Eric Guth
About
I'm the host of QSO Today, and I founded the Jerusalem Amateur Radio Society.
Experiences
- Talk Show Host at The QSO Today PodcastPreserving hams' stories in 500+ podcast interviews
I started QSO Today after my 56th birthday to take a risk, then went almost ten years without missing a week.
- MarriageMet my wife in the back row of an El Al 747
We flew to Israel as students. I figured if I could sit next to anybody for 18 hours, maybe I should marry them.
- President at KEG Media, Inc. DBA QSO TodayBuilt a virtual hamfest with over 10,000 sign-ups
Most who signed up had never been to an in-person hamfest. Running it was like being the groom at your own wedding.
- MentorshipTeaching a 9-year-old to solder, even through a war
Akiva comes every week after school. When Iron Dome fired over Jerusalem, we kept soldering. We both needed normal.
- Early lifeGot my ham license at 16, an equal to the adults
It began with an Engineer Bill control panel from my parents, rewired to run the bedroom I shared with two brothers.
- OwnerFixed cable TV gear by swapping every capacitor first
I had a business repairing headend gear. It ran over 100 degrees, so new caps fixed most of it without troubleshooting.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) at UC Santa BarbaraWas denied a transfer to a more hands-on school
I studied engineering at UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. The hands-on school would have made me a better engineer.