Transcripts - QSO TODAY AMATEUR RADIO PODCAST

W8CI

9/20/2022

Episode 417 - Michael Kalter W8CI Transcript

Transcription funded by: Elwood Downey, WB0OEW

Eric 4Z1UG:
QSO Today, episode 417, Michael Kalter, W8CI.

Michael Kalter, W8CI, became infatuated at the radio as a young boy growing up in rural Ohio in the days of Sputnik and Kennedy's race to the moon. It wasn't until many years later that Michael joined the amateur radio ranks, becoming a leader in the Dayton Amateur Radio Association sponsors of the Dayton Ham Convention. W8CI tells his ham radio story in this QSO today. W8CI, this is Eric, 4Z1UG. Are you there Michael?

Michael W8CI:
This is whiskey eight charlie indy over.

Eric 4Z1UG:
Michael. Thanks for joining me on the QSO Today podcast. Can we start at the beginning of your ham radio story? When and how did it start for you?

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W4OP

8/8/2022

Episode 292 - Dale Parfitt - W4OP

Transcript funded by: Mike Tindor, AA8IA

Eric 4Z1UG:
QSO Today, episode 292, Dale Parfitt, W40P.

This episode of QSO Today is sponsored by ICOM America, makers of the finest HF, VHF, and UHF transceivers and accessories for the radio amateur, reminding you that they have just the right rig for contesters, DXers and rag tours, and by QRP Labs, makers of the popular QCX Kit Transceiver, and a whole host of parts and kits for the ham radio builder.

My thanks to both ICOM America and QRP Labs for sponsoring the QSO Today podcast, we are planning an amateur radio group tour to Israel in may of 2021, a beautiful time with the year to tour and play radio. If you think that you'd might have an interest in our tour, please click on the banner on this week's show notes page.
Welcome to the QSO Today podcast I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG, your host. Dale Parfitt W4OP developed a love for frequencies, VHF and above, including moon bounce operation, from an early exposure to a six meter Gonset Communicator or Gooney Bird. His love for electronics grew into a career as an electronics engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Par Electronics, where custom filters and antennas are his special forte, W4OP tells his story in this QSO Today.

W4OP, this is Eric for 4Z1UG. Are you there, Dale?

W8ARU

7/15/2022

Episode 407 - Arun Kumar - W8ARU

Commissioned by: Mike Tindor AA8IA

Eric 4Z1UG:
QSO Today, episode 407, Arun Kumar W8ARU.

My thanks to Icom America for sponsoring the QSO Today Podcast.

Welcome to the QSO Today Podcast. I'm Eric Guth, amateur call sign 4Z1UG, where I demonstrate the diversity and relevance of the amateur radio hobby and its impact on society. By interviewing ham radio operators, many of whom played vital roles in shaping our technology through the amateur radio hobby. And while many people might say, ham radio, do people still do that? This podcast demonstrates through in-depth interviews, just how amazing, diverse and dynamic the amateur radio hobby continues to be. I am attempting to clean up the QSO Today mailing list to reduce its monthly costs, but also to be sure that only the people that want emails from QSO Today are getting them. I'm sensitive to people who complain that their E-inbox is never under control.
Eric 4Z1UG:
If you see my message, please use the form to resubscribe to my messages or unsubscribe if you don't want an email from me. Either way, this will benefit us all. If you want to be on the email list, because you're not on the list to hear about the podcast, the expo, and soon the academy, please use the subscribe button on the bottom of the show notes page. Arun Kumar W8ARU builds most of the gear that he uses on the air base on a skill-set that he learned and became an amateur radio operator in India in the 1960s. This skill-set combined with advanced degrees in engineering has put Arun on the cutting edge of solar and battery technologies used in big equipment as the world is going green. Arun was also Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE’s original mentor, one of the many major contributions that Arun has made to our hobby. W8ARU is my QSO Today.

