Ten-Ten Member # 75371

Member #117 in the Margarita & Martini Chapter of 10-10.

Thanks to all the folks on the M&M net who helped me get my numbers!

SMIRK member # 6185 and Six Club #285.

As of 12 May 2007 I successfully passed Element 4 and am now an Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator

I first got my Technician License because one of the members of a rocket club that I belonged to held a class. I took the class and passed the test. A year later, I upgraded to Technician Plus. April 15, 2000, I upgraded to General under the new FCC rules.

My interests include 6-meters, HF, SSTV and oddball packet formats. (ie: PSK31) My mobile rig is a TenTec Model 526 "6n2" for 2-meter and 6-meter all-mode work.  I also have a Kenwood TS140s for mobile HF.  I've installed both in the Dakota I inherited from my Dad when he passed away in December 2008.  They are fed into a Diamond HV7A on the back of the truck. At home, I have a Kenwood TS2000 for all-band/all-mode work. I also have a Heathkit SB101 given to me by a friend that I fire up on occasion just to enjoy that tube glow!

I really like kit building and homebrew. I've built a keyer, my transverter, a HamComm interface and a set of the Norcal K8FF paddles with a beautiful green base. (Thanks to Marty, KE4MLH for the paint job on the keyer!)

If you're ever in the Atlanta area, I usually can be found on the GARS 2m repeater at 147.075 (-600KHz 82.5Hz tone) or their 6m repeater at 53.110 (-1MHz 82.5Hz tone).

My callsign, W5NNH, was the original callsign of my Dad's Uncle Dave. I asked his son, Grady, if I could use Uncle Dave's last callsign, K4IND and Grady told me a bit of family history about Uncle Dave, including his original callsign. Since I didn't have to wait for the paperwork certifying he was a Silent Key to get his original, and I'm originally from Houston, myself, I went for W5NNH and wear it proudly today.

73 de W5NNH