Hosts: Bob Heil (K9EID), Gordon West (WB6NOA), and George Thomas (W5JDX)

Former MLB player Joe Rudi tells his ham story, Bob visits the Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club, free CAD software for designing PC boards, and more.

Guests: Joe Rudi (NK7U), Amanda Alden (K1DDN), and Cheryl Lasek (K9BIK)

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People: Bob Heil

Hosts: Bob Heil (K9EID), George Thomas (W5JDX) and Leo Laporte (W6TWT)

The Ham Nation invades NAB Show 2012 in Las Vegas.

Guests: Kirk Harnack (AE5DW), Tim Schwieger and Charles Wooten

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April 12 2012

Hosts: Bob Heil (K9EID), Gordon West (WB6NOA), and George Thomas (W5JDX)

We talk to Steve Katz about all things HAM radio, free schematic CAD software, NAB next week, and more.

Guests: Steve Katz (WB2WIK), Don Wiltsanks (AE5DW), Julian (N6GEB), Amanda Alden (K1DDN), and Cheryl Lasek (K9BIK)

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I have a wonderful announcement about our upcoming April 12th meeting. I am very pleased to announce that Mr. Bob Heil, K9EID, will be our guest speaker by way of a video call. Many of you will know that Bob Heil is the owner and founder of Heil Sound, manufacturer of microphones among other things. Probably some of you are using a Heil Microphone or other Heil product in your Ham Shack. I know I am.

Here is a blurb from the Heil website:
Heil Sound, Ltd. was founded by Bob Heil in 1966. Bob pioneered the live sound industry with clients such as the Grateful Dead, the Who, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Jeff Beck and scores of major touring acts of the 60′s and 70′s.

Bob and Heil Sound have won numerous awards over the years, including the first ever “Pioneer Award” from the Audio Engineering Society, and the Parnelli Award.

In 2007, Bob was invited into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to put up a display of his historically important gear, including the first modular console (the Mavis) his custom quadraphonic mixer (for the Quadraphenia tour) and the very first Heil Talk Box.

No manufacturer has ever been invited into the Rock Hall before.

Here is a wonderful interview where you can learn more about Bob. Bob also headlines a weekly internet broadcast on a website called TWiT.tv Called HamNation, which many of you may have watched. If notview all of the episodes.

Bob will be coming to us at our meeting at Faith Church by way of a Skype video conference. He will be broadcasting directly to us from his studio, so we will see him on the screen. He will also see us, so you will be able to ask questions. Some of you may have heard Bob speak at one of the last R&L customer appreciation days. I have heard him in both 2010 and 2011. I can tell you firsthand that Bob’s presentation will be very informative and you will learn many new things about sound that just may help improve your audio quality.

Due to the importance of this event, we will cut our business session to one half hour max to allow ample time for the presentation, which will start promptly at 8PM.

I am looking forward to this event and I hope you are too.

73,
Mike Ernst, AE8U
President, Milford Amateur Radio Club

Here are a couple of videos I found that have some interesting ideas that can be used for your homebrew antenna.

Here is the June 2011 QST Product Review Preview Video from the ARRL. I also put this in the right column for the month.

The Dayton Hamfest is this week! For information regarding the Hamvention please go the their official website.

Here is a video from last years Hamvention.

Here is the April 2011 QST Product Review Preview Video from the ARRL. I also put this in the right column for the month.

Here is an excellent video of the VOA Bethany Relay station that was located north of Cincinnati.

I saw this posted on the Oh-Ky-In reflector. Definitely worth watching, especially if you like towers!