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Episode 517 – Willi Kraml – OE1WKL

My guest this week is Willi Kraml, OE1WKL, creator of the Morserino CW code practice machine .  Willie  discovered amateur radio as a boy in Lindz, Austria, but had to wait until the legal age of 16 to get his license.  With his doctorate in linguistics, Willi pursued a career in IT security with KPMG.  When his local maker-space needed an Arduino project around amateur radio, the Morserino code practice system was born.  OE1WKL discusses the delivery of over 10,000 Morserinos, his projects, and his contributions to amateur radio in this QSO Today.
OE1WKL Website
Morserino Website
Flipboard Magazine

Hometown: Linz, Austria

First License:  1967, OE5WKL, Age 16

Current Rigs: 
Icom IC-705 All Band QRP Transceiver
Xiegu X-6100 Transceiver
QRP-Labs QMX-Plus
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Terms
Personal Ham Radio Page
Ham Radio Flipboard Magazine
German Volksempfänger Radio
Cosmos Radiophone Crystal Set
Electrolytic Capacitor
Regenerative Receiver
Philips Electronic Kit for Kids
Austrian Amateur Radio License Age limit 16
Shortwave Listener
Novatron 2 Meter AM Vintage Transceiver
Radio Club 68 Lindz Austria
Austria Humanistic High School
Geometry
University of Vienna, PHd Linguistics
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Cobol Mainframe Language
KPMG International
FTP Server
Usenet
ARPANET
Metalab Hacker Space – Vienna
Makerfaire Vienna
Arduino Nano
Morse Code Keyer with Arduino Nano
MetaMorserino
Kickstarter campaign for Morserino
CWops 2023 Award Winner

Morserino Features:

  • CW Keyer – Iambic A&B, Ultimatic, or straight key
  • CW Generator – Random characters, words, abbreviations and texts
  • Echo Trainer – Prompts you with a word, and you repeat it with a paddle or straight key
  • Learn CW characters as taught by CW Academy, Long Island CW Club and others
  • CW Transceiver – Long Range WiFi, iCW (CW over Internet), & WiFi chat
  • Built–in paddle and possibility of using an external paddle or straight key

LoRa – wireless
Port Forwarding
ARDC Grant Evaluation Team
Austrian Experimental Transmitter Association
AARP
WSPRnet
PSK Reporter

Advice to new or returning hams: build something yourself. Find a group like a Makrspace. 

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Morserino-32 CW Practice Appliance
Icom IC-705 All Band QRP Transceiver
Xiegu X-611 HF + 50Mhz Transceiver
QRP Labs QMX+ HF Transceiver

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