Biography

FIRST LICENSED IN 1986 AS A NOVICE, BECAME A TECH PLUS IN 1987. UPGRADED TO GENERAL IN 2011. AND UPGRADED TO EXTRA IN 2012. AND STUDIED THRU --- HAM TEST ONLINE.COM AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WAS ABLE TO PASS MY GENERAL & EXTRA CLASS WITH EASE. MY ELMER WAS MY UNCLE LEN K1LA.

ENJOYING DXING, AND COLLECTING QSL CARDS AND ONCE A WHILE A LITTLE CW. AND CHECKING INTO NETS. HAVE 3 GENERATORS INCLUDING 2 LARGE ONES. 8 KW & 4 KW AND A 2KW HONDA PLUS A 4 KW IN THE 31 FOOT MOTORHOME PLENTY OF POWER HOME OR ON THE GO.

WORKED HARD TO MAKE EXTRA -- AND ENJOY THE EXTRA FREQ.'S AND PRIVILEGES.


WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYONE WANTING TO UPGRADING TO TRY THE HAM TEST ON LINE, FOR A FREE TRIAL, YOU WILL FIND IT SO EASY AND WANT CONTINUE. WWW.HAMTESTONLINE.COM

LOVE TRACKING WEATHER: ESPECIALLY FOR BIG STORMS -- I CASE THAT I'M NEEDED FOR RADIO COMMS. IN THE COMMUNITY., OR RELAYS WHERE NEEDED.

Equipment

2 - KENWOOD 440 S - ONE FOR THE HOUSE AND ONE FOR THE MOTORHOME AND HAVE SWISS DIPOLE IN THE MH TOO.

A SET OF DRAKE TWINS - T4XB & R4B

DRAKE TR4CW - WITH RIT,

AND A ANTIQUE HEATH KIT HW 101 IN working order.

AN ALPHA POWER ALPHA 99 AMPLIFIER

MFJ 949C ANTENNA TUNER

7 ELEMENT YAGI WITH DUAL DRIVEN ELEMENTS UP 50 FT & 2 METER VERTICAL ANTENNA UP 55 FT HAVE AN INVERTED " V "

DIPOLE UP 50 FT TO THE GROUND. FROM MY BACK YARD TO THE TREE ACROSS THE STREET REAL LONG WITH TRAPS IN LINE.

2 METER - 440 EQUIPMENT AND SEVERAL HT'S 2, 220, 440

AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF INCLUDING 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC CW EQUIPMENT AND STRAIGHT KEYS.