*I also do eQSL, if you want a confirmed eQSL and you worked me in a contest please state what Contest it was or it will be rejected*

I became licensed back in 1996 after playing around with 11 meters for about 4 years, My elmer was a ham that I talked to on 38 LSB just about every night, I never did meet him. For HF/2m/440 FM I have a Yaesu FT-897D with the Heil HM-10 Dual mic, LDG AT-200Pro Autotuner. For antenna's(897) I have a homemade 80 meter Off-Center Fed dipole @ 30', a homemade Slim JIM @ 22', an A99 @ 30' for 10-15 meters and a Ventenna HFp for portable ops. For HT's I have a Wouxun KG-UVD1P and a Baofeng UV-5RC. For 2m/440 I have a Yaesu FT-8800R with a 17' Dual Band Collinear @ 30'. I also have a Shared Non Protected Repeater(SNPR) on 146.500 +1MHz with a 94.8pl. I am using two Motorola M120's running 10w in to a J-pole. Feel free to use it! I also have it connected to Echolink, N8MRC-R. I also play around with PSK31, I can usually be found on 14.070, 7.038 and 3583 + or - couple kc's. I have an Echolink Node(N8MRC-L) if it's up connect and see who's around. I also like trying out Contests, Esp the Michigan QSO party and my fav, Field Day. I am a member of Navy-Marine Corps MARS(NNN0AAP). I am a member of SATERN and Ionia County CERT. I am the NTS Coordinator for Ionia County RACES/ARES and an ARRL Accredited VE Liaison. I am a Net Control Op for Kent County Search & Rescue and also the President of the Riverside Radio Amateurs Club here in Ionia County. If you hear me on the air calling CQ give me a shout, I do QSL 100%(eQSL.cc or Direct w/SASE) I can usually be found on 146.420 simplex or the RRA Repeater 444.725+ 94.8 pl, home to the RRA Open Net, Sunday's at 8 pm.

***The very left pic is at Field Day '07, The center pic was at a bar, the very right pic is at my very first Field day back in '97, The main pic is my trip to W1AW***

my webpage http://www.qsl.net/n8mrc

http://esv.ioniacounty.org

check out my live feed on radioreference

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