Welcome to my site about Amateur Radio and Wireless Communications. To begin it all started when I was very young listening to my grandfather’s Zenith Trans-Oceanic Radio Model 600. When he turned it on, I remember hearing radio stations from around the world. Places like London, Germany, and Australia to name a few. The stations I heard on that shortwave receiver played music, news and radio shows broadcasts from all over the world. I quickly became very fascinated when I learned that what I heard was so far away. Then later, in 1977 I was spending the summer with my other grandparents in Detroit Michigan and went to visit my God parents not to far from where they lived. They had a really old AM tube radio which they turned on every evening about 7:00pm to listen to a radio broadcast show. I member hearing Bob Hope on one of the broadcasts shows from New York; once again I was still fascinated to hear something so far away and not being able to see it. It was listening to long distant radio station, seeing the glow of the set and its internal components had become an interest to me which started my curiosity about radio.

As time passed, I began tinkering with old AM and FM radios unfortunately most them I broke trying to figure out how they worked. Then, when I was a teenager and old enough to work I got a part time job. After a few pay checks I bought my first radio transceiver. Of all things it was a Radio Shack 40 channel CB walkie-talkie with matching hand microphone and ear piece. Who knew that 40 channel Radio Shack radio would lead me to meeting other people with similar interest? A few more years had passed along with several other CB radios, base station antennas and some home brew radios and amplifiers. During that time I had met someone whom I became friends and their dad, Bob Fivey N4ORN, was a ham radio operator. Bob helped me get started through mentoring and helping me understand the in and out about HAM radio. I then later met a gentleman, Robin Terrill N4HHP, who is now a very close and dear friend of mine. Both Bob and Robin administered me my exams during a VE testing session in Pompano Beach, Florida on April 1 1990.

After passing my FCC amateur exams for novice and technicians class radio license I was so excited I passed, I went right out to Mike’s Electronics and bought my first ham radio. That radio was an Icom 32AT handheld with all the accessories and feature. I have been enjoying HAM radio ever since and have built all kinds of projects, kits, antennas and just stuff that hams like to play with. I still have my grandfather’s Zenith Trans-Oceanic Radio Model 600 and my Icom 32AT handheld radios not to mention other gear I have collected over the years.

I am an active HAM radio operator in the community with respect to emergency preparedness, Skywarn, public awareness and sharing amateur radio with whoever asks. This web site is basically to share my knowledge, skills and educate anyone who has an interest in Amateur radio, communications and or computer technology. Please enjoy the site and share the information provided here with others

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Larry – N4YWN