP Explosions
  • Honolulu Power Grid shutdown from Bikini Island tests
  • Hammarlund SP600 receivers used to monitor hydrogen bomb tests

Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA - guest on Episode 37.

Cessna Skyhawk

Propagation Beacons

Beacon 222 mhz.  

F Layer Skip

Current Rig: 
  • Kenwood TS-2000 with Homebrew transverters  
  • Icom IC-756 Pro2
  • Antennas include: 160 meter full wave loop, vertical, five element beam, 40 meter rotatable dipole
  • Dick operates all modes: 160 meters to 1296 MHz

Recommended antenna for city lot: Good vertical antenna on 80 and 40 meters
17 meters not as touchy as cycle declines
Try working DX on 80 meters

Family Motor Coach Association - has 300 hams

Joseph Stroud, K9MRI - Dick’s brother

Hewlett Packard HP85 Computer

Advice to new or returning hams: Do a lot of listening.  Learn the good habits and forget the bad ones you hear

CW Skimmer

DX Clusters from DXSummit


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