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Episode 352 – Tom Tate – WA7NPX

Tom, Tate, WA7NPX, began his ham radio journey with his best friend in middle school.  The amateur radio hobby can make lifelong buddies as well as develop practical and professional skills.  WA7NPX shares his ham radio story and how it can serve as a springboard for developing expertise in other hobbies as well.
First License:  Age 16, 1969, WN7NPX

Current Rig:
Yaesu FTDX5000 HF Transceiver
Cubical Quad Antenna
Yaesu FT817 Multiband Transceiver

Terms
Parks on the Air
Icom IC-730 HF Transceiver
Knight Kit Star Roamer
South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ
Professional Printer Profession
DeVry Bell and Howell Correspondence School
Stemrad Radiation Company, Israel
Boys Town Jerusalem 
Henry Radio Tempo 1
Ten-Tec QRP Radio
Vintage Heated Disk Drive Maintenance
HF Digital Modes
Working DX
ARRL Field Day
RTTY Contest
Hurricane Mesa
Hammarlund Radio Company
RigExpert
Buddipole Antenna
Fusion 360 CAD Software
Prusa I3 Mk3 3D Printer
SoftRock SDR Radio
ABS Outdoor 3D Printer Plastic
Thingiverse
N1MM Logging Software
CW Skimmer
Onshape.com CAD Software
Puerto Rico Hurricane
Yom Kippur War
Model RailRoad
National Model Railroad Digital Control
Loconet
Arduino Microcontroller
Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH 
FCC – Federal Communications Commission

Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now:  amateur radio is under attack by FCC over regulation and commercial services that want our frequencies.

Advice to new or returning hams:  Get on their air. 

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Icom IC-730 HF Transceiver
Henry Tempo One HF Transceiver
Knight Kit Star Roamer GC Receiver
Yaesu FTDX-5000 HF Transceiver

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