Sunday, July 7, 2024

Will KI4POV on QSO Today with Eric 4Z1UG



I really liked Eric's interview with Will KI4POV:  

https://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/KI4POV

Will has appeared on this blog and podcast before: 

https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/search?q=KI4POV

There were a lot points in Eric's interview with Will that resonated with me: 

-- Will told about how his very understanding and perceptive wife KNOWS when a homebrew project is not going well.  Yea, we have the same situation here!

-- Will mentions the wisdom of Wes Hayward, Doug Demaw, and Pete Juliano.  

-- Eric mentioned that there is a bit of his own blood in most of his homebrew projects. One slip of he screwdriver is often enough.  My projects also often have a bit of my A+ in them.  This adds soul to the new machine. 

-- Will spoke of S-38s and HW-8s.  I have both these devices here with me in the Dominican Republic. I  have used both of them here.

-- Will mentioned the magic that comes when you listen with a receiver you built yourself.  Yes. 

-- NanoVNA.  Yes, very useful.  

Lots more great stuff in this interview.  Thanks Eric and thanks Will. 

2 comments:

  1. An enjoyable podcast for sure. Did you hear Eric recognise the si5351 when Mike mentioned it? Also Eric's format is slightly shorter and more focused, a good listen.

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  2. Certainly one of the better podcasts,
    but it does support my hypothesis
    that most homebrewers rarely operate
    their creations. Maybe if he gave POTA
    a good try he would find operating more
    enjoyable...

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