WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.620 This episode of HamTalk Live is brought to you 00:00:02.620 --> 00:00:06.019 by Tower Electronics. For connectors, cables, 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:12.939 and more, call 920 -435 -2973 or visit pl -259 00:00:12.939 --> 00:00:17.640 .com. And by ICOM, heard it, worked it, logged 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:22.859 it. Visit www .icomamerica .com slash amateur 00:00:22.859 --> 00:00:31.980 for more information about ICOM radios. Here 00:00:31.980 --> 00:00:37.939 we go, welcome to Amtok Live Call in, let's talk, 00:00:38.240 --> 00:00:59.340 Neil's your guy, Amtok li - Number one, it's 00:00:59.340 --> 00:01:03.420 time for HamTalk Live. It's episode number 323, 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:07.859 the young ham of the year, 2023. Recorded on 00:01:07.859 --> 00:01:12.819 September 7th, 2023. I am your host. My name's 00:01:12.819 --> 00:01:16.579 Neil Rapp, call signs WB9VPG. Thanks for tuning 00:01:16.579 --> 00:01:20.060 in to this episode. of HamTalk Live. Tonight 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:25.319 we're joined by Case Van Osprey, W0AAE and Don 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:29.140 Willbanks, AE5DW from Amateur Radio Newsline. 00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:33.060 And last episode, Mark Brown in for BCD was here 00:01:33.060 --> 00:01:36.219 to talk about the Huntsville Ham Fest. So if 00:01:36.219 --> 00:01:38.840 you missed that show, you can listen anytime 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:42.719 at HamTalkLive .com or on your favorite podcast 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:47.340 app or on YouTube. So I'll be back with Case 00:01:47.340 --> 00:01:51.329 and Don. right after this word from Tower Electronics 00:01:51.329 --> 00:01:57.530 right here on HamTalk Live. His two cents is 00:01:57.530 --> 00:02:05.909 worth $37 in change. He once ran a marathon because 00:02:05.909 --> 00:02:14.590 it was on his way to Dayton. He works FT8 by 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:21.629 ear. 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Welcome back to HamTalk 00:04:12.090 --> 00:04:18.750 Live tonight, Case Van Osprey, W0AAE and Don 00:04:18.750 --> 00:04:22.529 Wilbanks, AE5DW, both join us on the Orlando 00:04:22.529 --> 00:04:25.990 Amateur Radio Club and Hamcation Zoom line. And 00:04:25.990 --> 00:04:28.910 guys, it was great to see you here a couple of 00:04:28.910 --> 00:04:33.449 weeks ago and we decided we'd get together now 00:04:33.449 --> 00:04:37.250 to talk about what happened when we were together. 00:04:38.029 --> 00:04:41.990 So Don, First of all, welcome back to the show. 00:04:42.949 --> 00:04:45.269 Thank you, sir. Nice to be here. We had a great 00:04:45.269 --> 00:04:47.589 time in Huntsville. It's always good to see you 00:04:47.589 --> 00:04:52.389 and great to meet Case finally in person. I know 00:04:52.389 --> 00:04:55.829 we've had him on Ham Nation a time or two. So, 00:04:55.829 --> 00:05:00.149 Case, W -0 -A -A -E. Thanks for joining us here 00:05:00.149 --> 00:05:03.110 tonight. Yeah, thank you very much, Don and Neil. 00:05:03.709 --> 00:05:07.250 It's been great. And thank you for putting me 00:05:07.250 --> 00:05:11.629 on tonight. Of course, Case is the current young 00:05:11.629 --> 00:05:13.610 hem of the year. I'm sorry, Neil, go ahead. No, 00:05:13.730 --> 00:05:16.670 you're fine. I was just going to say, just officially 00:05:16.670 --> 00:05:22.189 say hi to Case here and great to see you again 00:05:22.189 --> 00:05:24.490 in person because it's been a couple of years. 00:05:25.240 --> 00:05:27.759 uh... but uh... it was it was great to uh... 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:31.139 to get this award here uh... off and running 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:34.860 and and don made the presentation so uh... we'll 00:05:34.860 --> 00:05:37.220 we'll let don ride the bus you know drive the 00:05:37.220 --> 00:05:39.860 bus here because he does that anyway so you know 00:05:39.860 --> 00:05:44.040 well thank you neil yeah it was a box of crayons 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.620 away from him though right because i'll eat those 00:05:46.620 --> 00:05:48.819 and then only understand what i'm saying that's 00:05:48.819 --> 00:05:50.939 generally what i do around smart people and i'm 00:05:50.939 --> 00:05:53.829 found there over in the corner Eating crayons, 00:05:54.230 --> 00:05:57.350 but anyway and in case definitely qualifies as 00:05:57.350 --> 00:06:02.569 one of the smart people you are Kind of remind 00:06:02.569 --> 00:06:05.149 us again of a little bit about you and your just 00:06:05.149 --> 00:06:07.870 a quick shot at your ham radio resume case if 00:06:07.870 --> 00:06:12.550 you would yeah, well so back in 2018 I got my 00:06:12.550 --> 00:06:15.110 technician license after quite a bit of time 00:06:15.110 --> 00:06:18.769 of Wanting to get it, but I guess not going after 00:06:18.769 --> 00:06:23.019 it but what really sparked it was a trip to a 00:06:23.019 --> 00:06:28.040 broadcasting museum and that gave me the resilience 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:31.040 or I guess the gumption to say, okay, let's actually 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.160 do it. So I got my technician license in summer 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:37.800 of 2018, got my general in 2019 and I haven't 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:40.560 gotten my extra yet. And the reason is because 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:44.600 I never really have needed to. The only reason 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:47.240 why I need to is for contesting, which would 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:50.420 be to get extra extra privileges. But I haven't 00:06:50.420 --> 00:06:52.800 I kind of want to explore more before I actually 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:55.620 go for it. It's just a time thing, I guess, especially 00:06:55.620 --> 00:07:01.100 when you're in college. But everything from contesting 00:07:01.100 --> 00:07:03.720 to satellite operating to high altitude ballooning 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:06.259 and medium altitude ballooning is pretty much 00:07:06.259 --> 00:07:10.980 what I do. I I like pretty I like just delving 00:07:10.980 --> 00:07:13.649 into different aspects of the hobby. Over the 00:07:13.649 --> 00:07:15.870 years, I've participated in a multitude of contests. 00:07:16.230 --> 00:07:21.589 I'm a CW operator, and I have my own satellite 00:07:21.589 --> 00:07:24.290 equipment and everything like that. So just many 00:07:24.290 --> 00:07:27.509 aspects I'm interested in. And what really drove 00:07:27.509 --> 00:07:30.069 it was other youth, just learning from other 00:07:30.069 --> 00:07:34.250 youth on the air, especially from past youth. 00:07:37.219 --> 00:07:40.860 young hands of the year like Bryant Rascal, KG5HVO, 00:07:41.259 --> 00:07:44.800 and Marty Salloway, and N1C. Those guys really 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:48.360 inspired me to go out and do my best in one aspect 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:50.800 of the hobby, which is contesting. And through 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:58.100 that, I've had a great time. I've won a few contests, 00:07:58.100 --> 00:08:01.100 and I hope to continue to do that in the near 00:08:01.100 --> 00:08:06.480 future as contesting season wrap. Amps up here 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:09.220 in the fall and the winter so I try to do it 00:08:09.220 --> 00:08:11.800 true I try to do everything from Saturday operating 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:14.680 to Contesting and all the above and just explore 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:17.519 as much as I can Very good now. How old were 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:20.040 you in 2018 when you get your tech? Yes, that 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:24.560 was I was 14 years old back then So the aforementioned 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:29.379 Bryant rascal. He is a Cw monster. He's like 00:08:29.379 --> 00:08:32.039 what it's 70 or 80 words a minute. He's he's 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:35.919 crazy I believe he's kind of ebbed off a little 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:37.539 bit because he's pretty busy with college as 00:08:37.539 --> 00:08:41.740 well. He he did participate with K3LR at the 00:08:41.740 --> 00:08:44.320 During the secret worldwide CW and I actually 00:08:44.320 --> 00:08:46.159 texted him about it and he was I think he was 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:50.279 on the 15 meter Malt station. So yeah, he's he's 00:08:50.279 --> 00:08:54.259 a He and even Tim Glorifies them incredibly. 