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A Bit about Me:

This is me. Hello,

My name is Gary, born in 1951, carpenter by profession and now run a small apartment building.

I became a ham in 1989.  In the first few years of being a ham, I was overly occupied with the hobby, much to the concern of my wife.  Sound familiar?  Gradually my interests shifted more to the computer,  and recently back to amateur radio.

I do most of my computing in Linux now and thought I'd share how I backup my Linux box.
My QTH, (location is) Victoria, B.C.   This is on the West Coast of Canada, on Vancouver Island, about 75 miles north-west of Seattle.  When at the radio my favourite mode of operation is CW on the 15-meter band.  Lately, I have not been very radio active, but perhaps that will soon change.   If you hear me on the air, break-in and say hello!  

I thought I'd add something to the ham community by making a web presence.  So...

  • If you are thinking of becoming a Ham, check out my "How to"!
  • If you are a ham and interested in a cheap effective 2 meter antenna look into my "Quad Plans".

 

Plans for my 2 meter Quad:

This is my 2 meter Quad, which is mounted above my tribander.  Made of wood and wire it's not "high-tech", but It's cheap, easy to construct and works well.  I use a wooden mast (about 8 foot) jammed into the open end of the tribander mast.  Bear in mind a wooden mast is prone to breakage in a high wind.   You may want to reinforce where it joins the metal mast, or use a different non-inductive material such as fiberglass.

My 2 meter quad. I got to get a better picture!

  quad.pdf   Right click and select save target or link as
It is best if you download the file and print it.  To read and print this file you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4, direct from Adobe.  Alternately you can follow this link and print the pages with your browser.

How to Become an Amateur Radio Operator in Canada.
Information and study resources for those who are interested in becoming a ham.

Q-Signals:

A list of Q-Signals

  Q Signals PDF    Right click and select save target or link as

Links:

Industry Canada's Amateur Radio Site.

Dino's Amateur Radio Site.

My favourite link for general  no-nag freeware.

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Search the BUCKMASTER CD Data Base

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E-mail me here!

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Last updated:  April 4 2005