Greetings from North 5 South West East!

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This  picture is Kids Day, in Portola, CA. May have a couple of new hams! The younger generation are hams of the future. Sure enjoy this Ham radio!

My Son is KI6KQJ and Grandson is KI6ZGW!

It all started when I was six years of age. I received a crystal radio kit, put it togeather and was able to hear AM stations!  I am still surprised when you can change stations by moving the Cats Whisker to a different location on the little crystal! We made "tin can" phones, tried CB radio etc. My older brother (11 years senior) was fascinated with radio, he went to trade school and brought home a 10 watt  transmitter, boy, did I have fun!  He became a Engineer at KRON TV, Chan. 4, San Francisco. I married a ham and her Dad and Mom were Hams, took my Novice test and I was Hooked! Thanks DFZ. I really enjoyed CW! and those Heath Kit radios were so much fun to build and operate, I had 5 of them. I have some old radios that I like fire up once in awhile (Drake, Heath kit, Yaesu etc). My first Hamreciever was a Drake 2B with "Q" multiplier, and  my first  Xmiter, Heath Kit  DX 40 .

This picture taken of our home on the Beach at El Golfo, Sonora, Mexico durring the Winter of 2009. We stayed in El Golfo from Dec.2008 till March of 2009.

The wife, Nancy, and I are Full time RVrs, we live in 40 foot Motor Home. We go North for summer, South for winter and West or East in between.

Please QSL to Texas address, it is a mail forwarding service. Am also good in ARRL and most Burros. and EQSL. I have changed the Grid Square listed  on QRZ to reflect our present location.

 Was WN6BSG in 1967. Married 4 kids and 5 Grandkids and counting. Retired from Union Pacific Railroad, 40 years as Locomotive Engineer. Retired Volunteer Fire Fighter and Chief. Retired Union Secretary/Treasurer, Retired Scout Master and Weblos Leader.

Last 3 years have been Camp Ground Hosts for Feather River RV Park on Hywy 70 in Maybe, (Portola), CA. (My son, KI6KQJ and wife are Park Managers).Stop by and stay a few days! (we got trees to hang antennas!!!) Maybe is 45 miles North of Truckee, CA.

Dennis, KI6KQJ, has made a 500 foot long 160 thru 10 meter no tune loop antenna and is using it at the RV Park, check him out on QRZ.

In addition to Ham Radio, I have always enjoyed camping, boating and exploring. We now camp in our Motor Home, explore in our 4 wheel ATV's

 boat in a 28 foot cabin cruiser. (Nancy at far right of Photo). The boat is 10 feet wide and needs special permit to move on highways.

My station runs from 6 Golf Cart Batteries, solar panels and generators for back up.:Icom 756 PRO 2, Heil HC-10 mike, Ameritron ALS-500 amp. Plus have b/u radios and hand helds. I usually use ear phones for my QSOs as my hearing has diminshed and it also  keeps the XYL happy

 Plumas County, CA. ARES and Maricopa County ARES, Arizona. Southern SATERN

Quarter Century Wireless Asso #34918 CH.190

 ARRL  accredited VE.

NWCC #1583 Western Country Cousins #2398 , Elko ARC, Sierra Nev.ARS, Plumas ARC, Western Pub. Serv.

Century Club: 40M SSB 100 point #2613, 75 M 100 point #2843

OMISS #6484

Have been operating Portable at different places that I stay.

 I have up a G5RV , a 80M. Doublet at 65 feet (110 feet ladder line to tuner), a Double Bazooka and a 2 Meter MFJ 1526 Pulsar (dual band vertical with 8.3 /11.7 db gain).

 Now am located in Parker, Arizona.

I carry and when space allows, errect a Gap Titan Vert. (ladder mounted and hinged on Motor Home), a bazooka top fed sloper, G5RV, ATAS120, Hentenna, Pulsar, J pole or 3 band HF DiPole. I also carry 2 sets of 4' sect. masts, one 40' Aluminum and one 40' fiberglass.

I am setting up a mobile with Yaesu FT-857 and ATAS 120 screwdriver for my pick up truck.

Many thanks to Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, the most important QRZ look up!. While you are in look ups, try W9EVT, A station of my dreams!  AlsoCheck out  Belly Boat Mobile at VE6VK

Am a Alternate Net Control for both the Western Country Cousin's, 9:PM Pacific on 3.970 and for North West Country Cousin's, 7:00 PM Pacific time, 75 meters, (3.968). Come on by and say "Hello". All of the Country Cousins are great nets. They are informal nets that treat everybody as Cousins. Try them out, I think you will enjoy them! (it is Great to meet these wonderfull people on the air and become friends with them!).

link to Northwestern Country Cousins http://nwcousins.net

link to Western Country Cousins         http://wccfam.net/

Hope you are having as much fun as I am! --...  ...--

73, de Roy