W2LJ's Blog - QRP - Do More With Less.

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For those of us who are less technically inclined.

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 10:04 AM PST
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You may be like me. I've been at this hobby for a while now. I've built a
ton of kits, made a bunch of antennas, passed all my exams with no problem.
I was in the electronics repair biz for over 20 years, trouble shooting and
repairing circuit boards down to the component level. But yet, to this day,
I can open up a "QRP Quarterly" or a "QST" and look at the technical
articles and feel like they are "WHOOSH" - about a mile over my head.

For those of you in the same boat, I would highly recommend the contents of
the You Tube channel provided and maintained by Alan Wolke W2AEW. Alan is a
fellow member of the Raritan Valley Radio Club. As a VE, I've attended a
couple of Ham Crams where Alan was the lead instructor - I can readily
testify that Alan knows his stuff, inside and out, upside down and
backwards.

Alan has "The Knack" in more ways than one. Not only is he technically
gifted, but the also has the ability to take the Greek out of electronics
(no offense to my friends from Greece or of Greek decent), and make
difficult concepts understandable, in plain English. And that's a pretty
good talent to have when you're a Technical Specialist for Tektronics.

In addition to Alan's You Tube channel, to which I think just about every
Amateur Radio op should be subscribed to, Alan gave an excellent interview
to Eric on "QSO Today". You can listen to it here -
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/w2aew

Now, I'm not saying that if you watch all of Alan's videos that you'll be
able to instantly comprehend every technical article you read in any
Amateur Radio publication. But I can tell you that more and more of the
content will be understandable and that you won't be totally clueless -
like I used to feel. I'm getting better, but still have a long way to go.

72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!