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Williamson Cty Amateur Radio Club

 

This photo illustrates most of the main operating position. This setup, with an Ten-Tec Orion and Alpha 99 amplifier is a terrific state-of-the-art station.   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!)   My trusty HAL DXP38 TNC, shown in this photo has been replaced with a microHAM DigiKeyer for HF digital modes.

 

 

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

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Drake R-4, T-4X and MS-4 (bottom row), vintage 1965  This was after 2000/2001 Straight Key Night.

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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.  

 

Current Award Status:

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

 

DXCC Statistics ~ 9/30/2011

Band/Mode

Worked

Confirmed

MIXED

318

 317

CW

 314 312

PHONE

 245 239

FSK/RTTY

 227 221

160 meters

 38 38

80 meters

 131 126

40 meters

 217 211
30 meters 167 145

20 meters

 279 269
17 meters 167 132

15 meters

 239 232
12 meters 39 38

10 meters

 238 234