Have I really been playing around with this hobby for
so long?
I have held the following calls: WN9ZRA (novice in 1968, age 14)
WA9ZRA (general class in 1969) KD9GF (advanced in 1983) NA9N (extra class in
1984) and my current "vanity call" K9RQ in October 1997.
In 2005, through 2007, I was licensed as V31RQ and operated while on
vacations on Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) Belize.

I started in ham radio in ‘68 as a 14-year-old novice, running a
Heath DX 40 crystal controlled transmitter and an old Army BC 348 surplus
receiver left over from WWII. This
was fed to a 75’ wire strung from the peak of my parent’s house to a tree out
in the yard. My ham career was off
and running! Current ham radio
interests include DX’ing and chatting, mostly on CW these days, on 40 & 20
meters, along with working the VHF/UHF bands up through 450 MHz.
Here’s the Base Station Rundown
For a look
at the shack, click here.
Antennas-
Sometimes I think that simpler just might be better !!
HF: Hy-Gain TH2 MK3 2-element tribander. 20/15/10
Meters.
HF: Quarter wave sloper for 40 Meters.
VHF/UHF: Comet
GP-15. 50, 146, 440 MHz Tri-Band Vertical.
Yaesu FT-90 dual bander 146, and 440 MHz FM.
Larsen NMO
2/70 antenna.
Click here to see pictures of my mobile setup.
One of my other
hobbies is music and home recording.
Here is a link if you want to check out some of my songs.
http://www.jamwave.com/acousticgenerations