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W9XKQ Shack
73 and welcome to the home page of amateur radio station W9XKQ, located in Reno, NV. Licensed since 1968. I work mostly HF, some 2 meters, and I check into the Tuesday night emergency net.
| HF rig | Hamwell HT-430 (bought used in 1985, still perfect) |
| 2m | Handheld + mobile in the truck |
| Antenna | Dipole, 40 feet up in the oak tree |
| Power | 100 watts, plus a solar backup (Y2K ready!) |
| Key | Grandpa's old straight key |
| Logbook | Paper. Always paper. |
| 10/15/98 | Worked a station in New Zealand on 20 meters! 11,000 miles! |
| 1/24/99 | Field Day: 212 contacts from a tent. Mosquitoes: 4,000. |
| 2/2/99 | Helped relay messages during the ice storm. |
| 4/18/99 | Antenna fell out of the oak tree. Squirrel suspected. |
When the phones go down, we are still on the air.
You can talk to the whole world with a wire and a battery.
No monthly bill!
The people are friendly.
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Last updated: 13 Oct 1998
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