{"id":3196,"date":"2016-05-29T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2016\/05\/29\/great-qso-today-interview-with-h-p-friedrichs-ac7zl-my-nature-is-to-build\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T04:43:16","slug":"great-qso-today-interview-with-h-p-friedrichs-ac7zl-my-nature-is-to-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2016\/05\/29\/great-qso-today-interview-with-h-p-friedrichs-ac7zl-my-nature-is-to-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Great “QSO Today” Interview with H.P. Friedrichs AC7ZL — “My nature is to build.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric 4Z1UG has a really wonderful interview with H.P. “Pete” Friedrichs AC7ZL<\/a>. Pete is the author of “The Voice of the Crystal” and “Instruments of Amplification.” <\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b> I sat in the shack this morning with a cup of coffee, mesmerized by the things Pete was saying. I actually took notes. Some highlights: <\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b> — In describing his zeal to avoid the use of store-bought components, Pete acknowledged that there are limits to this. But then he revealed that his limits are different than those of even the most fundamentalist of homebrew fundamentalists: “Well, I’m not going to mine my own copper.” Don’t worry Pete — no one will call you an appliance operator if you use store bought wire. <\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b> — On the same subject, when describing his homebrew diodes for crystal radios, Eric asked Pete why he didn’t just go out and buy a Germanium Diode. “That would be cheating,” replied Pete. Indeed. <\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b> — “Obsolete technology often gets short shrift.”<\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b> –“My nature is to build.”<\/b> <\/div>\n
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Check out the podcast here: <\/b><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.qsotoday.com\/podcasts\/ac7zl<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n

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