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Posted: 19 Nov 2016 11:47 AM PST
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Episode 120 - Jim Stafford - W4QO Jim Stafford, W4QO, was recognized at
the 2010 Dayton Hamvention for over 50 years of ham radio achievements that
include mentoring and elmering, QRP building and operating, and
revitalizing the North Fulton Amateur Radio League into one of the premier
ham radio clubs in the USA. Jim tells his amateur radio story to Eric,
4Z1UG, in this QSO Today. Show Notes
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Jim, W4QO Website

Cushman Motor Scooter

Sears Silvertone Shortwave Receiver

Popular Electronics - Novice Notes

First Elmer: Mel Williams, W9PLO

First License: Age 16, 1958, KN9MAF

First Rig:Echophone Commercial receiver similar to Hallicrafters
S-38Heathkit DX40 TransmitterHammarlund HQ100 Receiver
Grahams Electronics, Indianapolis

Shelby County Amateur Radio Club

Current Rigs:Elecraft KX3Kenwood TS-940
Favorite operating mode: CW

Education: Purdue university - BSEE

Bell Laboratories - here is the Bell Labs home page. Now owned by Nokia.

North Fulton Amateur Radio League

NFARL "e-News" newsletter

Steps to rebuild an amateur radio club:Lead by example"Act like a club"
-Find new membersFind a "Chief Elmer"Get a WEB master
Chuck Catledge, AE4CW - Chief Elmer of NFARL

"Retreads" - returning hams to the hobby

Mac McCormick - W4AX

William Cobb, K4YJJ - NFARL Web master

NFARL Ham Jam

Atlanta Maker Faire

Educomp - STEM

Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society

Jim was inducted into the QRP Hall of Fame by the QRP Amateur Radio Club
International.

What is QRP? - WD8RIF explains in this article

Some QRP Organizations:G-QRP Club - Magazine is SPRATQRP ARCI - Magazine
is QRP QuarterlyAmerican QRP Club - Magazine is QRP HomebrewerNoGaQRP Club
Koch Method to learn the Morse code - Jim advocates using the Farnsworth
method instead. Here is a good morse code website:
http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/

Most common CW characters in two words:ESTONIA - the most common letters
used in CW QSODR MULCH - second most common letters used in a CW QSO
CW Operators Club - online group to build the skills of Morse Code
operators. Features CW academy.

RS-HFIQ SDR Receiver Kickstarter Campaign - to fund projection of SDR
receiver.

Jim was awarded:
2010 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year for your over 50 years of work
in amateur radio. This is quite an achievement.

What excites Jim the most about what is happening in amateur radio
now: "The Connection Factor" members connected to each other.

Mill Springs Academy

Advice to new or returning hams: Get connected, Get on HF, Set yourself a
goal on HF

Paul Baran, W3KAS, Father of "Packet Switching" that led to the development
of the Internet

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Echophone "Commercial" General Coverage Receiver Heathkit
DX-40 Novice Transmitter Hammarlund HQ-100 Receiver
Elecraft KX3 QRP 160 - 6 Meter Transceiver