Amateur Radio

First licensed in 1975 as WN4JTJ, I have enjoyed amateur radio for the variety of activities it offers, including design, construction, operating CW, SSB, Satelites, Slow Scan TV.  But nowadays my activity is confined to VHF/UHF FM mobile and HF QRP (low power) CW (Morse) operation.  The licenses I have held are:

03-28-75 = WN4JTJ (Novice Class License)
10-28-75 = WA4JTJ (General Class License)
03-29-82 = WA4JTJ (Advanced Class License)
03-24-92 = KJ4GL = (Extra Class License)
Volunteer Examiner - Accredited through 03/24/2002
QRP ARCI member # 7866
G-QRP member

The latest addition to the HF equipment is a kit by Elecraft. It's their K2 and is a synthesised rig with built-in keyer, auto ATU and variable crystal filter. A joy to build because of the lack of inter-board wiring and excellent support from Elecraft themselves and the mailing list of enthusiasts, the K2 is currently in construction for all bands from 160 to 10m.  Here's a picture from the Elecraft web site...

 

 

I'm planning to become active with PSK31, a new narrow-band radio-teletype mode, ideal for today's crowded bands and a good antidote to the ghastly "chain-saw noises" of PACTOR that spread right down into the QRP CW segment of the bands! The place to find out all about it is the Official PSK31 Home page.

 

Other QRP websites:
Activity Group QRP Berlin
Adventure Radio Society 
Alaska QRP Club 
Arkansas QRP Club
Austin (TX) QRP Club
Australian QRP club
AZ SCQRPIONS
bc QRP club
Benelux QRP Club (Netherlands)
Brooklyn QRP Club
Canada, qrp
Colorado QRP Club
Columbus (OH) QRP Club
CW Operators QRP Club, Inc.
DL-QRP-ag club
EA-QRP (Spain) Club
Eastern PA QRP Club
Flying Pigs QRP
G-QRP (Great Britain) Club
Georgia (noga) QRP
Gloucester area (va) qrp
Grand Strand QRP
Hawaiian QRP Club
Houston QRP Club
I qrp club (italian)
Internet QRP club
jarl QRP club
Iowa QRP Club
knightlites QRP club
KY-QRP Club
Ky. (University of) Amateur Radio Club
Michigan QRP Club
Minnesota QRP Society
New England QRP Club
NJ QRP Club 
NorCal QRP Club 
Nortex QRP club
Northwest QRP club
North Georgia QRP Club
North Texas QRP Club
Northern Virginia QRP Group
OKLA qrp club
Qrpacific (Oregon)
QRP ARCI 
QRP-L
S5 (Slovenian) QRP Club
Sokosti (Finland) QRP Club
SP (Poland) QRP Club
Southern ca QRP society
VA QRP Society 
West Fla QRP Club
 

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