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Member ARRL, Quarter Century Wireless Assn #33445, Ex-D Assn, US Army Amateur Radio Society
Awards: DXCC x 3, WAS, WAS Bi-Centennial, WAC, ARRL Satellite DX Achievement, Winner 1973 CQWWDX US Forces Germany

Operator Bob in the shack. Licensed since 1971 and have held various callsigns over the years including WA4ELZ, WB7ALI, DA1RA and KG7WC. Now retired, worked as a programmer/analyst and provided IT network and desktop support for several large organizations.

Right: IC 756 Pro with rigblaster interface for digital modes, MFJ microphone mixer, SP21 speaker, Bencher paddle and ATP 102 linear amplifier tuning device.

Left: W7RJR operating position, from left to right: Dell laptop running WSJT/MixW, Ameritron AL-811 Amplifier, Palstar AT1500DT Tuner, Heil HM10 Boom microphone, Rigblaster, IC-756Pro, Bencher paddle, Ameritron ATP-102 (pulse tuner), ARB-704 Amp interface,IC-820H VHF/UHF all-mode.

RIGHT: Ameritron AL-811 amplifier that utilizes three 811a tubes in grounded grid to produce about 600 watts output. Palstar AT1500DT Tuner.

Below: View of Rohn 25G tower and Glen Martin rooftop tower from backyard. The rooftop tower holds the Cushcraft 5 element six meter yagi with 2 meter/70 cm quad on top. Less visible is a Comet GP6 VHF/UHF vertical. On top of the Rohn tower is my Tennadyne T6, six element log periodic dipole array. Just to the right is the diamond discone scanner antenna. Below the rotator, on the Hazer is the apex of my Alpha-Delta DX-A sloper antenna for the low bands.

Right-> The Tennadyne T6 log periodic dipole array. Uses a Collins type balun and is situated on a Glen Martin H3 hazer.

Above: My VHF/UHF station. Shown is an ICOM IC 820H with a Uniden BC 780 XLT scanner
on top. I use the 820H for terrestrial SSB/CW and satellites and occasional FM operation.

Right -> The rooftop mounted Glen Martin tower holds my Cushcraft 5 element, six meter band yagi.
Just above it is my Cubex 'Yellow Jacket' dual band quad. It has 4 element for 2 meters and 6 elements
for 70 cm. I have it vertically polarized.

I retired from the U.S. Army in 1987 as a Chief Warrant Officer. I served in Vietnam (67' to 68') with the 520th PSC, Saigon Support Command, 90th Replacement Bn and the 64th Quartermaster Bn in Long Binh. Please see the 520th PSC link above for more info. I was a Personnel Technician and some of my assignments were with the USASA, ITAC, 3rd Inf Div, 2d Armored Div, USAINSCOM, USATRANSCOM and several assignments as an advisor to the Reserves and Army National Guard in Florida and New York.

My military medals and ribbons

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