KA1AXY's Page

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My interests include QRP (low power) operating and building my own radio projects. The picture above is of a Norcal Forty-9er that I packaged in an old Ethernet transceiver enclosure. As you can see, it's pretty small, and it puts out a fraction of a watt on about 7.040 Mhz using Morse Code. I have been a ham operator since 1978, when I finished graduate school. I have always been interested in radio and electronics, and a ham license is a ticket to play on the radio bands. My first radio was a Heathkit HW-2036A VHF FM transceiver, which I built myself. I build quite a bit of my own equipment, this has included a packet TNC and several 40 meter QRP transceivers.  I also have an affinity for "older" equipment. This sometimes causes a bit of domestic tension, as these items tend to be larger and heavier than is deemed acceptable by others in the family. Nevertheless, I currently own a couple of Baudot Teletypes, a really neat military HF receiver and several old commercial VHF FM radios.. I'm the trustee of the Data General Amateur Radio Club's VHF repeater (on 145.27 in Southboro, MA). I was one of the founding members of this repeater club, and I helped to erect our original antenna tower. I also designed an built the first repeater controller and helped with the current one. I am currently the  president of the Framingham (MA) Amateur Radio Assosciation, a great radio club with an emphasis on family participation. We also run an FM repeater (147.15) and have a complete HF station in the basement of one of the town buildings.

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QRPTTF '98 PVC dipole center unit

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The Definitive Q-Signals List The Definitive Z-Signals List The Phillips Code

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