Richard J. Ward
Formerly: WN1TUT W1TUT W6DZH NG6O NG84O AA1OI AA1OS AB6KN AC6QQ
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Ham Radio Interests: Licensed at age 12 near Boston, Mass. Enjoy the low bands, especially 40 and 15 C.W. Infrequently use SSB on 40, 20, 15, and 10 Meters. Also work 29.6 FM, and like to work high power FM and SSB DX on 6 and 2 meters. Not into contests, and the low end of 40 meters C.W. late at night is my favorite. (7.000 - 7.050). 100 Watts into a trap dipole, using an Icom 706MKIIG.
Most Memorable Contact: Just after getting my General class license, (around age 12), I worked a DX contact on 6 meters AM, running around 5 watts into a 3 element beam. The station contacted was 3000 miles away, and the operator was the same age, and running the same power.. The best part.. I was W1TUT in Saugus, Massachusetts. He was W6TUT in Saugus, California! Talk about coincidence. That's one for 'Believe it or Not'. Petitioned F.C.C. in 1983 with an NPRM permitting California Hams to use special call signs during the 1984 Olympics from Los Angeles. Hams during the Olympics could replace the '6' with '26' for the 26th Olympiad, or '84' for the year. My call sign at the time was NG6O, and was used as the official Olympic Village station, NG84O for the duration of the events. The late Senator Barry Goldwater, K7UGA, was very helpful and supportive in my efforts in this matter. Other organizations and individuals showed little interest, but it was FCC approved in less that 60 days. |
