Hello Kent,
Welcome to the list. I am in Greenville NC, home of the East Carolina 
University Pirates!

If you're looking for an HF rig that is accessible you should look at the 
Kenwood TS-590.
73,
Albert, WA7FXB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Plemmons" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:51 AM
Subject: Introduction, Kent Plemmons, kk4fff


> Good morning blind-hams list.
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> My name is Kent Plemmons and I live near Waynesville NC in the Great Smoky
> Mountains.  This is in the western end of North Carolina not far from the
> Tennessee border.
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> Tom Behler in Michigan told me about the Blind-Hams list and I am pleased 
> to
> be able to join you all.
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> I am 57 years old and am married.  I enjoy amateur radio, gardening,
> beekeeping, technology, Bible study and people.
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> Presently I have a general class license and My call sign is kk4fff.  My
> interest in amateur radio began in 1994 when I attained a tech plus 
> license
> (ke4kka) which I unwisely allowed to expire several years ago.
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> The radios that I have are an Icom IC-275H 2 meter all mode base and a
> Kenwood TM-V71A mobile that I also use as a base.
>
> I am now in the process of selecting an hf base radio and a suitable
> antenna(s).  I am looking forward to getting to know some of you all and
> learning as I indeed have much that I don't know.
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> Thank you,
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> Kent Plemmons
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> Kk4fff
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>