HA6NN

7/9/2022

Episode 282 - Andras Bato - HA6NN Transcript

Funded by: Mike Tindor AA8IA

Eric 4Z1UG:
QSO Today episode 282, Andras Bato, HA6NN.

This episode of QSO Today is sponsored by Icom America, makers of the finest HF, VHF, and UHF transceivers and accessories for the radio amateur. It should be noted that Icom is a proud sponsor of Youngsters on the Air, or YOTA, events this month. Check the YOTA link on this week's show notes pages. This episode is also sponsored by QRP Labs, makers of the popular QCX kit transceiver and a whole host of other kit receivers, and parts for the home brewer. My thanks to both Icom America and QRP Labs for sponsoring the QSO Today podcast.

Eric 4Z1UG:
Welcome to the QSO Today podcast, I'm Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, your host. My QSO Today is with Andras Bato, HA6NN, or Andy as he has asked me to call him, from Hungary. Andy is a new listener to the QSO Today podcast, but is coming up on his 50th year as a ham radio operator. He sent me a message introducing himself and discussing his amateur radio activity. I thought that a QSO with Andy would be interesting to me and all of you, especially as Hungary was an Eastern Bloc nation in the former Soviet Union and Andy has served in leadership positions representing amateur radio and Hungarian hams. HA6NN, this is Eric, 4Z1UG. Are you there, Andy?
Andras HA6NN:

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VE2BWL

7/9/2022

Episode 288 - Guy Lemieux - VE2BWL Transcript

Funded by Mike Tindor AA8IA

Eric 4Z1UG:
QSO Today episode 288, Guy Lemieux, VE2BWL.

This episode of QSO Today is sponsored by ICOM America, makers of the finest HF, VHF, and UHF transceivers and accessories for the radio amateur, reminding you that they have just the right rig for contesters, DXers, and ragchewers. And by QRP Labs, makers of the popular QCX kit transceiver and a whole host of parts and kits for the ham radio builder. My thanks to ICOM America and QRP Labs for sponsoring the QSO Today Podcast.

Welcome to the QSO Today Podcast. I'm Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, your host.

Guy Lemieux, VE2BWL, had a chance to build his dream contest station in a rural area of Southern Quebec while attempting to relax in the evenings and weekends from a stressful career. His project was to build his own 110-foot self-supporting tower from a pile of new metal stock delivered to his barn. Guy shares this project and the stories behind his seven-tower contest station in this QSO Today. VE2BWL, this is Eric, 4Z1UG. Are you there, Guy?

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WI6R

5/23/2022

EPISODE 392 - DAVE BOTTOM - WI6R

Commissioned by: Brian Whitaker AG6WR

Eric, 4Z1UG:
QSO Today, Episode 392, Dave Bottom, WI6R.

My thanks to Icom America for sponsoring the QSO Today podcast. Welcome to the QSO Today podcast. I'm Eric Guth, amateur call sign, 4Z1UG, where I demonstrate the diversity and relevance of the amateur radio hobby and its impact on society by interviewing ham radio operators, many of whom played vital roles in shaping our technology through the amateur radio hobby. While many people might say, "Ham radio, do people still do that?" This podcast demonstrates through in-depth interviews, just how amazing, diverse and dynamic the amateur radio hobby continues to be.

Based on the many comments that we received last weekend, the fourth QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo was a success. The presentations were spectacular and are now on the expo platform for playback. We heard nothing but positive comments about the Kumospace lounges and I was happy to discover that the Ham Radio Workbench podcast crew were still holding hours of discussions in their lounge. Thanks to all of you who came and the support for this project. We will be back in September once we have cleared the date.

