Episode 265 - Eric Sears - ZL2BMi
 | Eric Sears, ZL2BMI, who joins me from New Zealand, is famous for this 80 meter QRP double sideband rig that he designed and documented in the 1980s for his personal use when “tramping” in the forests and mountains of New Zealand. Eric’s stated design philosophy and rigs proved to be robust and foundational for other QRP rig builders, especially in the southern hemisphere through the years. |
| ZL2BMI Links: QRZ Off-Track ZL2BMI Double Sideband QRP Transceiver First License: Zl2UBG, Technician, 2 meters and above ZL2NBI, Novice license concurrently to operate CW in low bands First Rigs: Pye Herald tube FM VHF ZC1 Transceiver HF, New Zealand war time radio Ten-Tec Argonaut HF Transceiver Current Rig: Kenwood TS430 HF SSB Homebrew rig Yaesu VX5 VHF Favorite operating mode: · 80 meter DSB QRP Backpack portable ZL2BMI Design Philosophy
People: XYL: Mary Sears, ZL2TFS Mentor: Roger Lawson, ZL2BHG Bob Sewell, ZL2ASO - Wellington 92 years of age Bill Meara, N2CQR Doug DeMaw, W1FB Peter Parker, VK3YE Radio Discussed: Hiker’s One - one tube broadcast receiver Foxhole radio crystal radio 48 Set HF Transceiver 5 mhz. Peter Parker’s VK3YE’s DSB rig SSB Transceiver using DDS Elecraft KX2 QRP transceiver Terms: Boy Scouts New Zealand Semaphore signaling Morse Code Blue razor blade White spot transistors New Zealand Army Cadets New Zealand Citizens Band, AM on 26 Mhz New Zealand Backcountry Hut Double Sideband suppressed carrier New Zealand Forest Service backcountry huts Anglican Church ministry “Ham Cram” licensing New Zealand National Amateur Repeater System New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters Break-in Magazine Dick Smith Electronics Covenanted properties G-QRP Club SPRAT magazine NE602 Mixer Double balanced mixer Ugly bug electronic construction Dead bug electronic construction Solder Smoke Podcast 80 meter end-fed wire antenna Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: Proliferation of communication, cell phones. Most excited by: In an age where everything is regulated, as hams we have the freedom to build our own gear. Advice to new or returning hams: Don't just be an operator. Learn a bit more about simple circuits. 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. |  ZL2BMI HF Transceiver  ZL2BMI DSB Transceiver Top View  Ten-Tec Argonaut HF Transceiver  ZC-1 HF Transceiver |
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