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Amateur Radio Station
WA9UKW
Boise Ada County, Idaho Grid: DN13up
WA9UKW licensed June 27, 1967, as a Technician Class License. 2 Meters was the primary operating band for this station. Operations were carried out on AM with a Heathkit transceiver, followed by an Ameco TX-62, 75 Watt, 6 and 2 meter transmitter, Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver and home brewed converters for 6 and 2 meter reception. The antenna was a rotated Hy-Gain DB-62 beam antenna on a 40' tower. There were excursions into RTTY with home brewed TNC's and later Packet Radio with a Heathkit Packet interface and Apple IIe computer. In the '70's FM repeater operation became a popular operating mode, which was first tried with a converted Motorola FM transceiver that didn't work very well. This was followed by a Regency HR-2B crystal controlled transceiver that saw many years of service, both mobile and fixed.
April 15, 2000 Technician License was upgraded to General Class license. Presently, WA9UKW operates primarily on 20 meters with a Yaesu FT-840 Transceiver running 100 watts SSB into a LDG AT-11MP Autotuner and a Butternut HF9V antenna. The antenna is ground mounted with an array of 200' of copper wire buried for a ground plane. Other operations are carried out with a Yaesu FT-50R handheld 2 meter/70 Cm transceiver. Also operating the Yaesu FT-840 running 20 watts in PSK31 mode. VHF/UHF Kenwood TM-G707E into a Cushcraft AR-270B antenna 10' above ground level.
Awards held by WA9UKW: ARRL Ragchewers Certificate, Michigan Screwballs Certificate # 802, Western Electric Hawthorne Science Club 10 Member Certificate # 72, Winner of CQ-WE VHF contest. Former Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MORAD) WA9DNZ, Montgomery Works, Montgomery, Illinois. Volunteer Low Band Operator at Boise National Weather Service Event 2000, December 2, 2000
Member of: "American Radio Relay League", "Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club" & "Boise County Amateur Radio Club"Presently working on:
Worked All States - 45 of 50 Worked - 41 Confirmed
DXCC - 44 Countries Worked - 31 Confirmed
Counties Worked - of 3076 possible - 108 Worked - 63 Confirmed
E-Mail: wa9ukw@arrl.net QSL: Direct or eQSL