Pictures of My Radios Over the Years

Here are a few QSL cards from US Navy stations that I operated back in the early 1970's.

Below is the QSL card from WA6NKC US Naval Training Center in San Diego. The shack was located on top of the dormatory where I lived during Radioman "A" School. The station was a Swan 350 with a tri-bander on the roof. The shack was in a small room on top of the roof. If I recall correctly, we had to walk across the roof to get to the shack. I didn't have a lot of free time between radioman classes, cleaning toilets, waxing floors, and doing homework, but when I did have a bit of time I would be up in the shack.

Below is the QSL card from WA6UIL Naval Station 32nd Street San Diego. The station consisted of a older Swan 240 with a 3 element beam on a small tower. My first two ships, USS JOUETT DLG-29 and USS OKINAWA LPH-3, were home ported here, and I spent most of my free time here, and I was so grateful to have 24/7 access.

Below is the QSL card and station photo from WB6GUI Terminal Island ARC at Naval Station Long Beach California. The station consisted of a Collins S-line and a Henry 2K. The station had it's own office space in the Naval base gymnasium. I was the only operator during my stint in Long Beach, and I was grateful that the previous hams left the station in fully operational condition. I worked a lot of RTTY with the Model 19 Teletype. My ship, the USS DULUTH LPD-6, was home ported there so I had a lot of great time in the shack. I still chuckle over the QSL card misspelling of "Amateur"..

Below is a QSL card from K6NCG Treasure Island Naval Station San Francisco. It is a photo copy because I haven't seen my original one since the 1970's. If you have an original card that you'd like to get rid of, I'd love to have it. The station consisted of a Drake 4B line and a National NCL-2000 amplifier, beam on a nice tower. I operated this station many times during 1 or 2 week long transits through Treasure Island. Here is where I operated amateur radio RTTY for the first time with a Model 15. When I wasn't guarding the Admirals Tennis Court at 2 AM with a rifle, scrubbing toilets, or waxing floors, I would be at the shack.. HI HI