Biography

I am enjoying my new HAM Radio hobby BUT it is getting expensive....should have known.  Harleys, guns, now radios. Maybe my hobby should be read a book and watch TV....Hi Hi

Equipment

Pretty awesome how I always have a justification for my radio purchases.  XYL doesn't think so; but so far it is working...but I was pushing it with the amp...

To finish out my shack I got the ICOM PW2 amplifier.  I don't do too many contests or DX work yet, but when I do I use the ICOM PW2. :-)  So far seems to be working OK.

I now have a ZumSpot hot spot because there are no DMR, D-Star, or Wires-X repeaters I can reach from my QTH.  It is working good.

ANYTONE AT-5888UVIII Tri-Band FM Transceiver so now I have 1.25 meter capabilities.

ANYTONE AT-D878UVII Plus so now I have DMR capabilities which should now cover me for all digital communications.

Yaesu FT-70D so I have something less expensive for fox hunts.

YAESU FT5D so I have C4FM capabilities. Icom is all D-Star.

Icom IC-9700 hooked to a Diamond Antenna X300A Dual-Band Base/Repeater Antennas X300A

Icom IC-7300 with a LDG AT-200Pro II Autotuner. Connected to a MyAntenna.com End Fed Dipole EFHW-8010-2K-Plus and MyAntenna.com End Fed Dipole EFHW-7510-2K-Plus deployed 90 degrees to one another.

Icom IC-2730A for mobile work with a Diamond Antenna Dual-Band Mobile Antennas NR770HRKS

Icom IC-7100 with a MFJ 939I Autotuner.  Using a Buddipole Antenna system and a Bioenno Power battery for doing portable work.

Icom IC-R71A retired from SWL.