Board:   [WWIVnet] Amateur Radio
Subject: RE: CQ
From:    Remington #138 @113
Date:    Thu Jul 23, 2020 02:26

Hi all,

Shane KG5RJS from Austin TX here.  Seems like retro-computing and ham radio
are two hobbies that seem to go together quite well.  We love our vintage rigs
and vintage PCs and tech I guess.

I run an IC-7300, an AL-811 (should have bought an AL-811h) and a cobbled
together vertical in my HOA backyard (hoa-never again).  Writing this on an
IBM PC XT.

I mostly do digital these days, particularly 20-meters because my ~18-foot
vertical allows for full AL-811 power performance of a full 1/4 wave vertical.
Sometimes on 40 and 80 meters, but that's a little tough out of my compromise
antenna.

It'll be nice when we get back towards solar maximums.  When is that?  I'd
guess a few years still before we see some real propagation improvements.

Good to see a ham-radio sub on WWIVnet in 2020!

I have a youtube channel I post some ham-radio related videos.  Remingtonh on
youtube.

Take care all!
-Shane

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