Fellow Amer's- Hi! My name is Bob K5SEP living in Mountainair, New Mexico. The town is about 75 miles Southeast of Albuquerque on the East side of the Rockies. The town is about one square mile in physical size with a population of 1,300. Mountainair is just under 6,500 feet above sea level (almost geographically the center of the State). It is extremely rural with mainly farming and ranch land.
Probably the first quarter of 2007, I will be moving to the new K5SEP Radio Ranch. I work for UPHI.NET, a local high speed wireless Internet company providing service to residential/businesses in this portion of Torrance County. The head end of our system is on the West side of town on a hill overlooking the Estancia Valley. I will have my own mobile home on their property. I should be getting a large storage shed too. I have been continuously licensed since my senior year of high school (1967-68). My Novice station back in my hometown of Passaic, New Jersey was a Heathkit DX-60B transmitter and Lafayette HA-63A receiver (as WN2CXS). My second station when I upgraded to General after 1968 was an E.F. Johnson Viking II with matching VFO, National NC-300 receiver and 40 meter dipole. Wish I had not sold the gear when I moved to NM in 1976. I recently purchased a close facsimile which includes the E.F. Johnson Viking II w/matching VFO w/ten 40/75 meter AM phone crystals, National NC-109 receiver w/manuals, D-104 mike and other accessories. Found an Amateur North of me who needed the cash. To my knowledge, he electronically went through everything, replacing electrolytic caps, etc. It was fully operational when he took it off the air very recently. There is a 55-60 foot self supporting tower on the property where the mobile home will be. It is used for a microwave repeater for the high speed wireless Internet network. Since the two owners are both Amateurs, no problem using it for my antennas. I actually have not be on HF AM in many years, so when this comes together next year it will be great! I am also into collection/repairs antique radios. Looking forward towards an exciting 2007 meeting some of you on the air. Bob K5SEP ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
