W4MQCW4MQC
A web page dedicated to ham radio,
fly-fishing and the other arcane pursuits of Alan Pike
Ham Radio....
I got my first ham license back in 1958. From that point on, I have been most interested in CW and QRP (low power) operations. I have been active for most of the last 40 or so years except for a year trip to
During the years, I have held several callsigns: K9PCE, WA4RKE,
K4COR, W8MGF and NT1V. The current callsign (W4MQC) belonged to my uncle who got me interested in ham radio back in the fifties. When the Vanity Call program opened up last year, I took the opportunity to return the call to the family since it did have some special meaning to me. I sure would like to hear from anybody out there that might have worked the original W4MQC (Howard "Buster" Pike) and might have even gotten one of his QSL cards.I spend much of my ham radio time on 40 meters between 7.017 and 7.035 and on 80 meters between 3.520 and 3.545. When running QRP, I hang around 7.040 or 3.560. My current gear is primarily vintage Ten Tec stuff. For low power operating, I have the Ten Tec Argonaut 509 which puts out about 3 watts. I have the Ten Tec Argosy, a Century 22 and an OMNI D. I also use an old Yaesu FT-757 occasionally. One of my newer rigs is a Ten Tec Pegasus. My newest rig is the Yaesu FT-817 which packs an incredible amount of capability into a very small package. I have the usual compliment of 2 meter mobile rigs and HT's. I live about a half mile from the Harvard repeater site, so it is makes it very easy to work through it. My antennas are merely wires. I have a 40 meter dipole, a G5RV, an 80 meter dipole, a Carolina Windom and a combo 40m dipole/inverted vee.
Ham Links
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Harvard Repeater Group - The 145.41 repeater that covers Boston/West.
Log-EQF Logging Program - One of the best, and easiest to use logging programs plus use your computer keyboard to send cw. Check out the trial version first but the product is well worth the price .
Small Wonders Labs QRP Kits - A number of high quality kits very reasonably priced from Dave Benson, NN1G.
Sound Blaster Soundcard Software - Useful site with tons of software/freeware that lets you use your soundcard to generate and receive RTTY and other modes without an external TNC or demodulator.
w4mqc@arrl.net
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