Amateur Radio Page Fred , W1SKU - Pam, N8YVT - Phoebe, KD8GIE Main Console Collins "S" Lines, KWM-380 and Icom IC-781 Heathkit SB Series and Drake "C" Line Collins 75A-4 and 32V-3, HO-10 and Wattmeter VHF/UHF Equipment , KWM-2A and Linears and Tuner Heathkit SB-104A Station, HW-101 and HW-12A W1SKU is a Member of: The American Radio Relay League, Life Member of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, Northern California DX Foundation, Inc., Collins Collectors Association, Southeast Michigan DX Association, USECA Amateur Radio Club Ex Board of Directors Member 10-10 International Net, Inc. Member # 52450   ARRL DXCC Mixed # 40,092 ARRL DXCC CW # 10,878 ARRL DXCC Phone # 33,871 ARRL 5 BDXCC # 5,943 ARRL 5 BDXCC 12,17 and 30 Endorsement ARRL DXCC RTTY # 1,704 ARRL DXCC 10 Meter Mixed # 32,602 ARRL DXCC 40 Meters Mixed # 4,363 ARRL DXCC 80 Meter Mixed # 2,410 ARRL DXCC 30, 20, 17, 15 & 12 Meter Mixed ARRL DXCC Challenge 1861 ARRL WAS # 51,617 ARRL DXCC Honor Roll eDX100 Accredited ARRL Volunteer Examiner W5YI Volunteer Examiner # VE-26910 Hurricane Watch Net NCO Pam, N8YVTand Jaclyn N8YVT is a Member of: The American Radio Relay League Phoebe, KD8GIE Phoebe is a Member of: American Radio Relay League       Click on the links above and below to get more information on the Organizations and Companies

W1SKU: Ex - VK2GSX, ZL*/W1SKU, 9N1/W1SKU, HS0/W1SKU, OH*/W1SKU, G*/W1SKU, VU*/W1SKU, KH6/W1SKU, DL*/W1SKU, XX9/W1SKU, 9V/W1SKU, VS6/W1SKU, VE*/W1SKU

N8YVT: Ex - VK2GSW, ZL*/N8YVT, 9N1/N8YVT, HS0/N8YVT, OH*/N8YVT, PZ1/N8YVT, UA1/N8YVT, VU*/N8YVT, KH6/N8YVT, DL*/N8YVT, YB*/N8YVT, VS6/N8YVT, BY*/N8YVT, 9V/N8YVT, VE*/N8YVT, XX9/N8YVT, 5Z/N8YVT

W1SKU's DX Count as of 11/27/2008-- 339 Worked, 339 Confirmed

Current DXCC List as of 11/27/2008--334 Worked, 334 Confirmed

W1SKU's Country Totals by Band (Worked Only) as of 11/27/2008: 160 Meters - 49, 80 Meters - 156, 40 Meters - 209, 30 Meters- 165, 20 Meters - 326, 17 Meters - 301, 15 Meters - 297, 12 Meters - 217, 10 Meters - 260 & 6 Meters- 27, RTTY - 178, CW - 255, IOTA - 385

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All US and DX QSOs are uploaded to the ARRL LoTW Weekly

Pam and I have been fortunate to be able to operate from many countries over the past years,(some of which are listed above) and meet many, many hams from different countries. Our biggest thrill, was to meet Fr. Moran, 9N1MM, in Nepal and operate from his station just weeks before he passed away.We visited with Fr. Moran twice, the second time to re-build his Cushcraft A3 that had been blown down just days before. Pam and I had the thrill of making contacts at that time to check out the antenna. We were scheduled to go to the school and visit with Fr. Moran one more time before leaving Nepal, but we were telephoned by Brother Matthew and told that Fr. Moran was too ill to receive guests. Shortly after our last visit with Fr. Moran, we flew from Nepal to Thailand, where we were greeted by Ray, HS0/G3NOM at the Club Station, HS0AC at the Science Museum in Bangkok. It was at this time that we asked Ray if he had heard anything about Fr. Moran, and he informed us that he had passed away days before in India. How lucky we were to have been in Nepal at the right time to meet Fr. Moran. We would never get the chance to do so again. I joined RAST(lifetime membership), and was then able to operate HS0AC. We have since returned to Thailand, and again, Ray was very gracious and I was again able to operate from HS0AC at the Science Museum. We met a lot of nice people at the RAST meetings that we were able to attend in Bangkok, including Thida, HS1ASC, who works for the ham publication " 100 Watts" in Bangkok, and showed us around the offices of "100 Watts". We thank Ray and Thida for taking the time out of their busy schedules to spend time with us. We also met many hams in both Australia and New Zealand where we also operated from. Some of which we still keep in touch with after 14 plus years. Ham Radio has been a big part of our lives, in fact, it is through Ham Radio that Pam and I first met. Hopefully in the future we will have the opportunity to again travel and meet and make friends with many more hams world wide.

Our daughter, Phoebe, got her Technician license at the Dayton Hamvention, Dayton ,Ohio on May 19, 2007. She was only 10 years old at the time. Her Call is KD8GIE. She worked the CQ WW SSB on Oct. 27, 2007 and managed to work 10 new countries.

