[WIham] First post -- new member

[Todd Sprinkmann]

  I'm new here.  My name is Todd and my callsign is KC9BQA.  My QTH is =
in the middle of Washington County. =20

  I've been interested in SWL and scanners most of my life but this =
spring, I finally decided to get my ham license.  I'm not really that =
strong on the electronics end of things, but I sure do love listening to =
DX. =20

  I'm not a kid anymore, so I can (finally) afford a few of the radios =
and toys that I couldn't when I was back in high school.  My =
station/shack is starting to take shape.  I have the following =
equipment:  An old Icom IC-R70 SWL rig from those high school days.  =
Now, I've added an IC-736 HF/6meters rig.  I want very much to get =
active on 6 meters.  I actually have a used IC-575H (100 watts on 6 and =
10 meters) on the way from a ham who sold it to me.  So I'll be able to =
monitor two things at once on 6 meters.  I also have an IC-2100 mobile 2 =
meter rig in the car, hooked up to a 5/8 wave mag mount antenna. =20

   I'll talk a little bit more about my equipment and antennas in the =
next post.

   Because this mail list has been so inactive, I'm going to break my =
story down into bite-sized pieces.  I don't want to overload the system, =
hihi.  I hope this list doesn't completely go away.  It seems like a =
good idea to have a place where hams from and near Wisconsin can get in =
touch with each other.

   73,
   Todd Sprinkmann  KC9BQA, near West Bend, WI

 =20


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