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Episode 509 – Will Harris – KI4POV

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Will Harris, KI4POV, followed in his father’s footsteps, from his junior workbench along side his dad’s to become a licensed ham at age 12.  While Will did not pursue and engineering career, he has become a prolific homebuilder in the tradition of Doug DeMaw, W1FB, and Wes Hayward, W7ZOI.  KI4POV discussed his 5 band homebrew transceiver and the rest of his ham radio story in this QSO Today.

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Hometown: Huntsville, AL

Dad:
Joseph Harris, WB4WWD

First License: Age 12, 2006, Technician, with code endorsement, KI4POV

Elmer: Mike Fanning K4GEU

First rig: 

Icom IC-751 Transceiver
End-Fed Longwire Antenna

Terms
Build a Child’s Workbench
Crystal Radio in Cigar Box
Hallicrafters S-38 Receiver
Electric Fence Longwire Antenna
Heavens Above Satellite Passes
WWV
Heathkit HW-8 Transceiver
J-38 Straight Key
NE555 Code Practice Oscillator
ARRL Technician License Manual 
Auburn University, BioMedical, Pharmacy
PSK-31 Digital Mode
QST Magazine
Doug DeMaw W1FB 
COVID-19 Pandemic
Regenerative Receiver
Solder Smoke Podcast
SI5351 Synthesizer Chip
First Project: 80 Meter Regenerative Receiver
Q-Basic Programming Language
C Programming Language
Charlie Morris ZL2CTM
Class C 80 Meter Transmitter
Wes Hayward W7ZOI
Ugly Construction Electronic Building Method
“Ugly Weekender” by Wes Hayward W7ZOI
Manhattan Construction Method
Rex Harper W1REX QRPME
Dave Edwards AA7EE
Solid State Design for the Radio Amateur, by Wes Hayward W7ZOI
VE7BPO  “Popcorn Superhet” design
QRP-Labs Filter Switching Board
Pin Diode Attenuator
5 Band Transmitter
Hex Inverter 74S04
Tek TDS2002 Digital Scope
Grid Dip Oscillator
NanoVNA
Crystal Filter
TinySA
Hakko Soldering Iron FX888D
Nick Kennedy, WA5BDU Podcast Interview
Kicad PC Design Software
CW OPS
CW Academy
Long Island CW Club
30 Meter Transceiver Homebrew
Side-tone injection into Homebrew Transmitters
Jerry Wolczanski KI4IO
How to make Metal Project Enclosures
Club 100 and Model T Computing
Tandy Model TRS102 Laptop
FDIM – Four Days in May
Dayton Hamvention
Shortwave

Excited most by: so many opportunities in homebrew in networking and resources. Ham radio as “experimenter’s license”. 

Advice to new or returning hams: “build something …. Lots of avenues in ham radio to pursue” 


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KI4POV Station
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KI4POV Station Clock Using Meters
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KI4POV 5-Band Superhet Receiver
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KI4POV 5-Band Superhet Inside Ugly Construction

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