KC8RP

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Commercial license #PG-19-15644

ARRL V. E. Accredited

Amateur license held, Extra

I was calling CQ the other night on 40M and I did not notice I was on USB not LSB. A ham came on and called me a moron!! What ever you do make sure you don't make a mistake on the air because instead of a kind reminder you are not following band protocol someone will try to humiliate you and make you feel small!! Is this what ham radio is all about? Of course the ham did not identify himself, I apologized and left the air a little red faced.

My main radio is an Yaesu FT-2000 with FH-2 keypad & matching speaker. I also have the DMU-2000 linked to a second monitor. I also have the micro Keyer II interfaced to my FT-2000 and my DXLab software for digital and CW. My secondary radio is an ICOM IC-7000 with the LDG AT-7000 autotuner, and SignaLink USB mainly used for 2 meters and up operation. In addition I have the Yaesu Quadra 1KW linear amp. Station include a Palstar AT2K tuner, Bencher iambic keyer & straight key, Heil Goldline GM-4 mike mounted on the shock absorbing boom, Heil Pro set Plus, Heil PTT footswitch, Alinco DM-330MV power and Pyramid PS-26KX power supply and a MFJ-1126 power distribution strip. Yaesu G-2800DXA, with a Idiom Press serial controller, turns a Mosley S-33 yagi with 40, 20 & 17 meters and a Cushcraft A505S 5 element 6 meter beam. These antennas are on a 50' aluminum Universal tower and a 10' aluminum mast. The Yaesu G-450A rotor turns a Cushcraft MA5B 20 thru 10 meters beam which includes WARC bands( MFJ now owns Cushcraft), this is mounted on a mast from my chimney about 25' up. I also have a Alpha Delta DX-B 160 thru 10 meters sloper which slopes from the 40' height , off the tower, to 17' above ground. I also have a Kenwood TH-79A dual band handheld and a couple of Cobra CB handhelds for non ham use. Most of the antenna switching is done through my Quadra but I can switch my output to a Heathkit Cantenna through the Palstar. I also have a Davis weather station with internet link, the anemometer mounted 40' up the tower. Test equipment include a Tektronix 465B oscilloscope with DM 44 multimeter / frequency counter, Heathkit 2240 digital LC bridge, Heathkit SM-2420 frequency counter, Heathkit IM-5225 FET multimeter and a IM-5238 AC voltmeter.