W1WCR, Victor Misek, SK

Left to right: Sue Misek (Vic’s wife); WB4AIO’s older daughter and son; Kevin Strom, WB4AIO; and Vic Misek, W1WCR

The Liberty Net and Health: A Conversation with W1WCR”]
Liberty Net June 19 Tribute to W1WCR, SK”]
An Interview with W1WCR”]
W1WCR QSO with KB2DMD”]
W1WCR on the Informal Liberty Net (with brief unid jamming by KG4ZXC)”]
3950.net stream announcement re W1WCR, SK”]
W1WCR clip collection”]

W1WCR, 1929-2021

The co-founder of the Liberty Net in 1974, the regular Net Control Station for the Liberty Net for 45 years, and a great fighter for freedom of speech on the amateur airwaves, Victor Misek, PE, of Hudson, New Hampshire, died on Saturday, 12 June 2021, shortly after receiving the COVID vaccine. He had been suffering from sarcopenia for the last two years. He was a staunch believer in advanced life extension protocols and lived a full and profoundly productive life for almost 92 years. He first QSOed with Kevin, WB4AIO on the Liberty Net in 1978, and worked closely with Kevin (recording the Net, documenting jammer activity, doing interviews, and other projects) from 1987 until his final days, doing his last on-air interview/QSO with Kevin in 2021.

Victor was a lifelong supporter of racial-nationalism and a staunch opponent of the conversion of America into a non-White country. He was also an opponent of the Israeli and other Middle Eastern meddling in American politics, and the foreign wars that resulted. His motto, which he promoted extensively on the Liberty Net, was “Get America out of the Middle East, and get the Middle East out of America.”

When certain malicious operators and government thugs tried to smear WB4AIO, Vic responded with an open letter including the following statement:

I am Victor Misek, a retired professional engineer in the state of New Hampshire and holder of Amateur Extra radio license W1WCR. I am the author of the Beverage Antenna Handbook (copyright 1977, 1987 and 1997, first second and third editions) and have been registered as a professional engineer in Ohio and New Hampshire. My inventions appear in 19 US Patents. For many years I held a Top Secret clearance granted by the FBI because of my work on Electronic Countermeasure Systems. My ECM work was done at Sanders Associates, Inc. starting in 1955.

I have known Kevin Alfred Strom, WB4AIO, since 1987, and have interacted with him both on and off the air innumerable times since then. He, his fiancée, and his children have been guests in my home.

He has provided technical and other support for a amateur radio net, the Liberty Net, of which I am the Net Control Station, for many years, setting up a Web page, news blog, interactive chat room, phone patch system, and online streaming services for the net, which allowed amateur radio operators who were hospitalized or disabled or otherwise prevented from normal on-air participation to hear, enjoy, and take part in the Net. He has been unrelenting in helping other amateur radio operators use these facilities, not only with no personal remuneration but at evidently quite substantial cost to him both in time and money. He has also served as volunteer NCS for the Net and other nets when the regular NCS was unavailable.

He has also, without compensation of any kind, helped me by recovering the composition files of the book I authored, The Beverage Antenna Handbook, from an obsolete computer file system and converting them to modern PDF files, so that the book will continue to be available to future generations.

In all of my dealings and associations with Mr. Strom over a period of 30 years, both on and off the air, he has shown himself to be a man of utmost integrity and truthfulness.

When Marty, N2IRJ, began a dishonorable campaign to ban WB4AIO from the Liberty Net, Vic strongly disapproved of and opposed Marty’s banning efforts and behind-the-scenes slander campaign, saying in a 17 May 2020 email posted to KA2PTE’s Liberty Net email discussion list:

“There are evil people out to smear Kevin. Fake News isn’t just about Trump. Ban the Kevin-haters if you want to test your banning skills…. V.”

And that just about says all that needs to be said on that topic!

In his early years at Case Western Reserve University, Vic worked his way through school as a broadcast engineer at 50,000-Watt clear channel AM station WGAR in Cleveland, Ohio. Victor was a PhD-level engineer, and held patents for 19 inventions granted from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s. He was also the author of the ground-breaking Beverage Antenna Handbook for radio amateurs and corresponded with Harold Beverage himself in relation to his research.

He always had a commanding signal on 160 and 75 meters — a real asset for a Net Control Station. He used homebrew large-conductor (8 ga.) 1000-ohm open wire line and a homebrew tuner, feeding a 165-foot doublet at approximately 90 to 100 feet above sloping ground, under which he had constructed an extensive copper ground screen to reduce earth losses. The result was a continent-spanning signal with a high signal-to-noise ratio.

