K5MES WEBSITE
I GOT MY FIRST HAM LICENSE IN JUNE, 1957 AS KN5MES (NOVICE), UPGRADING THE
NEXT YEAR TO GENERAL CLASS. MY FIRST HAM RIG WAS A HOMEBREW 807 FINAL RUNNING
50 WATTS WITH A OLD SHORTWAVE RECEIVER THAT TUNED FROM THE BROADCAST BAND
THRU TO 7.5 MZ. I HAD TO BUILD A BFO SO THAT I COULD RECEIVE CW ON IT.
WHEN I UPGRADED TO GENERAL CLASS I GOT A USED SX-28 RECEIVER AND A DX-35 HEATHKIT
TRANSMITTER. MY BEAM WAS A 10 METER 3 ELEMENT BEAM WITH WHICH I WORKED AROUND
230 COUNTRIES ON 10 METERS AM DURING THE 1960 ERA. I GOT 215 COUNTRIES QSL
CARDS CONFIRMED, MOSTLY ON 10 METER SOME ON 15 METERS.
IN 1959 I UPGRADED TO THE ADVANCE CLASS WITH A UPGRADE ON THE TRANSMITTER TO A JOHNSON VIKING 1.
THIS WAS MY STATION UNTIL I UPGRADED TO AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS LICENSE,
SOLD MY COMPLETE RADIO STATION AND PURCHASED A DRAKE TR-4 TRANSCEIVER IN 1974 WHICH I STILL HAVE TODAY.
NEXT YEAR TO GENERAL CLASS. MY FIRST HAM RIG WAS A HOMEBREW 807 FINAL RUNNING
50 WATTS WITH A OLD SHORTWAVE RECEIVER THAT TUNED FROM THE BROADCAST BAND
THRU TO 7.5 MZ. I HAD TO BUILD A BFO SO THAT I COULD RECEIVE CW ON IT.
WHEN I UPGRADED TO GENERAL CLASS I GOT A USED SX-28 RECEIVER AND A DX-35 HEATHKIT
TRANSMITTER. MY BEAM WAS A 10 METER 3 ELEMENT BEAM WITH WHICH I WORKED AROUND
230 COUNTRIES ON 10 METERS AM DURING THE 1960 ERA. I GOT 215 COUNTRIES QSL
CARDS CONFIRMED, MOSTLY ON 10 METER SOME ON 15 METERS.
IN 1959 I UPGRADED TO THE ADVANCE CLASS WITH A UPGRADE ON THE TRANSMITTER TO A JOHNSON VIKING 1.
THIS WAS MY STATION UNTIL I UPGRADED TO AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS LICENSE,
SOLD MY COMPLETE RADIO STATION AND PURCHASED A DRAKE TR-4 TRANSCEIVER IN 1974 WHICH I STILL HAVE TODAY.
GETTING SOME LAST MINUTE TIPS BEFORE TAKEOFF
I JOINED THE CIVIL AIR PATROL IN 1996 WHEN I GOT MY PRIVATE PILOT SINGLE ENGINE LICENSE
CLICK ON LOGO ABOVE TO CONNECT TO CIVIL AIR PATROL WEBSITE
I ALSO USE THE COMPUTER FOR AMATEUR RADIO
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THE XYL AND THE GRANDSON WITH THE FAMILY DOGS
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