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W7SX

4/20/2021

Episode 344 - Robert Zavrel - W7SX

Funded by Robert Benedict, KD8CGH

Eric, 4Z1UG 0:00
QSO Today Episode 344 Robert Zavrel, W7SX.

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 to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver now shipping from your favorite amateur radio dealer. My thanks to Icom America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast.

Welcome to the QSO Today podcast I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG your host

Robert (Bob) Zavrel made an outstanding presentation during the expo weekend that ended up on Zoom with a limited audience able to follow him off the expo platform. However, we captured it and put it up in the expo auditorium. Be sure to watch Introduction to Antenna Aperture by Robert Zavrel, W7SX.

When it comes to understanding how antennas really work, then the go to guy is Bob, W7SX, author of the ARRL book, Antenna Physics, an introduction. Through this book, Bob bridges the gap between how to antenna books and calculus based antenna theory books for engineers. Bob has a long resume in radio and electronics is the accidental creator of the Signetics NE602 mixer chip. Bob was my guest in this interview over 200 episodes ago and shares his story in this replay in this QSO Today.

WD9EWK

4/20/2021

Episode 340 - Patrick Stoddard - WD9EWK

Transcript Commissioned by - Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK

Eric 4Z1UG 0:00
QSO Today Episode 340 Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK.

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 in this new year to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver now shipping from your favorite amateur radio dealer. My thanks to Icom America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast. Welcome to the QSO Today podcast.

I'm Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, your host.

Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK is best known for his satellite QSOs using portable gear from grid squares all over the world. He documents and captures many of his contacts and equipment that he uses on his website and YouTube channel. WD9EWK is a recent addition to the AMSAT board of directors and he is my QSO Today.

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KH6WZ

4/2/2021

Episode 332 - Wayne Yoshida - KH6WZ

Transcription Commissioned by: Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ

Eric, 4Z1UG:
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 to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver and their new ID 52A dual band portable, both shipping now. My thanks to ICOM America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast.

Eric, 4Z1UG:
Welcome to the QSO Today podcast I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG, your host. Flex Radio is a platinum sponsor of the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo that will return in March 2021. We have updated the technology platform for the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to make it even more user friendly using video chat. If you have a ham radio, business or organization and want to engage over 10,000 amateurs by last count, like Flex Radio in our Expo, please contact me for the best ways to engage your customers and audience.

Eric, 4Z1UG:
Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ, has been an active ham since the 1970s. Growing up in Los Angeles, Wayne is a home brewer, especially microwave equipment on 10 gigahertz and has taken our amateur radio hobby to the Maker Faire in the Bay Area for live demonstrations. As a technical writer and contributing editor to CQ magazine, Wayne is in one of the best places to experience just about everything in ham radio. KH6WZ is my QSO Today, KH6WZ this is Eric 4Z1UG Are you there, Wayne?

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W5NYV

4/2/2021

Episode 331 - Michelle Thompson - W5NYV

Transcript funded by: Wayne Yoshida, KH6WZ

QSO Today Episode 331 Michelle Thompson W5NYV.

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 to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver and their new ID 52A dual band portable. My thanks to ICOM America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast.

Welcome to the QSO Today podcast, I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG, your host. Flex Radio is one of the two Platinum sponsors of the upcoming QSO Today virtual Ham Expo that will return in March 2021. Please check out the link on this week's show notes page for more information. We'll be opening ticketing and registration in January.

Eric, 4Z1UG:
Michelle Thompson W5NYV is a third generation amateur, beginning her ham radio journey in elementary school. Her interest in microwave circuit design in computers led her to a successful engineering career. And now as a board member of AMSAT, Michelle is an advocate for open source applied to satellite design, fueling future generations of amateur radio spacecraft. W5NYV is my QSO Today.

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N1RM

11/26/2020

Episode - 329 - Rick Miller, N1RM.

Transcript Sponsored by: Gerry Jurrens, N2GJ

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 to check out their new IC-705 all band portable transceiver and their new ID-52A dual band portable, both shipping now. My thanks to ICOM America for their continued support of The QSO Today podcast.

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

Flexradio (https://www.flexradio.com) is one of the two Platinum sponsors of the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo that will return in March 20-21. Please check out the link on this week show notes page for more information. We will be opening ticketing and registration in December. We at the Expo are very open to some panel discussion ideas as well as workshops. If you have any suggestions, please send me a message through the contact-us link on The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo website.

Rick Miller N1RM's ham radio story began at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and weaves its way through Russian submarine hunting to operating APRS on the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle on a grand tour of the United States. N1RM will fill in all of the Open Spaces in this QSO Today.

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N2RJ

11/2/2020

Episode 325 -Ria Jairam - N2RJ

Transcript Sponsored by: Frank Howell, K4FMH

Eric Guth, 4Z1UG:
QSO Today Episode 325 Ria Jairam N2RJ.

Eric: 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 to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver and their new ID52A dual band portable. My thanks to ICOM America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast.

