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Posted: 02 Jan 2016 12:01 PM PST
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Episode 074 - Don Greenbaum - N1DG
Don Greenbaum, N1DG, comes from a ham radio
family and started in the hobby as an eleven year old Novice, over fifty
years ago. A veteran of the some of the most challenging DXpeditions and
co-founder of CW Ops organization, Don shares his insight and experience on
amateur radio, with Eric, 4Z1UG, on this episode of QSO Today.
Show Notes
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First Elmer: Father, Fred Greenbaum, WA2UDV, brother and sister
were also hams.

First License: WN2DND, 1962 Age 11
Upgraded to General, December 1964

Awarded: DXCC 1964

First Rig: Johnson Viking Ranger transmitterHammarlund HQ170 receiver
Commodore KIM Board

WB2DND Logbase

Ashton Tate dBase 3 - popular relational database product in the 1980s.

Current Rig: Elecraft K3Alpha 9500 AmplifierSteppIR antennaTitan DX
vertical antenna
Amateur Logging Program - N4NW

Emergency Broadcast System - used to send messages on commercial radio and
television stations.

Don Miller Expeditions

DXpedition Buton 2000

DX Challenge Point

Microlites DXpedition - VP8ORK - South Orkney Islands

VK0IR, 1995 - first Dxpedition to get logs off the island over packet radio.

DX Atlas Propagation Program

Palmyra DXpedition Propagation Maps

CQ DX Hall of Fame - Don Greenbaum, N1DG May 2006, awarded at Dayton
Hamvention

Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF)

CW Operators Club - celebrates the Morse code.

N3JT Forum

CQ World Wide Contest -

Yankee Clipper Contest Club.

Operating on 6 Meter - band opens with E skip in June and July. For DX you
need to operate CW.

Inverted L on 160 meters

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Johnson Viking Ranger Transmitter Hammarlund HQ-170
Receiver Commodore KIM-1 Computer Board N1DG with VP8ORK