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:57.179 Oh, yeah realizes how how good he is and everything 00:08:57.179 --> 00:08:59.039 like that. So it's great He gets the praise and 00:08:59.039 --> 00:09:01.980 everything and of course how yeah how Tim and 00:09:01.980 --> 00:09:05.639 Bryant got together Yeah, that's a very cool 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:10.860 story. So what's your CW speed? Because you know 00:09:10.860 --> 00:09:13.340 everybody said when you drop the CW requirement 00:09:13.340 --> 00:09:15.139 from the test, it's going to die and there's 00:09:15.139 --> 00:09:17.679 going to be nothing but old farts and sellers 00:09:17.679 --> 00:09:21.200 tapping out brass. But no, we've got people like 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:23.580 you and Bryant that are the future of the hobby. 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:27.159 And what's your speed right now? So right now, 00:09:27.340 --> 00:09:30.190 well, the highest I've ever gotten. which was 00:09:30.190 --> 00:09:33.370 on RUFZ, which is typing in call signs and everything 00:09:33.370 --> 00:09:35.509 like that, listening to them and typing in. That 00:09:35.509 --> 00:09:38.149 was around 70 words a minute. My average is about 00:09:38.149 --> 00:09:41.809 65 words a minute. And then on rag chewing, it's 00:09:41.809 --> 00:09:46.769 like 35. And I suck at sending, so I usually 00:09:46.769 --> 00:09:48.690 just try to receive, because it's for contesting, 00:09:48.889 --> 00:09:51.970 obviously. So I have the computer do all the 00:09:51.970 --> 00:09:55.279 sending and everything like that. That's it. 00:09:55.539 --> 00:09:57.960 Clearly, clearly the news of the death of CW 00:09:57.960 --> 00:10:00.620 has been greatly exaggerated. So more people 00:10:00.620 --> 00:10:02.399 are doing it now than ever. But the interesting 00:10:02.399 --> 00:10:05.519 thing is CW is actually really, really alive. 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:07.940 People say, yeah, people say it's dead. And it's 00:10:07.940 --> 00:10:11.100 like, I beg to differ, because every single Wednesday, 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:15.379 there are three contests on Wednesdays for CW 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:20.220 ops, CW tees. And the bandages, the 15, 20 and 00:10:20.220 --> 00:10:22.659 40 are just packed with signals. It's like see 00:10:22.659 --> 00:10:25.059 here worldwide on the weekend. It's so much fun 00:10:25.059 --> 00:10:27.320 to see. And so many guys, so many younger guys 00:10:27.320 --> 00:10:30.059 are picking it up as well. I have I have a friend, 00:10:30.220 --> 00:10:33.899 Charles A4 LS. He he is up in the 80s, I think 00:10:33.899 --> 00:10:36.100 80 words a minute, something like that. And he's 00:10:36.100 --> 00:10:39.240 probably 16, I think. So it's great seeing all 00:10:39.240 --> 00:10:41.000 the younger guys really take it up and have a 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:42.399 gumption to pursue it, because it's something 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:45.570 new to them. And young brains, I guess. have 00:10:45.570 --> 00:10:48.029 a gumption to go do hard things, so it's great 00:10:48.029 --> 00:10:50.029 to see. I guess so. I can't think at 80 words 00:10:50.029 --> 00:10:53.309 a minute. See, that's the thing is, now that 00:10:53.309 --> 00:10:56.269 you're no longer forced to do it, more people 00:10:56.269 --> 00:10:58.669 are wanting to do it because you don't have to 00:10:58.669 --> 00:11:02.190 do it. Yeah, exactly. That's the whole psychology 00:11:02.190 --> 00:11:07.389 about it, right, Neil? It is. And, you know, 00:11:07.850 --> 00:11:11.950 this morning even, I was thinking of case because 00:11:11.950 --> 00:11:18.360 I was listening to a a not to be mentioned syndicated 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:21.919 broadcast radio show that I typically listen 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:25.299 to in the mornings. And all of a sudden, here 00:11:25.299 --> 00:11:30.320 comes the spot, Don. It's commercial. And it's 00:11:30.320 --> 00:11:34.659 for a vinyl record company here in Cincinnati. 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:39.559 And it starts off with some CW. They're just 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:43.120 doing CW just to be doing and whatever. And I 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:47.639 was copying it and I'm like, it was CQT. And 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:50.580 I'm like, oh, somebody's been running CW ops. 00:11:53.100 --> 00:11:55.820 Okay. So yeah, that's interesting. That's actually 00:11:55.820 --> 00:11:59.000 really funny. That's good story. So I was like, 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:01.799 wait, they actually knew, knew what send and 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:04.860 CQT CQT. That's fine. At least it wasn't one 00:12:04.860 --> 00:12:08.860 of the fake ones where they just, yeah, I have 00:12:08.860 --> 00:12:12.980 no clue. Yeah. Right. Right. So, where are you 00:12:12.980 --> 00:12:16.019 going to college now? You're a freshman, right? 00:12:16.299 --> 00:12:19.480 Yes. Brand new. Yes, I'm brand new. I have not 00:12:19.480 --> 00:12:23.340 experienced any, I guess, what is it called, 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:25.600 homesickness at all, actually. I'm surprised. 00:12:25.700 --> 00:12:27.759 I thought I would have it. But I'm going to Iowa 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:31.820 State University in Ames, Iowa. It's a great 00:12:31.820 --> 00:12:33.659 school. I'm going there for aerospace engineering 00:12:33.659 --> 00:12:36.759 and learning so much right now. It's just a blast 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:40.720 meeting everybody. Uh, i've I actually found 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:43.980 a kid who is in my hometown. I mean that's not 00:12:43.980 --> 00:12:45.759 a surprise since we're pretty close to each other 00:12:45.759 --> 00:12:49.299 in regards to my hometown but um It was great 00:12:49.299 --> 00:12:51.360 meeting him and I recognized him before I was 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:53.899 like I swear I recognize you and we got to know 00:12:53.899 --> 00:12:56.419 we got to talking to each other and uh So and 00:12:56.419 --> 00:12:58.899 he's in my major. So it's great. And there you 00:12:58.899 --> 00:13:01.559 go. Yeah, it was it's been great labs been going 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.840 well and um Especially with my major. I am taking 00:13:05.840 --> 00:13:10.059 aero 160 class right now and we're learning about 00:13:10.059 --> 00:13:13.179 propulsion and stuff like that so it's it's just 00:13:13.179 --> 00:13:15.620 uh you're great to finally do classes that you 00:13:15.620 --> 00:13:20.370 enjoy i guess yeah exactly yeah Very good. Tell 00:13:20.370 --> 00:13:21.889 us a little bit about the club because you're 00:13:21.889 --> 00:13:24.330 actually sitting tonight where we're looking 00:13:24.330 --> 00:13:27.789 at you on zoom and You're actually in the club 00:13:27.789 --> 00:13:30.629 shack right now over at Iowa State, right? Yes 00:13:30.629 --> 00:13:34.110 The club shack here to W zero ISU. We actually 00:13:34.110 --> 00:13:38.789 have two calls. It's one of the oldest the oldest 00:13:38.789 --> 00:13:42.870 Ham clubs is for University in the nation back 00:13:42.870 --> 00:13:46.149 in the day the the first call sign that was issued 00:13:46.149 --> 00:13:49.139 here was a kind of a fake one if I guess because 00:13:49.139 --> 00:13:53.090 they have to see wasn't around. It was 9YI. Okay, 00:13:53.470 --> 00:13:56.750 and and then I was changed to W zero y I so we 00:13:56.750 --> 00:13:59.970 have two call signs now W zero ISU and then W 00:13:59.970 --> 00:14:02.889 zero y I and the second one in the W zero y I 00:14:02.889 --> 00:14:05.250 We have that one just because it's a kind of 00:14:05.250 --> 00:14:07.289 a tradition thing and never really use it But 00:14:07.289 --> 00:14:09.350 it's a nice call sign for contesting so I may 00:14:09.350 --> 00:14:13.210 use it for that. Oh, yeah Yeah, so we have a 00:14:13.210 --> 00:14:15.509 huge we have a great tradition here. We have 00:14:15.509 --> 00:14:18.549 a ton of pictures that I've seen of From the 00:14:18.549 --> 00:14:23.129 30s and 40s of guys at W at at ISU Iowa State 00:14:23.129 --> 00:14:26.230 University Using the shack here and everything 00:14:26.230 --> 00:14:29.750 so it's a it's quite an old old club However, 00:14:29.750 --> 00:14:32.409 it's kind of lapsed over the years you could 00:14:32.409 --> 00:14:34.990 say because they're only about five members in 00:14:34.990 --> 00:14:36.950 the club It's kind of disappointing but I hope 00:14:36.950 --> 00:14:39.950 to kind of invigorate other people into getting 00:14:39.950 --> 00:14:43.549 involved especially with in within my major and 00:14:43.549 --> 00:14:48.429 so We have two antennas on the roof, a dipole, 00:14:49.389 --> 00:14:53.169 and yes, a 40 meter dipole and a 20 meter dipole. 00:14:53.389 --> 00:14:55.230 We're also planning on putting up a tower, which 00:14:55.230 --> 00:14:58.190 we have parts for, but it probably won't be a 00:14:58.190 --> 00:15:01.269 thing for the next four years. And we have a 00:15:01.269 --> 00:15:04.610 bunch of gear. I think we have at least 10 radios 00:15:04.610 --> 00:15:08.330 just that I'm looking at right now. Old ICOMs, 00:15:08.429 --> 00:15:10.789 we have a GAZE -2 FT -2000 in front of me right 00:15:10.789 --> 00:15:13.820 now. and a bunch of mobile radios, like two FT 00:15:13.820 --> 00:15:16.639 -817s and everything like that. So I have a lot 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:19.679 to choose from. And the nice thing is they let 00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:23.220 us take this stuff out of the shack and use it. 00:15:23.419 --> 00:15:27.279 So I can take it to my room or whatever and experiment 00:15:27.279 --> 00:15:29.419 with it. So we just have a checkout log that 00:15:29.419 --> 00:15:32.740 we can take stuff and take it back. So it's kind 00:15:32.740 --> 00:15:35.019 of like a library full of equipment. It's a lot 00:15:35.019 --> 00:15:39.120 of fun. And what? What I found very cool is because, 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:41.820 I guess because it is such an old club, it's 00:15:41.820 --> 00:15:44.899 been around forever, you've got stuff from Yezu 00:15:44.899 --> 00:15:47.500 brand Y, you've got stuff from Icom brand I, 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:50.500 you've got stuff from Kenwood brand K, you've 00:15:50.500 --> 00:15:54.080 got a brand C set up in there as well, don't 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:57.750 you? Yes we do. Yeah, besides all the newer equipment, 00:15:58.029 --> 00:16:01.090 we have vintage gear that's sitting up collecting 00:16:01.090 --> 00:16:04.070 dust up in the storage room upstairs. And it 00:16:04.070 --> 00:16:06.190 really stinks because it's a Collins S line. 00:16:06.529 --> 00:16:09.509 And when I came in and saw it, it's probably 00:16:09.509 --> 00:16:12.370 from the original, of course, when the club first 00:16:12.370 --> 00:16:14.690 started and everything. And when I saw it, I 00:16:14.690 --> 00:16:18.490 was like, what is this doing? A guy would pay 00:16:18.490 --> 00:16:20.470 four grand just to have that, you know what I 00:16:20.470 --> 00:16:23.259 mean? And I was like... What is this doing here? 00:16:24.059 --> 00:16:25.419 And the guy's like, yeah, we're supposed to put 00:16:25.419 --> 00:16:28.019 it in a display case. I'm going, screw the display 00:16:28.019 --> 00:16:31.179 case. Put it on the air. Put it on the air. That's 00:16:31.179 --> 00:16:33.019 right. Exactly. Yeah, it's like, this stuff is 00:16:33.019 --> 00:16:35.720 original. What are we doing with this? If nothing 00:16:35.720 --> 00:16:38.059 else, get on the Collins Nets. Yeah, exactly. 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:42.080 So yeah, the Collins Nets, yeah. So it's something 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:43.519 great. Probably not too many school clubs have 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:45.940 Collins S lines just laying around. Oh, yes. 00:16:46.729 --> 00:16:49.990 Oh, no, I'm not even sure if this stuff still 00:16:49.990 --> 00:16:52.370 works, but it's like, I don't care. We can, we 00:16:52.370 --> 00:16:55.950 can fix it or whatever. Exactly. So somebody 00:16:55.950 --> 00:16:58.870 will help you. That's for sure. Absolutely. Yes. 00:16:58.929 --> 00:17:01.509 That's, that's amazing. Neil, any questions for 00:17:01.509 --> 00:17:05.309 case? I'm yeah, let's let you get on the party. 00:17:05.309 --> 00:17:08.710 We're good here. Well, you know, I remember Iowa 00:17:08.710 --> 00:17:11.089 state being in, in school club roundup quite 00:17:11.089 --> 00:17:14.009 a bit. And, you know, and I told, like I told 00:17:14.009 --> 00:17:17.559 case and. dawn before the show, but that's what 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:19.940 happens at university clubs. You'll be going 00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:22.900 great guns for four years and then all of a sudden 00:17:22.900 --> 00:17:26.019 somebody leaves and everything sits for a while. 00:17:26.420 --> 00:17:29.640 So maybe we can make a comeback again and they 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:32.180 just keep coming back. They do just keep coming 00:17:32.180 --> 00:17:34.859 back over and over again, but I didn't realize 00:17:34.859 --> 00:17:39.660 that they were on the old license system before 00:17:39.660 --> 00:17:43.869 the prefixes. Yeah, that's cool, that's very 00:17:43.869 --> 00:17:45.930 cool. Yeah, it was an interesting thing with 00:17:45.930 --> 00:17:49.529 the president. He was, he's a meteorology, he's 00:17:49.529 --> 00:17:51.890 getting his masters in meteorology and we had 00:17:51.890 --> 00:17:53.589 a long conversation about the call sign here 00:17:53.589 --> 00:17:55.369 and it was really interesting just to know with 00:17:55.369 --> 00:17:58.509 knowledge about the traditions around here, so 00:17:58.509 --> 00:18:01.470 it's pretty cool. Is there anything on the Iowa 00:18:01.470 --> 00:18:04.509 State website about the Ham Club? Yes. Well, 00:18:04.529 --> 00:18:08.130 you can look up just look up W zero. I think 00:18:08.130 --> 00:18:12.970 the yeah W zero ISU and just on Google and it 00:18:12.970 --> 00:18:15.549 comes up with campus amateur radio club and then 00:18:15.549 --> 00:18:18.589 it shows the campus amateur radio club. We have 00:18:18.589 --> 00:18:21.490 like a WordPress. website and everything like 00:18:21.490 --> 00:18:24.210 that. So it's not really kept up to date, but 00:18:24.210 --> 00:18:27.089 it's it's just kind of a thing. Actually, the 00:18:27.089 --> 00:18:30.849 officer officers, you can see me on the treasure 00:18:30.849 --> 00:18:34.490 already. So like that. Yeah. So it's not really 00:18:34.490 --> 00:18:37.069 kept up to date, but it's but it's great to know 00:18:37.069 --> 00:18:39.289 who we are and everything. So I'm going to be 00:18:39.289 --> 00:18:43.470 on the radio a lot. Here during the weekends. 