Adventures in HAM RADIO Album

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Adventures in HAM RADIO

Here are some Ham Radio related items.

Above: Our Station. Above: Kevin, WH6KO. Above: View of our V/UHF & Satellite Gear. Above: Our QTH. OLD Tower configuration

Above: Our QTH in June-2014. Above: Our HF, 2m & 6m Antennas. Above: Some of Our Antennas. Above: Our Satellite Antennas

Audio Below was captured as the Mir Space Station Orbited over Maui Hawaii, with HAM operators onboard.

Above: 1995 Tropo Duct from HI. to CA. STS-74 / MIR Seperation Nov 1995, HAM Greetings. A Christmas Message from MIR, Dec 24,1995.

Click here to LISTEN to the QSO. (Contact) Click here to LISTEN to the One-Way Transmission Click here to LISTEN

Above: Copy of QSL Card "Confirmation of Contact".

Above: Hawaii License plate before removal.

On 07/17/95 Kevin had a chance to talk, have a QSO, with Nancy Currie, via SAREX and HAM Radio, as she was Orbiting over the Hawaiian Islands on the Space Shuttle Discovery, Mission STS-70.

Click Here to LISTEN to the Full QSO.

The Next day I spoke with Don Thomas, KC5FVF, as he was at the mic. You can also here One-Way comms as he was speaking to other stations in Hawaii.

Click Here to LISTEN to the Full QSO

Above: New Oregon License Plate.

Above: Field Day 2004 at Larch Mountain.

MT. HOOD in the background.

Our APRS, WEATHER, REPEATER RACK

ABOVE: The WH6KO APRS+SA IGate and Weather Rack, located at our home.

APRS and WEATHER Instrumentation.

Above: Close-Up of the APRS and Weather Instrumentation.

WH6KO UHF REPEATER.

Above: Our UHF Repeater, built from scratch, and Db-Products Duplexer.

Karen and I are Both certified SKYWARN spotters, on Maui and in Oregon.

LEFT: The rack to the left sends out LIVE Weather reports, updates every 5 min., and also APRS Traffic.

APRS is a system used by HAM operators to monitor stations, and Vehicles, and show there location on a map. APRS takes data from a GPS and sends the information via radio to an IGATE, like the one shown, and then places that info on the internet.

Weather info is also broadcast LIVE from this unit and is used by the National Weather Service.

CLICK HERE for LIVE WX from our home.

CLICK HERE to see APRS stations near our home.