Hi Keith, I am glad to hear there is something I can contribute, I'll get on the F8 and F4 modes and see what I can learn. Very interesting story yourself. I sometimes wonder if I should have gone into physics. I really enjoy studying the mathematics of physics, that's why I was studying Tensor Analysis, so I could fully comprehend the Einstein Field Equation of General Relativity. I am still interested in getting my PhD actually, I really liked doing research at GA Tech. As I mentioned I'm unemployed and sorta have been for a... while. So, I mean, hey, if you or anyone else knows of any research gigs or engineering jobs in the area, I'd love to hear from you. Also, should I be replying to everyone? I think the Korean thing was a bit off topic, maybe I should start sending these "direct to sender"...? I do tend to have trouble being brief sometimes LOL.
Anyhoo, I really appreciate the warm response from everyone.73 *S. Kori Rahman* KI5MKU Cell: (770) 298 8516 kori...@gmail.com On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:11 PM Keith NM5G via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Welcome Kori. Thanks for the bio. > > > > You and I have similar interests. My formal education ended with a degree > in Physics and Math, with a minor in Physical Chemistry, back in 1968. > Spent 154 semester hours in this pursuit. In my senior year I took a > course called celestial mechanics given by a NASA employee, Dr Jerry > Modisette. I really liked him. At the end of the course he offered me a > job as his understudy at NASA. His job was space shuttle hull design, to > prevent rupture from small space debris while in orbit. It sounded > interesting, but required a PhD. He got me registered at Rice graduate > school, but I only attended one semester. Basically, I was tired of > college, and wanted to have a family, so I apologized and told him I was > dropping the plan. He understood. I have always wondered about that > decision, but I now have a family that I am proud of. > > > > Gordon West does a good job with the Extra class study guide. I used it > many years ago to get my Extra class license. A few years ago I gave an > Extra class license class. The West guide was used. There were ten > students, and five of them passed their exam. We used the practice exams > on QRZ to prepare for the exam. Funny story, before giving the class I > took the exam and flunked. So, I studied the guide and got to where I > passed every time. The most difficulty was with the questions involving > cartesian and polar coordinates of impedance. I had forgotten a lot of > math over the years. > > > > I am a contester and DX’er, using SSB and CW. Need to learn more about > the new digital modes F8 and F4. So, when you figure that out, I hope you > will come over and help me set up a digital station. In exchange I can > give you a few tips on operating HF. > > > > 73, Keith NM5G > > > > *From:* BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *Kori Rahman via > BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:50 PM > *To:* bvarc@bvarc.org > *Cc:* Kori Rahman <kori...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [BVARC] Self Introduction: Kori > > > > Hello all, > > > > I'm Sheikh "Kori" Rahman (KI5MKU), I just joined the BVARC last Saturday > when I took my exams and I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself to > everyone. I am an Aerospace Engineer by education (Masters in AE from GA > Tech 2011), with some experience in the Oil and Gas industry. Currently > living in Sugar Land, TX. I have been aware of the amateur radio hobby for > a long time but never took the steps to apply until last month. Having been > unemployed for a good while now, I have taken up a lot of self-study in > this time. While studying tensor analysis I realized just how similar the > equations of fluid dynamics were to Maxwell's equations, and so I started > learning more about electromagnetic waves. One thing led to another and > "The Algorithm" suggested HAM radio, so I went ahead and took the leap. I > contacted Mark (K5MGJ) about testing, studied on YouTube and HamStudy.org > for a month and passed my Tech and General. I will be studying Gordon > West's (WB6NOA) book for the Extra class exam and plan to take it next > month. > > > > Looks like there are a lot of very smart folks in this club and I hope to > learn a lot from and hopefully contribute to the club as well. Right now my > main interests are exploring digital modes, and RACES/ARES emergency > communications. I have been programming and building circuits projects > since I was about 12 and I like making random programs for fun. The more I > learn about HAM the more I realize I should have done this a long time ago! > So I really want to learn about the digital modes and maybe at some point > contribute to the software that exists or create more. I'm no stranger to > RaspberryPi, Arduino and other microcontrollers, which in my preliminary > overview of HAM appear to be used a lot. For now I've just got my cheap > little BaoFeng UV-5R which I have programmed using CHIRP. Hope to upgrade > to maybe a mobile UHF/VHF unit soon. I would like to try HF at some point > down the road as well, because the idea of off-grid long range > communication sounds really cool to me. > > > > I have a long list of hobbies so I'll spare you unless anyone is > interested. However, if there are any Korean speakers please contact me. > Anyway, that's my spiel, feel free to contact me by responding to this > email or directly. I will be attending the ZOOM meeting tonight as well. > Thanks! 73s everyone! > > *S. Kori Rahman **(KI5MKU)* > > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > kori...@gmail.com > > > <kori...@gmail.com> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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