Biography

First licensed 2001
My handle is Bill

My wife Bunny and I live in our RV full-time and travel as often as we can. The shack pics are in the RV.

A-1 OPERATOR CLUB 6/25/2009
(History of the A-1 Operator Club
First organized in May 1933, the ARRL A-1 Operator Club has a proud history and occupies an important place in Amateur Radio tradition. Communications Manager Ed Handy, W1BDI, announced its formation with these words in July 1933 QST:
Are you an A-1 Operator? Excellence in stations has often been emphasized. Yet, station performance, equipment, adjustment, etc., are but part of the story. The operation of the equipment, knowledge of procedure, and general communications techniques are of very great importance in determining the results of any station. To bring attention to good operating as a paramount issue, and to give it something of the importance it deserves we are this month announcing in these columns the launching of a club for A-1 operators.

Active 160m - 70cm bands all modes

WE ARE CURRENTLY: PORTABLE IN ROSWELL NEW MEXICO


APRS IGATE: N5ODX-10 APRS MOBILE N5ODX-9




DX and Rag Chew



Military Units 1973-1986

Signal Company Support Bn 10th SFGA, 1st SF Fort Devens Ma

HHQ 141st Signal Bn, 1st AD, FRG

HB DIVARTY, 1st Cav Fort Hood

6th Air Combat Cavalry Brigade Fort Hood Tx

HHC 871st Eng Bn Texas

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Kenwood TS-2000
Kenwood TS-590SG
Kenwood TS-830s Gold (original optional filters)
Ten-Tec 585 Paragon
Icom IC-7000
Icom IC-7100
uBitxV6
Icom PCR-1000
Alinco DX-SR8 Mobile rig
Alinco DX-SR8 with EDX-3 remote tuner
Yaesu FTM-400XD (Mostly for APRS)
Anytone 5888UV III
BTECH UV-25X4
KDK VHF FM144-10SXR II (circa 1977)
AZDEN 2000
Transverter 10m to 220 band all mode
Amplifiers: Amp Supply LA-1000-NT and LA-1000,
2 Ameritron AL-811 amplifiers

ANTENNAS
Butternut HF6V
117ft End fed random wire
Tar heel 100 screwdriver antenna mounted on tripod w/4 14ft ground radials
Mobile: MFJ Mini Ham Sticks
180ft Random Wire with 9:1 UNUN

A-1 Operator Club 6/26/2009

You can also look up my call on QRZ.COM