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K8IA

Posted: 07 May 2016 12:07 PM PDT
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Episode 092 - Bob Epstein - K8IA
With almost sixty years in our amazing hobby, Bob
Epstein, K8IA, and his wife Sandy, N7RQ, pursue their love of the contest
through their Arizona Outlaws Contest Club and their multi operator contest
station, based in their home. Bob shares his story with me in this QSO
Today. Show Notes
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First SWL Radio: RCA 811K Floor radio

First License: Age, 11, KN8HLR, Aug 1957

Greg Andracke, W2BEE Episode 90

Wife Sandy, N7RQ, does Single OP High Power, 15 Meters where she is #4 in
the USA.

First Rig: Heathkit DX20 transmitterHallicrafters S40B Receiver40 meter
dipoleFirst Contest: Nov 1957, ARRL CW Sweepstakes

Current Rigs:
Multi-two contest station - two station, side by side, operating in
different bands.

Bobs Station: Elecraft K3Alpha 8410 amplifier
Sandy's Station: Ten-Tec Orion IIAcom 1000 amplifier
Education: Wayne State University, BSEE, 1970

Mad River Radio Club, Founder

CQ Worldwide WPX Contest

N7AT - Arizona Outlaws Contest Club

AOCC Roundup - Arizona Outlaws annual meeting

ARRL Affiliated Club - find a club link

Facebook as a contest resource

Tamas Varro, HA9T in Hungary, loves contesting at age 17.

VHF Sporadic E - not many openings in the Southwest of the USA

Favorite online contest tools: N1MM+ LoggerReverse Beacon NetworkDX
Clusters - gives frequency, call sign, and relative signal strength at
particular locations.
Favorite Contest: CQ World Wide CW

Tools for contesting: N1MM+ Logging Software Joe Rudy, NK7U - distributed
multi-op station Distributed Multi Op distributed contest station over the
InternetWinTest logger - popular logging software in EuropeADIF file - for
log book of the World Logger32 logging software
N7AT Arizona Outlaws Contest Club

Logbook of the World (LOTW)

N7AP - Butt Naked Contest Club official callsign

Harley Davidson Motorcycles

SO4R contest mode - single operator four radio

RTTY is still popular as a contest mode

N7IR QRP contest station - nationally ranked contest

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Heathkit DX-20 Novice Transmitter Hallicrafters S-40B
General Coverage Receiver Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver K8IA &
N7RQ Arizona Outlaws Contest Station