Biography

Little back ground on my self.
i got in to radios in a early time Dad had a Cb when i was young.
so i been a round a radio of some kind all my life as i got older i got big in to cb radios and ran them for meny years and still do to day.

about 3-4 years ago i meet a few guys in town that were Ham's and they keep talking on the cb to us non hams on what places they have talked to and it drew me in i wanted to do that. i started asking whats /were i can go to learn /study to take my test and they pointed to the placs i had to go and well here i am now.

so i have to say thanks to my friend and elmer (KD0ACO John) and (W0YMH Bill)
becouse of them my best friend (Dan KD0NUB) and an old CB friend (Jon KD0NNB) and my self (Mike KD0NMZ)are now part of the ham world and injoying all that it brings and offers us to learn from.

being disabled and little income i was wored about getting my radio gear once i got my lic well mom and dad was kind enuff to get me started buying me my radio. thanks MOM and DAD

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Yaesu FT-450AT Mic Yaesu MD 100
Ameritron AL-811 amplifier my elemer (KD0ACO) sold me cheap

Tuner MFJ-989c my elmer sold me cheap thanks (KD0ACO)

Power supply Pyramid Phase 3 25a had from my CB days. replaced
NEW power supply ASTRON RS-35A given to me BY my Uncle KEN ( WL7X ) from Alaska when he was down visiting.

Antenas Cushcraft MA-5B 3 Element 5 Band beam. 10-20m. 10,15,20m its 2 element beam 12,17m its a dipole.and a G5RV
Shack 2m Yaesu FT-2900 Base Antena for 2m Hustler Master Gainer Model G6-144B
Other radios my Kenwood TM-241a thats in my truck.. little update took out the kenwood put in a yaesu ft 1500m had that in the truck for 2 years just replaced that with a yaesu ftm 3200.. picked up a set of hamstick for 80-10m for when I take my yaesu ft 450 out camping. Update well. the G5RV been replaced with a 40-80m fandipole

My HT Yaesu VX-170. 3 Baofeng UV5R Ht's Yaesu ft2dr

My cb gear is just a cobra 90 LTD antron 99 antena Turner +3 mic

Truck CB Uniden Grant XL with a 102 inch whip.