Victor was not only a near-genius, but he was a truly kind man, and welcomed me and my wife and family into his home on numerous occasions.

Ave Victor, you will never be forgotten!

Liberty Net: July 9, 2016

Liberty-Net---vertical-antennaby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

AMERICA — and the West in general — are at a point of crisis. Paid Soros operatives are bringing violence and forced political change — in a very, very bad direction — to our shores. No matter who is elected, the Jewish power structure is still going to have a stranglehold on the regime in Washington. Under these circumstances, networking with other aware citizens on amateur radio’s Liberty Net is more important and useful than ever.

Listen: Liberty Net 7/9″]

Here are just a few of the topics debated on this week’s net session, along with my comments:

• One of the best additions to an advanced amateur station is a low-noise receive-only antenna such as a Beverage. Those wanting to learn how to build a Beverage should seek out a copy of Vic, W1WCR’s excellent Beverage Antenna Handbook. (8 minutes)

• At a recent Trump speech, a citizen stood up and told the audience that he was sick of the American military and American lives being wasted fighting wars for the Zionist state of Israel. Jaws of the better-informed audience members dropped because of the man’s courage in speaking the truth. The jaws of the ignorant and misinformed dropped because the man dared to criticize God’s “holy” (and bloodthirsty) pets. (12 minutes)

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Liberty Net: August 22, 2015

Liberty-Net---WB4AIO_AIO-Labs-RF-ammeterby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

LAST WEEK, I told you about SDR transceivers and receivers and their many advantages for amateur radio listening and transmitting. Today I’ll add some links so you can see what’s available direct from the sources:

http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/

https://apache-labs.com/al-products/1026/ANAN-100-HF—6M-100W-ALL-MODE-SDR-TRANSCEIVER.html

http://microtelecom.it/perseus/

This isn’t an exhaustive list, far from it — SDR development and availability is constantly expanding — so do your own research.

Listen: Liberty Net 8/22″]

Here’s a brief summary of — and my comment on — some of the issues discussed on the net this week:

• A terrorist attack in Belgium (by a non-White, natch, who had recently slithered in from Morocco) was recently thwarted by three brave men who took matters into their own hands. But there is a much better solution: No non-Whites should be permitted in White countries; problem solved. (10 minutes)

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Liberty Net: August 15, 2015

Liberty-Net---Johnson-Viking-Matchboxby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

SOMETHING THAT both amateurs and SWLs should consider is the purchase of a software-defined radio (or SDR). An SDR consists of a direct-conversion mixer, or direct analogue-to-digital converter, coupled to software which can manipulate the digitized stream of ones and zeros perfectly representing the RF waveforms — and give you mathematically perfect demodulation (or modulation) of any mode: SSB, CW, AM, DSB, et cetera — without any of the noise and distortion buildup inevitable in conventional transceivers. Receiving on an SDR has been described as like having a film peeled off your eyes and perceiving reality clearly for the first time. Transmitting is equally clean. On top of that, the dynamic range and perfectly-rectangular filters are excellent. Filter edges can be dragged with your mouse, too, so you can have perfect high fidelity wideband audio, or narrow DX filtration, depending on what you want at any given moment. Good units are available from Anan, Flexradio Systems, Perseus, and many others.

Listen: Liberty Net 8/15″]

Here’s a brief digest of — and my take on — some of the ideas discussed on the Liberty Net this session:

• Happy birthday to Nyssa, K4HZY, who has been a welcome weekly commenter on the Liberty Net for many years now through the N2IRJ phone patch. (11 minutes)

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Liberty Net: August 8, 2015

Liberty-Net---N2IRJ-phone-patch-VU-meterby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

OPEN-WIRE BALANCED line is far superior to coaxial cable as far as loss is concerned — especially when the SWR between the line and your antenna is high. But what do you do when you want to feed an unbalanced antenna — like a vertical or inverted L — with balanced line? Conventional wisdom says it can’t be done. But it can. I developed a system using two current baluns and a conventional T-network antenna coupler which allows open-wire feed of my 150′ elevated-radial inverted L antenna. I can go on any frequency from 1.8 to 30 MHz with a perfect match and low loss, and tune the system in the shack. Write if you want to know more!

Listen: Liberty Net 8/8″]

Here’s my summary of and commentary on some of the concepts brought forth on the Liberty Net this session:

• To “prove” that Donald Trump was wrong about illegal immigrant criminals, one media talking head recently opined that “most of the FBI Ten Most Wanted are White people.” But upon looking closer, you’ll discover that eight of the ten are actually Mestizos from Central America, which the regime’s FBI falsely categorizes as White. (18 minutes)

• Since they want to misclassify Mestizos as Whites, maybe Whites should sign up for race-based preferences and benefits by checking the “Hispanic” box on government and employment forms. (23 minutes)

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Liberty Net: August 1, 2015

Liberty-Net---dentron_mt-3000aby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

THE LIBERTY NET has survived jamming, government intimidation, and intruders whose agenda was to derail and destroy the net — and it has come out victorious over them all since 1974. Here’s to another 41 years!