00:18:43.470 --> 00:18:45.890 I was operating earlier a little bit not making 00:18:45.890 --> 00:18:49.509 a few cues So hopefully I can operate a lot and 00:18:49.509 --> 00:18:52.170 you put this call sign in the air like it deserves 00:18:52.170 --> 00:18:55.710 Excellent. I want to ask you Your your first 00:18:55.710 --> 00:18:58.670 trip to Huntsville was to accept the young ham 00:18:58.670 --> 00:19:01.630 of the year award What was your impression of 00:19:01.630 --> 00:19:04.289 the Huntsville ham fest? Oh, it was it was great. 00:19:04.309 --> 00:19:07.900 It was actually more than I expected the night 00:19:07.900 --> 00:19:10.339 before the ham fest i think that was that friday 00:19:10.339 --> 00:19:14.420 yeah friday night um i i walked into the to the 00:19:14.420 --> 00:19:17.720 von brown center and just seeing the massive 00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:19.880 scale of it when i first walked in and then there 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:21.660 was more when you turn around the corner and 00:19:21.660 --> 00:19:24.019 everything so it was going wow these are all 00:19:24.019 --> 00:19:28.009 the all the cool um cool distributors of electronic 00:19:28.009 --> 00:19:30.750 gear that I loved. I saw ICOM, Flex Radio. I 00:19:30.750 --> 00:19:33.009 finally got to talk to the Flex Radio guy about 00:19:33.009 --> 00:19:35.630 remote ham radio. It was just great because we 00:19:35.630 --> 00:19:37.910 had a great conversation and everything. And 00:19:37.910 --> 00:19:41.609 I didn't go to too many of the forums and everything 00:19:41.609 --> 00:19:43.529 like that, which was all right. My dad went to 00:19:43.529 --> 00:19:46.269 him because he's a big physics guy. So he was 00:19:46.269 --> 00:19:51.549 really interested in propagation stuff. But I 00:19:51.549 --> 00:19:53.390 didn't go to many of them because I was talking 00:19:53.390 --> 00:19:55.670 to so many hams that I had met on the air. but 00:19:55.670 --> 00:20:00.509 I never like actually met in person. So by the 00:20:00.509 --> 00:20:02.950 end, I was very tired just from talking so much 00:20:02.950 --> 00:20:05.910 with these guys and it was just great. I got 00:20:05.910 --> 00:20:08.089 pulled away so many times from other people because 00:20:08.089 --> 00:20:10.910 I don't know who to talk to next. So it was great. 00:20:11.150 --> 00:20:13.130 I never ended up buying anything because I never 00:20:13.130 --> 00:20:16.049 set my eye on something that I needed or wanted, 00:20:16.789 --> 00:20:18.589 especially taking on the plane with me, which 00:20:18.589 --> 00:20:22.710 is all right. But it was great just to be there 00:20:22.710 --> 00:20:24.470 with all the guys and to see the old vintage 00:20:24.470 --> 00:20:28.289 equipment that guys were selling. So yeah, great 00:20:28.289 --> 00:20:31.890 to meet the A RRL CEO too. Had never met him 00:20:31.890 --> 00:20:35.509 before and I was introduced to him the night 00:20:35.509 --> 00:20:38.029 prior on Friday and yeah, it was just great. 00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:40.900 So I assume, like a lot of other people that 00:20:40.900 --> 00:20:43.140 I have recommended this HamFest to over the last 00:20:43.140 --> 00:20:45.759 25 or 26 years or however long I've been going 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:49.880 since 1995, I assume you'll be wanting to come 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:53.079 back. Oh, definitely. Yes. It's a good one. It's 00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:55.059 a great one. And I love the town, too. When I 00:20:55.059 --> 00:20:57.480 walked in from the airport, I saw the aerospace 00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:59.839 companies and everything. I was going, OK, this 00:20:59.839 --> 00:21:01.900 place might be a place where I might work someday. 00:21:01.980 --> 00:21:04.039 So I might as well take a look at the town. Yeah, 00:21:04.299 --> 00:21:07.440 absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely. It was great 00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:09.539 going to the space and rocket center. I'd seen 00:21:09.539 --> 00:21:11.440 any videos on it and everything. So it was great 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:14.119 to just see the seven five rocket sitting there 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:16.599 and learning about that from some knowledgeable, 00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:19.440 knowledgeable people. So great. Very good. Well, 00:21:19.440 --> 00:21:21.940 you're, you're, you're an amazing, I'm sorry. 00:21:22.059 --> 00:21:24.359 Go ahead. I was going to say a friend of mine 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:26.640 in 4JN that I always see down at Huntsville, 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:29.960 he, he, uh, that's exactly what happened to him. 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:35.039 Uh, we, we met, uh, uh, in high school at a, 00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:38.500 uh, athletic training camp and, uh, just found 00:21:38.500 --> 00:21:41.339 each other on a repeater and, and, and met and 00:21:41.339 --> 00:21:44.160 then, you know, he's going off to college and 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:47.539 I'm going off to college and. and uh... he's 00:21:47.539 --> 00:21:49.539 you know thinking now i'm going to stay around 00:21:49.539 --> 00:21:52.940 nashville and and all the sudden well You know, 00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:55.079 all that aerospace engineering stuff's going 00:21:55.079 --> 00:21:58.500 on in Huntsville. So he makes the move to Huntsville. 00:21:58.920 --> 00:22:01.740 So that could be what happens to you. You may, 00:22:01.740 --> 00:22:05.160 you may end up there and to get the award at 00:22:05.160 --> 00:22:09.599 the Vaughn Braun Center. I mean, you know, it's 00:22:09.599 --> 00:22:12.599 great name for it. The start of aerospace. So 00:22:12.599 --> 00:22:16.460 talk a little bit about the phone call. You know, 00:22:16.460 --> 00:22:18.640 when, when you, when you got the phone call, 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:23.200 talk a little bit about that. This is a fun story. 00:22:23.539 --> 00:22:26.259 So I was coming home from Charleston, South Carolina. 00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:29.299 I was moving my sister out to Charleston because 00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:35.119 she completed her medical school and she was 00:22:35.119 --> 00:22:37.799 out there for residency at Charleston and everything 00:22:37.799 --> 00:22:39.900 like that. So I was moving her out there and 00:22:39.900 --> 00:22:46.400 I was coming back and visiting an aunt of mine 00:22:46.400 --> 00:22:52.640 or aunt and uncle of mine in Tennessee. And he's 00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:54.839 a big pilot and everything. We got talking about 00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:57.420 pilot stuff. But I told him, hey, later tonight, 00:22:57.440 --> 00:23:00.700 I need to talk with this guy about Young Ham 00:23:00.700 --> 00:23:02.779 of the Year, because, well, who is it? Mark? 00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:05.799 Yeah, Mark NT3V emailed me and said, hey, we 00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:07.839 need to get in touch, et cetera. And I was elated 00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:09.640 because I was like, oh, this is interesting, 00:23:09.680 --> 00:23:11.319 because when I applied the year before, I didn't 00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:14.680 get this call and everything like that. And they 00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:18.009 said, I was just in the final live. choosing 00:23:18.009 --> 00:23:19.690 and everything like that so I was like oh this 00:23:19.690 --> 00:23:22.049 is interesting I must be in the top two or whatever 00:23:22.049 --> 00:23:25.849 and I'll try to make this sound good I guess 00:23:25.849 --> 00:23:30.170 so because I didn't know I'd won and so that 00:23:30.170 --> 00:23:32.970 night after we ate and everything I was up on 00:23:32.970 --> 00:23:35.470 the deck of a beautiful night and I was talking 00:23:35.470 --> 00:23:39.140 to Mark And just at the end of it, he just said, 00:23:39.160 --> 00:23:41.380 oh yeah, by the way, you're Young Ham of the 00:23:41.380 --> 00:23:43.039 Year. It's great to meet you and everything. 