Biography

Hello from El Paso County in South West Texas. I have been a ham radio operator since 1981. I enjoy listening to HF bands and occasionally on VHF.
I hold a General Radiotelephone License along with my Extra Class Amateur license. I have a Ph.D. in Business Administration-specialization is in criminal justice management. Hope to see you on the birds or HF.

Mike McConnell Ph.D.

Horizon City (El Paso), Texas

Please view my video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mp44IYqOOA

Equipment

I have an Icom IC-7700, a TS-2000, a Palstar AT2K tuner, and an Ameritron AL-800 amplifier. I also have an Icom 910H to use on the satellites. I have a Yaesu G-5500 Az/El rotator and a pair of UHF/VHF Gulf Alpha Circular polarized antennas that I use to operate on satellites.

My HF antennas are:

GAP Challenger - 10-80 meter vertical.

Alpha-Delta 10-80 Meter wire.