Eric 4Z1UG (00:00:00):
QSO today, episode 479 Ante Laurijssen, VA2BBW. This episode of QSO today is listener sponsored. Only you can keep the QSO today podcast coming to you every weekend since 2014. Please become a listener sponsor monthly or annually by clicking on the sponsor banner on the show notes page or at the top of the www.qsotoday.com webpage.

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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.

​Ante Laurijssen, VA2BBW, enjoys the simple art of chasing DX and making contacts on CW QRP and low power modes from Gatineau in southwest Quebec, Canada. Ante is a radio amateurs of Canada Awards manager and he enjoys giving back to the hobby. VA2BBW is my QSO today.

Eric 4Z1UG (00:00:00):
Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, while inspired at a young age to ham radio. It wasn't until after a successful career as a professional writer and journalist that she rediscovered amateur radio in 2014. Her ham radio history was pretty thoroughly covered in a recent Ham Radio Workbench Podcast , a few weeks ago, our conversation explored her professional history leading to her reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline and her love for CW. KD2GUT is my QSO Today.
KD2GUT. This is Eric 4Z1UG. Are you there, Caryn?

Caryn KD2GUT (00:01:42):
I am. This is KD2GUT. Hi Eric.

​Eric 4Z1UG (00:01:47):
Hi Caryn. Thanks for joining me on the QSO Today podcast. Let's start at the beginning. Where did you grow up?