Amateur "HAM" Radio

Amateur radio, often called Ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by about six million people throughout the world. An amateur radio operator, also known as a ham radio amateur, uses advanced radio equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training.

I am currently a licensed "General" class Amateur radio operator. For the last 20 years I operated on the "VHF" and "UHF" bands in the Maryland area. My current interest is in APRS, I operate an APRS Digipeter (you can find it here) , as well as an APRS rig in all my vehicles and my boat.

Since upgrading to General class (April 2007) I have discovered HF and Digital operation.

I currently operate with the following equipment:

Icom IC-7000 "All Mode, HF/VHF/UHF" Transceiver
IcomIC-910H All Mode VHF/UHF Satellite Transceiver
Icom IC-718 "All Mode, HF" Transceiver
MFJ-993b Intellituner
GAP Titan DX Vertical Antenna (80-10 meters)
2 Icom IC-2200H "VHF/UHF" Mobiles
Kenwood 733 Mobile Dual Band Transceiver
Kenwood 241 Single Band Transceiver
2 Kenwood TH-22's
Kenwood TH-79
Tarheel II HF Mobile Screwdriver Antenna
Better RF 7000 Screwdriver Controller


Click here to see my HamShack and RigControl

Click here to see the Antenna Analysis (AIM4170b) of my Antennas

Check out my links above for more information on APRS & Ham radio, as well as the details on my different APRS projects as well as Maryland Maps for UI-View and other APRS clients