A Little About My Setup

Well, setup, I'm always setting up. I think that's part of the fun of amateur radio. Constantly setting up, changing, upgrading, experimenting. I just put up a 14 element beam for 2 meters, FM operation. I was thinking that it would be fun to find a 2 meter, SSB/CW radio, and experiment with DX. I have an HTX-212 mobile radio that I use in my car and in the house. I have it set up so that I can quick connect it. I have an Icom 2 meter/70 cm handheld, and a Yaesu VX-5R 2 meter/70 cm/6 meter handheld. For HF, I have a Swan Astro-150, 80 to 10 meter, SSB/CW tranceiver. I use an HF6-V, Butternut vertical. I also have heliwhips for 20, 40, and 80 meter mobile. I have a mag mount antenna, also, that I have tuned for both 10 and 11 meters. Along with my 2 meter/70 cm MaxRad, I can operate almost any band, mobile. It just takes a little change of the whip. Great for ARES/RACES, which, I am also a part of. Enough about me, let's go on to some links that I have enjoyed in the past.

This is a picture of my Yaesu VX-5R Tribander

and my Icom W2A Dualbander

This looks a lot like my 2 meter beam

Some Of My Ham Radio Links

UALR Callsign Lookup - Updated Daily

QRZ Callsign Database

Practice Ham Radio Exams

Magic Valley Amateurs - Our Local Club

UTC - Find The Current World Time

Open Repeaters Map Of The USA

List Of Idaho Repeaters

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