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Episode 489 – John Rusciano – NG0Z

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John Rusciano, NG0Z, knew that eventually living in an HOA would meet he and his family’s needs, even if it meant not having a ham radio station and outside antennas. The state of the art and ubiquitous Internet connectivity made it possible for John to build his ultimate remotely controlled amateur radio station at his vacation home, away from the city’s electronic noise and the restrictions of HOA.  NG0Z allows me to interrogate him about all of the aspects of building his remote station in this QSO Today.

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Hometown: Orono, Minnesota, and Stewartville, MN

First Rig:
 
Icom IC-7600 HF Transceiver 

First License: Age 49, 

Favorite Mode:  Working DX

Remote Base Station Components: 
FlexRadio 6400 Transceivers X 2
FlexRadio Power Genius XL 1500-Watt Amplifier
FlexRadio Tuner Genius XL Antenna Tuner
Lenovo ThinkCentre Workstation
DLink 16 Port Rack Mount Switch
DataProbe IBOOT-PDU AC Power Control
APC Rack Mount Backup Power Supply
Green Heron Antenna Control
Astron 13.5VDC Power Supply
US Tower HDX-572MDPL 72′ Crank-Up/Tilt-Over Tower
JK XR7 14-Element Yagi, 2 each for 40-6 Meters
To isolate cable modem from rack using fiber:  Ethernet – Fiber – Ethernet

Terms: 
Radio Shack Catalog
Realistic “Science Fair” 150 Electronic Projects
Morse Code
Realistic Patrolman CB60
Citizens Band Radio
Two-Meter Autopatch
Heathkit DX-100 Transmitter
Kenwood R1000 GC Receiver
QSL Cards
University of Minnesota, Journalism
KSTP TV News
Bruce Hagerty, Ham, GM of station
World Series Minnesota Twins
Insurance Salesman
Cellular Telephone Business History
Hamtestonline.com
Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner
G5RV Antenna
Radio City Radio Store, Minneapolis, MN
Stepper Urban Beam
Multiband Vertical Antenna
HOA- Home Owners Association
Remote Ham Radio
Remote Rig
FlexRadio Company
Flex6400 HF Transceiver
US Tower Tilt Over Tower
Denny, K0TT – the tower guy
JK-XR7 Beam Antenna with 6 Meter Kit
Green Heron Antenna Rotor Controller
Green Heron GH Everywhere Software
Chrome Remote Desktop
Mike Walker, VA3MW
Peer to Peer Connection
UPS- Uninterruptible Power System
Tempstick Temperature Sensor
Radon in Homes
DataProbe AC Control Panel
Paradan Radio Dual Antenna Disconnectors to Ground Coax
IP Latency Between Two Points
Logbook of the World
DXCC 336 Countries
HamAlert
DX Clusters
FT-8 Digital Mode
Man in the Middle Attack
WSJT Software
Icom IC7300 HF Transceiver
Icom IC-7610 HF Transceiver
Skywarn
Panadapter
Ham radio is a social network

Excited most by: The technology that is cutting edge now. 

Advice to new or returning hams: reach out to radio clubs and other hams, buy a new radio with a simple wire antenna.


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