Our next ZOOM Club meeting is this Tuesday, April 14th. Happy hour starts around 6:00pm, the general meeting at 6:30pm, and the program around 7:00pm.
This month, Marv Shelton K7IU, will be presenting on using a Nano VNA for more than just measuring SWR.
Marv is an Amateur Extra and has been a licensed ham for 50+ consecutive years. His interest in radio and electronics began with CB radio in his early teens and progressed into ham radio once he attended high school in his hometown of New York City. While attending college in Pennsylvania he was bitten hard by the DX and contesting bug and admittedly spent too much time at the club station where he later became it’s president. While at college Marv met several hams who fostered his interest in DX, this led to invites to operate at the famous K2GL contest station as well as a trip to Lord Howe Island for a DXpedition.
He has also appeared in several of the CQ magazine DVD’s including “Getting Started in DXing, Getting Started in Ham Radio and Getting Started in Contesting”.
He has obtained 9 Band WAS and DXCC and is close to 5 Band DXCC. His ham interests include DX, contesting, antenna design, analysis, building and station automation.
Marv has chased DX on both coasts and continues to do so from his home in Snohomish and while RVing across the country with his XYL since retiring a few years ago.
Marv is a retired E.E. who spent his career working in the Aerospace industry, retiring from Boeing.