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

Ria Jairam N2RJ discovered amateur radio in her native Caribbean island of Trinidad back in the 90s. As an immigrant to the United States, Ria pursued a degree in electronic engineering and great ham radio mentors. Now an electronic security professional, mother, active ham radio operator and contester, Ria was recently elected the ARRL Hudson division director. N2RJ tells her story and the issues that interest her in this QSO Today.
N2RJ, this is Eric 4Z1UG, are you there, Ria?
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Ria Jairam N2RJ
Hi, Eric, 4Z1UG this is N2RJ. How are you?
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Episode 324 - Keith Schlottman - KR7RK

11/2/2020

Transcript commissioned by: Elwood Downey, WB0OEW

Eric Guth, 4Z1UG:

QSO Today Episode 324 Keith Schlottman KR7RK.

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 to check out their new IC 705 all band portable transceiver now shipping. My thanks to ICOM America for their continued support of the QSO Today podcast.

Welcome to the QSO Today podcast. I'm Eric Guth, 4Z1UG your host. We have begun to prepare for the next QSO Today virtual ham Expo coming March 2021. Since it is virtual, it will not be canceled for any reason. We have already put out the call for speakers and exhibitors. If you'd like to apply to speak in our auditorium and have an activity workshop or panel discussion idea that you'd like to see in the Expo, please send me a message by applying on the ham Expo speakers webpage. I will put a link into this week's show notes page. If you attended last time, and your favorite ham radio vendors were not in our exhibit hall, call them and remind them that there is not a more cost efficient way to speak to the ham radio public then through the Expo.

Keith Schlottman KR7RK is not only a mountain goat, but he is a super sloth. Terms like this are not endearing. However, if you're a SOTA activator or chaser, then you know how important these terms are to SOTA operators. KR7RK tells his ham radio story in this QSO Today. KR7RK this is Eric 4Z1UG. Are you there Keith?

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K4ZDH

8/16/2020

Episode 311 - Riley Hollingsworth - K4ZDH Transcript

Transcription commissioned by: Elwood Downey, WB0OEW

Eric, 4Z1UG:
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 to check out their new IC-705 all band portable transceiver. More on this later. And by QRP Labs, makers of the popular QCX kit transceiver. And a whole host of parts and kits for the ham radio builder. Both of those companies will be in the QSO Today virtual ham expo as exhibitors on the floor. Look for them.

My thanks to Icom America and QRP labs for sponsoring the QSO Today podcast.

On the QSO Today home page is a menu item called “Expo” in the upper right corner of the screen. If you click on it will take you to more information about the QSO Today virtual ham expo. My team and I are building a virtual ham radio convention that includes speakers, exhibitors, prizes and more. This week we passed over ten thousand attendees signed up for our event that begins with Dr. Scott Wright, as the keynote event. Please click on the banner ad in the show notes page to get to the … web site and sign up for your free ticket.

Welcome to the QSO Today podcast. I’m Eric Guth 4Z1UG; your host.

Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, started his ham radio career in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1960, proceeded through law school to a career at the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC. Riley was a part of the evolution of the FCC as it dealt with the new communications technologies including paging, cellular, PCS, and amateur radio. K4ZDH tells his amateur radio story as well as his impact on the amateur radio service through his career at the FCC.

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K4FMH

5/27/2020

Episode 270 - Frank Howell - K4FMH Transcript

Transcription commissioned by: Frank Howell, K4FMH

Eric Guth: (00:04)
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. My friend, Hans Summers, G0UPL's radio kit company makers of the popular QCX kit transceiver. 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. Some of the amateurs that I interview have long radio stories but short ham radio stories. Frank Howell, K4FMH has a love for radio and electronics that goes back over 60 years but is only a recent licensee. He makes a great case for recruiting retired people into the hobby by his energy, volunteerism and technical devotion that he discusses in this QSO Today.
K4FMH. This is Eric , 4Z1UG, Are you there, Frank?

Frank_K4FMH: (01:07)
Yes. K4FMH this is Frank. You are five by nine in Ridgeland.

AB1OC

12/23/2019

Episode 280 - Fred Kemmerer - AB1OC - Transcript

Transcription Sponsored by: Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

Eric, 4Z1UG: (00:00)
QSO Today, episode 280 Fred Kemmerer AB1OC . 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 in December. Check the YOTA link in 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. Welcome to the QSO Today podcast. I'm Eric Guth 4Z1UG, your host.

My guest today is Fred Kemmerer AB10C, who had a love for radio and electronics as a boy growing up, leading to a career as an electronics engineer at AT&T. It was not until much later in Fred's life that he officially joined our ranks, along with his wife Anita, AB1QB. The Kemmerer’s have turned their passion for radio into building up their number of active amateurs in the Nashua Area Radio Society, making it the Dayton Hamvention’s Radio Club of the Year in 2019. Fred speaks with me a week after appearing on Ham Nation Episode 430. I urge you to listen to that interview as well. I'll put a link to it in the show notes page. I'm asking different questions and hope that this episode of QSO Today will compliment Fred and Anita’s Ham Nation appearance. AB1OC this is Eric 4Z1UG, are you there Fred?

Fred AB10C: (01:38)
Yes. Hello Eric 4z1ug, this is AB1OC, it's good to hear you.