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.