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Episode 337 – Peter Butler – W1UU

Peter Butler, W1UU’s ham radio journey began with the purchase of a J38 code key and a trip to the library.  Sputnik inspired Peter to a career in microwave engineering reinforced by this ham radio interest.  Peter is the Vice President of CWops and actively involved in sharing his love for CW and good operating practice with the hundreds of amateurs who are signing on to do the same.  W1UU is my QSO Today.
Hometown: Whitman, MA
First License: Age 13, 1954, Novice WN1DPW
First Rigs: 
ARC5 Radios
Heathkit AT-1 Transmitter Kit
Hallicrafters S-38 Receiver

First Contact: KN2HSP

Current Rig:
FlexRadio 5000 HF through 6 Meters
Amateur Radio DSP-11
FlexRadio 6500 HF Transceiver
FlexRadio 6600 HF Transceiver
Xiegu G-90 HF Transceiver

Ham Radio Success Secret:  Maintain The Balance

J38 Telegraph Key
Toll House Cookies
ARRL Handbook, 1957
Saxophone
Vintage Shortwave Tabletop Radio
WCC Radio Station
Vintage TV and Radio Repair Shop
Boston Customs House
Instructograph 
Oct 4 1957 – Sputnik Satellite
Microwave Systems Engineer
Rutgers University, BSEE 
Nordin
Bell Laboratories
Microwave Associates, Burlington, MA
Sales Engineer
PIN Diode Switch
Waveguide
Route 128 High Tech Mile
MikroTik
Ubiquiti Networks
Sanders Associates – Defense Contractor
Bermuda CW Contest
ARRL DX Contest
CQ Worldwide Contest
Multi-OP Single Transmitter Contest
Novice Roundup Contest
QRP Contesting
MIT Lincoln Laboratories
CWops
ARRL A1 Operators
First Class Operators Club, Radio Society of Great Britain
CWops – CW Academy
NM5M QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Presentation
Solid Copy Magazine CWops
Dr. Strangelove
CWops Ambassadors
AMSAT
University of Massachusetts, Portuguese
Moby Dick, Herman Mellville

Excited most by: using CW in a different way compared to other forms of communication, and continuing to learn. 
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Advice to new or returning hams: the hobby is not going away, explore the art of CW.

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