Biography

I was born in Jersey City NJ, Grew up in Bergen County, and worked at Verizon for 37 years as a System Technician.
Got my Technician License in April 2021 and My General in August 2021,
Now I am hooked.

Find me on WiresX Room #80751

FT8 all bands each morning.

My current Shack includes...Icom +Yaesu one Ailunce:

Yaesu FTM-400 Node

Yaesu FTM-400 Mobil

Yaesu FT-5D HT

Icom IC-9700 2M/70cm/1.2gh

Icom IC-7300 HF

S.A.T. from csntechnologies.net for tracking Satellites.

Ailunce HD1 HT Dual-band for Satellite reception.

Pretty soon I will be adding an ICOM IC-7300

Current Antennas include (images below):

Diamond D510X On the node. 41feet up a pole.

Diamond D300X on the 991A 25 Feet up

OCF 80 Meter Dipole on the IC-9700 30 feet up.

M2 Dual-band Eggbeater Antenna for Satellite transmission and reception.

Cushcraft R7 verticle multiband antenna. 6-80Meters.

Here in Flagler CO, FL, we run a net every Thursday Night on Wires-X in Room #80751 and you are all welcome to come at 8 pm eastern. I am one of the net coordinators. Come by and say hello.

PS. Nick Name MagicalMike. I am also a magician, thus the name Magical Mike. Magical...Not MagicMike. Obviously, I am not him. I don't have Abs, I have an Ab. 1 that's it. MagicalMike.com

I am also a Photographer. Photoguymike.com

PS. I have over 400 QSO's with people and only about half confirmed. If we have contact can you please confirm mine with you? Thank you.

Equipment

My current Shack includes...Icom +Yaesu one Ailunce:

Yaesu FTM-400 Node

Yaesu FTM-400 Mobil

Yaesu FT-5D HT

Icom IC-9700 2M/70cm/1.2gh

Icom IC-7300 HF

S.A.T. from csntechnologies.net for tracking Satellites.

Ailunce HD1 HT Dual-band for Satellite reception.

Pretty soon I will be adding an Icom IC-7300

Current Antennas include (images below):

Diamond D510X On the node. 41feet up a pole.

Diamond D300X on the 991A 25 Feet up

OCF 80 Meter Dipole on the IC-9700 30 feet up.

M2 Dual-band Eggbeater Antenna for Satellite transmission and reception.

Cushcraft R7 verticle multiband antenna. 6-80Meters.