Also AI4TA EXTRA old call KI4QWB WAC,WAS,DXCC

PORTABLE AND QRP:ELECRAFT K2 WITH KPA 100,ICOM 703,FT 897D,BUDDIPOLE AND BUDDISTICK

MARITIME MOBILE:ICOM M-710 & AH4, IC 21OO IN 'VOODOO' 38' CABIN CRUISER.....VOODOO WAS BUILT HERE IN THE ISLAND, SHE IS ACTUALLY A HIGHLY MODIFIED COMMERCIAL FISHING BOAT THAT WE USE HERE...WE ADDED A FLYBRIDGE AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF, HAS A JOHN DEERE 225 HP ENGINE AND BURNS ONLY 3 GPH AT 9 KNOTS.....FULL SOLAR AND WIND POWER DRIVING ALL ELECTRICS AND 10CUFT OF REFRIGERATION..PICTURED IS 'VOODOO' IN OUR RECENT 2008 IGFA TOURNAMENT...WE CAUGHT THE FIRST MARLIN OF THE COMPETITION 20 MIN AFTER THE START. LARGEST FISH TO DATE IS 407 LB BLUE MARLIN ON 50 LB TEST.

BASE: ELECRAFT K3,ICOM 736 ICOM 820H ICOM 756 AMPLIFIER AMERITRON AL-80B LIGHTNING BOLT 2 ELEMENT 5 BAND QUAD AT 50 FEET 80 METER FULL WAVE LOOP W2IHY 8 BAND AUDIO EQUILIZER AND NOISE GATE, W2IHY EQPLUS HEIL PR781 MICROPHONE.

MOBILE:ICOM 706MKIIG & HIGH SIERRA HS-1500 .

FOR THE FM BIRDS, YAESU VX-7 AND ARROW II SATELLITE ANTENNA....MANAGED TO GET RICHARD GARRIOTT W5KWQ TWICE ON THE ISS....IN 1996 MADE CONTACT WITH JOHN BLAHA KC5TZQ ON THE MIR....ISN'T HAM RADIO GREAT!

THE STATION IS POWERED BY SOLAR PANELS, TWO BP125 PANELS AND 250 AH OF ODYSSEY BATTERIES....HAVE NOT CONNECTED TO THE GRID FOR 2 YEARS NOW...ONLY THE COMPUTER IS ON THE GRID.

LOCALLY HERE I RUN A POULTRY OPERATION THAT PRODUCES HALF OF THE POULTRY ON THE ISLAND, WE HAVE BREEDER FARMS, BROILER FARMS, HATCHERY,PROCESSING PLANT, RENDERING PLANT, TABLE EGG OPERATION, TURKEYS AND THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

ORIGINALLY FROM BAYSHORE, LONG ISLAND...CAME TO BARBADOS IN 1969 AND FOUND IT TOO DIFFICULT TO LEAVE!

73'S FROM THE ISLAND IN THE SUN....IT IS A TOUGH LIFE HERE...SUN...SEA FISHING... BEAUTIFUL BEACHES...REAL ROUGH