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Click for more detail... My shack consist of a: · FT 2000, MD 100 microphone, Kenwood TS-450S Transceiver · Kenwood MC-60 microphone · MFJ hamProAudio “Microphone Equalizer/Conditioner”. · Gap “HEAR IT” – In Line Module · Ameritron AL 811 600 Watt Amplifier · Two CCD 20 meter Dipoles (one North-South and the other East- South West) · Ham Radio Deluxe software (ver 5.0) · ICOM IC-R75 receiver · Microcraft Code*Star CW, RTTY code reader - Icom 2200H. Hobbies besides Ham radio - are Genealogy and antique photo restoration, Wood Working, Wood carving, Model HO railroading, Web design, antique car "scratch" modeling from exotic woods, minature Stagecoaches & Gypsy wagons,and whatever else catches my fancy. Web sites I try to keep maintained: History of Utility Squadron One/NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii: http://www.utron1.itgo.com/index.htm History of Sioux City, Iowa Fire department: http://historian.freeservers.com/index.htm History of the 88th Army division in WWI: http://historian.itgo.com/Index.htm
Yankton's Gavin's Point Dam and Lewis & Clark Lake (Last of six Dams on the Missouri River)
The Meridian Bridge, a long-time landmark in Yankton, is the result of hard work and determination of local citizens. Built in 1924, it was the first permanent bridge crossing the Missouri River. This unique bridge is a “double-decker” with one lane positioned above another. It was constructed as a lift-span bridge to allow riverboat traffic to traverse the river. Up until 1953, it was operated as a toll bridge. The Meridian Bridge was closed in October 2008 to vehicle transportation, but continues on as a walking bridge and a standing reminder of the days gone by.
Ham Radio and me!
Calling CQ, CQ, CQ, anyone - anywhere, I will talk to whoever answers me out there. South Dakota can often be a somewhat lonely place, there are not many Hams here to meet face to face. Maybe I am the lone Ham and thus the voice of South Dakota, as many call me just to make their Worked All States quota. It probably isn’t that they call thinking I am that great, They all just want to work this remote darn state. But when many different stations start calling me at once, I get really confused and I know they think me to be a dunce. The pile-up gets to the point that my own Call Sign I have forgot, binding my already frazzled nerves into a very tight knot. Morse Code was unfortunately an unlearned skill, understanding dots and dashes might have been a thrill. But all I heard was what sounded like angry bumble bees, nothing that translated into words and code to me was just a tease. Different accents could often be difficult to deal with, but as to me having a mid-western twang is just a myth. Understanding Brits, Scots and Irish Hams accents is perplexing, however the lyrical sing song speech is really not that vexing. I try an get some exercise letting at full speed my treadmill run, while sitting on the couch with a snack and watching it just for fun. When it has run long enough to simulate me being quite tired, I know at least in my mind that a good workout has transpired. Button’s is sure his biped pal is definitely either a complete putz, often finding him talking to the wall - so maybe he is just nuts. Weird words uttered like QRN, QRM, and QRZ must be cat talk, Dick needs to clear his head and take Button's for a calming walk. But Ham radio isn’t any longer a hobby- but a way of life, talking to new friends all over the world amazingly reduces strife. Exotic locations and fascinating cultures would have been missed, since without my radio and a wire in a tree they wouldn’t exist. KD0ACR will be calling CQ - hoping to meet someone new, or just to renew a friendship and have a good long rag chew. But for now here is hoping that this poem made you smile, “73” to those “copying the mail”- I will be QRT for a short while.
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