Licensed originally in 1991 while living in upstate New York, my original call was KB2NSX which I kept for about ten years. After moving around the country with the Navy and finally being able to settle down in Virginia Beach, I decided to change my call through the Vanity program to a “4″ area call.
I’m a retired Master Chief Electrician’s Mate and during my 22 years in the Navy I served onboard the USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41), USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75), and the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). I am a member of the ARRL, AMSAT-NA, TAPR, Virginia Beach ARC, and USS Wisconsin ARC. I once operated EchoLink Node 90488 on 146.49 MHz simplex in Virginia Beach however it hasn’t been on the air in a long time.
For QSL’ing I utilize the ARRL incoming and outgoing QSL bureau’s and will send direct via regular mail here in the US. I also submit all contacts via eQSL and Logbook of the World.
My preferred operating mode is PSK31 on 20 or 40 meters but I’m also working on my interest in satellite operations.
Shack Computers:
The main shack computer is a homebuilt AMD Sempron 2 Ghz machine with 1 GB RAM. We also run Debian GNU/Linux on two servers (one of which is the APRS server), Windows XP Professional on a number of workstations, and Windows Vista on a few laptops.
HF Equipment:
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Mobile HF:
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VHF/UHF/Satellite:
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APRS/EchoLink: Currently Down
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Mobile VHF/UHF/Satellite:
We each run an Kenwood D700A with a Diamond “NMO” mount 2M/70cm antenna. Pedestrian mobile we run Icom T2H Sport 2M handhelds with a Pryme RD-98 antenna. I also use a Kenwood TH-D7A for portable satellite operation with an Arrow handheld antenna.
