WA1NLG

Norm Cantin, WA1NLG, discovered amateur radio at age 14 through Boy Scouts and got his Technician license in 1969. That early exposure led directly to his career in navigation electronics building LORAN navigation equipment, later working on GPS development, differential GPS, and aircraft landing systems. Now retired on Cape Cod, Norm is focused on VHF weak signal work, homebrews LDMOS amplifiers, is building a second tower for 2-meter EME, is active in the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club, youth outreach, public service, STEM, Boy Scouts, and believes ham radio is still a “hobby of a thousand hobbies. WA1NLG is my QSO Today.

Boy Scouts Radio Merit Badge – U.S. Scouting badge that introduces radio & electronics to kids.
https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/radio/

Camp Resolute, Bolton MA – BSA camp mentioned for early ham exposure.
https://campresolute.org/

QRZ Fred Fish Memorial Award – earn all 488 6m grids in the lower 48.
https://www.qrz.com/page/awards/ffma.html

WSJT-X – weak signal digital mode suite for HF/VHF/UHF.
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

JTAlert – WSJT-X alert and automation helper.
https://hamapps.com/

Pushover – notification app for grid needed alerts.
https://pushover.net/

FT8 – very popular weak signal digital mode for HF/VHF.
https://www.arrl.org/ft8

Q65 – digital mode optimized for Moon Bounce (EME).
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/quickstart_Q65.pdf

EME Moonbounce – Earth-Moon-Earth radio communication.
https://www.arrl.org/eme

Heathkit – famous amateur radio electronic kit manufacturer.
https://www.heathkit.com/

ICOM IC-7300 – modern HF + 6m SDR transceiver.
https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7300/default.aspx

ICOM IC-9700 – VHF/UHF/microwave SDR transceiver.
https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/9700/default.aspx

VHF Contesting – ARRL VHF contests.
https://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar

BARK – Barnstable Amateur Radio Club
https://barnstablearc.org/

ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program
https://www.arrl.org/club-grant-program

JOTA – Jamboree-On-The-Air
https://www.scouting.org/international/jota-joti/

Ham Radio Workbench Podcast – mentioned mid-show.
https://hamradioworkbench.com/

Winlink – global email over ham radio.
https://www.winlink.org/

WA1NLG Operating Position

WA1NLG Workbench

WA1NLG Antennas

WA1NLG 2 Meter Linear Amplifier
based on W6PQL design