00:23:43.539 --> 00:23:47.920 I was speechless because it was just amazing. 00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:51.039 So it was on a vacation and everything like that. 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:55.160 And it was fun to just go downstairs and say, 00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:57.559 hey, I won Young Ham of the Year. And my family 00:23:57.559 --> 00:23:59.859 was really, really happy and everything like 00:23:59.859 --> 00:24:02.759 that. So my aunt and uncle were kind of surprised 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:05.779 because it actually happened when I was there, 00:24:05.859 --> 00:24:10.039 so it was kind of fun, and it was just amazing 00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:13.240 to meet Mark for the first time and talk to him 00:24:13.240 --> 00:24:15.059 about what I like in amateur radio and my high 00:24:15.059 --> 00:24:17.359 school career and everything like that. Yeah. 00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:20.680 Yeah, just sharing it with him was awesome. Those 00:24:20.680 --> 00:24:24.440 are some fun calls. I certainly enjoy listening 00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:28.480 to them when we have Mark's announcement on the 00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:33.309 news line every year. Yes, it's great. All right, 00:24:33.369 --> 00:24:35.430 well we're going to take a break and when we 00:24:35.430 --> 00:24:37.710 come back we're going to talk some more with 00:24:37.710 --> 00:24:42.369 Case Van Osprey W0AAE the reigning Bill Pasternak 00:24:42.369 --> 00:24:47.589 Memorial WA6ITF Newsline Young Ham of the Year 00:24:47.589 --> 00:24:51.390 and Don Wilbanks AE5DW right after this word 00:24:51.390 --> 00:24:55.349 from ICOM America right here on HamTalk Live. 00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:58.920 Keep your competitive contesting edge with ICOM, 00:24:59.400 --> 00:25:02.099 our high -powered base stations cut through pileups, 00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:05.240 letting you work the bands and record those contacts. 00:25:05.799 --> 00:25:08.619 Contest from the comfort of your home or remotely 00:25:08.619 --> 00:25:13.170 with the RSBA1 app. heard it, worked it, logged 00:25:13.170 --> 00:25:17.509 it. 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Now, here's Rick Garrett in 00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:50.039 9GSU with today's HamTalk Live Joke of the Week. 00:27:54.960 --> 00:27:57.220 I've been spending so much time sitting at my 00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:59.559 desk on the radio. I decided it was time for 00:27:59.559 --> 00:28:02.380 me to lose some weight and get in shape. So I 00:28:02.380 --> 00:28:05.140 joined Nutrisystem and let me tell you, it really 00:28:05.140 --> 00:28:23.359 works. The first week, I lost $200. Welcome back 00:28:23.359 --> 00:28:26.900 to HamTalk Live. I'm here with Don Wilbanks AE5DW 00:28:26.900 --> 00:28:29.880 from Amateur Radio Newsline and the winner of 00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:36.480 the 2023 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:39.519 Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Case Van 00:28:39.519 --> 00:28:43.339 Osprey W0AAE and he is starting his freshman 00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:48.640 year at Iowa State in aerospace engineering and 00:28:49.789 --> 00:28:55.210 Case, I know you got to bring home some hardware 00:28:55.210 --> 00:28:59.390 from Huntsville. Don, actually, I'll let you 00:28:59.390 --> 00:29:04.109 go through the sponsors and some of that stuff. 00:29:04.869 --> 00:29:08.569 Yeah, very good. We've got some corporate underwriters, 00:29:09.089 --> 00:29:11.710 corporate partners that we certainly rely on 00:29:11.710 --> 00:29:14.230 that have been with us a couple for a long, long, 00:29:14.230 --> 00:29:17.970 long time. CQ Magazine is one of the originals. 00:29:18.269 --> 00:29:22.049 Yezu USA is one of the originals. Hile Sound 00:29:22.049 --> 00:29:26.009 and Radio Waves Antennas also are corporate underwriters, 00:29:26.029 --> 00:29:29.970 and we certainly appreciate their help. I think 00:29:29.970 --> 00:29:32.009 that we still have to get you hooked up with 00:29:32.009 --> 00:29:34.470 CQ because they were not at the Hamfest. Neither 00:29:34.470 --> 00:29:38.869 was Radio Waves, unfortunately, but we will make 00:29:38.869 --> 00:29:41.329 sure that those guys get in touch with you. But 00:29:41.329 --> 00:29:44.650 what did you bring home from Yezu? Yeah from 00:29:44.650 --> 00:29:49.849 yesu. I got an FT 70 dr from a yesu and also 00:29:49.849 --> 00:29:52.450 and also a mobile rig from yesu I forget the 00:29:52.450 --> 00:29:54.769 model number. This is ridiculous. I think it's 00:29:54.769 --> 00:29:59.390 the FT 7800 I think yeah, I said something like 00:29:59.390 --> 00:30:02.430 that, but it's a I haven't tested out the FT 00:30:02.430 --> 00:30:05.809 the Mobile rig, but I have experimented with 00:30:05.809 --> 00:30:08.329 the FT 70 dr and everything like that. Um that 00:30:08.329 --> 00:30:10.910 we have a system fusion here at Iowa State that 00:30:11.779 --> 00:30:13.519 At the repeater system and everything like that. 00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:16.000 So, uh, it's been great kind of playing around 00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:19.059 with that I've never really experienced a DMR 00:30:19.059 --> 00:30:23.279 any D star anything like that. So, uh BHF UHF 00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:27.220 digital modes have been a New thing that I should 00:30:27.220 --> 00:30:29.140 probably get into because I need to get some 00:30:29.140 --> 00:30:30.960 experience of that I have not played with that. 00:30:30.960 --> 00:30:33.420 So it's um Just getting some knowledge in that 00:30:33.420 --> 00:30:36.119 area and it's up to the races. I guess with with 00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:38.109 that There's a little bit of an upgrade from 00:30:38.109 --> 00:30:41.250 your Baofeng, huh? Yeah, no kidding. Yeah, as 00:30:41.250 --> 00:30:43.130 I was telling you earlier... Oh, wait a minute. 00:30:43.250 --> 00:30:45.190 Wait a minute. You said the word Baofeng. Hang 00:30:45.190 --> 00:30:47.750 on. I know. I know. Here it comes here. I haven't 00:30:47.750 --> 00:30:49.769 been able to play that in a long time. Okay, 00:30:49.910 --> 00:30:54.920 go ahead. Yeah, but I'm used to a bow thing menu 00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:56.519 system, which is really really small and it's 00:30:56.519 --> 00:31:00.920 really I don't get why Tim always says the Chinese 00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:02.779 radios have a horrible menu systems and going 00:31:02.779 --> 00:31:06.759 yeah No, no, no, no, no, no, but I love my bow 00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:10.500 thing But it's it's interesting getting to know 00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:13.619 a new radio a new radio in your hand. That's 00:31:13.619 --> 00:31:15.700 just a new menu system and everything like that. 00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:17.980 So a lot of videos, a lot of YouTube videos I've 00:31:17.980 --> 00:31:20.299 been going through and seeing, OK, how do you 00:31:20.299 --> 00:31:22.940 turn up the volume? OK, it's this button. Right, 00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:27.119 right. It's you feel kind of dumb, but at the 00:31:27.119 --> 00:31:30.720 same time, you realize that it's just a new system. 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:33.720 Yeah, it's just a bit of a learning curve. It's 00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:35.299 just something different. Yeah, it's something 00:31:35.299 --> 00:31:38.079 different. So it's like flying a new airplane. 