Web site of Bob Edwards, W4ED
My Interests, in Table format
| TOPIC |
Current |
Future |
| Vocation |
Senior S/W Eng |
Consultant |
| Sports Fan |
Seldom |
per Grand Son |
| Sailing |
Day Sail |
2 week cruise |
| Amateur Radio |
HF QRP, Contests |
HF Dig Modes |
| Antenna Design |
HF/VHF Ant Modeling |
real protos |
| Fishing |
Local & Gulf |
Bunches more |
| Bird Hunting |
Quail, Grouse |
Bunch more |
| Hiking |
Day hikes |
Weekenders |
| Critters |
Our Dog |
English Setter |
Software
Domains: Real Time 3D Graphic Simulation, Military Aircraft Displays, Avionics OFP,
Machinery Control, Statistical Weighers, Analytic. Inst. Control, Stock Analysis
Languages: Ada95|83, C, DSP/ASM, 68XXX/ASM, Intel/ASM, PL-M, V-Basic, Pascal, LISP
Tools: Interleaf, Teamwork, Rational-APEX, Frame, Excel, Access, Word, WPW, 123
DWB, ArcView, Autosketch
Graphics: OpenGL, GL, SGI_Performer, Targa, TIGA
O/S: SGI-IRIS, UNIX, VMS, Win-3.1-95-NT, DOS, ISIS
STDS: 2167A, 1750A, DTED, VMAP, DCW
Amateur Radio, Extra Class, ARRL
Day hike/trips with QRP
QRP contests PIXs: /FD, ARCI, QTTF, /FYBO, /BB, /SP
An Overview of QRP Contests
QRP Clubs: ARS, AR(net), AK, ARCI, CQC, NorCal, NoGAQRP, QRP-L
QRP build/mod HF CW gear:
TechSonic Milliwater 30 mtr & Knwd R-1000 (VK6WT-QSL, this combo @ 3w)
NN1G SW-40/20 & K1EL keyer
NN1G GM-15
SMiTe # 119
NorCal KC-1
HB TFR paddle (see #2)
ZM-1 & ZM-2
FT-840 adj for 900 mw
K2 or M1 soon...
Employee Radio Club officer @ W4LMA
USAF MARS, VHF/HF Phone, HF RTTY
Local 2 mtr repeaters
Antenna Design
My TFR backpacking 40/20 mtr wire vertical, no tuner needed,
see #2 entry on WWW page: 1996 TFR contest,
For a real master of Antenna design, see LB's page: W4RNL
For a quality analysis of the old favorite "ZL Special";
see his article, pp 72-90 in Communications Quarterly,
Winter 1997, ISSN 1053-9433
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Last edit on May 19'98
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