Amateur Radio

Radio equipment includes:

ICOM:
756 Pro
Yaesu:
VX-7R (portable)
Standard:
I have been an amateur radio operator for the past 23 years.
I'm located in Owatonna Mn about 60 miles south of Minneapolis Mn.
I operate CW (morse code) and SSB.

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Antenna system
includes:
6 band Hybrid Quad Antenna (mini-beam)
Hy-Gain Hustler 6BTV multi-band vertical antenna.

WA0F Station

A general view of the station. The Icom 756 Pro, speaker and accessories are to one side of the operating position.

Keys & monitors

A few of the straight keys set by the 2 monitors. The keys are WW2 and newer types. 7 keys are shown ready for use at the opearting position. Six of the keys are staight keys. The MFJ Paddle keyer is shown to the right. All the keys are plugged into a device that connects to the Icom-756 Pro.

Operating Keys

Straight keys are my preferred type for use at the operating position. I also have the MFJ paddle key used mostly for contests when a little more speed is needed.

Operating Keys another view

I have found most of the keys comfortable to operate. For short durations these keys work very well.
I think every code key offers something unique to an amateurs station.
Many keys offer history while the newer ones add to a "style" shown in worksmanship.

More keys on following pages.

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E-mail:

WA0F

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Links

Angelfire - Easiest Free Home Pages
W5FZ Home Page
W1TP Telegraph Museum
Morse (CW) Club
UTC-World Time Site
OSCAR
Dayton Hamvention
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