Hi all,

I have been a ham since 1992 with the original call of N7VUL while I was living in Arizona later to be changed after getting general to K7BLD then to W0BLD after I moved back home to Missouri in 2007.

This is a modest low cost station that is as much homebrew or refurbished as is possible.

I am not into contesting but I am always good for a contact if you need my grid, state or whatever.

I am good with you on LOTW oe EQSL or send me a card with SASE and it will be returned ASAP.

Rigs are Kenwood TS-430S and Swan 1200X on 40 and 80.

Yaesu 897D on 20-440

APRS rig is a Kenwood 241 running 50 watts on a homemade 1/4 wave ground plane at 40 feet.

Antennas and power:

VHF UHF Tower:

2 X 19 element homemade yagi on 432 at 40 feet, 100 watts

2 X Cushcraft 13B2's on 144 at 35 feet, 400 watts

Skywarn APRS Igate on 144.39 W0BLD 1/4 wave ground plane at 40 feet. using 50 watts.

HF Tower:

Cushcraft 3 element on 6 mtrs at 48 feet, 100 watts

Cushcraft A4 on 10,15,20 at 40 feet, usually 100 watts

Suspended from trees:

Center ladderline fed dipole for 80 at 60 feet, 600 watts

Random end fed dipole at 35 feet, 100 watts

EME tower 16 feet:

2 X 17B2 Cushcraft horizontal yagis at 400 watts.

Take care and have fun

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