Hi, My name is Paul Allen Schlipp, and thanks for taking time to stop by and read my biography.

I was born, and live, in the St.Louis, Missouri area, and I have continued to resided here, except for six years in the Army.

In the fifties, I went to high school at Normandy, Missouri, and in the late sixties I spent 3 years attending the University of Missouri, at Normandy.

In 1958, I started into ham radio as a technician class operator.

My first radio was a military TBY-7, and I spent my early years talking on six meters AM.

In the late fifties, right before I went into the Army, I purchase a used 6 meter Gonset Communicator from the Walter Ashe Radio Co. of St.Louis. I lugged the Gonset around with me for 6 years.

I spent six and a half years, in the U.S. Army, between 1958 and 1965, working as a nuclear weapons specialist.

In 1965 I was discharged from the military, and I upgraded to a general class amateur radio operator, and purchased a new Swan Cygnet 26Ø from the Ham Radio Center of St. Louis.

I sure wish I would have kept those old Gonset and Swan radios, but I have recently found replacement radios in great condition.

In 1966, I obtained my second class commercial radio telephone license, and went to work as a two-way radio technician for A&E Electronics, Inc. as a service technician in the commercial 2-way radio business.

In 197Ø, I organized, and started the St. Louis Six Meter Repeater Club. It was ended in 1986 due to lack of interest, and a need for a 2 meter repeater for our new "Pilot's Radio club".

There is more information about this old club on my web site .

In 1973, I opened my own sales and service, radio communications company called, "Viking Electronics, Inc"., and in 197Ø I upgraded to a commercial first class radiotelephone license.

In 198Ø I obtained my present Advanced class license. One in which I plan to keep. I feel like getting a Extra class would be degrading with the newer reduced license requirements.

In 1988 I organized and started the St. Louis Pilots Radio Club. It was ended in 1992 due to our local airport (Weiss 3WE) closing.

I hope to have some more information about this old club posted on my web site soon.

In 2ØØ4 I organized and started "The Ancient Modulators Club". The purpose of this new club is to promote interest in the operation, and restoration of old AM radio gear from the mid century.

I will be constructing a new repeater system for this club that will operate "AM" on six meters.

Shortly after completion of the AM repeater, I have plans to construct a multi-mode, multi band, simplex, remote base system.

Over the years, I have constructed numerous amateur radio repeater systems, and at the present time, I am the owner, and station trustee, of "The Ancient Modulators Club" radio systems.

I am currently active on all the ham bands below 44Ø mhz, and I can operate all modes, from the car and home.

Besides amateur radio, I have always been interested in airplanes. I started building and flying model aircraft at the age of 13.

In 1987, I obtained my private pilots license, and purchased a full scale Cessna 15ØK, A two passenger airplane, tail number "N5913G". After restoring the Cessna in 1989, and equipping it with IFR instruments, I became instrument rated.

The FAA check ride officer said it was the first time he ever did a IFR check ride in a Cessna 15Ø.

While taking many cross country trips, I had lot's of fun talking on ham radio. I have sold my airplane, but I had some of my most enjoyable years back in the late 198Ø's, and early 199Ø's with my Cessna. I still do, and enjoy flying RC model aircraft.

Presently I am, restoring numerous old Gonset Communicators, and other radios from the fifties and sixties. All of this equipment was purchased for nostalgia reasons, and for re-sale.

Also, there are hopes that our club members will begin to enjoy these old radios on six meters "AM".

You can find out more about me at my web site:  http://www.qsl.net/kØrwu

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PICTURES

My Ham Shack 2ØØ4

"Paul" Meeting of 12-18-04

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Home QTH
At home, my main radio is a Yaesu FT-92Ø, for all mode use on 16Ø through 6 meters.

I also have a Yeasu FT-1ØØD Mobile radio that I use at home as a standby HF radio, but mostly I use it for 6 meters FM, 2 meters, and 44Ø mhz all modes.

For nostalgia purposes, I also have restored and made operational the following radios:

1. A Swan 26Ø, 5 band HF radio.
2. A Gonset G-28 1Ø meter, AM radio.
3. A Gonset G-5Ø, 6 meter AM radio.
4. A Gonset Communicator 2B, 6 meter radio. The old gray case, "Green Eyed Monster".
5. A Gonset Communicator 3, 6 meter radio. The old white case, "Gooney Bird".

My prize radio is a WW2 Military TBY-1 portable back pack radio. It operates about 3 watts on 2Ø to 8Ø mhz, AM. This is the radio used in WW2 for troop communication, and to talk to ships for gun control. There will be a nice write up about this radio on my web site as soon as I finish restoring it.

Home QTH Antenna System
All of my radios are connected to a multi-radio, multi antenna, selector switch for use with the following antennas:
1. A home brew 6Ø foot high vertical, fed with a remote SGC auto-tuner for 160 through 10 meters.
2. A home brew multi-band horizontal wire dipole resonated for 4Ø, 17, 1Ø, and 6 meters.

For VHF FM I have a Comet GP-16 Tri-Band Vertical for 6 Meters, 2 Meters, and 440 mhz up 40 feet.

Mobile
I have a Yaesu FT-1ØØD connected to a Yaesu ATAS-1ØØ auto antenna for 6 through 4Ø meters. For VHF/UHF I use a Diamond dual-band, gain antenna.

Portable
I have a Yaesu VX-7R Tri-Band HT.

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