KE8AQW

Michael Fluegemann, KE8AQW, is an active ham, now an engineer at the Ford Motor Company.  He caught my attention from his leadership in the University of Michigan amateur radio club and a YouTube video on using the Morserino CW trainer that I just purchased and assembled.  Michael brings an interesting younger perspective on amateur radio in this QSO Today.

Hometown: Plymouth, Michigan

First License: 2015, Age, 21 Technician Class, KE8AQW

First Rig: 
Yaesu FT-208 Portable
Baofeng Portable
Icom IC-745 HF Transceiver
Hygain 18AVT Vertical Antenna

Ham Radio Goal:  Radio merit badge to two more groups

Terms
QSO Today Episode Don Keith N4KC 
Boy Scouts of America
Ford Motor Company
Ford Electric F150 Truck
Eagle Scout
Pinewood Derby
ISS – International Space Station
SAE Baja Team
Volunteer Work for Teens
Radio Merit Badge Counselor
University of Michigan
University of Alabama
SKCC Contest
CTCSS Encoder
CWops
Long Island CW Club
Take your kid to work
QRP-Labs QCX 20 Meters
Sailboat Racing
Morserino Morse code trainer
Morserino Resources KE8AQW
QSObot.online
Eric’s Recommended Travel Router
University of Michigan Amateur Radio Club
Ford Amateur Radio League
Levonia Amateur Radio Club K8UNS
Jamboree On The Air
ARRL November Sweepstakes
Michigan QSO Party
North American Sprint
Oscilloscope
NanoVNA
Kenwood TS-590SG
Foxhunting
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
MakerFaire
TinkerCad.com
Thingiverse.com
Philmont Scout Ranch High Adventure Camp
Elecraft KX3 Transceiver
End-Fed Antenna
SOTA – Summits On The Air

Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: recruiting younger hams into the hobby.  

Excited most by: comradery from meeting people in ham radio

Advice to new or returning hams: There is something for everyone