Latest Propagation Podcast Episodes
Episode 508 Bob Wertz NF7E
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - June 30, 2024 05:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsAmateur Radio operation for Bob Wertz, NF7E is a family affair, beginning with regular round table rag chews with his brother and father. Bob likes to chase DX confirming over 340 DX entities with the latest, Bouvet Island 3YOJ his crowning achievement. His Flagstaff Arizona ham radio club sp...
Episode 507 Bob Phinney K5TEC
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - June 22, 2024 01:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsBob Phinney, K5TEC, created a new and dynamic afterschool science and amateur radio program called New England Sci-Tech, Inc, after his private school, where Bob taught, closed his program from their lack of vision. K5TEC refocused his energies and built an amazing after school program for kids...
Episode 506 Stuart Watchman ZL2TW
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - June 14, 2024 12:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsStuart Watchman, ZL2TW, hails from New Zealand where he began his early career working for the New Zealand Post Office on telephone exchange equipment, then made the transition to medical school, becoming a physician. Ham radio was an early passion leading Stuart to work in technical positions ...
Episode 505 Rex Moncur VK7MO
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - June 07, 2024 11:32 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsRex Moncur VK7MO, holds the world record for the longest 10GHz EME contact using a 50 watt transmitter to a 70CM satellite TV dish. Since his retirement over 20 years ago, Rex has garnered expertise, contacts, and equipment for operating VHF and above for EME, meteor, aircraft, and now lighting...
Episode 504 Ian Kahn NV4C
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - May 31, 2024 13:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIan Kahn, NV4C, with the encouragement of his father in law joined the amateur radio ranks in his mid-thirties. He hit the ground running, operating on his local club’s repeater and involving himself in the North Fulton Amateur Radio League to aid its resurgence the the introduction of new prog...
Episode 503 Todd McKinney KN4TPG
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - May 24, 2024 13:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsTodd McKenney, KN4TPG, found his way into amateur radio through a teenager’s deep dive into YouTube and discovering meteorological balloon launches leading to Bill Brown WB8ELK and Pico Ballooning. Todd’s entry into ham radio may be the key to attracting young people into amateur radio by using...
Episode 502 Louis Hammer 4Z5OT
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - May 17, 2024 13:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsLouis Hammer, 4Z5OT, is a good friend here in Israel and has taken outdoor and park operations to a new level. Faced with antenna challenges and inflexible neighbors at home, operating events, like lighthouses on the air, and other portable operations has opened new opportunities for Louis to b...
Episode 501 Ron Hranac N0IVN
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - May 10, 2024 11:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsRon Hranac, N0IVN, is not only a long time ham radio operator but a 50 year pioneer in the cable television industry, author of hundreds of articles and presentations for the Society of Cable Television Engineers. We discuss the crossover of amateur radio and cable television technology, interf...
Episode 500 Hiroki Kato AH6CY
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - May 04, 2024 19:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsHiroki Kato, AH6CY, was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, 20 miles from the epicenter of the atomic bomb blast in August 1945 that killed approximately 100,000 Japanese. Hiroki was fascinated with radio as a youngster and was first licensed in Japan. After moving to the USA, Hiroki continue...
Episode 499 Chris Rutkowski NW6V
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 26, 2024 14:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsChris Rutkowski, NW6V, had the best radio elmer and teacher for life in his father, a career Navy radio officer, who taught life·s lessons and the proper way to handle a CW key with methods that challenge the current conventions. Chris shares this histor
Episode 498 Glam Ham NW6S
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 19, 2024 14:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsGlam Ham, Natalie, NW6S, is a lot of things including actress, comedian, writer for both film and television, painter, and now an amateur radio operator. The awareness of amateur radio came to Natalie almost naturally and has become and enjoyable sideline in her life. As Glam Ham on TikTok, sh...
Episode 497 Steve Shorey G3ZPS
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 12, 2024 13:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode of QSO Today, we are joined by Steve Shorey, G3ZPS, who shares his captivating journey through the world of amateur radio. Starting with his early days of constructing tube transmitters from found parts, to securing electronics apprenticeships fueled by his passion for the hobby,...
Episode 496 Irad Deutsch 4Z1AC
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - April 05, 2024 13:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIrad Deutsch, 4Z1AC, began his ham radio journey at the age of twelve. With a strong foundation in software development and a keen interest in the fusion of ham radio and digital technology, Irad has emerged as a leading voice in modernizing communication methods within the amateur radio sphere ...
Episode 495 Charles Wilmott M0OXO
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 29, 2024 13:05 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsCharles Wilmott, M0OXO, operates a private, self-funded, QSL management bureau, where he sorts and distributes both physical and electronic QSL cards for distribution around the World for the best known DXpeditions including 3YOK Bouvet and Peter I Islands, as well as for IOTA, or Islands on t...
Episode 494 Fred Hopengarten K1VR
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 22, 2024 14:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsFred Hopengarten K1VR, and his wife Betty, were guests in my home after an afternoon of touring with me the unusual sites around Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, where I live a few years ago. Fred has a long history in amateur radio and took to the law rather than engineering as a profession speciali...
