HELLO seems as though everyone has pictures in their page, well, concerns expressed by friends of frightening women, children and other nervous persons with photo's of myself (Can you say elephant man). well you get the picture.

The current Very Modest Station . Yaesu FT-890at 100w to 40m inv.V. apex @ 55 ft. and my trusty old Bencher Paddle, vintage 1980. W/built-in tuner 40-15m. with modest results.

First licensed WN8HYR 1970 at AGE 16 . (Thanks Tim WA8QWR who as night foreman at Heights Aluminum Tower Co provided me with all I needed to build a Homebrew 3 ele. 15 m Yagi. and Chuck WA8UCS for the elmering on Op.,& CW and to a very cool Dad who, despite his doubts chipped in for a 40 ft tower to set the HYR Yagi on). That 1st station was a teenage hams dream.HW 16 xcvr, 3el. @ 45 ft. full wave 40m loop, inv vee for 80: Set on Lake Pleasant, Attica, Mi. (Water on 3 sides w/a 1 mi. shot to JA/ZL across the lake. WAS and 51 countrys in 9 mo w/ 75 watts fFirst DX QSO was 5VZWT, gosh I thought that was just normal Hamming, and, Thanks to the Lapeer County A.R.A. a shoebox 1" deep!!!l of xtals.

.THANKS TO PAUL N8XMS FOR THE PDF OF THE 1971 QSL CARD I SENT HIM WAY BACK WHEN.

Member and short time Net Manager of Michigan Novice Net.

.Upgraded to General in spring 1971***. Tried my hand at kit building @ age 17 with my new Heath SB-102 and SB-220, Active in the National Traffic System as an O.R.S. AND B.P.L. as a member of QMN, and 8RN (thanks Al Baker W8TZZ) also Air Force MARS./\.

+++ THAT GENERAL EXAM :::

Member of The National Teenage Radio Society, N.T.R.S grew into a group of over 40 Teenage hams who met on 3925 khz to do home work, Make Phone Patches to Girlfriends and generally Goof off as much as possible.

WB8HYR became N8HHH in 1986 and N.C.S. of the H.H.H. Net WAS # 334 and 3905 CENTURY CLUB N.C.S Award # 32 (Thanks Don W4PNV). /\.and KG9QI in 1999. Now a KNOW code Extra, I Can be found on 40m C.W. 7010 - 7030khz 02:00 to 06:00 Zulu, weekends. Dust off that key and join the fun.

REMEMBER THAT 1ST CW QSO?

In July 1970 I passed my novice exam. After 7 weeks wait (this is a while ago) The ticket came in the mail.
Understand, the first part of the test was CW, then a 2 week wait for the written test. then 5 weeks wait for the ticket. My Heath HW-16 and 15m Yagi at the ready,

However once I passed the CW test I left my Ameco code record (33 1/3 lp) on the shelf.
Sept 3, 1970 my Ticket in hand, I fired up the rig called cq at about 7-8 wpm. WN6DDG In Los Almos Ca. came right back.at 7-8 wpm. QRS QRS QRS QRS de WN8HYR K.
Fine gentleman that he was he slowed right down to 3-4 wpm and we had a great hour long ragchew.Just the thing a new ham and teenager needed.

Question: Does anyone remember taking their exams in front of Ed or Dick at the old F.C.C. Detroit Field Office? .Boy I was sweating bullets that day.

Air Force M.A.R.S license AFC8HYR. thanks to Dave WA8NOO.

THANKS FOR LOOKING And B.C.N.U. ON THE AIR.

73, WAYNE ///`