If you are looking up my call sign related to someone jamming your net and cursing folks out, attacking and insulting folks on your net and so on, I assure you it isn't me. I have worked very hard earning my Ham License and the Privileges that come with it. In 08/2010, I earned Technician Class, 10/2010 I upgraded to General Class, in 1/2012 I upgraded to Extra Class. Hearing of a shortage in VE’s in the local rural counties 4/5/2012 I received VE Accreditation. I've assisted in several VE Test Exams for new Hams and those seeking upgrades to their licenses. I enjoy the hobby, meeting new folks and making friends. It’s a lot of fun to meet someone in another country and other states, enjoying hearing their stories, life’s experiences and their knowledge.

I’ve always been interested in extreme weather. I rode out every hurricane in the 2004 and 2005 Hurricane Season traveling throughout Florida in a 38ft Class "A" diesel powered RV! While it’s been a few years since tornado activity has affected my area, I heard of several extreme weather classes and decided to attend. Living in the middle of Tornado Alley, it made sense. Prior to those classes I had no idea of how valuable Storm Spotter Reports were or the impact Storm Spotters have in local weather alerts, especially Tornados. Those classes have led to my certification as a Storm Spotter. Many of the class members were from the Shawnee Oklahoma Radio Club and the South Eastern Oklahoma Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Through the Shawnee Oklahoma Radio Club, I heard the SEOKARES needed a portable tower for Emergency Operations. I was happy to assist in procuring a lightweight 40ft tilt-over telescoping tower that I knew was just laying around in need of a new owner. The tower was to small for my personal needs. A member of the Shawnee Oklahoma Radio Club is working on getting them a trailer. The idea is to weld the tower to the trailer for use as a portable emergency radio tower system. It will be a neat part of the SEOKARES tools, though we hope it won’t have to be deployed as an emergency. These groups have been briefed about and warned of a host of lids (problem two year old types) who delight in making phone calls or sending in written lies (call them what they are) in attempts to cause trouble.

I have not been on air actively using digital modes for awhile, since my soundcard started failing around Oct 2012 and finally died Dec 2012. I‘ve never had a QSO in CW. Also, I don't currently have antenna ability for 160 or 80/75 meter bands either (I briefly had a 75 meter test antenna for a few days in Jan 2013). I’ve received reports that lids have been flaming me in digital mode and CW modes. All I can say is that lids will be lids. It's unfortunate that they act out the way they do. Maybe they simply attack those who lids are jealous of. Maybe lids attack those who somehow threaten them by being smarter, have a better signal, have a better antenna, have better radio equipment, or have better audio. Maybe lids are angry because you are friends with someone the lid hates. Maybe lids are angry because you have actual real friends. Maybe lids are broken, cracked, and bent lids who have broken jars so they no longer fit in anywhere. Maybe lids have never fit in anywhere and still don't. Maybe lids have never had friends and still don't. Maybe one fine day lids grow up and learn to behave. Isn't it funny that all the lids you know have the same things in common? Their all old, weak, mentilly ill, physically sick lids. You know they type, want-to-be lids, who in reality are nothing more than giant lid failures, who tell giant lid lies. These lids blame everything wrong in their pathic little lid lives as someone else fault, not the result of actions by the lids. I really don't know, really don't care. As a wise man once said, "The Grimm Reaper" is aiding the FCC with thinning out the jammers and lids." I have a lot more interesting and important things to do than to give some lid the attention they crave on air. I simply felt the need to warn those looking my call sign that there are lids causing trouble out there on ALL bands. At least their ignorant actions continue to increase my call sign on-air recognition.

I'll be testing my new soundcard and radio sometime around the first week in April 2013. I finally bought a new Signal Link and a TS-480 HX. As soon as I have a new 6 band antenna setup I'll start using digital modes more. I hope to have the new antenna up by June 2013 so maybe I can finally get those last few contacts needed for WAS in both LoTW and eQSL.

If you know of someone using my call sign Please drop me an e-mail with the details.

I upload all log entries to LoTW & eQSL.cc

I hope to cross antennas with you down the line!

For those rare times when a Six Gun just isn't enough, the Meat Chopper!

These dogs DO hunt!!!

My puppies at play

On Guard Duty in the car. more or less

Working in the yard

Friendly Warning 20 meters can be a rough neighborhood

Don't believe everything you hear on the radio. Since March of 2011, I have had problems with death threats, insults, personal attacks, and received QSL cards from operators I have never had a QSO with. I've since learned there are certain willingly ignorant want-to-be village idiot and low life types out in radio-land. I guess from time to time anyone can to come to the attention of willingly ignorant, want-to-be-village idiot and low life types out there for any number of reasons. Seems like it's my turn for a while. I'm not sure what the thing is with using someone else’s call sign is and never will. I guess I just miss the whole point of attempting to get someone else in trouble by dropping their call sign or claiming someone is causing trouble by throwing out a name or call sign regardless of who is really there. Everyone knows “that” frequency on 20m where just that activity goes on all day every day. I try not to get involved with these willingly ignorant, want-to-be village idiots and low life types. They seem content with their lies and stupid radio games regardless of any involvement from me and they can have it. I can't tell you how hard that simple idea is at times though. As I said, I do try to ignore the willingly ignorant, want-to-be-village idiots and low-life types. Life is just way to short, I have way too many other interests and special projects underway and after all this is just radio, right? I will admit, there are times when it’s impossible to tolerate stupidity and personal attacks. As a friend told me, consider the source of the attack. Just by responding you validate their pathheic existance and flauded need of attention. Just ignore them as usual band condition noise. Let the FCC Monitors do their jobs and catch them, send Warning Letters and NAL's. Most of all the Grimm Reaper is assisting in jammer attrition and things are getting better. You all know the types, those content and intent on causing trouble, their supporters and the friends of the friends of the trouble makers. You know that whole, if you upset them, either they are going to, or their friends and they are going to make you pay. I actually thought I left all that entire no license, no class AM radio mentality behind in 1970 where it belongs. Maybe they all should time warp be back on AM CH. 19 1970 where it was common to lie about your life and to lie about others, make personal attacks, and cause trouble just because as part of normal CBer CH. 19 life.