The good looking guy on the right is my best friend. He is also my son, Jody - K5JDY. I'm the old goat.

"WELDON" is my Name, Rag-chew and Homebrew is my "Game"; born and raised in Big Spring, TX, married a home town girl. We celebrated our 58th in June 2009. My first career was the lumber business (13 years), with a tour of duty in Uncle Sam's Army in the Korean War during that time frame.

First licensed as a Novice, KN5POK Mar1958. Upgraded to Conditional K5POK Sep1958, Advanced Class Dec1994 and Extra Class Jun2000.

I got my Radiotelephone Operator's License while working in FM two-way and hired on with Collins Radio's Microwave Radio Division.in Dallas, TX in 1967.  Helped build MW systems for such as: MCI, Sprint, USCG, FAA, CPI Microwave, AT&T and many of the "Baby BELL" systems all over the United States.

In 1978 I founded and incorporated my own business: "SIGNAL Services, Inc", contracting and placing engineers to service installation and engineering positions for many of the companies already mentioned, as well as the equipment manufacturers: Rockwell, NEC and Alcatel.  I retired in 2002, to the position of "Domestic Asst.Manager"  after 23 years of successfull business.

I enjoy designing and building much of my equipment needs and would rather operate something I put together than something new and off the shelf. I like the sweaty palms of turning something on for the first time and then getting good signal reports out of it. My big thrill is getting as good and sometimes better signal reports than my peers with their expensive store bought stuff. hi hi

Most of my on-air operation is SSB; rag-chewing on 75M and 40M, and I enjoy the Digital Modes on 20M and 40M.  My HF antenna is a fulll-wave 75 meter delta-loop at 45 feet horizontal, fed with balanced line.  I do not chase DX, or Awards. or work Contests, and have not exchanged QSLs in 30 years. Sorry about that! I'm just an old fuddy-duddy in that department.

Visit my photo albums for a look at some of my homebrew projects. Copy/paste this URL to your browser:                                           http://www.flickr.com/photos/k5pok/sets

73's

Weldon - k5pok