HAM SALAD is a tasty combination of
simple ingredients that is both satisfying and nourishing. HAM SALAD
is what you get when you mix QRP radio with simplicity, efficiency,
economy and FUN! David Cripe NM0S will share some fresh ideas, new
recipes, and warmed-over QRP circuits, sandwiched between some crusty
opinions.Biography:
David Cripe, NM0S, was bitten by the radio bug at age 7, and spent endless late night hours of childhood listening to a succession of crystal, broadcast, and shortwave radios. Dave was first licensed as KA9MCV in 1981, while a student at University of Illinois, where he received a degree in Engineering Physics.
Following graduation, he took a position at Westinghouse Electric Defense Center in Baltimore, designing VLF transmitter circuitry. This was followed by stints designing transmitter circuitry at Broadcast Electronics and Harris Broadcast Division. He is currently an engineer at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dave has been a QRP enthusiast since becoming a licensed amateur. His interests include Class-E power amplifiers, ultra-low-cost and minimalist transceiver design, filter theory, antennas, VLF, analog circuit design, crystal and regenerative receivers, alternative energy, and portable HF operation.
David and his wife Karen live in Mount Vernon, Iowa with their two youngest children.