Welcome and thanks for stopping by. I took my Element 2 test on Tuesday, December 10, 2002. The FCC issued my call sign on Monday, December 16, 2002 and I received the hard copy of my Amateur Radio License on Tuesday, December 24, 2002. I bought my first transceiver on December 27, 2005. Initially with my Technician License, I could only operate on the following bands: 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 1.25 Meters, 70 Centimeters, 33 Centimeters, 23 Centimeters.
During an Emergency Incident, Ham radio operators help by providing communication when all other types of communication are down, including Land Telephones, Cell Phones, and The Internet.
Part of being able to communicate correctly is learning the Phonetic Alphabet. I thought the chart below might be of some help.
| A - Alpha | H - Hotel | O - Oscar | V - Victor |
| B - Bravo | I - India | P - Papa | W - Whiskey |
| C - Charlie | J - Juliette | Q - Quebec | X - X-Ray |
| D - Delta | K - Kilo | R - Romeo | Y - Yankee |
| E - Echo | L - Lima | S - Sierra | Z - Zulu |
| F - Foxtrot | M - Mike | T - Tango | |
| G - Golf | N - November | U - Uniform |
I am a member of the Coyote Amateur Radio Club.
Transceiver Operations
My Shack contains a Yaesu FT-2800M attached to a Jetstream JTPS14 power supply. The antenna is a solid aluminum 59" J-Pole.
Modifications made to the FT-2800M before putting it into service consisted of the following:
- Bought the correct software and cables for programming the radio.
- Put o-ring on the volume and squelch knobs to keep them from wobbling. The size of the o-rings used are 7/16" ID, 1/16" CS (Thick), and 9/16" OD.
- Set up the software to load the frequencies I wanted and set the scan increments to 10 kHz.
My Mobile is an Alinco DJ-V17 or an Alinco DJ-S11T.
