Greetings fellow radio amateurs from W8RA.

Updated May 2012

I was first licensed in1962 and upgraded to extra class with my present call in the 1970's before the vanity callsign program.

I am continuing to build my station and am playing with SO2R. Currently 2 - Elecraft K3’s/P3's, an Orion II, 2- ACOM 2000A amps, Array Solutions bandmasters, filtermax’s and an 8 pack switch. A microham MK2R+ handles the inputs. I have four, 760 foot long switched/bidirectional beverage antennas and K9AY loops for receiving on 160M & 80M. Transmit antennas consist of shunt feeding a 130 foot tower (with 80 1/4 wave radials) for 160M, a full size 4 square for 80M and a SteppIR - MonstIR for 40M and higher bands. The MonstIR is at 130 feet (40 meters) high at the top of the mast in the picture below. The mast is a 30 foot street lighting pole, rotated with a prop pitch mechanism inside of the 100 foot steel lattice utility tower.

W8RA/M MOBILE Op’s: Thanks for working my mobile station! I run a Yaesu FT-857D (100 watts) & ATAS 120 screw driver on the top of the hatch at the roof level of a SUV. Also running APRS with a Kenwood DM710A -K model, Geosat 6 GPS and Diamond SG7900A. I especially enjoy CW mobile with a Bencher paddle fixed to the center console in front of my right hand. Please excuse my fist – when I hit bumps on the road!

QSL direct or via the bureau. Very 73, Bruce