Biography

Greetings:
I am located near the Kinderhook Lake, in upstate New York in between Albany, and Hudson. I enjoy hunting and fishing as well as tinkering. Radio's are Collins KWM-380, Kenwood TS-850SAT, Kenwood TS-790A, Kenwood TS-2000, TS-950SDX, and 4 sets of Collins S lines. Primary station is an Icom IC-7851 with an Ameritron AL-80B. Secondary station is the Kenwood TS-950SDX with the SPE Expert line 1.5K FA. VHF/UHF work are done with the Icom IC-9700. Antennas are (2) Ni4L OCF Windoms, 80 thru 6 mtrs at 40 feet. At 38 Feet is a NA4RR Hex Beam, 40 thru 6 mtrs. For VHF/UHF/1.2G is a Diamond Tribander. I run many of the digital modes, SSTV and HF Packet. Major Fan of Ham Radio Deluxe for logging and digi modes. Rag chews on 75 and 80 mtrs. takes up a lot of evening times. USN retired, Advanced Electronics Tech.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Icom IC-7851, Icom 9700, Hex Beam 40 thru 6 meters at 38 ft. (2) NI4L OCF 80 Meter high power wire antennas. My Collection radios are mostly Collins Gray Boxes S1 series and Kenwood post hybred rigs up to and including the TS-950 SDX. Amps (3) Collins 30L1's, SBE Expert 1.5FA, and an Ameritron AL-80B.