Episode 493 Jonathan Kramer W6JLK
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 16, 2024 18:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsDr. Jonathan Kramer W6JLK, transitioned into becoming an communications law attorney after a successful career in cable television engineering in addition to his amateur radio activities. Kramer W6JLK stressed that amateurs should be very active in local government as a way to advocate for anten...
Episode 492 Linas Balsys LY2H
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 09, 2024 17:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsLinus Balsys, LY2H, dives into the fascinating realm of field operations in his native Lithuania, QRP techniques, Morse code, digital modes, and much more. Linus talks about his exploration of the great outdoors with park activations, hillfort castles, chases awards, and delves into satellite c...
Episode 491 Paul Barnes W4YRL
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - March 01, 2024 14:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsPaul Barnes, W4YRL, now a ham for over 65 years, enjoys FT8, CW, and getting on the air with modest wire antennas. Paul has traveled to over 50 countries and enjoyed operating from abroad. He credits the hobby for a happy career in electronics focused on simulators for space, military, and nucl...
Episode 490 HRWB Podcast 201 with Eric Guth 4Z1UG
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 24, 2024 18:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsEric Guth, 4Z1UG, was a guest at the celebration of the 200th Ham Radio Workbench Podcast. Eric joined George, KJ6VU, Vince, VE6LK, and Mark, N6MTS in a special episode of their podcast that became HRWB episode 201. This recording of that HRWB episode is added to the QSO Today "official recor...
Episode 489 John Rusciano NG0Z
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 17, 2024 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsJohn Rusciano, NG0Z, knew that eventually living in an HOA would meet he and his family’s needs, even if it meant not having a ham radio station and outside antennas. The state of the art and ubiquitous Internet connectivity made it possible for John to build his ultimate remotely controlled ama...
Episode 488 Charles Powell NK8O
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 10, 2024 18:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsCharles Powell, NK8O, would argue that an early interest in radio and communications aided him in making a transition from professional French Horn player to pediatric doctor rather than suffer the mid-life crisis. Charles likes just about everything that ham radio offers including POTA, CW, ki...
Episode 487 Jonathan Taylor K1RFD
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - February 02, 2024 13:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsJonathan Taylor, K1RFD, has reached his 50th year has a ham radio operator, is the creator of Echolink, one of the first amateur radio Voice over Internet Service linking amateur radio stations, the receiver of technical innovation awards, and author of "VoIP: Internet Linking for Radio Amateurs...
Episode 486 Lanny Aldrich K1LEC
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - January 27, 2024 17:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsLanny Aldrich, K1LEC, began his professional career as a third generation commercial dairy farmer in Vermont. Amateur radio was his hobby that he pursued at a steady pace to pursue DX, build operating skills, and contribute to the hobby by just being involved. Just his advice on antennas is a ...
Episode 485 Martin Buehring KB4MG
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - January 20, 2024 18:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsMartin, Marty, Buehring, KB4MG, discovered amateur radio in private high school growing up in Chicago, Illinois, and went on for a career in electronics engineering following the development of semiconductors from basic transistors to Large Scale Integrates circuits and ASICS. Marty believes th...
Episode 484 Richard Gutknecht NZ2I
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - January 13, 2024 18:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsRichard Gutknecht NZ2I, is a second generation amateur radio operator, catching the bug at an early age and getting the Novice license at age 15. Answering his country’s call to duty, Rick joined the Air Force and became an active ham while stationed in Germany. Now retired, Rick enjoys getting...
Episode 483 William Thomas WT0DX
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - January 06, 2024 18:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsWilliam Thomas, WT0DX, was inspired by an early interest in electronics, amateur radio, building Heathkits, to spend a career as an engineer and inventor, with over 150 patents, in the electronics and ultimately the cable television industry where he was given the Cable TV Pioneer award by the ...
Episode 482 Ram Muthukrishnan VU2JXN
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - December 30, 2023 17:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsRam Muthukrishnan, VU2JXN, while growing up in India, had a difficult time finding any information about amateur radio in the libraries and magazines. It was not until Ram attended university that he met licensed amateur radio operators and could pursue the hobby. CW is Ram’s favorite operatin...
Episode 481 Mark Wohlschlegal WC3W
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - December 23, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsMark Wohlschlegal, WC3W, knew at age 12 that amateur radio would set the course of his life pursuing engineering degrees leading to a career in big system and equipment sales and marketing. An additional love of flying, boating, and motorcycle touring kept Mark and his family active outside of...
Episode 480 Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - December 16, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsCaryn 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 re-discovered amateur radio in 2014. Her ham radio history was pretty thoroughly covered in a recent Ham Radio Workbench podcast a few...
Episode 479 Ante Laurijssen VA2BBW
QSO Today Podcast - Interviews with the leaders in amateur radio - December 09, 2023 18:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsAnte Laurijssen, VA2BBW, enjoys the simple amateur radio art of chasing DX and making contacts on CW, and operating QRP, from Gatineau, in Southwest Quebec, Canada . When operating POTA, Ante taught himself to send CW with his left while recording his log with his right hand. VA2BBW is the Rad...
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