KC2WI
(Extra Class)

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Pete Newell
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---- ITEMS FOR SALE ----

1936 Kadette 400 Table Radio - pictures

RME Model 43 WWII Communications Receiver

Kenwood TS-120

Alinco DX70-TH

(4) Sonar 15V VHF Mobiles (4 channel crystal 155 MHz.) working condition $15/ea or $40 all

Dentron 80-10 AT Random WIre TUner excellent condition $50

Rigblaster M8 Rig-Sound Card Interface. Original box, software disk, etc. you need to make a or buy a cable for your radio. $50
WANTED- info on Kenwood ST-1 charger WANTED/TRADE: FT-817, Random wire tuner, QRP Balun, Anetnna analyzer, EDX-2 random wire coupler, Autotuner, 2M or Dual/Twin Band Mobile
  

QSL information: Clubs and Affiliations:
Peter R. Newell KC2WI
P.O. Box 161
Glenfield, NY 13343-0161 USA

( Lewis County, 6 miles South of Lowville,
 45 miles north of Utica on state route 12 )

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QTH coordinates:
    UTM 18 467684E 4839797N
    43° 42' 45" N,   75° 24' 04" W

Grid Square: FN23hr
19.9 mi (31.9 km) from NORTH edge of grid square,
29.9 mi (48.1 km) from WEST edge of grid square.

 Northern New York Amateur Radio Association

Black River Valley Amateur Radio Club         rpt: 146.955 -
Lewis County Emergency Communicators Group ARES/RACES
    (Lewis County NY)

Boonville Amateur Radio Club                        rpt: 146.655 -
    Boonville NY (Northern Oneida County)

Speculator Amateur Radio Club (SpARC)       rpt: 147.165+
    (Central Hamilton County)

USAF Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) (callsign AFA2CQ)

Civil Air Patrol, Central New York Group (callsign White Peak 7051)

Lewis County Search & Rescue, Lowville NY

ARRL      7225 ECARS   3958 Carrier Net      7272 RagChewers / 7190 Nightwatch
You might find me on the air on any of the following nets or frequencies:
Name/Description Frequency Notes/Time(s) UTC (adjust net times -1 hour for EDT)
HFPack Frequencies 14.342.5, 18.357.5 when band is open
East Coast Amateur Radio Service 7.255 any day 1230-2000 (sometimes later if no broadcast QRM)
7272 Ragchew / 7190 NightWatch 7.272 / 7.190 Mornings / Evenings 7-9
North Country Group 3.958 Sundays 1330-1430 (Sometimes I am on freq. after the net)
NNY Check-ins Net 3.958 Saturdays 1400-1500 (Sometimes on freq. after the net)
NNY afternoon informal 3.958 may be monitoring approximately . 2230-2345
60 Meter "channels" any channel occcasionally monitor in the late afternoon or evening
10 Meter SSB 28.400 +/- periodically monitor
6 Meter FM simplex 52.525 occasionally monitor
Lewis County Roundtable 146.955- RPT evenings 0100 (I typically monitor this repeater)
Black River Valley Service Net 146.655- RPT evenings 0200 (I frequently monitor this repeater)
SpARC Training Net 147.165+ RPT Mondays 0000 (I occasionally monitor other times)
USAF MARS NExS1 or other nets per schedule per schedule

Equipment:
Glenfield Home QTH: Main radio is an Icom IC-746Pro. Sometimes operate an IC-703+ from the porch or back yard, or IC-7000 or IC-706MkIIG. Main antanna is a G5RV @ 30' Secondary dipole is a BWD-90. Alternate 20-15-10 antenna is a 18AVQ vertical roof-mounted with metal roof for ground plane. Back yard temporary "field antenna" is a 35' end-fed sloping wire with AH-4 tuner or other experimental configurations...
Adirondack QTH: Alinco DX-70T. G5RV at 60 feet or 45' end-fed wire at 25 feet with EDX-2 coupler/tuner.
Mobile: Icom IC-7000 or IC-706MkIIg or . Hamsticks (working on High Sierra HS1800 installation.)
Portable/deployed: IC-706MkIIg or IC-7000, or IC-703+. G5RV, Cobra, end-fed wire, various other dipoles, etc.
Backpack Portable: IC-703+ with dipole or end-fed wire

Mobile operation Saturday April 8, 2006. Think you need big antenna & high power to work the world? Check this out.

Mobile operating position June 4, 2006. Contacted 8 Museum ship special event stations NY to WI, plus many others.
Icom Tune Control information
more info - see my qrz.com listing

Snowmobile Mobile Jan 11, 2012 about 4PM. Lake Sacangaga, south central Adirondacks.
Contacts with Arizona and a mobile in Oklahoma on 15M.   IC-703+ 10 Watts. AT-271A/PRC shock corded whip approx. 9 1/2 feet on 'mirror mount' clamped to my 2009 Ski Doo Freestyle Tundra's rear rack.

The"shack"... It's been temporary for some time...


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