KR7RK

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Hometown: Hartford, CT

Favorite Operating Mode: CW

Family CB  License: KAOC2291

First License: 1992 

Elmer: Bill Stauffer, W5ICV

First Rigs: 
Alinco ALM203T Handheld Radio
Icom IC-735 HF Transceiver
Butternut Vertical Antenna

TERMS
CB Radio Craze 1970s
Walkie Talkies
Life Member ARRL
University of Iowa
University of Arizona, Astronomy
Ten-Ten International Organization
Astro Imaging with CCD cameras
Junes Electronics, California
Ten-Ten  International
Arizona QSO Party
Enrolled Agent, Accounting
Sporadic E Communications
SOTA – Summits on the Air
SOTA – Mountain Goat Status on 10 Meters
Elecraft KX2 Portable Transceiver
G5RV Off-center fed dipole
SOTA – Super Sloth 10,000 point Chaser
SOTA – Chaser
Covid-19 Pandemic
Urban Summit, Tucson
Gordon West In Depth Morse Code Learning Course
CWOPS 
APRS – Amateur Packet Reporting Service
Palm Pilot
Palm APRS Application
Davis Weather Station
Dayton Hamvention
Microaggression

Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: HOAs, society is changing that extends to zero tolerance for things we don’t like or understand. 

Advice to new or returning hams: Be creative and find ways to fit amateur radio into your life without sacrificing other important things. Support the ARRL and your radio clubs. 

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Alinco ALM-203 VHF Portable Radio

Icom IC-735 HF Transceiver

Elecraft KX2 HF QRP Rig

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