Fwd: [RLUG] Amateur Radio

[Jay Schaffer]

#####  When no one else replied regarding amateur radio, I sent the  
following directly to Don.  Now that there has been another reply, I  
decided I should resend it to the group.

-- "Jay"


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jay Schaffer <Jay at JayTecTro.com>
> Date: February 9, 2007 11:59:27 AM PST
> To: Don Simmons <don at simmons-family.com>
> Subject: Re: [RLUG] Busy work
>
> Hi Don...
>
> Once upon a time, I was the most avid ham on the air.  After 52  
> years, first as W0WWT in Topeka and later as W6BWB in Santa Cruz, I  
> still maintain my license, however, I'm just about as inactive as  
> can be.
>
> Over the years, I operated everything from 160 Meters thru 23  
> Centimeters.  I've talked to every part of the world.  Finally, I  
> found my calling in the VHF and UHF region using weak signal long  
> distance techniques (SSB & CW).
>
> I used to design and build all my own equipment.  I still have a  
> library of ham books and magazines that go back to the middle  
> 1950's.  I have a 40 M dipole still up from a time when I kept in  
> touch with a friend a few years ago.  Equipment is a Kenwood TS-680  
> (160 M thru 6 M) and a bunch of transverters and amplifiers for VHF  
> and UHF SSB that are not hooked up at present.
>
> Sorry I'm not the active ham you'd hoped to find...
>
>
> -- "Jay"
>
> *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
> * Clifford J. ("Jay") Schaffer, Reno, NV
> *     <http://JayS.GotDNS.com>
> *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
>
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