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Licensed in 1976. Life Member of ARRL. 3900 Club member since 1977 - #448 - and current V.P./Net Control. Past President of Siouxland Amateur Radio Club. Past owner of 147.06 repeater in Sioux City IA. Life Member of QCWA. Manufacturer of "The Yankee" screwdriver antenna. Chairman of the 3900 Club Hamboree 2001 through 2008. Net control for the Calabash Group ... 14.250 at 02:30 Zulu, Mondays & Wednesdays
TO A RADIO STATION NEAR YOU!
As you are waiting for the signal to come through here, you may want to check out these associated sites:
www.calabashgroup.com
www.3900club.com
www.mobilehamhq.com
While you are here, how about dropping by the
"Guest Book"
to say hello to me!
After having been very active in the local ham community in my early years, I diverted my attention to other venues for some time: family, business, flying, trap shooting, and racing. I have recently returned to my ham radio interests with a vengeance! Ten operating consoles in the station allow operation on all modes and all bands, with three of them capable of full legal output. My newest passion is the acquisition and restoration of AM gear.
The matched pair of Yaesu FT-1000MP MK-V's are my "net rigs." They are both driven by the Heil Heritage mike, with a spare Gold Line on the right. The MK-5 on the left is hooked up to a Henry 3K for 75 meters, and the right one to a Henry 2K, primarily for use on 20 meters.
That Henry 2K Classic behind me was a prototype model that once belonged to Bob Henry -- his personal amplifier! (It has no serial numbers.) It can be heard each night on the Calabash Group. The 4-1000A seen here is awaiting repairs since last spring's lightning strike. You can see its replacement below.
The new 3K on the left here is primarily used on 75 meters and is connected to the Palstar AT-4K tuner above it. At the top are the Swan 600 Twins I recently acquired. (They are lots of fun!)
The RTTY bay sports
a Collins R390,
a Hammarlund SP-600,
a diversity converter,
a video monitor,
and an R390A
on the bottom.
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The new tower-antenna system is a Mosley CL-203 20M monobander on a Sabre 50' tower. Sheryl, the "Lady in Red," is my XYL and Webmistress, and the little guy in white is Hershey.
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Walk in and join me sometime ...
the coffee's always on!
More Vintage Gear
This is the desk you may have heard me talk about. I drove 19 hours non-stop with a blizzard on my heels to bring this back home from Colorado. It now resides at my business location, where I hope to have it on the air soon. It is currently being reassembled, and then an antenna will need to be erected. The control circuits on this unit are beyond belief!
Sheryl says that watching this desk open is a little like seeing something from the movie "2001" again. As you can see, it reeks of the craftsmanship which the original builder, Don Sheridan - WØAIU - put into it. (Don is a former Bell engineer, and it's wired like a telephone office.) It currently houses a Hallicrafters HT-32 transmitter, an SX101 receiver, and an amplifier built on the Collins 30-S1. The control panel, left of the SX101, houses the meters for the amp, an SWR bridge, a phone patch, station speaker, and a digital clock. The amp itself, located in the top drawer, uses a 4CX1000A, with outboard servo tuning on the plate circuit. The band switch is a work of art. The power supply, seen in the lower drawer, runs 3000 volts at one amp. Don wound the transformer himself. You are viewing a truly one-of-a-kind piece of equipment!
And who says you can't find a bargain on eBay?!
The Harley
The New Truck - 2005
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