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Born: Monterey, California (vintage 1961)
** ARRL Life Member **
DXCC #42,526 (20Meter DXCC added 12/02/2011)
DXCC-RTTY #3001
WAS-CW # 53,065
WAS-RTTY # 631
DXCC-Challenge Current: 433
N8NOE's Online Log, Check it here?
Licensed: 1989-KB8LKF (Novice), 17 Years & 3 Upgrades Later N8NOE (Extra), Continuously Active.
Favorite Bands: Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffett, Nazareth, Blue Oyster Cult, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Alice Cooper, Texas Tornados, Frank Zappa, Jo-El Sonnier and John Mellencamp
Groups and Such: http://www.ctdxcc.org/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MI-Cigar/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MacAPRS/ ,
Favorite Software: MacLoggerDX, CocoaModem, RUMped & RUMtrol (DL2RUM's Software), RYTelnet, Photoshop, Acrobat, MacOSX, (Any Flavor), Xastir and Microsoft Office OSX. ( I DO like the Windows (ctrl,alt,del) Keys!)
Favorite stuff for the Shack: My FLUKE-867B Meter & FLUKE-196C ScopeMeter. My NEW MacBook Pro 15" (Intel Duo-Core) & 13" Uni-Body MacBook Pro, "My Favorite Coffee Cup", B/SOTL, Coffee, Rocky Patel, Coffee, C.A.O, Cohiba, Punch Gran Puros, Bahia Blue,Coffee. (If ya'll don't know you DON'T need to).
Favorite Rig: My Home Station has all been updated now, I use a Icom IC-7700, with the ArraySolutions OCF-80 Antenna at about 30ft, And a GAP Challenger (Ground Mounted). The Added ACOM 2000A Amplifier is a GREAT addition to the station, and really Plug-N-Play. The PowerMasterII is Great to have in the Shack Also. I also use a Palstar HF-Auto Tuner. This is about the BEST I can do here. I Also run a Icom IC-756 ProIII Portable, a YP-3 Portable Yagi, And the Transworld Backpacker. Just started getting into D-Star Radio and having a Blast with that also. See Who is on D-Star Right Now on D-Star Users.
Clubs: CTDXCC ( Central Texas DX and Contest Club ), ARRL Life Member, Feld-Hell FH#439 , Straight Key Century Club SKCC#2469, Flying Pigs FP#1031 , PODXS 070 #1148
I've been running RTTY, CW, HELL Mostly on ALL bands I hear signals, Mostly 20/30/40 and even got a few on 10 Meter. My MacAPRS Station on FindU (Xastir) is still up 24/7
Apple's Snow Leopard Server ( OSX 10.6.2 ) is running, but still a Work in Progress to make Everything Right.
Running AB5K AR-Technology's AR-Cluster at Home here also, This can be Reached by my FTP-Web Page (or),
AR-Cluster (ARC Ver.4) Telnet://DX.N8NOE.US on Port 23 and
AR-Cluster with CWSkimmer (ARC Ver.6) Telnet://N8NOE.US:7373
My weather station data can be seen (Click the Graph Below).
(( Quotes )) "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"!. (or) "Next Time You have a Thought,--- Let it GO!"
Texas Wisdom:
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
Daddy always said
"Never ask someone where they're from, If they're from Texas they'll let you know, If they're not you might embarrass 'em
There are three kinds of men: Those that learn by reading.
Those that learn by observation.
And the rest of us, that have to pee on the electric fence for ourselves."
"If you’re ridin ahead of the herd, take a look back ever now and thenand to make sure it’s still there."
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons"
I have returned to Michigan after SOME years in Ft. Worth, Texas & And some time in Austin, Texas ( Capital of the Republic ). I Love and Miss Texas And the People in General (But will return Again & Again if needed), I had to return to Michigan for reasons Beyond "MY" control.
Mac & Icom, Apple & HF, I'm a Happy Ham Support Your Local MARS Stations!!!
Hook 'em Horns! GO BLUE!
"" Fight Oppression: Sit Down, Shut Up, Smoke a Cigar and have a cup of Coffee!"" .73 Y'All
