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Posted: 18 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT
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Episode 098 - Randy Thompson - K5ZD It's not often that we think of
amateur radio contesting as a sport. It is according to my guest today a
radio sport, one that has international competitors who have the experience
and training of Olympic athletes in the sport of ham radio contesting.
Randy Thompson, K5ZD, was bitten by the radio sport bug early in his ham
radio career and is one of the top contesters in the World today. Randy is
my guest on QSO Today. Show Notes
Listen to Podcast
K5ZD Resources: K5ZD WebsiteYouTube
videos, "Elements of SO2R featuring Randy Thompson"
DX Brings Danger, by Walter A Tompkins

Ameco Code Practice Record

First License: 1973,WN5JWT, Novice, Houston, TX
Later Licenses:1974 WN3VWJ, WA3VWJ Pittsburgh, PA1975 JA1YZK
(club) Tokyo, Japan, Advanced Class License 1976 AB5QDW Houston,
TX1977 WA4ZHU, K5ZD Miami, FL
Elmer:
Tom Morrison, K5TM
Tom Taormina, K5RC
Gordon Fogg, N5AU
Tim Duffy, K3LR

First Rig:Heathkit HR10B ReceiverAllied Knight T60 TransmitterTwo crystals
Rig Upgrades:Swan 350 TransceiverYaesu FT-101 TransceiverDrake C
LineKenwood TS-930 TransceiverIcom IC-765 Transceiver
Current Rig:2 X Elecraft K3 running SO2RWritelog logging software
Education: University of Texas, BSEE

Radiosport - formal competition between radio amateurs

Summer 78 QSO Worked All Europe Phone, long path to New England

Randy Thompson, Technology or Sport, 1988 for CQ magazine

DX Cluster - online alert service

CW Skimmer - multichannel CW decoder and spectrum analyzer program

"Great operators were great hunters"

World Radiosport Team Championships

K7SS - founder
NCJ -
K1DG - organizaing

Contact Sport, a novel by Jim George

The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl
Obsession, by Mark Obmascik, A book about bird watching.

CQ Worldwide contest

CQ Contest Hall of Fame, 2008, Randy Thompson K5ZD

National Contest Journal

A Sleep strategy for DX contesting, By Randy Thompson, K5ZD

Amateur Radio Contest Calendar

Best starting contest: Field Day

Bencher Paddles - nice paddles for operating CW

Internet of Things

eham.net website

Bill Fisher W4AM (SK), co-founder of eham.net

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