Hello - as a Catholic Priest and a Amateur Radio Operator I am honored to serve as both....I have had the many times privilege of marrying, baptizing and burying. I love ham radio, almost as much as I love the Lord and if there is anyway to serve you my companions in ham radio, just email me at the link below to contact me.... My web page can be viewed at http://rfhamcams.weebly.com and http://digitalhams.weebly.com My public Remote base is at http://74.211.59.31:81/rcf-beta/index.php and my home page is here http://kd5lwu.ham-radio-op.net/index.html

I have an Echolink node 24336 connected to my Cortez Sleeping Ute Area repeater system 146.79 449.175 and 29.500/600 For those into GMRS I am WPWL443 and have a GMRS repeater here in town on 462.550 127.3 PL.

If you have a webcam you use in your shack please come join RF hams with cams at http://rfhamcams.weebly.com

I am the past Club president (4 years) for our local ham club Cortez Radio Club (MVAARC) but I decided this year that someone else should run welcome WD5FIE as new President - I am also the Moderator for the MMSSTV Yahoo group. I have been a ham since the early 1980's with my original call sign being WA6ZEA. I am also a Catholic Priest and member of Bicycle Mobile Hams of America http://www.BMHA-Hams.org Also belong to YLI-SSB System on 14.332 member # 16180

We now have the new repeater system which includes a VHF/UHF repeater linked together with a 10 meter remote, 6 meter remote soon to come and Echolink switch to connect each remote. There will be remote receivers located around the 4 corners area as well. The repeater is now on Menefe Mountain about 8860 ft up. Come visit us sometime at Node 24336

73 Your Friend Rev. Father Johnny Shepherd O.C.S.T. Independent Catholic Priest (Order of the Companions of St. Thomas "the Apostle") Thomas Christian Community Cortez, CO - Team Chaplin Delores K-9 Search and Rescue