N4NSS

My Elmer was WA9HFB Ed Keuper (SK). He was a 6 Meter ham. I remember the nights that I went over to his shack for those elusive openings using his Hallicrafter receiver with those Amico converters. The best was his home brew AM transmitter on a 3 foot rack. This was in the early 60's. I was young and I let the experience slip bye, high school, girls, sports took over my interest.

It took the Navy to teach me the code. I finally got my license in 1966 - WA9USD.

I was home on leave from the US Navy with only a day left before I had to return to base when my ticket came in the mail. My first radio set was a Knight Kit T60 with the Knight Kit R-55 receiver. The antenna was a 130-foot wire that looked like a Windom. I switched the wire feed line between the receiver and transmitter by using an alligator clip attached to a screwdriver. The screwdriver was stuck into the center hole of the coax connectors in each rig.  I made a few QSOs with great excitement.

Yes, I was really new at this Ham radio stuff! The real thrill, the mystique of radio, you know what I mean, that is why I love my ham radio hobby.
Over the many years as a Ham I have had several different Ham Shacks. I only have one picture of an early setup that was in the mobile home. Sure wish I kept better records.

I like to backpack into some of Florida’s wilderness areas and preserves.Yes,there are some real nice ones near the Tampa Bay area.

I like to try different types of antennas and their variations. Some are experimental and some are the standard kind. I have had about twenty different station set-ups since I became a Ham as WA9USD in 1966.

I like building kits and putting parts together to make gadgets. You can find me using CW, SSB, PSK-31, and other modes.

I also play radio away from the home by going to parks. POTA 

I now have a loaded KX3 and K3 station. I installed the IC-7000 in the Nissan Frontier SV 4X4.  ***** See my website: http://www.qsl.net/n4nss/