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This website covers several areas related to the amateur radio hobby. The hobby offers a variety of diverse aspects to get involved with. From talking around the world on 'short wave' to satellite communications. For an introduction to ham radio see ARRL website. I was first licensed as WN4TUR in 1971 and shortly thereafter as WB4TUR and have enjoyed 'ham' radio ever since.

I am now active in the ARMY Military Affiliated Radio Service (MARS). My MARS callsign is AAT4UU. Here are some links to find out more about the MARS program and how an Amateur Radio operator may join:

HQ US ARMY MARS Army Mars websites around the US Alabama Army Mars

Some 'hams' like to collect older 'boat anchor' tube radios. You will find a selection of links related to tube BA's. Some say 'real radios glow in the dark'. There is something friendly about the warm glow of the tube filaments lite up inside your radio on a cold winter night. My personal station is a Collins which enables me to work local and long distance 'dx' around the globe using morse code 'cw' and voice 'ssb'.

An even more select group of the boat anchor hams prefer to collect historical military radios. This site is rich in information pertaining to this topic. This can span time from WWI to present day radios. Many of these radios overlap mulitple frequency allocations the FCC has allotted to the amateur radio service. Thus they provide 'affordable' equipment that can be refurbished and put back into operation.

Some hams practice the time honored tradition of home-brewing your own equipment. This tradition is very prevalent with ham repeaters. Older commercial FM equipment such as Motorola and GE are converted into amateur repeater service. These repeaters provide local communications during normal times and are invaluable during disasters scenarios.

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