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Posted: 27 Jan 2017 12:19 AM PST
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/va3mpm

Episode 130 - Mike Myers - VA3MPM My QSO Today with Mike Myers, VA3MPM,
was the result of one of your suggestions from my recent listener survey.
Mike is a very active ham in Ottowa, Canada, and enjoys ham radio through
rag chewing on 80 meters, collecting vintage rigs, participating in his ham
clubs, and helping new radio amateurs become successful hams. Mike is also
a musician, a member of the Myer Brothers Band, and shares his interest in
tube type guitar amplifiers. Show
Notes Listen to Podcast
First License: 1993 VA3MPM morse
code
"Passion was the mentor"

First Rig: Yaesu FT101E with external VFO and phone patch

Current Rig: Yaesu FTDX 9000 SSB, and lots of 1960s tube rigs: Swan, Drake,
Heathkit

3730 Net : 80 meter net

Current Work: Pollution Abatement

Extended Zepp Antenna

Favorite operating mode: SSB

VA3MPM vintage rigs:RCA Broadcast Transmitter BTA-1SHeathkit DX100
TransmitterHammarlund SP-600 ReceiverDrake TR7 Transceiver and Drake L4B
amplifierSwan 500 TransceiverSwan 350 TransceiverYaesu FT501 - rare radio
in North AmericaQRO - high power operator, amplifiers.

Field Day advice: include displays of equipment, invite families, and have
lots of food.

Sugarbush Camps - maple trees produce maple

VHF and UHF Digital Modes:DMR plusD-Star - Icoms digital modeDMR Hotspot -
single channel radio "node" that links by Internet to other DMR networks
Tube type guitar amps:Tone is warmer, sounds natural.Brands: Fender and
MarshallMost sought after guitar amplifier: Fender "Princeton"
Guitar Amp Kits:Tube DepotTed Weber Famous Speakers
Myers Brothers BandFacebook PageYouTube ChannelSoundcloud
Shure Controlled Reluctance Microphone

Excited in amateur radio by:DMR digital audioOld is new againPeople getting
back into CW.
Advice to new or returning hams:Get a Heathkit DX100 to get on
AMInvestigate the new technologies in ham radio: software and go to vintage
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Yaesu FT-101 and Station Accessories RCA BTA-1 AM
Transmitter Drake TR7, L4B amplifier, and Shure Microphone
Yaesu FT-501 Transceiver