My Wife and I are Ham Radio operator's in Eugene, OR. My interest in radio started as a licensed CB user(KBPN-1418) and I went by 'Little John'. I was discouraged by the language and lack of courtesy though and searched for an alternative. Ham radio was the ticket I desired, but it was several years until I got around to finish studying for a license, learning the code really held me back. I was first licensed as KB7VIQ on June 6, 1993. My Brother Cecil(KB7ZXH) and a group of us Friends had a repeater for years but due to inactivity we took it down.
On March 14th 2007 my wife Kathy became KD7PJW and I became K7VIQ as we both took and passed the General exam together. I love the idea of communicating with my Friends from around the world(ie. SV2EVS, WA4UQQ, W2BN and Sat/Sun ECARN/Rendezvous nets). We never did get set up to work on HF though. [Still the case in 10/2023, I bought a NanoVNAH 4 antenna analyzer but have not got it to work yet.]
On March 30, 2019 I passed the extra and we acquired some decent HF equipment. I am having problems getting an antenna to work with my radio though. I hope one day to be on the HF bands. [In 10/2023, I bought a NanoVNAH 4 antenna analyzer to get the antenna working but have not got the analyzer to work yet.]
In December 2019 I started learning Morse code through the LICW club. I bought a Bencher BY-2 on July 31, 20, one of several items he sold to LICW Club members. As I slowly continue to learn to listen to code, I hope to one day use it on the air, but meanwhile I practice using my PC, Keys, oscillators and apps. I also bought most of the parts needed to assemble a custom Kent key on April 22, 2023 at a good discount from buying the kit. I am now practice sending with a Morserino and receiving from Morse Code World QSO Practice QSO's.
October 20-2023 - I have been practicing daily QSO’s with Morse Code Online for a long time and my Morserino for a couple months and I want to practice QSO's with other code students
I am currently practicing CW at 14/8.
When I do get on the air, Please leave me 14/8 chr spacing so I can have time to process between letters and words.
Here is a link to my QRZ Logbook: K7VIQ QRZ Logbook
HAM CLUBS
LICW Club #266 - Nov, 14, 2019 - Helps hams learn morse code and get on the air. LICW holds internet video conference classes for the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels on a weekly basis.
Valley Radio Club 2020-Current - The Valley Radio Club of Oregon located in Eugene, Oregon, was chartered in 1929, and is one of the oldest, continuously operated club stations in the United States. It has been affiliated with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) since 1932, and associated with the American Red Cross since 1951. (VRC does not have member numbers.)
NAQCC #11432 - Feb 23, 2023 - North American QRP CW Club is to advance, promote, and pursue designing, information sharing, building, and operation of low power
SKCC # 21564 - Jan 5, 2020 - Club encourages straight key use with awards.
FISTS # 19640 - Nov 19, 2019 - FISTS is a well established and recognized CW (Morse Code) organization in the world of amateur radio founded in 1987.
LIDSCW #404 - 10:53 AM · Dec 30, 2019 - Less Involved Data Society a ‘virtual’ radio club all about encouraging amateur radio operators to try something new, especially if it is CW. LIDS is all about having a go. Knowledge and experience will come.
A1 Club Blogspot #4485 - 8/28/2023 - A1 CLUB was established in Oct.1998 and we have over 4485 members as of 8/28/2023. JO1ZZZ is the headquarter club station located in Tokyo Japan. A1 CLUB is a community group who loves CW communication.
Feldhell #6375 - 2019 - HF digital mode for sending and receiving text using facsimile technology in which the characters are not decoded, but "painted" graphically on a screen for the operator to interpret. a German engineer named Rudolf Hell, who patented this early method of facsimile in 1929. Hellschreiber was the first successful direct printing text transmission system, and was very popular at a time when teleprinters were complex and expensive, because the Hell receiving mechanism had only two moving parts.
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