An Amateur Radio operator in Bowmanville since April 2007.  At my regular day job, I am a Senior Network/IT Technician for IBM/Rogers Communications for the past 14 years.  You will find me on the VE3OSH (147.120+), VE3SPA (147.375+) or VE3RTR (145.150-) repeaters.  A member of the North Shore (Oshawa), Heritage (Cobourg) and IBM Amateur Radio Clubs.

I am active on the VHF/UHF repeaters, APRS (VA3DBJ/VA3DBJ-9) in the Durham Region, Toronto and Northumberland area, also with CANWARN (via VE3RTR) and WA2IBM on EchoLink.

VE3RTR at Baltimore/Cobourg (left) and VE3OSH north of Oshawa (right).

This is my home station or desk (below). Under the scanners is the Kenwood TM-V71 that I use for regular VHF/UHF communications.  The Kenwood TM-V71 is a great radio. I also have a TM-D710 for the truck, that also runs the APRS with a SpectrumForce GPS unit.

My main station area

To the extream left of the desk, is my APRS TCP/IP setup on a Panisonic CF-19 laptop using APRSIS/32 software (below).  VA3DBJ is being used for the laptop setup and VA3DBJ-9 is being used on my mobile Kenwwod TM-D710. Also in the picture, is the BCD-996XT, BCD-396T and BC895XLT, which is used to monitor the area communications. The BC-895XLT is used for monitorig the Military and the Durham Region Trunk system and general search. The BCD-396T is used to monitor the GO Transit and RCMP, and the BC246T used to monitor the Weather Alert system.

APRS/Scanner Station (left)  2m/70cm and discone antennas (right)

Also pictured below, is my new JTB3 antenna, that was raised by another 10 feet, to about 35 feet above ground level. The old 2m/70cm antenna was lowered and is being used as a second scanner antenna.  The discone antenna, is for the BC895XLT scanner.

2/15 Security in Afganistan with members of Afgan Security Force

* All photos are mine, except the photo of VE3RTR which is from Jamie - VE3RSJ.