00:31:38.339 --> 00:31:43.779 Yeah, exactly. Yeah, flying a new airplane. Now, 00:31:43.779 --> 00:31:49.519 not putting life at risk, I don't know. Maybe 00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:54.680 not the best analogy, but yeah. You're going 00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:56.819 to be an aerospace guy, so you know, it works. 00:31:57.259 --> 00:31:59.559 It works. You get it, and that's all that matters. 00:31:59.920 --> 00:32:02.640 Exactly. Yeah, so just putting all this stuff 00:32:02.640 --> 00:32:05.890 to use has been great. And another thing, just 00:32:05.890 --> 00:32:07.609 kind of off track what we're saying, but another 00:32:07.609 --> 00:32:10.190 thing at Iowa State, we're putting up a satellite 00:32:10.190 --> 00:32:12.109 here in a few years. It's supposed to launch 00:32:12.109 --> 00:32:15.710 in 2024, a little CubeSat. I got in touch with 00:32:15.710 --> 00:32:18.269 the people running that, and I'll be on the data 00:32:18.269 --> 00:32:21.950 collection side. Oh, good. With regards to getting 00:32:21.950 --> 00:32:23.769 data back from the satellite, because I've experienced 00:32:23.769 --> 00:32:27.039 an amateur radio and will be... Transmitting 00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:29.720 an amateur radio bands on 70 centimeters. So 00:32:29.720 --> 00:32:33.599 that'll be good to get a few Get a few things 00:32:33.599 --> 00:32:37.059 working with that and I'm also working on high 00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:42.160 altitude balloon club here at ISU And they they're 00:32:42.160 --> 00:32:43.720 they're also trying to get their ham license 00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:45.880 because they want to actually get their data 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:48.960 back in the ham bands because I have a little 00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:51.900 bit a little bit of experience with that and 00:32:51.900 --> 00:32:55.019 radio sounds So just these minor little things 00:32:55.019 --> 00:32:58.240 that amateur radio can do for you can be applied 00:32:58.240 --> 00:33:02.799 to just everything in regards to college. Just 00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:05.559 finding little things to do in college that you 00:33:05.559 --> 00:33:08.279 have experience in is just amazing. And it kind 00:33:08.279 --> 00:33:10.039 of feel important when you come into freshman 00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:13.559 year and you have. Grad grads to grad students 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:15.240 coming to you and saying hey have you done this 00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:17.759 before so yeah, I'm great Yeah, yeah, you got 00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:19.500 a bit of hardware from Hile sound as well. Did 00:33:19.500 --> 00:33:25.299 you yes? I did yes, I I had a previous Hile sound 00:33:25.299 --> 00:33:28.920 headphones and our headset that I got for Christmas 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:31.140 a few years ago for my parents and this one's 00:33:31.140 --> 00:33:33.819 even better This one's the step up from it. I 00:33:33.819 --> 00:33:37.650 forget. It's the pro Who yeah pro 2 that's what 00:33:37.650 --> 00:33:39.930 it's called. Yeah, it's pro 2 the one before 00:33:39.930 --> 00:33:42.690 that was just one -sided head headset, right? 00:33:42.829 --> 00:33:45.289 Right. Oh, and I also got one from youth on the 00:33:45.289 --> 00:33:48.029 air for running something in 2020. So thank you 00:33:48.029 --> 00:33:51.769 Neil for that and yeah, it's just great to have 00:33:51.769 --> 00:33:55.049 a new headset for contesting because The one 00:33:55.049 --> 00:33:57.890 that I was using prior to this, the HileSound 00:33:57.890 --> 00:34:00.750 one, it just wasn't fitting my head as well. 00:34:00.990 --> 00:34:03.869 It was like a vice on your head. You just feel 00:34:03.869 --> 00:34:06.789 like you're getting dumber as the day goes on 00:34:06.789 --> 00:34:10.570 because your head hurts so much. After doing 00:34:10.570 --> 00:34:15.329 a 10 -hour contest for NAQP, I just want to go 00:34:15.329 --> 00:34:17.750 to sleep immediately because my head hurts so 00:34:17.750 --> 00:34:21.719 much. from a vice grip on your head. So it's 00:34:21.719 --> 00:34:24.019 just great to have something new to play with 00:34:24.019 --> 00:34:26.420 and that I can experiment with. And hopefully 00:34:26.420 --> 00:34:29.800 it'll make my contesting experience better. Excellent. 00:34:30.079 --> 00:34:32.659 Excellent. Well, it was such a treat to share 00:34:32.659 --> 00:34:36.079 the stage with you and to get to know you and 00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:39.679 meet your dad. And it's just I'm just I'm just 00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:41.659 thrilled. You're a great ambassador for the hobby 00:34:41.659 --> 00:34:46.099 case. You really are. And you fit right in. with 00:34:46.099 --> 00:34:49.239 the Young Ham of the Year family. And you are 00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:53.179 family now. Anything you need, just reach out 00:34:53.179 --> 00:34:58.500 to us and keep us informed on your goings on 00:34:58.500 --> 00:35:01.159 and with the club and what you're doing and everything. 00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:04.559 And we certainly want to keep in touch with you. 00:35:04.659 --> 00:35:09.320 Right, Neil? Absolutely. We certainly do. And 00:35:09.320 --> 00:35:12.400 I'm going to ask Case to do a shameless plug 00:35:12.400 --> 00:35:16.869 here because I know where he got some of that 00:35:16.869 --> 00:35:19.809 experience, so to anybody out there listening 00:35:19.809 --> 00:35:23.469 that might want to start getting some of this 00:35:23.469 --> 00:35:40.460 experience, tell them where to go. Yeah, it's 00:35:40.460 --> 00:35:42.639 both. Yeah, true. Cause I messed up one time 00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:45.820 and put dot com on it. So I, okay, it's both. 00:35:46.500 --> 00:35:49.699 So I made it both. So yeah, it is idiot proof. 00:35:49.860 --> 00:35:53.900 Even I can find it. Yeah, exactly. It is the 00:35:53.900 --> 00:35:58.159 it is the place to go. I came in as a freshman 00:35:58.159 --> 00:36:03.239 a few, four years ago. Um, and I think I contacted 00:36:03.239 --> 00:36:07.059 Neil the first time about our car. our contest 00:36:07.059 --> 00:36:09.219 that we did. Remember that, Neil? Yeah, yeah. 00:36:10.059 --> 00:36:11.679 The Youth on the Air, or what is it? Worldwide 00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:14.320 Ten Minute Activity Contest, and I kind of got 00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:17.599 fit in with that, and it's just been great. I 00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:21.099 learned so much from Neil and Youth on the Air. 00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:25.260 Meeting kids from all over the world and through 00:36:25.260 --> 00:36:27.920 this organization has just been amazing. So any 00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:29.639 leadership position that you need in amateur 00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:33.000 radio, go to youthontheair .org, and Neil will 00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:37.219 set you up. Um, I've been QSL manager, um, and 00:36:37.219 --> 00:36:39.840 December Yoda month with coordinator and, uh, 00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:41.820 getting to work with other youth like Brian's 00:36:41.820 --> 00:36:44.760 and, um, uh, Blake has just, has just been great. 