My Ham Radio Interests
The Ham Radio
Biography
- I have been
an Amateur Radio (aka "ham") operator since I
was 14 years old. I first became interested in the hobby
after learning the Morse Code as a requirement for my
First Class Boy Scout badge. My first
license was a Novice "ticket" and my callsign
was WN1EOT. After less than a year I upgraded to the
General Class license and I dropped the "N" in
the call and became WA1EOT. Over the first 15 years as a
"ham" (yikes!) I upgraded my license by taking
more FCC code tests and
technical exams. In 1989 I finally decided to shorten my
callsign and got WA1G. This call I kept for 6 years until I have now
finally become K1AJ and that's
it
for callsign changes! I have now been a radio amateur for 41 years.
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- Over the
years, I have done traffic handling, emergency
preparedness, disaster assistance, helped others become
hams and been involved in many aspects of the hobby. I
enjoy contesting, DXing, Field Day, the Dayton Hamvention™, CW (.wav file of
my CW fist) operating, packet
radio and some QRPing.
(no, it's not for sale)
(yikes! another one)
Ham Radio Clubs
and Organizations that I belong to...
DX Related
Pictures
- Pictures of
some rare and unusual QSL cards
- W1AXA's 1947
DXCC certificate - #9 issued!
- Here's a
picture of a Johnson Ranger (139K pic)
transmitter like the one I have!
- Here's the Drake
2B
receiver that goes with it.
- The antenna setup here at K1AJ
Other Ham Radio Related Web Sites
Contesting and DXing
Logging Software Vendors
Propagation Links
- MUF/LUF Propagation calculated from data entry form.
- The AD5Q Home Page features Roy's current monthly
propagation report and links for downloading zipped
archive files of the complete set of this superb series.
Roy emphasizes "the seasonal variations in DX
conditions from month to month, and not on forecasting
solar statistics."
QSL Info
QSL Card Printers
Other Ham-related Internet Sites
Clubs and Organizations
This page last updated: June 05, 2006
American
Radio Relay League
Radio Society of Great Britain
Dartmouth Amateur Radio Club
Harvard Wireless Society
