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WB4KTF

Posted: 28 Feb 2020 11:00 PM PST
https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/wb4ktf

Episode 291 - Glen Jenkins - WB4KTF
Glen
Jenkins, WB4KTF, grew up on US Marine bases in the 50s and 60s, and was no
stranger to starting over in new places. Glen tells his ham radio story
that includes a professional start in Israel, a stint in Moscow, a
successful landing in Houston Texas, until Hurricane Harvey changed his
retirement plans. Glen loved his early Heathkit HF Transceivers,
collecting Collins gear, and working the digital modes on his modern
station. WB4KTF is my QSO Today.
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First License: 1968, Age 18, WN4KTF

Hometown: Tampa, FL
Glens Russian Callsign: R3A/WB4KTF
Favorite activity: 6 meters, FT-8, rag chewing

People
Elmer: Thomas, "Tom" Gentry, W5RG
Zvi Amit, 4X4OQ
Leonid Sharapov UA3DR

Radios

Current StationIcom IC-7610 HF TransceiverPalstar TunerLinear Gemini HF1K
Solid State 1000 Watt AmplifierYaesu FT-991AIcom ID-4100A VHF/UHF Dual Band
Collins Radio KWM2 TransceiverCollins 312B5D-Star Digital ModeG5RV
AntennaGap Eagle AntennaDelta Loop Antenna
Heathkit SB310 Receiver
Knight Kit Star Roamer
Heathkit SB200 Amplifier
Heathkit HW202 Two Meter Radio
Heathkit HW-101 Transceiver
Kenwood TS440S Transceiver
Kenwood TS690 Transceiver

Terms
Bar Mitzva
Spring connectors
Shortwave Radio
Nuvistor Tubes
US Marine Corps
Quantico MARS Station
University of South Florida, Electronic Engineering
USF WB4BNH Amateur Radio Club Station
Jewish Student Union, University of South Florida
Ulpan - Hebrew Language Program in Israel
Sabena Airlines
Arad, Israel
Tel Arad, Israel
WUJS Arad Israel
Egged Bus Driver
Beit Hanoar 4Z4EV Club Station, Arad, Israel
Electrical Control Systems Engineer
1973 Yom Kippur War
"Chovev Radio" - Israeli Ham Radio Operator
Log Periodic Wire Antenna
Davey Power Gas
Phosphoric Acid Plant
Combustion Engineering, Inc., Texas
ABB Controls
1st Soviet American Joint Venture - Combustion Engineering (ABB)
ABB Russia
Worlds Largest MCDonalds Restaurant in Moscow
CEPT Amateur Radio, Russia
Hurricane Harvey, August 2017
Heathkit HW-29A Sixer
Austin Amateur Radio Club
Cherryland Amateur Radio Club, Traverse City Michigan
Duck Lake, Michigan
FT-8 double sideband
QRP Guys DSP FT-8 Transceiver
Logbook of the World - LOTW
DMR Digital Mode
MMDVM DMR Hotspot

Greatest challenge to ham radio: Getting younger folk involved.

Advice to new or returning hams: Try the new modes if you are a returning
ham like FT-8, FT8-Call, PSK-31.
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