As we were invited to visit with many hams in many countries, we also invite any visiting hams to come visit us here in Michigan. We have plenty of room and would be glad to have anyone visit with us.

Station Equipment as of 3/15/2008

Primary Station: Icom IC-781 Tranceiver for HF;Icom IC-4KL Linear for HF;Icom Icom IC-765 w/INRAD roofing Filter Tranceiver for HF as Back-up; IC-275A All Mode on 2 Meters; Icom IC-575H All Mode on 6 Meters; Icom IC-375A All Mode on 220 Mhz.; Icom IC-475A All Mode on 440 Mhz; Icom R-7000 Receiver for 30 Mhz to 1.3 Ghz with TV-R7000 Adaptor for ATV; RF Concepts All Mode Amplifiers for 144, 220 and 440 plus Packet; Icom 228H for Packet; Kenwood SM-220 Scope; AEA PK-900 w/ TimeWave DSP Daughter Board Installed; Heathkit IntelliRotor Control; Pasokon SSTV; B&W 1000 Watt Dummy Load.

Vintage Station Equipment: Heathkit SB-220 Linear with all Harbach Mods for HF (Used on the Collins KWM-380); Collins RE "S3" Line with Datong FL-3 Multi-Mode Filter; Collins RE KWM-2A with 136B-2 Noise Blanker; ; Collins WE 30S-1; Collins RE 30L-1; KWM-380 with all filters, speech processor , Kiron Memory Board, Remote Interface and Key Pad; ; Collins WE 62S-1 ( 6 and 2 meter transverter); Collins WE 51S-1; (2) Collins RE 312B-3; Collins RE 312B-4; Collins RE 312B-5; Collins RE DL-1 used on KWM-2A; (2) RE Collins 516F-2; Collins WE 302C-3 used on 30S-1; Drake "C" Line Twins with all filters and crystals for WARC and MARS bands; Drake MN-2000 Tuner; Drake C-4 Station Console; Drake L-4B Linear Amplifier, Heathkit 2060A Tuner, plus RTTY, Slow Scan TV and PSK31 via Sound Card.Heathkit SB-303 w/all 3 filters, SB-401 Transmitter (with crystal pack), (3) SB-600 Speakers, SB-610 Monitor Scope, SB-620 Scanalizer, SB-630 Station Console, SB-650 Frequncy Display SB-220 Linear, SB-200 Linear, SB-102 Transeiver, (2) HP-23 Series Power Supplies, SB-500 2 meter transveter for the SB-102, HW-202 2 Meter Transceiver w/ Tone Board, HW-202-1 Power Supply, HA-202 2 Meter Power Amp, VL-2280 Base Power Amplifier for 2 Meters, HW-2036A 2 Meter Transceiver, HW-2036-3 Power Supply, Heathkit VF-7401 Scanning 2 Meter Transceiver, HD-1410 Keyer, SA-2060A Tuner ,(3) HM-102 Wattmeters ; HW-12A 75 Meter Mono-Bander, SB-110A 6 Meter Transceiver, (4) SB-104A HF Transceiver, SB-230 Linear, SB-604 Speaker, SB-614 Station Monitor Scope, SB-634 Station Console, SB-644A Remote VFO and (2) HP-1144 Power Supplies, and a HomeBrew Grounded Grid Linear Amp. for AM 75-10 Meters, (813 Final).

 

Microphones: Astatic D-104 w/pre-amp and T-UG8 Stand, E/V 664 w/stand, Knight 4550, Collins Rockwell SM-280, Collins Rockwell SM-281, E/V 638, Drake 7075, U.G.M. Products SM-3 Look-A-Like, (3) Shure 444D, Icom SM-6, Icom SM-8 and Icom SM-20, Collins MM-280 and E/V 602FL for Collins KWM-380 mobile use, (2) Heathkit/EV 620 Base Microphones.

Antenna System: Mosley TA-36/40, 4 Elements on 10, 3 Elements on 15 & 20, 1 Element on 40 @ 70', Cushcraft 32-19 Boomer for 2 Meters, 19 Elements.(Horizontal for SSB and CW) @ 76 '; Mosley TW-23M, 3 Elements on 12-17 Meters @ 79',Cushcraft 719B Boomer for 70 cm, 19 Elements (Horizontal for SSB and CW @ 81', Cushcraft A50-5, 5 Elements on 6 Meters @ 85', Diamond X-500 2/440 Vertical @ 85', Inverted "V" for 80-60-40-30 Meters @ 55' fed with 600 Ohm Ladder Line thru a Heathkit SA-2060A Tuner, "L" Antenna for 160 thru the SA-2060A Tuner using a choke balun at the base of the vertical riser, Cushcraft R7 Vertical @ 20', Hustler G-144-7 for 2 Meter Packet, Hustler G-220-6 for 220 Mhz., Diamond D-130J Scanner Antenna for Icom R-7000.

Mobile Units: Both Pam's and Fred's cars are equiped with Icom IC-706 MK II G radios and Pro-Am whips( 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6)for HF plus 6 meters, and a Diamond SG-7900 for VHF/UHF on Fred's car and a Larson 2/70 cm for Pam's car. Both cars also include an Icom AT-180 auto tuner for HF plus 6 Meters.