[HBQRP] A little about myself...

[scott laughlin]

Hi everyone,

The wonders of radio and Internet make it possible
that friends don't need to be within hailing distance.
 Maybe I take that a little too far?

I earned my Novice ticket in 1989 while living in
Oregon, and though I wanted to use SSB so bad I could
taste it, I ended up only changing frequencies, but
staying with CW after upgrading to General.

For some forty years I've  been a part time writer, so
it didn't take long before I began a small CW journal
called QNC!.  It lasted nearly ten years.  It never
amounted to anything great, but I certainly had a lot
of fun sending out my typos.

Barb, KC7BSY, and I retired in 1999 and moved to
Arizona's Sonoran Desert where I built a solar-powered
station.  It was very successful, and I have a book of
QSLs from SSB contacts made with nine-watts.  That's
where I learned some finer points of QRP (by dawn I
was QRP in spite of my best efforts).

About three years ago we moved to Texas, where our
oldest daughter lives.  And from a "shack" that is
crowed into one corner of our bedroom, I now operate. 
The reallocation of who can operate where and do what
will change my habits to some degree.  I just haven't
decided how.  My main focus, however, is on a
motorcycle trip to begin in June '07.

There're three of us, John in Milton-Freewater,
Oregon; Dan in Show Low, Arizona.  Our plan includes a
month on the road--Texas, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado,
Missouri, and Arkansas.  I'm the only ham in the
group, and I'm going to try for some QRP contacts
using an MFJ-9420 SSB/CW and a hamstick.  Anyone
interested in the "Old Farts" progression can log onto
APRS.  I have a TinyTrak 3 running.

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=n7net-6

My ancient CB-900C has marginal charging capabilities,
so my radio APRS radio is a Radio Shack HTX-202 with
five-watts.  More QRP?

There you have it, more than you wanted to know.

72 de Scott

Best regards,  Scott Laughlin
Lesser North Texas Writer's Group
wlt_dallaschapter@ yahoogroups. com


 
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