Episode 340 - Patrick Stoddard - WD9EWK
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, is best known for his satelite QSOs using portable gear from grid squares all over the World. He documents and captures many of his contacts and the equipment that he uses on his website and YouTube Channel. WD9EWK is a recent addition to the AMSAT board of directors and is my QSO Today. |
Website: http://www.wd9ewk.net/ YouTube Channel First License: Novice License, Age 9, 1977, WD9EWK Re-Licensed: 1989, Novice, General, and Advanced Class using callsigns: KB7HFF, N7MRV, KF7YS First Elmer: Joe Visali WD9BGV , now N9BD First Rig Shared with Father: Heathkit HW-16 HF Novice Transceiver Heathkit HG-10 VFO Current Rig: Elecraft K3S HF Transceiver 2 X Yaesu FT-817 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver Favorite Mode: RTTY Software for Satellites ISS Detector Pro App AMSAT Droid Free Go Sat Watch Terms Great Lakes Naval Base Ham Radio Club CB Radio Slope Detect FM Signal Fall of the Soviet Union Radio Shack Electronic Kits TI 994A computer 2 Meter Packet Radio HF Packet Radio PSK31 DXCC Award Baudot RTTY Pactor Oscar 7 Satellite Ao 51 Satellite Kenwood THD72 Portable Transceiver CQ Worldwide QSL Cards Grid Squares National Parks on the Air Working the FalconSAT-3 Digipeater FalconSat3 Satellite APRS Messages on ISS AMSAT UK FunCube FunCube Dashboard Software AO73 Satellite Non-Amateur Satellite Weather Satellites Russian VHF Radio from ISS Oscar 51 Satellite Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: lack of willingness to try new and different things Advice to new or returning hams: be ready to try different things. 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. | WD9EWK FM Satellite Station FO29 Demo at HamCon in Torrance, CA Elecraft K3S HF Transceiver Yaesu FT-817ND HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver |