Radio

Amateur Radio AC5AA

Williamson Cty Amateur Radio Club

This recent photo illustrates most of the main operating position. This setup, with an Ten-Tec Orion and Alpha 99 amplifier is a terrific QSK CW station, not to mention SSB and RTTY. To the right of the Orion is the Model 238B KW antenna tuner. Begali Simplex paddle, Logikey K-5 keyer, Array Solutions "PowerMaster" power/SWR meter, and Heil ProSet with HC5 mic element round out this position. (the mic is rarely used - I like CW a lot!) I recently switched out my trusty HAL DXP38 TNC for a new microHAM DigiKeyer for HF digital modes, and use an old Kantronics PK-9612 for VHF PacketCluster.

Vintage Drake Gear ca. 1960 - '65

Copying the 7,047 Boatanchors net. Photo by Katie Calvin	A "new" Drake 2B that needs some cleaning up and tweaking. ca 1961
Drake R-4, T-4X and MS-4 (bottom row), vintage 1965 This was after 2000/2001 Straight Key Night.	A "new" R-4A that is in the process of being cleaned up.

The Drakes were dream rigs for me when I was a teen, and it's kind of neat to finally own a pair, thanks to my friend, and Drake collector, Mike Flicinski, K2UXE.

For more on vintage radio, click here to see my Gray Museum page.

Current Award Status:

5BDXCC (#4884) + 17m & 30m Endorsements, DXCC Mixed, CW, Phone, RTTY.
WAC CW.

**DXCC Statistics ~ 6/24/2007**
Band/Mode	Worked	Confirmed
MIXED	318	317
CW	314	310
PHONE	243	233
FSK/RTTY	224	217
160 meters	35	33
80 meters	127	120
40 meters	214	205
30 meters	162	128
20 meters	274	263
17 meters	163	125
15 meters	237	225
12 meters	37	34
10 meters	238	232

Vintage Drake Gear ca. 1960 - '65

Current Award Status:

DXCC Statistics ~ 6/24/2007