W7VSS HOME PAGE


Welcome to my humble offering to the web. My name is Jim, and you can guess my day job. This site is dedicated to my off-duty hours and hobbies.

History:

I have been interested in ham radio since childhood; since my father was first licensed in 1954, I grew up around it. However, I didn't get my first license until about 10 years ago at age 26. My first call was KC7GLT, and since I was only a Technician class, almost all of my operating was on 144/440 mHz. I didn't have the money to get any HF gear, and to my dad's disappointment, I lost interest with my limited privileges. After the license restructuring, my interest renewed, and I began studying for my General. Unfortunately, I didn't get it until after my dad died. In his honor, I obtained his first call (W7VSS) through the vanity system. Through the generosity of my mother, I inherited much of his equipment, and I am now active on HF. Over the next year, I plan to upgrade to Extra and obtain my father's last call, W7RH, and carry on the tradition.

I can currently operate from 160m through 6m any mode, and 144/220/440 mHz. FM. I am mostly active on SSB, 80 and 40 meters, with occasional DX hunting on 20, 17, and 15. I also run Echolink.

Brag tape: 

Transcievers: Icom 746PRO, Kenwood TS-440S/AT

Linear Amplifier: homebrew 2x 3-400Z, 80-10m only, built by W7RQT

Tuners: military surplus TMC tuner (2KW capable), homebrew balanced tuner (Improved EF Johnson Matchbox design), built by W7RQT

 Antennas: 80m full-wave loop at about 55', multiband dipole (set as an inverted vee), Hy-Gain TH-3JR "Thunderbird Junior" Yagi at 40', various Cushcraft and homebrew verticals for FM


When I'm not playing radio, I do fishing, camping, hiking, geocaching, mountain biking, reading, electronics, and computers.

Some odds and ends photos here

IN MEMORY

JERRY WARNER, W7RH (SK)

07/27/35-05/12/03

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