Repeater information

Biography

URL: www.K8VEB.com - email: bill@k8veb.com - k8veb@duck.com

QSL: eQSL.net - LoTW

QTH: Portland, MI U.S.A.: (15 miles west of Lansing, Michigan)

Grid: EN72nt ITU:8 CQ: 4

About me:

I earned a Novice/Tech ham in 1962 (WN8FDB/WA8PEJ). Upgraded to General/Advanced (WA8PEJ) in 1974, and Extra in 1975. My father (K8VEB) passed away in 1972, and I upgraded to Extra and was able to get my fathers call.

I served in the U.S. Army for 10 years in the high speed data communications.
Worked for the State of Michigan for 32 years as a Main Frame Computer Operator.

Age: 76 yrs.
Spouse: Dawn.
Son: Scott.
Son: William Kim (WA8KIM).
Daugher: Carrie (Sherman) Burns

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Base Units:
Yaesu FT-991 (160-70cm) 100 watts - ATU-100Ext auto tuner.
Xiegu G90 HF Radio 20W SSB/CW/AM/FM SDR - Built-in Auto Antenna Tuner
HF Antenna: Off Center Dipole up about 30 Feet. (80-6 mtrs)
Interface: Yeasu SCU-17
Computer: HP Laptop (Windows 11)
Software: ACLog - Ham Radio Deluxe - WSJT-X

Mobile:
Yeasu FT-8900 quad band radio (28/50/144/70cm) with Diamond Quad band antenna.
Yeasu FTM-400DR - analog/digital 2/70cm 50 watts

HTs:
Yaesu FT1DR (analog/digital) 5 watts
Yaesu FT5DR (analog/digital) 5 watts
Baofeng UV-5R Pro analog (8 watts)


Digital:
ClearNode UHF (FM) Hotspot:
Modes: AllStar, EchoLink, DMR, P25, YSF, FCS and NXDN all using a standard FM radio