KD5GUT

Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, while inspired at a young age to ham radio, it wasn’t until after a successful career as a professional writer and journalist that she re-discovered amateur radio in 2014.  Her ham radio history was pretty thoroughly covered in a recent Ham Radio Workbench podcast a few weeks ago.  Our conversation explored her professional history leading to her reporting for Ham Radio Newsline and her love for CW.  KD2GUT is my QSO Today.

Ham Radio Workbench Podcast with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT

Amateur Radio Newsline

Hometown: Westbury, NY

First License: Technician, 2014, 
Upgrade: General

Brother: Stephen Wiener, WB2UJB

Current Rig: 
Yaesu FT-450D HF Transceiver
Gap Titan DX Multiband Vertical Dipole
Kenwood TM-V71 Dual Band Mobile
Yaesu FT-60R Portable

Portable Rig: 
Yaesu FT-891 Multiband Transceiver
Buddipole Antenna

Favorite Operating Mode: CW

Terms: 
Kennedy Airport
SST – Supersonic Transport
​Superstorm Sandy, New York
GreatSouth Bay Amateur Radio Club, New York
Equines
University of Maryland, College Park, Arts and Humanities, BA
English Horse Riding Style
Western Horse Riding Style
Mucking the Stall
TV Comedy Writer
Mel Brooks
Great Expectations, By Charles Dickens
Young Frankenstein, Movie
Madaline Kahn
Gene Wilder
Blazing Saddles, Movie
Dracula Dead and Loving It, Movie
Shorthand
Middletown Times Herald Record Newspaper
Hudson Valley
Copy Editor Newsdesk
Police Blotter
“If it bleeds it leads”
Murray Kempten – newspaper reporter columnist
New York Newsday – Surban Edition
Critical Thinking
The Library Book – Susan Orlean
Bill Pasternack WA6IFT
Westlink Amateur Radio News
Iranian Revolution Cassette Tapes
Don Willbanks, AE5DW
West Bengal Radio Club
Sunspot Cycle 25
Stan Freberg
Fairness Doctrine
POTA – Parks on the Air
Recovering Perfectionists
Long Island CW Club
CWOps
CW Academy
CW Innovations

Excited most by: the re-emergence of CW

Advice to new or returning hams: if you don’t think you can do CW, try it anyway.