... And The Good NEW days! In 1999, approximately 30 years after the above picture was made, my very good friends Lonnie (W4FXO) and Toni (KF4BMW) Ward were looking for a new home. They found one - at exactly the same location as above, 305 Honeysuckle Lane, Bristol, TN! Not only did they move into my old house, they installed a first class hamshack in the very same room as my 1968 shack. Lonnie, justifiably proud of both his equipment and his handiwork, is shown at right in the new station. Toni and Lonnie's first-class layout consists of: Yaesu FT-920 (160 through 6 mtrs), Yaesu FT-736R (VHF & UHF), and a QRO Technologies 2500 QSK Amp. This is augmented by a 450 mhz Dell computer w/ 19" monitor for APRS, PSK and other digital modes. The gear layout has changed considerably since the picture was made. Of particular note is the recent acquisition of some first-rate vintage gear - a Collins KWM-2 transceiver and a Collins 51-J4 receiver, both in near mint condition. The antenna farm features two Rohn 25G towers at 60 and 70 feet, topped by a 3-element tribander, inverted vees for 40 and 80 mtrs, a 7 element KLM for 6 mtrs, a Cushcraft 24-element yagi and 2 Cushcraft 13-B2s for 144 mhz, 17 elements on 22 mhz and 22 elements on 432 mhz. Whew! Return to W4CZ Main Page