Thanks for the welcome.
I will be turning the beams with the M2 Orion 2800 and I am using the
RT-2100 rotor controller from Green Heron Engineering.
Howard T.
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: Reflecting back!
> well, welcome to the list.
> You are howard number three on list, so try not to get too confused like
> we
> do with the two we had before hi hi.
> Sounds like you have a monster antenna project going up in the near
> future.
> Those sound like some nice beam antennas as well.
> What are you going to be using to turn everything?
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:32 PM
> Subject: Reflecting back!
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am new to this list since Monday Aug 1.
>>
>> I have been listening to all the comments and find them all interesting.
>>
>> I thought I would give you all a little history about me.
>>
>> I have been visually impaired all my life, however I had pretty good =
>> vision, I thought, even though I was legally blind. I read large print =
>> and did not use braille.
>>
>> I am now 58 years old and I lost almost all of the vision I had about 13
>> =
>> years ago.
>>
>> I was employed at one of our local hospitals for about 20 years =
>> repairing medical electronics until my loss of vision forced me to quit.
>>
>> I received my novice license in eighth grade in 1968, my general about =
>> nine months later, my advanced as a junior in high school and my extra =
>> last year.
>>
>> While I was in college studying electronics I received my second class =
>> radio telephone license.
>>
>> My first station was a Knight Kit T-60 CW transmitter that was rock =
>> bound. The receiver was a Drake 2A. A couple of years later I picked =
>> up a Hallicrafters HT-37 transmitter.
>>
>> In the middle 70's, I worked at Heath Company in Benton Harbor, MI in =
>> the service department, and picked up their first 2 meter synthesized =
>> rig, the HW-2036 I believe. =20
>> In the early 80's I picked up a pair of Drake twins the T4XB and R4B. I
>> =
>> still have all of this equipment except the Heath 2 meter radio.
>>
>> By the early 90's my beam antennas had pretty much deteriated and I was =
>> off the air, except for 2 meters. Also at that time my children were =
>> born and there didn't seem to be enough time for ham radio and to get =
>> the antennas replaced.
>>
>> Now my sons are in college and I am working on getting back on the air.
>> =
>> I just purchased an 11 element beam that covers 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 =
>> meters, a 2 element beam for 40 meters and a 5 element beam for 6 =
>> meters.
>> The antennas will be at 70, 80 and 90 feet. All three antennas came from
>> =
>> Opti-Beam in Germany.
>>
>> I will be using a Kenwood TS-570 rig.
>>
>> The antennas are all assembled, I just need to get them on the tower, =
>> hopefully in the next few weeks.
>>
>> I can't wait to get back on the air.
>>
>> I consider myself to be one of the old timers, and I have been =
>> listening to all the comments about how ham radio has changed, however, =
>> I realize we need to change with the technology or our hobby will die. =
>> There is enough out there for all interests. I am fortunate to live in =
>> a house and to have room for a tower and the antennas, however, I =
>> realize that many of you live in apartments or places where there are =
>> restrictions on antennas and some of the new ways to communicate is the =
>> only choice you have.
>>
>> I don't know much about all the new digital modes and how the internet =
>> can be used in conjunction with them, so I hope I will be able to learn =
>> from many of you.
>>
>> I will be looking for help from many of you as to how my computer may =
>> aid me as a blind ham in today's ham radio.
>>
>> I am sorry for the long winded message, isn't this the way it is =
>> supposed to be with us hams?
>>
>> 73's,
>>
>> Howard, W A 9 Y B W, Springfield, Illinois
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