QSO Today Amateur RAdio Podcast - Podcasts

///////////////////////////////////////////
W1YL

Posted: 21 May 2016 01:35 PM PDT
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/w1yl

Episode 094 - Ellen White - W1YL
If the title, "Grande Dame" of amateur radio,
could be applied to a US ham operator, it would have to be awarded to Ellen
White, W1YL, who has more than seventy years in the hobby. Entering her
ninth decade, Ellen is still active on 40 meter CW. Ellen's ham radio
story begins as a love story and only gets better. W1YL joins Eric, 4Z1UG,
in this episode of QSO Today.
Show Notes Listen to
Podcast First
Elmer and husband: Bob White, W6QEZ, later became W1CW

This interview with Ellen White, W1YL, of QSO Today was recorded on, April
27th, 2016, the 225th birthday of Samuel Finlay Breese Morse, inventor of
the "Morse Code"

The War Course - New York Public Schools offered "war courses" during WW2.
The Morse Code was one of the offerings.

Ellen's wedding gift from new husband: ARRL License Manual Terman's
Principles of Engineering.
Amateur Radio during World War II

Melville Radio Institute

Radio Amateur Class B exam

First License: W2RBU Class B, upgrade to Class A within the year

Commercial Licenses:First Class Radiotelephone Second Class Radiotelegraph
First Rig: Homebrew 6L6 Transmitter, 40 meter CW, transmitter neutralized
with a PennyRME-45B ReceiverVFO - Millen variarm Later rig:
Collins 32V2 Transmitter

Current Rig: Elecraft K3/0. A K3 remote control head that allows remote
control of a K3 station over IP. Ellen operates the W7RN contest station,
near Reno, Nevada.

US Civil Aviation Administration

Hawaii Cruise Ship LurLine - arrives in Hawaii, 1953

Institute Radio Engineers (IRE), predecessor of today's IEEE,

Clint DeSoto, W1CBD...... editor of 200 meters and Down

ARRL President at that time, George Bailey, W2KH

Ellen's previous ham calls: Hawaii, KH6QICalifornia, W6YYM
Worked as Station Engineer, KPOA,

San Diego State College

ARRL, San Diego Section Communications Manager.

"Mr. Ham Radio", Ed Handy, W1BDI

ARRL DXCC Award

cartoonist Gil, W1CJD

First Class CW Operators Club, 50 years ago

Jim White, K4OJ (SK) founder of the well-known Florida Contest Group, and
Ellens son.

"Ham radio pervaded just about every facet of my life, including recording
QST Magazine monthly for the Library of Congress" - Ellen White, W1YL

David Sumner, K1ZND, then, K1ZZ now

1992 Hurricane Andrew

Florida Contest Group - Contest group founded by Bob White, W1CW (sk) and
his son, Jim, K4OJ (sk), Ellens husband and son.

Nepal Amateur Radio Club, Satish Krishna Kharel, 9N1AA 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
RME-45B Receiver
with both standard and VHF VFO Millen Variarm Electron-Coupled
Oscillator Ellen White, Station Engineer, KPOA, Hawaii
Ellen's current operating position using the K3/0, controlling W7RN in
Nevada from Florida