I became interested in radio in the 60’s listening to my Dad’s Shortwave Radio.To further fuel the fire we built a Heathkit Shortwave Radio together. Licensed in 1976 with the help of the Triple States Radio Amateur Club (TSRAC) while living in one of either Martins Ferry, Belmont or St. Clairsville, Ohio for our time in Eastern Ohio until moving to Pataskala, Ohio.
Equipment
Yaesu FT-450AT HF
Yaesu FT-897D HF / VHF / UHF
Cushcraft R8 Vertical mounted 7 feet (2.1 meters) off the ground for 40 - 6 Meters
80 Meter homemade 1/2 wave dipole, up ~ 40'
MFJ-993B Automatic Antenna Tuner
MFJ-949E Manual Antenna Tuner
Yaesu FT-60 2 meter and 70 cm (440 MHz)
Comet GP-6 Dual Band Antenna 2 meter and 70 cm (440 MHz)
Comet M-24M 2 meter / 440 MHz mag mount for my mobile antenna
2 Meter homebrew Groundplane antenna mounted in attic
Heil Pro-Set Elite - 6 Headset & Boom Mic with the HC6 Element
Vibroplex Iambic Deluxe Key
SEC 1223 Switched Mode Power Supply
Davis Vantage Pro2 Weather Station
TSRAC Member # 0052 (CRM)
10-10 Member # 75761
The Brothers Net (W9BRO.org) Lifetime Member #56
OMISS Member # 7195
Central Ohio Radio Club (CORC) Member
QSL Photography by: Mark Pogany WB8ZTP
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Fly Fishing - Main picture above is an Alaskan Silver Salmon from our recent trip to the great state of Alaska! I flew into this river on a DeHavilland Beaver float plane with 4 other folks, (2 guys, 1 girl and the guide packing a shotgun), we then hiked about 2 miles to where the fish and bears hang out. It was about 20 air miles from Juneau, AK. We all caught a lot of Salmon, both Pink & Silver.
Pictured below are Rainbow Trout caught in Ohio. Called Steelhead, due to being born in the river then migrating to Lake Erie for 2-3 years before returning to their birth river. Caught on egg pattern fly, 4x Tippet, 6.8 # test on an 8 wt fly rod.
