Repeater information

Biography

URL: www.K8VEB.com - email: bill@k8veb.com

QSL: eQSL.net and direct

QTH: Portland, MI U.S.A.: (15 miles west of Lansing, Michigan)

Grid: EN72nt ITU:8 CQ: 4

About me:

I earned a Novice/Tech ham in 1962 (WN8FDB/WA8PEJ). Upgraded to General/Advanced (WA8PEJ) in 1974, and Extra in 1975. My father (K8VEB) passed away in 1972, and I upgraded to Extra and was able to get my fathers call.

I served in the U.S. Army for 10 years in the hight speed data communications.
Worked for the State of Michigan for 32 years as a Main Frame Computer Operator.

Age: 67 yrs.

Spouse: Dawn.

Son: Scott.

Son: Wm Kim (WA8KIM).

Daugher: Carrie (Sherman) Burns

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

I am a 70cm repeater owner. The first repeater went on-line in 1987. The new Yeasu System Fusion repeater went online in 2014 and is on 443.350 MHz with a PL of 100 Hz. The Yeasu repeater is both analog and digital.

Base Units:
Yaesu FT-991 with LDG Z100Plus auto tuner.
HF Antenna: Off Center Dipole up about 30 Feet. (80-6 mtrs)
VHF/UHF Antenna: Comet 144/220/440 vertical up about 25 feet.
Interface: Yeasu SCU-17
Computer: HP Laptop (Windows 10)
Liva Mini PC (Windows 10) running the Wires-X system
Software: Ham Radio Deluxe, JT65-HF, WSJT

Mobile:
Yeasu FT-8900 quad band radio (28/50/144/70cm) with Diamond Quad band antenna.

HTs:
Yaesu FT1DR (analog/digital) - APRS:K8VEB-7
Anytone Triband AT3318E (144/220/440)
Wouxum KG-UVD1P (144/440)
Connect System CS-700 (Analog/DMR)
Baofeng 888S

Digital:
Wires-X Home: connected to the Yeasu DR-1X repeater (node:11187/room:21187)
Wires-X mobile: node:11013/Room:21013
Echolink: K8VEB-R #443350