Wireless

Places I’m active

When in my usual spots around Harrison and Marion Counties, I’ll often be monitoring or chatting on the CWVWA’s analog repeater, the Appalachian Repeater Association System or HamTalk. I occasionally call CQ on two-meter as well when mobile, but I have yet to establish a contact.

VHF/UHF DXing and simplex in general is kinda hard from my home QTH, as my house is in a valley right by a river. Soon, though, I’ll get my General and a proper HF rig, which opens up all sorts of opportunities!

Clubs

General, regional organizations of which I’m a member:

• Central West Virginia Wireless Association (CWVWA)
• West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council (WVSARC)
• American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

International organizations of which I’m a member:

• Straight Key Century Club (SKCC), no. 30920
• FISTS (the International Morse Preservation Society), no. 23281
• League of Furry Amateur Radio (LoFAR)

QSL

QSL VIA BURO OR DIR—that is, send me QSL cards via the bureau or directly. Since the following websites require you be an actual ham (as opposed to stalker) to view my address and such, I’ll let you check them out for info:

• QRZ.com
• HamQTH
• QRZCQ

My equipment

• Yaesu FTM-100DR, 2m/70cm 50W FM mobile rig
  • Signal Stuff Super-Elastic Signal Stick, 2m/70cm 19″ whip
    • Off-brand PL-259 to BNC-F adapter
  • Signal Stuff magnetic BNC mount
• Yaesu FT-60T, 2m/70cm 5W FM HT
  • Signal Stuff Super-Elastic Signal Stick, 2m/70cm 19″ whip
    • Signal Stuff SMA-M to BNC-F adapter
  • Signal Stuff magnetic BNC mount
  • Yaesu SSM-17A speaker microphone
• Baofeng AR-5RM, 2m/1.25m/70cm FM HT
  • Signal Stuff Super-Elastic Signal Stick, 2m/70cm 19″ whip
• Homemade transmitter based on SV3ORA’s EMTX, 40m base
  • Random wire antenna, currently

As inconvenient as it is, I share the Signal Stick and mag-mount between my two Yaesu radios. I’m poor—and barely use both radios at the same time, anyway.

Many thanks to Mo AD8T for making mobile radio possible for me.