Hybrid Meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 7:30 PM ET
Meeting details
Anthony K8ZT is involved in a variety of amateur radio activities, though his favourite is QRP operating including contesting, DXing, rag chewing, and satellites. Over the last number of years, Anthony’s CW, phone, and digital QRP contacts have added up, and they now top 108,000. First drawn to contesting by his love of working DX, Anthony has consistently finished in the top ten of various major contests and finished first in the World and US in both CQ Worldwide Phone and CW QRP categories multiple times. As a bonus, his QRP DXCC total recently topped the 328 mark, and he has completed 11-band WAS.
Recently retired, Anthony’s work background includes 20 years as a medical technologist working in clinical microbiology and private computer consulting and 20 years as a computer technology coordinator, Technology Director (most recently as a Technology Integration Specialist for 30 school districts). His retirement activities include volunteering as a trainman on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
Anthony lives with his wife Linda, KA8ODP, near Akron, Ohio. His station is definitely not a super contesting station. His small suburban lot is cramped with a modest array of antennas, proving that you can be competitive in contests without acres of aluminum if you choose your entry category carefully.
Anthony currently serves as ARRL Ohio Section Youth Coordinator. He enjoys sharing his amateur radio interests with others by maintaining a website at https://www.k8zt.com/ , writing articles for a variety of publications, including CQ Magazine (column “Ham Radio Explorer”), DX Engineering blog “On All Bands” and developing an online course “Introduction to Contesting” for the ARRL. In addition to frequent in-person club presentations pre-COVID, starting during the pandemic, he has done over 300 club presentations and classes virtually in multiple states and countries.
Invitation
Join us for this presentation. We are having a hybrid (Zoom and in-person) meeting.
In-person meeting location is Scout Headquarters (SHQ)
Scout Headquarters is at 1345 Baseline Road, Ottawa. Parking is free in the SHQ lot.
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Special meeting note!
Anthony will be presenting remotely via Zoom. He will not be present at the in-person location.
Missed the original presentation?
Anthony has allowed us to record the meeting and reproduce his slides. Many thanks!
He has also provided us with the following links:
- Getting Started with HF – a series of training modules
- Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee – RATPAC
Anthony’s recorded Zoom presentation is posted below. The slide presentation PDF is below the video.
Last Updated on 2024-12-23 by AdminOARC