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W9SR

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 06:21 AM PDT
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Episode 104 - Richard Stroud - W9SR Dick Stroud, W9SR, took his first ham
radio test in 1938 that began a ham radio and professional journey as an
electronic engineer. This journey, over 75 years, included witnessing the
hydrogen bomb tests in the 1950, a successful engineering career, and
numerous contributions to the amateur radio hobby of articles on
homebrewing, antennas, and propagation. W9SR is my QSO Today.

Show Notes
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First License: Dec 2, 1938, W9BRN, Class B
Upgrades:Class A, 1947Extra Class, 1951, on the first day it was available,
Dick was the first Extra Class Licensee in Indiana 1951XYL: Ruth Stroud,
W9BRN (SK), First licensed as W9HNH

First Rig:Hallicrafters Skybuddy - borrowed from Dale Coleman, a railroad
Morse operatorHome-brew transmitter using a Ford Model A spark coil.
Followed by a second using 3 X 6F6 tubesWar Emergency Radio Service -
112-114 mhz. Low power.

Magnavox, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

US Army Signal Corp, Korean War

Hydrogen Bomb TestingP2V Neptune - test labEniwetokBikini IslandsNevada
Desert hydrogen bomb tower testsEMP ExplosionsHonolulu Power Grid shutdown
from Bikini Island testsHammarlund SP600 receivers used to monitor hydrogen
bomb tests
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA - guest on Episode 37.

Cessna Skyhawk

Propagation Beacons

Beacon 222 mhz.

F Layer Skip

Current Rig: Kenwood TS-2000 with Homebrew transverters Icom IC-756
Pro2Antennas include: 160 meter full wave loop, vertical, five element
beam, 40 meter rotatable dipoleDick operates all modes: 160 meters to 1296
MHz
Recommended antenna for city lot: Good vertical antenna on 80 and 40 meters
17 meters not as touchy as cycle declines
Try working DX on 80 meters

Family Motor Coach Association - has 300 hams

Joseph Stroud, K9MRI - Dicks brother

Hewlett Packard HP85 Computer

Advice to new or returning hams: Do a lot of listening. Learn the good
habits and forget the bad ones you hear

CW Skimmer

DX Clusters from DXSummit

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