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Posted: 02 Jul 2016 11:55 AM PDT
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Episode 100 - Ned Stearns - AA7A After over 50 years in amateur radio,
the hobby still gives Ned Stearns, AA7A, a new challenge every day. Ned
has operated every mode on every band during his ham radio career, and
currently operates EME or moon bounce on two meters. As a long time DXer,
Ned recently returned from the South Sandwich Islands as a member of the
Intrepid DX Group DXpedition. AA7A is my QSO Today.
Show Notes Listen to
Podcast First
License: WN8JWY, 1963, 12 years old, in Warren, Ohio

First Rig:Allied Knightkit Span MasterHomebrew 6CL6 TransmitterLafayette
AG80 receiver
Upgrade to Technician class license, 1964

Heathkit "Twoer" 2 meter Benton Harbor lunchbox

First Club: Warren Amateur Radio Club

Clegg Venus SSB 6 meters

Ron Parise, WA4SIR, Phd Astronomy, Nasa space shuttle astronaut

Education: BSEE, Purdue University, 1972.

Magnavox Corporation - government sono buoys

EIMAC Notes - The very first moon bounce contact

AA7A Operating modes: CW primary, 160 and 80 Meters

3 moon bounce stationsBackyardRemote site 50 miles south of PhoenixPortable
W5UN - 64 yagi antennas for moon bounce - The elmer for moon bounce.

KL7MEM Yagi Antenna Design Calculator


Larry W7IUV - EME Elmer

Current Station:
Yaesu FT726R
Icom IC-271
Kenwood TS2000
Power Amplifier is 8877 tetrode W6PO design.
Started as CW operation , now uses JT65
E-Skip
Meteor scatter

AA7A has worked 1250 stations in Europe over EME

11 Band DXCC

Bill Moore, NC1L - Former ARRL DXCC and Awards manager

VooDoo Contest Group

Vince Thompson, K5VT - world traveler

Yasme Foundation

Intrepid DX Group DXpedition: South Sandwich and South Georgia Islands 2016
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13 operators, nasty weather

Favorite HF bands: 160 and 80 meters

You settled on a

AA7A 4 Square antenna for receive.
Here is Ned's presentation Low Band Receiving Antennas, on a city lot

AA7A Links:
AA7A Home Page

DXUniversity

International DX Convention, Visalia, California

Waller Flag receive antenna

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