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Welcome, my name is Ron and I am located in Dunwoody, Georgia,15 miles (24 kilometers) north of the center of Atlanta (EM73ux). The purpose of this web page is to give the hams I meet on the air a visual tour of my station.
This is my shack on 6 October 2009.
The equipment on the desk surface from left to right: Astron RS-35M power supply; Kenwood SP-31 speaker; Kenwood TS-870S; Begali Magnetic Classic; Begali Simplex; Vibroplex iambic paddle; behind the paddles - Logikey K-5 Keyer and Ameritron remote antenna switch. On the middle shelf from left to right: LDG AT-100Pro Autotuner; Yaesu FT-897D; Ten-Tec Argonaut V. On the top shelf from left to right: MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer; LDG Z-11 Auto Tuner. The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1420 running Vista (I thought ME was bad). The microphone on the left is a Yaesu MD-1.
In the shack
I was finally convinced to put a picture of myself on the page. This was taken by my wife on 8 August 2009. It was one of the few times I have been on SSB lately. Conditions were not the best, but I made a few enjoyable contacts.
Short history I was first licensed as WV2BSW (Novice) September 1958 - Plainfield, New Jersey. The V changed to an A a year later when I became a Tech. In April 1961, I took the trip to 641 Washington Street (NYC) and became a General. It was not until February of 1980 that I upgraded to Advanced. With an even longer time gap, 26 years later on 26 February 2006 I took and passed the Extra.
51 Years This past September (2009) was my 51st anniversary as a ham. I have held a Novice, Technician, General, Advance and now an Extra class license. I believe that is all possible unless I want to go backwards. I have operated AM, FM, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and CW. One day I would like to try Slow Scan. DXCC Not bad, it only took me 49.5 years to get my DXCC. I used the hybrid method with some confirmations through Logbook of the World and some from QSL cards checked at Hamvention 2008. Current operating (as of 1 March 2009) - These days I primarily operate CW. It presents a challenge to me and demonstrates a skill. Also, it is very affective at lower power levels (to say nothing of my weak antenna system). I have noticed that CW has brought out the DX'er in me. I chase all I can and have made a lot of nice contacts all over the world. I credit my success to those great operators that take the time and money to journey to very remote locations and operate. As the sunspots situation changes and I get help from the ionosphere, I will operate more SSB. I like to ragchew on phone and discuss equipment and antennas. |
 I do not have a bunch of links on this page, but here are sites of interest to me.
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QSL Cards received Newspaper article written by our younger son (former Journalist)
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