00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:47.599 And, um, it's just, just the experiences is a 00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:51.239 gift to us youth. Just been great. And I, uh, 00:36:51.239 --> 00:36:57.219 as we call him a balloon boy that you got to 00:36:57.219 --> 00:37:02.030 know. to start doing this high -altitude balloon 00:37:02.030 --> 00:37:06.309 thing. Oh yes, yes, yes. Yeah, I've gotten into 00:37:06.309 --> 00:37:08.489 high -altitude ballooning and what is called 00:37:08.489 --> 00:37:12.010 amateur direction finding, ARDF, just because 00:37:12.010 --> 00:37:14.349 I had never tried this stuff before. I thought 00:37:14.349 --> 00:37:16.090 I knew everything coming into this camp and I 00:37:16.090 --> 00:37:18.329 didn't, which is good. I was an ignorant little 00:37:18.329 --> 00:37:23.280 fool, but I came in and... And I learned so much 00:37:23.280 --> 00:37:29.179 and for ballooning and ARDF, it was worth it 00:37:29.179 --> 00:37:32.340 just to go just for that because it inspired 00:37:32.340 --> 00:37:34.099 something in me, especially in aerospace for 00:37:34.099 --> 00:37:36.039 ballooning and everything like that, inspired 00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:38.639 something in me to actually go out and pursue 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:40.900 other aspects of amateur radio that I had never 00:37:40.900 --> 00:37:44.480 done before. So just that little tidbit of knowledge 00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:47.099 was put into me. And I hope to carry that forward 00:37:47.099 --> 00:37:51.780 into the future. Yeah, you got to meet Jack and 00:37:51.780 --> 00:37:57.559 then you got to learn ARDF from one of the international 00:37:57.559 --> 00:38:01.800 champions that lives just down the road, Bob 00:38:01.800 --> 00:38:07.139 Fry to A6CZV. He was great. Yeah, he was absolutely 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:14.440 great. For his age, he's out, Don, he rides his 00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:18.340 bike over to VOA and he's like three towns over 00:38:18.340 --> 00:38:21.519 and he's out riding his bike and doing all this 00:38:21.519 --> 00:38:23.780 stuff and running around on the field and everything 00:38:23.780 --> 00:38:26.599 and I'm sitting there holding up my sign, yay, 00:38:26.739 --> 00:38:32.500 go team. I understand. Yeah, it's a great it's 00:38:32.500 --> 00:38:35.760 a great thing that that you spearhead Neil the 00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:39.039 youth on the air thing It's it's it's it's amazing 00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:41.300 and it's a great way to give back to the hobby 00:38:41.300 --> 00:38:43.239 because I know yeah I mean you've been in the 00:38:43.239 --> 00:38:44.719 hobby since you were five years old You were 00:38:44.719 --> 00:38:47.039 at one point the youngest ham on the planet. 00:38:47.059 --> 00:38:49.179 I believe back when you were first licensed, 00:38:49.239 --> 00:38:52.809 right? He's the record Yeah. No, I think he does. 00:38:53.250 --> 00:38:55.590 No. Oh, was it passed by like a four -year -old? 00:38:56.190 --> 00:38:59.289 Yep. Yep. Couple of months. Couple of months, 00:38:59.630 --> 00:39:02.070 but yeah. Okay. Oh, boy. Oh, yeah. I think I 00:39:02.070 --> 00:39:05.090 saw it. He has a KE0 call. Yeah, I did see that. 00:39:05.349 --> 00:39:07.150 Yeah. Yeah. There's been a few. There's been 00:39:07.150 --> 00:39:11.750 a handful. Yeah. Not too many, but a few. You've 00:39:11.750 --> 00:39:14.289 given so much to the hobby, Neil, that I just, 00:39:14.510 --> 00:39:16.329 on behalf of everybody listening, I want to thank 00:39:16.329 --> 00:39:17.690 you for everything that you do for the hobby, 00:39:17.829 --> 00:39:20.130 because you do a lot. Yes, you do. A lot. A lot. 00:39:20.130 --> 00:39:22.429 Both in front of and behind the scenes, so thank 00:39:22.429 --> 00:39:23.750 you so much. Well, thank you. I wasn't fishing 00:39:23.750 --> 00:39:27.309 for compliments. I was fishing for recruitment 00:39:27.309 --> 00:39:31.969 for you to camp. Recruitment, yeah. But thank 00:39:31.969 --> 00:39:35.650 you. Nicely deserved. But it's so nice to be 00:39:35.650 --> 00:39:38.070 able to see that, you know, and, you know, Case 00:39:38.070 --> 00:39:40.489 was like, oh, you know, we did that, we did that 00:39:40.489 --> 00:39:42.809 ARDF thing, we did that balloon thing, and now 00:39:42.809 --> 00:39:45.550 all of a sudden, you know, it's spreading. And 00:39:45.550 --> 00:39:48.699 that's the whole... And that's the whole point 00:39:48.699 --> 00:39:52.079 of Yoda is not that we're out there doing it, 00:39:52.099 --> 00:39:55.239 but they're out there doing it and making it 00:39:55.239 --> 00:39:59.159 spread. And that's the result that we're always 00:39:59.159 --> 00:40:01.840 looking for. So it's always great to hear that 00:40:01.840 --> 00:40:07.760 because that's exactly what our goal is. So, 00:40:08.440 --> 00:40:10.679 Kase, you've done a great job with all your work. 00:40:10.760 --> 00:40:12.960 I know you're going to be transitioning out of 00:40:12.960 --> 00:40:18.260 some of that. as you're in college, but we know 00:40:18.260 --> 00:40:20.599 that you won't be too far away and you're going 00:40:20.599 --> 00:40:24.300 to keep getting called back over and over again. 00:40:24.739 --> 00:40:27.380 So you just have to, you know, tell us know when 00:40:27.380 --> 00:40:31.400 you have to, but we're going to keep asking. 00:40:32.099 --> 00:40:35.280 Uh, but I know, uh, the next few years are going 00:40:35.280 --> 00:40:38.820 to be, uh, time consuming and I, I get that been 00:40:38.820 --> 00:40:42.360 there, done that. And, uh, so I wish you the 00:40:42.360 --> 00:40:44.960 best in that and, and echo what Dawn says, you 00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:46.619 know, if there's something that you need, if 00:40:46.619 --> 00:40:48.639 there's something that we can help with why, 00:40:48.880 --> 00:40:52.519 uh, we're just a phone call away and don't have 00:40:52.519 --> 00:40:54.800 to take to do it. Or you just want to call up 00:40:54.800 --> 00:40:56.639 and say hi and hey, listen to the cool thing 00:40:56.639 --> 00:40:59.480 I just did. Yeah, we want to hear that too. I 00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:04.820 will have many of those. I hope that. Thank you 00:41:04.820 --> 00:41:08.099 guys. Yeah, it's been great. Thank you. Congratulations 00:41:08.099 --> 00:41:10.579 again. We're very proud of you, Case. We really 00:41:10.579 --> 00:41:15.159 are. I appreciate it. Case, any final words here 00:41:15.159 --> 00:41:18.039 before we go? I don't think so. I just want to 00:41:18.039 --> 00:41:22.059 thank everybody that's helped me this far. If 00:41:22.059 --> 00:41:26.559 it's one organization at home... That really 00:41:26.559 --> 00:41:28.659 helped me in amateur radio. It's Minnesota Wireless 00:41:28.659 --> 00:41:31.960 Association. They got me plugged in my first 00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:34.440 time contest and everything like that. And the 00:41:34.440 --> 00:41:36.239 guys helped me set up my own station at home. 00:41:36.559 --> 00:41:39.599 And they've been helping me along the way. Just 00:41:39.599 --> 00:41:42.159 and one one guy. Part of that is Scott Wright, 00:41:42.340 --> 00:41:44.659 KZRMD, one guy that you know very, very well. 00:41:45.000 --> 00:41:48.320 So those guys, they're just a blessing. And they've 00:41:48.320 --> 00:41:50.900 put so much so put forth so much knowledge on 00:41:50.900 --> 00:41:55.730 to my head, I guess. And Sadly, they can't come 00:41:55.730 --> 00:41:59.849 to all the ham fest down south because it's just 00:41:59.849 --> 00:42:02.289 hard to travel from up north down south now and 00:42:02.289 --> 00:42:05.530 everything like that. But it's just great that 00:42:05.530 --> 00:42:09.210 they put so much effort into me. And I hope to 00:42:09.210 --> 00:42:12.030 exemplify that in amateur radio from now on. 00:42:12.389 --> 00:42:15.849 So thank you guys up north in Minnesota land. 00:42:16.010 --> 00:42:20.530 So thank you. Yeah, just again, a great ambassador 00:42:20.530 --> 00:42:23.909 for the hobby. And there he is, your 2023 Bill 00:42:23.909 --> 00:42:27.590 Pasternak, WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline 00:42:27.590 --> 00:42:32.130 Young Ham of the Year. Neil? All right. Well, 00:42:32.130 --> 00:42:35.909 guys, thanks so much for doing this recap. It's 00:42:35.909 --> 00:42:39.190 kind of fun to do it a little bit afterwards. 