Listen: Liberty Net 8/1″]

Here’s my summary of and commentary on some of the concepts brought up on the Liberty Net this week:

• The cuckservative meme has really taken off and is now one of the most popular ideas on the Internet — one wag even re-dubbed the disgusting Israel-firster Mike Huckabee “Mike Cuckabee.” Cuckabee supports the Jewish state with fervor and billions of dollars and other people’s blood — but would probably have a meltdown if anyone asked him to support his own people. (1 hour 35 minutes)

• In Greece, as in Ukraine and innumerable other White countries, CIA- and Soros-funded NGOs are working furiously and spending billions to flood the country with non-White “migrants.” (1 hour 38 minutes)

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Liberty Net: July 25, 2015

Liberty-Net---Hallicrafters_Sky_Travelerby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

THE LIBERTY NET exemplifies the purpose of the amateur radio service: It serves, beyond any doubt, the public interest, convenience, and necessity. It’s a way for amateurs to share ideas and experiences in a way that no other communications medium can match.

Listen: Liberty Net 7/25″]

Here’s my summary of and take on some of the ideas brought up on the Liberty Net this session:

• We’ve already ripped our country and civilization apart by importing Semitic religions — so why add another Semitic religion, Islam, to the mix? Sounds like a guarantee of bringing the all the Semites’ perennial blood feuds into our borders. As is said quite often on the Liberty Net, the US needs to get out of the Middle East, and the Middle East needs to get out of the US (and that means Torah and Talmud believers along with Koran believers). (10 minutes)

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Liberty Net: July 18, 2015

Liberty-Net---Drake-T4XBby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

THE LIBERTY NET is one of the few places that allows expression of precisely those ideas that the ethnically-distinct oligarchs don’t want us to know.

Listen: Liberty Net 7/18″]

Here’s my summary of and take on a few of the ideas brought up on the Liberty Net this time:

• When, so many people ask, will America become America again? The answer may be one you don’t want to hear: When White Americans learn that nations are biological entities — not geographic or ideological ones. (7 minutes)

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Liberty Net: July 11, 2015

Liberty-Net---reel-to-reel-tape-recorderby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

ONE REAL challenge to 75 meter communications is Summer static, caused by the widespread thunderstorms that typically cover our continent during the warm months. There are two worthwhile approaches to fighting the static:

1) Have as potent a transmitted signal as you possibly can — run an amplifier at all times; during net operations you want to deliver as high a field strength as you can, to get through clearly to even the stations that are getting the strongest static and the weakest reception of your signal. Even more important than running an amplifier, though, is having an efficient aerial. This means, on 75 meters, a full-size, full height antenna — short multiband loaded or trapped “mini” antennas will typically produce poor, barely detectable signals no matter how much power you run.

2) Use a directional, low-noise receive antenna, separate from your transmit antenna, and orient it away from the worst current storms. You can see where the storms are located by viewing http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=30

Listen: Liberty Net 7/11″]

Here’s my summary of and take on some of the ideas brought up on the Liberty Net this session:

• How many more White women have to be raped or killed before we rise up and end the invasion on our southern border forever? (13 minutes)

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Liberty Net: July 4, 2015

Liberty-Net---VU-meter-bridgeby Kevin Strom, WB4AIO

NOW THAT the Enemies of Life have decided that the Confederate flag has “got to go” because it’s a symbol of “racism,” freedom-loving people everywhere — even those with no connection to the American South — should start using it with enthusiasm as a symbol of freedom, solidarity, resistance, and defiance.

Listen: Liberty Net 7/4″]

Here’s my take on some of the concepts discussed on the Liberty Net this week:

• The banker-owned media tell the Greeks that the German bankers are taking advantage of them with predatory loans, and are impoverishing Greece. Those same media then tell the Germans that the Greeks are “deadbeats” who won’t pay their debts and are impoverishing Germany. The truth is that the bankers aren’t German — they’re Jewish; the “loans” are fictitious, created by the bankers out of nothing so no one really owes them anything; and the international bankers are stealing the wealth of both Greeks and Germans — and us too. Don’t fall for these media lies. All of us — Germans, Greeks, Americans, and others — should form a united front against these fraudsters. (22 minutes)

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