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[QSO Today] VE6AFO
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/////////////////////////////////////////// VE6AFO Posted: 12 Oct 2018 11:00 PM PDT http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/epi...n-oelke-ve6afo Episode 219 - Ken Oelke - VE6AFO Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, stepped up to the plate for his local amateur radio club and ended up making leadership in local and national Canadian amateur radio organizations the major focus of his ham radio activity. Ken is now the president of the QCWA, the Quarter Century Wireless Association, when not operating both CW and SSB, or fixing one of his broken rigs. VE6AFO is my QSO Today. Show Notes Listen to Podcast QRP Labs 10 Watt Linear Power Amplifier Kit QRZ Page QCWA Biography Page First Mentor: Bill Nolan, VE6BT Other mentor: Dick Cogman VE6MM Fascinating gear in VE6BT's shack: RF Current Meter Heathkit DX-100 transmitter Drake 2B Receiver Penhold Air Force Base Kens advice: Learn CW the right way - whole words at a time. Hometown: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 90 miles south of Edmonton, Canada First License: Age 15, VE6AFO First Rig: Harvey Wells TBS 50 Transmitter National HRO 5 Receiver, 1941 National NC 109 Receiver Current Rig: Kenwood TS530SP Favorite operating mode: CW and SSB Vibroplex paddles Glass arm or telegraphers paralysis K2 Ski Snow Ski Company Canadian Radio Relay League a division of ARRL Worth Gurley, W7WG - 100 years old, Tacoma QCWA - Quarter Century Wireless Organization QCWA Scholarship Program Challenging repair: Hallicrafters HT 37 Transmitter Kens Test Equipment: BK 70 Mhz oscilloscope Audio Generator Frequency counter Watt meter dummy load Stark Electronics ESG-10A signal generator General Radio 1021-A signal generator to 920 Mhz Most excited by: QCWA Scholarships Hamcation in Orlando, Florida Hamvention, Dayton, Ohio Carol Perry WB2MGP - QSO Today guest in Episode 51 Advice to new or returning hams: Lots of hams have equipment to give away. Look to them as a source for cheap or free rigs. DMR - Digital Mobile Radio Echolink TYT MD-380 IRLP - Internet Radio Linking Project. Also see Allstar Net 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. Subscribe VE6AFO working the Harvey Wells, 1961 VE6AFO First Rig, 1961 Kenwood TS-530S HF Transceiver RF Drake 2B Receiver |
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