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/////////////////////////////////////////// W1GHZ Posted: 09 Jan 2016 12:03 PM PST http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/w1ghz Episode 075 - Paul Wade - W1GHZ What is a DX contact on 10 Ghz? Paul Wade, W1GHZ, tells his ham radio story, about his operations in the amateur radio frequencies above 1 Ghz, and how these contacts are made. Paul is a regular contributor on amateur radio microwave subjects to both QST and QEX magazines. He joins Eric, 4Z1UG, in this weeks QSO Today. Show Notes Listen to Podcast First License: 1962, WV2ZZF, Novice First Rig: Gonset communicator, 2 meter AM transceiver used by local Civil Defense in the 60's. Wood Boom 2 Meter Yagi Antenna Elmer: Douglas Kerr, W8IND - worked for Bell Labs. modems for phones next door neighbor. Members of Central New Jersey VHF SocietyDr. Don Klein, W2GKR ARRL Hudson Division Convention, 1962 Education: Newark College of Engineering - NJIT Early Work Places: Lockheed Electronics, New JerseyRCA Semiconductors, New Jersey Downeastmicrowave.com - source for many of Paul's designed equipment. 1296 Mhz is the most active microwave band Loop Yagi microwave antennas Microwave Links: Paul Wade, W1GHZ Home Page Tom, WA1MBA Microwave Home Page St. Louis Area Microwave Society North East Weak Signal Group Southeastern VHF Society San Bernardino Microwave Society PacRAts, Philadelphia W1AIM, 10 Ghz, Maker spaces - also sometimes called hackerspaces--can be any area where people gather to make and create. These places often include tools and equipment to work in wood, metal, plastic, electronics, and robotics. Directory of Maker Spaces Big Ear Radio Telescope - Ohio State Radio Observatory. Made the first radio map of the Universe. Current Rig: Yaesu FT817 used with upconverters and downconverters to transcieve on the bands above 1 GHZ. Fun Cube Dongle for SDR AT&T Earth Stations for Sale Owens Valley Radio Observatory PI9CAM Holland Dish Antenna Stanford University Dish Antenna Arecibo Dish Radio Observatory Joe Taylor, K1JT - see full biography. Author of weak signal software and modes such as JT65 and JT4. Weak signal digital modes: JT-65 JT-4 for 10 GHz. Faraday Rotation - also called Faraday Effect. Microwave Radio Beacons - beacon transmitters used to test signal paths. 10 Ghz Down Converter using modified satellite LNBs 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. Join the QSO Today Community Gonset Communicator VHF Rig Yaesu FT-817 HF, VHF, UHF Transceiver Using a 10 GHZ station in the field From ARRL Website Funcube Dongle for SDR (software defined radio) |
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