W3DJS

Episode 395 – Dave Slotter – W3DJS

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Dave Slotter, W3DJS, like many hams who had an early interest in radio, but postponed joining our fraternity, is here now.  Dave takes the skills that he developed over the years in software development and design to create a distribution of over 100 amateur radio softwares deployed on the Raspberry Pi called HamPi.  W3DJS demonstrates through his contributions to amateur radio just how valuable new blood in ham radio can be.  Dave is my QSO Today.

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Our Listener Sponsors

This list is the total amounts contributed as sponsorships and/or donations since Episode 1 in July 2014.  Only those who agreed to be publicly recognized are on the list below.
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Dave Links: 
GitHub – HamPi
RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio@groups
HamPi – Ham Radio Software Distribution for the RasberryPi
HamPi 2.0 demo of making FT8 contacts using WSJT-X

First License:  KD5TVS, 2003, Technician Class

Current Rig: 
Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver 

Terms:
5 Tube Superheterodyne AM Radio
Amateur Radio Tech Plus License – No Code
BaoFeng Handy Talkie
Estes Model Rocketry
Amateur Rocketry
Model Rocket Spin-test
Foster Home
Foster Care
Sears Roebuck
Atari 2600 Computer
Coleco Electronic Game
Intellivision Game Console
TI 994A Computer
Apple II Computer
Apple IIE Computer
Apple Lisa Computer
Pawn Stars TV Show
Hello Kids Technology Magazine
Merlin Electronic Game
Einstein Simon Game Ripoff
Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA
Milton and Katherine Hershey
Mathematics Competition, PA
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Computer Information
LocalTalk Apple Network
Ethernet Networking
The Actor’s Conference, later called Being There
Glider
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award
Excel Macro
Optimum RAM Charger Memory
PowerPC Processor
Autism
PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Atari 800 Excel Computer
Computer Bulletin Board System
Movie Star Video Capture Software
Pascal Programming Language
C Programming Language
Hypercard Environment
Frame Grabber for Video Playback
Wireless Water Meter
Stone Mountain Hamfest
General Class Amateur Radio License
FT-8 Digital Mode
JT-65 Digital Mode
Dave Casler, KE0OG YouTube Channel
“Hams Helping Hams” 
Kevin Loughlin, KB9RLW – The Old Tech 
OH8STN Youtube Channel
BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing)
Ansible Playbook
RaspberryPi 4 Computer
Raspbian Operating System
SourceForge
Balena Etcher Decompress 
E Ink Display
G-Predictor
Amateur Radio Contest Logging Software
Aldo Morse Code Training
EBook to CW
D-RATS – for DStar
BlueDV – Client for Amateur Radio Digital Modes
Software Defined Radio
SDR Plus Plus
Cubic SDR 
GQRX SDR Receiver Program
FLDigi
Grid Tracker Software
JS8Call
Jordan KN4CRD on JS8Call
PAT Communication Software like WinLink
XNECView Antenna Modeling Software
Voacap Propagation
HamPC – PC Version of HamPi
Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society

Excited most by: Sunspot cycle returning. The wealth of information shared about ham radio on the air and Internet. 

Advice to new or returning hams: Go at our own pace.  Be open to both in person and virtual meetings.  Explore Youtube for amateur radio learning. 


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Canadian Marconi 305 5 Tube Superhetrodyne AM Radio
Courtesy of the Retro Radio Shop
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Icom IC-7300 HF/6 Meter Transceiver
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Atari 2600 Computer and Game Console
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Apple II Computer and 5″ Floppy Drives

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