00:42:39.670 --> 00:42:42.070 So it's something different and had a little 00:42:42.070 --> 00:42:46.309 time to reflect on on what happened. And we even 00:42:46.309 --> 00:42:50.610 we even survived the we even survived the trip 00:42:50.610 --> 00:42:54.500 for barbecue. So, you know. Yeah, that was good. 00:42:55.860 --> 00:42:58.539 I smelled like fire afterward. I didn't realize. 00:42:58.619 --> 00:43:00.960 Yeah, I think we all do. I think we all smell 00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:02.980 smoke. I was like, what is that smell? Why do 00:43:02.980 --> 00:43:06.179 I smell smoke? For those of you who have never 00:43:06.179 --> 00:43:08.960 been to Dreamland BBQ in Huntsville, Alabama, 00:43:09.039 --> 00:43:12.760 they have an open pit and it is inside. Their 00:43:12.760 --> 00:43:15.800 open charcoal pit is inside. And so, yeah, when 00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:19.179 you leave, you smell like you've been to a cookout. 00:43:19.559 --> 00:43:22.630 Great stuff. I highly recommend it. Yeah, it 00:43:22.630 --> 00:43:25.349 was it was good and I was and I was glad they 00:43:25.349 --> 00:43:29.050 had some some stuff to accommodate case because 00:43:29.809 --> 00:43:33.570 uh, cases vegetarian. So always, it was always 00:43:33.570 --> 00:43:35.230 like, okay, we got to take care of case. We got 00:43:35.230 --> 00:43:37.429 to get, get him to take care of it. I'm pretty 00:43:37.429 --> 00:43:40.889 flexible with my dietary. Yeah, you are everything. 00:43:41.829 --> 00:43:45.269 But, uh, it was great to see that, uh, that worked 00:43:45.269 --> 00:43:49.869 out because it's about barbecue there. Yeah, 00:43:50.170 --> 00:43:52.710 it is, but it was pretty good. I have to admit. 00:43:53.369 --> 00:43:56.849 So I'll take that. Alright guys, well thanks 00:43:56.849 --> 00:43:59.050 so much for being on the show. We appreciate 00:43:59.050 --> 00:44:02.849 it and we're gonna take care of some business 00:44:02.849 --> 00:44:07.769 here but thanks for being here and we'll be looking 00:44:07.769 --> 00:44:11.849 forward to seeing you again soon. Thanks for 00:44:11.849 --> 00:44:15.849 having us. Yeah, thank you. Well, that's a wrap 00:44:15.849 --> 00:44:18.269 for this edition of HamTalk Live. I'd like to 00:44:18.269 --> 00:44:21.889 thank my guest, Case Van Osprey, W -0 -A -A -E. 00:44:22.170 --> 00:44:25.630 and Don Wilbanks, AE5DW and everybody out there 00:44:25.630 --> 00:44:30.510 in cyberspace for listening. Almost seven and 00:44:30.510 --> 00:44:33.010 a half years ago I started doing this show because 00:44:33.010 --> 00:44:35.670 I wanted to get back into broadcasting just for 00:44:35.670 --> 00:44:38.730 the fun of it. Doing a live call -in talk show 00:44:38.730 --> 00:44:41.610 was something I had always wanted to do. I heard 00:44:41.610 --> 00:44:44.650 an ad on broadcast radio for Spreaker and the 00:44:44.650 --> 00:44:48.699 rest as they say is history. I was recovering 00:44:48.699 --> 00:44:51.780 from a health issue and I needed an outlet. I 00:44:51.780 --> 00:44:54.219 wanted to share my connections with some wonderful 00:44:54.219 --> 00:44:57.139 people I've met in ham radio over the years and 00:44:57.139 --> 00:45:00.920 seek out some new ones. As time went on the recovery 00:45:00.920 --> 00:45:03.219 became more and more complete and life was taking 00:45:03.219 --> 00:45:07.039 a change, but for the better. A point came where 00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:10.519 I realized that the live call -in talk show format 00:45:10.519 --> 00:45:14.090 that I wanted wasn't working. So about a year 00:45:14.090 --> 00:45:16.610 and a half ago, I changed the format to eliminate 00:45:16.610 --> 00:45:20.849 the live aspect of the show But even since then 00:45:20.849 --> 00:45:24.469 life has become busier and busier and have a 00:45:24.469 --> 00:45:28.530 new wife in a new town and a new job and Youth 00:45:28.530 --> 00:45:31.269 on the air started taking more and more of my 00:45:31.269 --> 00:45:35.409 time instead of less as I had anticipated and 00:45:35.409 --> 00:45:38.329 As a result the hammer talk live schedule just 00:45:38.329 --> 00:45:42.239 became pretty sporadic It's been clear for a 00:45:42.239 --> 00:45:45.940 while that I just don't have time to do everything 00:45:45.940 --> 00:45:49.539 anymore and that this show was probably going 00:45:49.539 --> 00:45:54.800 to end. Well, today that day has arrived. Tonight's 00:45:54.800 --> 00:45:58.199 episode is the final regular episode of HamTalk 00:45:58.199 --> 00:46:01.940 Live. The archive will stay online for a few 00:46:01.940 --> 00:46:04.739 years at least and hopefully it can still be 00:46:04.739 --> 00:46:08.500 a valuable resource for some time to come. I'll 00:46:08.500 --> 00:46:10.980 still have the platform available for broadcasts 00:46:10.980 --> 00:46:14.039 in order to maintain the archive, so I might 00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:16.219 surprise you with an episode here and there for 00:46:16.219 --> 00:46:20.760 special occasions, but otherwise, this show is 00:46:20.760 --> 00:46:25.039 now drawing to a close. I want to thank my sponsors 00:46:25.039 --> 00:46:28.699 over the years, The Ham Station and Tower Electronics 00:46:28.699 --> 00:46:31.559 that started with me from the very beginning 00:46:31.559 --> 00:46:34.219 of the show, and then ICOM America for coming 00:46:34.219 --> 00:46:37.409 on board when The ham station's time started 00:46:37.409 --> 00:46:40.550 coming to an end. I'm grateful that they believed 00:46:40.550 --> 00:46:42.869 in me and the show and they're still great friends 00:46:42.869 --> 00:46:48.190 and I want to thank all of them for helping out 00:46:48.190 --> 00:46:52.909 with the show and making it break even at least 00:46:52.909 --> 00:46:58.159 so that it wasn't an expense to me. I want to 00:46:58.159 --> 00:47:00.719 thank all of the wonderful people who gave their 00:47:00.719 --> 00:47:04.940 time and expertise to be guests on the show and 00:47:04.940 --> 00:47:08.440 even braved those live phone call segments back 00:47:08.440 --> 00:47:12.579 in the day. Thanks to Andy Morrison, K9AWM, my 00:47:12.579 --> 00:47:16.380 booth announcer, and Barry Kent, WA9ZWA, for 00:47:16.380 --> 00:47:20.119 doing some recording production as well. And 00:47:20.119 --> 00:47:23.230 of course, thanks to Rick Garrett in 9GSU. that's 00:47:23.230 --> 00:47:26.349 been doing the Joke of the Week segment the last 00:47:26.349 --> 00:47:29.610 few years and I want to thank my wife Julie for 00:47:29.610 --> 00:47:32.250 tolerating my absence for all those Thursday 00:47:32.250 --> 00:47:35.869 nights when I was doing the live shows and other 00:47:35.869 --> 00:47:39.710 nights when I was doing the pre -recorded shows 00:47:39.710 --> 00:47:43.510 and also taking care of Hammy the mascot, taking 00:47:43.510 --> 00:47:47.829 care of the pig suit. But most of all I want 00:47:47.829 --> 00:47:50.250 to thank you my faithful listeners who've been 00:47:50.250 --> 00:47:54.739 most gracious and supportive and it's hard to 00:47:54.739 --> 00:47:58.559 say that this is coming to an end because many 00:47:58.559 --> 00:48:01.280 of you come up to me at HamFest and tell me how 00:48:01.280 --> 00:48:06.360 much you love the show and I do too but unfortunately 00:48:06.360 --> 00:48:10.840 I'm just spread too thin right now. There's just 00:48:10.840 --> 00:48:14.480 too much going on. I'm going to continue my duties 00:48:14.480 --> 00:48:16.920 with amateur radio news lines so that'll keep 00:48:16.920 --> 00:48:20.869 scratching my broadcasting itch. uh... yoda is 00:48:20.869 --> 00:48:25.409 expanding rapidly uh... in in size and area and 00:48:25.409 --> 00:48:29.289 and hopefully age even uh... and so i'm going 00:48:29.289 --> 00:48:32.269 to continue to help it grow and become more sustainable 00:48:32.269 --> 00:48:36.010 with youth leadership uh... so i'm not going 00:48:36.010 --> 00:48:40.010 away uh... but it is time to sign off ham talk 00:48:40.010 --> 00:48:44.570 live at least for now so as we say on the show 00:48:44.570 --> 00:48:51.369 for now this is neil rap wb9 vpg Sing 7 3, 7 00:48:51.369 --> 00:48:55.889 5, and may the good DX be yours.