KD3CR

Corey Ruth, KD3CR, was a speaker in last August’s QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo,  with a presentation titled, HF in an HOA: The BBTD Attic Antenna.  His presentation captured my attention because Corey is a relatively new ham, living in an HOA, an immigrant to the United States, and using an antenna that for all intents and purposes, was too good to be true.  You will hear in this interview that my conversion from being a skeptic to a believer is complete.  I know that you will find this interview with KD3CR very interesting, allowing you to draw your own conclusions.

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rey Ruth KD3CR – HF in an HOA: The BBTD Attic Antenna – with Questions and answers
HF in HOA Slides

First License: Age 35, KG5PXQ
Upgrade: General 
Upgrade: Extra, 
Vanity Callsign: KD3CR

Mentor: Bill Bodaker, NN5BB

Current Rig:
Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver
Yeasu FT-857 HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Favorite Operating Mode: SSB, enjoy CW

Terms
TV Antenna Installer Vintage
Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
Wiarton Willie
Puxatony Phil
GroundHog Day
Bill Murray
Commodore 64 Computer
IBM PC Compatible
DOS Operating System
University of Waterloo, History, BA
Royal Canadian Navy
Centennial College, Toronto, PR and Corporate Communications
Linksys
Sonos
IEEE 
“Tech Adjacent”
Constitution of the United States
British North America Act
Brian Mulrony, Premier of Canada
United States Bill of Rights
Los Alamos, NM
Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club
Atom Bomb
Manhattan Project
Bradbury Museum, Los Alamos
ARRL Technician Class License Manual, now the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
Baofen Radios
Yeasu FT-857D HF/VHF/UHF
Buddie-Pole
ARRL Field Day
Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver
Amateur Radio Repeater Offset
CTCSS Code
Traveling Wave Antenna
CW Academy
FT-8 Digital Mode
Worked All States 
Hawaii State QSO Party
DXCC Award
Thirteen Colonies Amateur Radio Special Event
Queen Anne’s Amateur Radio Club
Potomac Valley Radio Club
Starship captains chair, ThinkGeek.com

Advice to new or returning hams: get involved with the local ham club, and don’t be discouraged with the first club, try other clubs.