Biography

I joined the United States Air Force in 1963 and was trained as a Radio Relay Equipment Repairman. In this career field I was required to install and operate microwave telecommunications systems with multiplexers for multiple telephone and teletype communications. In the beginning all of my equipment was tube to later be replaced by equipment with transistors and integrated circuits; with a Klystrons for use with Tropo.

I became a ham as a Technician in Mar 27, 2012 and with my past in electronics with the USAF, and with some hard study, I was able to obtain my General May 28, 2012 and Extra Mar 27, 2013. I encourage everybody to continue until you reach Extra as the additional privileges are really worth your time and study.

Thanks for visiting my page and hope to make contact with you on SSB and digital. CW is still in my dreams but thus far I do not seem to have the ear for it.

Please call me "Charlie."

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Icom IC-7300 and Kenwood TS450S Transceivers (100W), Ameritron AL-811H Amplifier (800W), MFJ-989C Tuner, EFLW 1.5K Multiband Long Wire with CMC-130-3K from MyAntnna.com and an Optimized ZS6BKW G5RV Multiband Dipole Antenna.

The EFLW 1.5K 73 foot Multiband Long Wire from MyAntnna.com is installed at approximately 50 feet as an inverted "L" and the Optimized ZS6BKW G5RV Multiband dipole is up in a Georgia Pine at approximately 55 feet, installed as an inverted vee.