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K3RLL

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Donald J McBride

New Bethlehem 16242
United States, PA

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Call data

Last update:2016-07-18 14:49:18
QTH:New Bethlehem, PA
Continent:NA
Views:298
Main prefix:K
Class:Advanced
Federal state:PA
US county:Armstrong
Latitude:40.9900000
Longitude:-79.3400000
Locator:FN00HX
DXCC Zone:291
ITU Zone:8
CQ Zone:5
Website:www.qsl.net/k3rll
ULS record:3162201
Issued:2010-01-22

QSL data

Last update:2016-07-10 18:13:28
eQSL QSL:YES
Bureau QSL:YES
Direct QSL:YES
LoTW QSL:YES

Biography

Amateur Radio: K3RLL

I changed my call sign 01-22-2010 from WA3ZBJ (which was NOT a vanity call, needless to say) to K3RLL to emulate my brother Glenn who has held the call W3RLL since he was a teenager. (At our age, it has been a long, long time since either of us were teenagers.) I've been watching K3RLL probably more than 30 years and when it became available, I jumped for it.

Retirement has provided the time to again enjoy ham radio from both Florida and Pennsylvania.

PA: Located here along the shores of "world famous Redbank Creek" in rural Pennsylvania with an old Icom IC-735 feeding a G5RVjr up about 40'. With a wire antenna and current conditions, this station is just not a commanding presence on 20 meters. However, I continue to enjoy QRP with various gear such as my little Hendricks "Yellow Wonder" PFR3 that has seen a lot of portable use here along the hilltops. When then-president Bush sent us all an individual bonus check for ham gear, I was able to add a Yaesu FT-817nd to the stable and carry it back and forth between PA and FL. This little rig has been a lot of fun. It's amazing what a store-bought rig will do! (Smile) It even came with a "microphone".

FL: After retiring and being chased out of the Palm Beach area by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, I am now operating from Northern FL with a very early c.~1990 Elecraft K2 #1596 to a flat-black stealth Hustler 4-BTV that can only come out at night. Living with a homeowner's association requires one to quickly return the vertical to the garage whenever not in use. Daylight hamming is therefore restricted to a coil-loaded attic dipole. A brighter ham would never have built a home in an antenna restricted community. Hi hi. Therefore, most of my FL operating is QRP from various parks and such using my trusty old 1975 Heathkit HW-7, NorCal 2N240, Rockmite 40, Yaesu FT-817nd, Elecraft K1 #2613, SWL-30, SWL-20 or now a KX-1. The SW-20 or 30 "go pack" fits into the Harley saddlebag for favorable weather portable opportunities.

Latest Project: Last summer I assembled (can't really say 'built') a new Elecraft K3 and this past winter the matching P3. With the matching (matching is important, you know) Elecraft SP3 speaker, it forms a nice line across my small radio desk.
I'm not totally convinced the K3 does a lot more than my early K2, but with matching boxes ..., well, you know. (Grin).

I highly recommend investigating NAQCC if you like CW, lower power and simple wire antennas. It's a club for those of us who still like the basics of ham radio. http://naqcc.info

Other interests include my 1967 MGB (purchased new), a burgundy Mustang, a matching C6 Corvette and a couple of motorcycles, although my beloved old Corvette has moved on to a new owner. ("Boys and their toys"?)

Thanks for not only stopping by, but for reading along and I hope to hear you on the bands. You'll most likely find me on the QRP CW frequencies.

72/73, Don K3RLL
Incomplete list of published items:
"World Radio Online, February 2011" - My shack gets a little magazine coverage for QRP stations.

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