KD3CR

2/17/2022

Episode 388 - Corey Ruth - KD3CR

Transcription Commissioned by: Corey Ruth, KD3CR

Corey Ruth, KD3CR, was a speaker in last August's QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, with a presentation titled HF in an HOA: The BBTD Attic Antenna. This presentation captured my attention because Corey is a relatively new ham living in an HOA, an immigrant to the United States, and using an antenna that, for all intents and purposes, was too good to be true. You'll hear in this interview that my conversion from being a skeptic to a believer is complete. I know that you'll find this interview with KD3CR very interesting, allowing you to draw your own conclusions.

KD3CR, this is Eric, 4Z1UG. Are you there, Corey?

Corey, KD3CR:

Hi, Eric. Yes, I am. Thanks so much for having me.

Eric, 4Z1UG:

Corey, thanks for joining me on the QSO Today Podcast. I realized that you're a relatively new ham, but we're going to start at the beginning of your story. When and how did that story start for you?

N5BF

1/21/2022

Episode 374 - Courtney Duncan - N5BF

Transcript commissioned by the Duncan family

Courtney Duncan, N5BF, has a humble amateur radio beginning in Texas, where he earned a degree in musical piano performance. Destiny intervened, allowing Courtney to get a degree as an electronic engineer and a career at JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory associated with NASA and Caltech in Pasadena, working on flight radio systems for spacecraft that go to Mars and beyond. Now retired after 30 years, N5BF is as active as ever as the President of the San Bernardino Microwave Society, amateur microwave operation and contesting and moon bounce. N5BF is my QSO today.

N5BF, this is Eric, 4Z1UG, are you there Courtney?

Courtney, N5BF:
Yeah, good morning 4Z1UG from N5BF, copy.

Eric, 4Z1UG:
You're loud and clear on Zoom, Courtney. Thanks so much for joining me on the QSO Today podcast. Now, I'm in Israel and you're in Southern California, so we're 10 hours different, but you have an N5 call, why is that?

VA6MPM

11/13/2021

Episode 373 - Paul Mower - VA6MPM

Transcription sponsored by: Mark Sidell, KR3AM

QSO Today episode 373, Paul Mower, VA6MPM.

My thanks to Icom America for sponsoring the QSO Today Podcast.
Welcome to the QSO Today Podcast. I'm Eric, 4Z1UG, 4Z1UG, where I demonstrate the diversity and relevance of the amateur radio hobby and its impact on society by interviewing ham radio operators, many of whom played vital roles in shaping our technology through the amateur radio hobby. While many people might say, "Ham radio? Do people still do that?" this podcast demonstrates through and in-depth interview how just amazing diverse and dynamic the amateur radio hobby continues to be.

Trekking across the Canadian Rockies without communications convinced Paul, VA6MPM, VA6MPM, that amateur radio could connect him to the outside world when he is far beyond cellular telephone coverage. Paul enjoys working Summits on the Air from some of the most remote outposts in the world. VA6MPM is my QSO today.

KE7X

10/25/2021

Episode 192 - Fred Cady (SK) - KE7X

Transcript Commissioned by: Bryan Whitcomb, K7KX

Eric Guth: Welcome to the QSO Today podcast. I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG, your host. Fred Cady KE7X took his love of radio and electronics as far as he could go, and that was to a PhD in electronic engineering, where he settled into teaching at Montana State University. Now retired, Fred is the author of 14 books on using and operating the Elecraft Transceivers and accessories. Fred is also an avid contest operator and DXer. We will dig into this and more on this QSO Today. KE7X, this is Eric 4Z1UG. Are you there, Fred?

Fred Cady: 4Z1UG, this is KE7X. Good morning, Eric.

Eric Guth: Good morning, Fred. Thanks for joining me on the QSO Today podcast. Can we start at the beginning of your ham radio story? When and how did it start for you?

Fred Cady: Well, it started when I was in high school. About 1958ish, '59ish, '59ish probably more likely. And one of my classmates got his license, and then I had a receiver. My dad had bought me an SX-17, I think it was, a Hallicrafters receiver that I had listened to for a year or two or so, and it just seemed like it was a good thing to try to do.