Hi There! My name is Bill and my amateur radio
call is N2KNL. I reside in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts on
Cape Cod. I first developed an interest in radio
communication back in the mid 1970's when citizens band
radio was the rage. In 1990 I
became an amateur radio operator. Other hobbies are collecting antique
radios, radio station airchecks, travel, SKYWARN weather
reporting, storm chasing and attending weather
conferences to learn more about meteorology.
History
1970-1971
Estes Model Rocket hobby / Building Allied Radio
Science Fair kits (first Globe Patrol SW Rcvr).
1972-Present
Collecting antique radios and televisions.
1973-1975
Completed 2,000 hour Radio/TV Repair Training Course
during high school.
1973-1976
Volunteer with Boy Scouts General Electric Radio/TV
Explorer Post 956 in Liverpool, NY.
1976
Passed the FCC Third Class Radio Telephone License
Exam (Element IX) in Chicago, IL.
1976
Purchased a new Pace 144 CB radio.
1976
FCC Licensed Citizens Band Radio Operator-Call KAYP
7444.
1977-1983
Building Heathkit Weather Stations,Power
Supplies, etc..
1984
Installed first Rohn 25G Tower for Scanning/TV/FM
dx'ing.
1989My beautiful daughter Cara Elizabeth
was born July 15th.
1989
Hosted WTFDA
(Worldwide TV FM DX Assn)
Convention.
1990
Passed the Novice theory and 5 word per minue code
exams. My call was KB2JGD.
1990
Purchased a used Yaesu FT-101EEE, Daiwa CNW-418
tuner, used Heathkit HW4036A.
1990
Member (treasurer/tower /rptr maint.) of Liverpool (NY) Amateur Repeater Club
(300+ members).
1990
Student then Instructor at Camillus (NY) Ham Radio
Classes / General Theory & 5-13 WPM testing. 1991
First ARRL Field Day with L.A.R.C.. Operated a Swan 350
HF rig.
1991
Passed the Technician theory exam. New call is
N2KNL.
1991
Purchased new Icom 751A, IC-32AT , Hy Gain T2X
Rotator and existing Rohn tower.
1991
Attended Dayton Hamfest for the first time and met
Gordon West.
1991
Attended Deerfield (NH) and Rochester (NY) Hamfests for
the first time.
1991
Second ARRL Field Day mobile 24 hours. 400 voice and 80
CW contacts. #1C WNY.
1991
Passed the General theory and 13 word per minute exams.
1991-Present
Member of East Coast Amateur Radio Service on 7,255 KHz.
1992
Purchased a new Icom 229H 2 meter mobile radio and used
Icom 735 HF radio.
1993
Volunteer in A.R.E.S. / Civil Defense / SKYWARN Town of Harwich, MA.
2008
Purchased new Icom 706 mkII mobile radio. Began storm
chasing hobby.
2010
Married on May 15th to my wonderful wife Elaine
KB1VAJ.
2010
Volunteer with Boy Scout Explorer Post 73. Amateur Call
W1EXP.
2011
Purchased new Aluma T-50H Tower, Icom 746 PRO, Yaesu
G800DXA. 6 m, HF & VHF contesting.
2005 With
Bud W2GLN and Kevin WA2ISC / Rochester (NY) Hamfest
2011
Icom 746pro / 735 / 706mkII /
229H
2011 Our QTH / New Aluma T-50H crank up
/ tilt over tower.
2009-2012 Storm Chasing / HF-VHF Mobile
2009-2012
Radio /
WeatherEquipment
Clubs and
Organizations
Contacts
I like contesting on HF and VHF, especially working
grids on 6 and 2 meter sideband. The last contact
was the
T32C DXpedition
from Kiritimati (Christmas Island) on October 9,
2011 at 22:44 hours UTC on 28.485 MHz (up 3 KHz
transmit).
On 6, during a June 2010 VHF
contest. the farthest contact was VO1KVT, grid GN29
in Newfoundland, Canada, W9RVG, grid EM57 in
Illinois and the farthest, N5RZ, grid DM91 in Texas.
In January of 2011, there were a few 6 meter
Sporadic Es openings and I made contact with W0BLD,
grid EM37 in Missouri, a total of 1047 miles.
My first Trans-Atlantic 6 meter contact was to
CT1HZE in Portugal and first Trans-Equatorial
contact to PV8ABC in Brazil. All of my QSL contacts
are sent via eQSL.cc. I've
collected
QSL's for 20 years back to the 1990-91 sunspot cycle.
Favorite QSO's
NASA Space Shuttle
Crew STS-37 1991 (Mobile 15 mtrs)
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1970-1971
Estes Model Rocket hobby / Building Allied Radio
Science Fair kits (first Globe Patrol SW Rcvr).
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