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N9XL

18 Wheel Mobile


BIOGRAPHY


I am an over the road truck driver and an Amateur Radio operator. I own the truck that I drive and lease it to to Trailer Transit of Porter, Indianna. One of the interesting things about my job is the wide variety of trailers that I get to pull. Click here to see some of them.

I travel the whole country with my dog Pepper, who is a red doberman pinscher.

My truck is a 2000 Western Star 5964 SS. I bought it in June of 2000.I have been driving trucks for about 10 years.

I am currently 31 years old and am Married to Brenda (N9ZCC). We have two children, Dakota (Kody) who is 7 and Zachary (Zach) who is 4.


Radio Equipment


My main radio is a Yaesu FT-100. I operate 80 meters through 70 centimeters all mode with it. I have no 160 meter antenna at this time. I also run an Icom 2100-H 2 meter FM transciever. 10-80 meters can be amplified to arround 500 watts with an Ameritron ALS-500M solid state mobile linear amplifier. I use a High Sierra "screwdriver" antenna for 10-80 meters. For 2 meters and 70 cm. I have a larsen and comet antenna. 6 meters is via a Diamond SG6000NMO. Metering is acomplished with a MFJ cross needle SWR meter and a Radio Shack Digital SWR/Watt meter.

 


Operating

I spend a lot of my time between 1300 and 2100 UTC on 14.302.5 . This is where myself and a lot of other truckers hang out. I am working on a web site that will explain the history behind the group of operators that you will find there, and also a list of names.

I also like to work DX. I have worked 89 Countries now and all were from my mobile station. As a matter of fact, I have no home station. My wife has a handie talkie and that's all the ham radio gear at my house.

Although I'm not really a county hunter I do like to give out the counties that I drive through to the DX that I work, if they are looking for the USA counties. I frequently work IK4SWX (Fabri) and he is very close to having worked me from 100 counties.

 

Hope to see you on the bands.

73 & Ciao,

Mike, N9XL