My first license was issued in April 1973 at the age of 15.
My previous callsigns were WN9MGD, WD9AIJ and KO9U.
I am blessed with an entire family of licensed hams, all general class, with *9IO* callsigns.
xyl Cindy N9IOQ, daughter Crystal W9IOU and son Chip K9IOC.
Crystal's husband Rodney has joined in the familyfun now, his callsign is K9UNO.
Please visit our family web site, appropriately named "THE I/O PORT"
located at http://www.qsl.net/n9io/
One of these days I might actually get around to updating the site.
My favorite activities are Fox Hunting, DXing and Contesting,
in particular, ARRL November Sweepstakes.
Also got involved with APRS in 2008.
I programmed the APRS super digis W9AZ-1 in Bourbonnais,
W9AZ-2 University Park near Gov St University
and AD9L-1 in Watseka.
The N9IO-1 Wide1-1 fill-in digi in Silver Cross Hospital's
emergency room located in Joliet IL and my home I-Gate fill-in digi
N9IO in western Kankakee county.
All were done using the New n-N Paradigm set forth by WB4APR.
http://www.aprs.org/fix14439.html
Currently HF gear is a pair of FT-920's in SO2R with a DX Doubler box,
Six-Pak and Ice filters, IC-746, TL-922A, L-4B, ALS-600,FT-100d mobile
and TM-D700A Kenwood mobile for 2/440/aprs.
TA-33 at 55 ft, Loop on 40 55 ft, 160 Inv-L, Double Bazooka on 80 at 50 ft.
Future project to restore 1961 vintage Hy-Tower for use on 40 and 80
and to install Pennants once I can figure out placement on my lot.
I am a proud member of the ARRL - American Radio Relay League, http://www.arrl.org/
and serve the ARRL Central Division as an assistent director (AD) under Director, Dick Isely W9GIG.
I also wrote the first ARRL Central Division Web Site.
Visit the ARRL Central Div Web at http://www.central.arrl.org/
SMC - Society of Midwest Contesters, http://www.w9smc.com/ GO SMC!!!
KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society, http://www.w9az.com/
I am also Web Master of the KARS web site,
also serve KARS on it's board of directors and as Fox Hunt Coordinator.
KARS holds it's Annual Hamfest known as KARSFEST in July.
KARSFEST 2011 is on July 17th.
We can use and appreciate your support. http://www.w9az.com/karsfest.html
Best 73' Clay N9IO
