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Paula (WØHA) and Mark (WØMH) in the ham shack. Mark was the 1997-2000 President of the Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club. Paula was the first lady. Both are ARRL members and Certified Volunteer Examiners. The rig is an ICOM IC-751 160 through 10 meter transceiver. Used with it is an Amp LA-1000A Amplifier for 160 through 10-meters. Output is typically 400 watts PEP. Antennas include a G5RV dipole, which is just over 200 feet in length. The G5RV works well from 160 through 20 meters. We also have a Cushcraft R-5 vertical which covers the 20 through 10 meter bands. In addition, there are a vertical 40-meter loop and a vertical 20-meter loop. Recently added was a unipole-fed 80-meter vertical. |
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Mark met with Tod Olson, KØTO, (now retired) Dakota Division Director for the ARRL (The national association for Amateur Radio) at the 14th Annual Hamfest Minnesota at the St. Paul River Centre on October 31st, 1998. They discussed the proposed ham licensing changes. Tod later spoke at a Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club meeting on June 24, 1999. | |
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Paula met Gordon West, WB6NOA, at the Superfest in Peoria, Illinois on September 16, 1999. Gordon has written a number of books to help people become hams. Paula used one of his tapes when studying morse code. She passed her 20 word per minute exam in the spring of 1998. Click here for a large photo of Paula and Gordon. |
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(l-r) Friend, Jim Barry WØIRE; Then President of the American Radio Relay League, Jim Haynie W5JBP; and Mark WØMH at "The Big One" Hamfest in St. Paul, MN on October 26, 2002. |
THE AMATEURS CODE by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA (1928) The Radio Amateur is:
CONSIDERATE..... never knowingly operating in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others.
LOYAL..... offering loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs and the American Radio Relay League, through which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally.
PROGRESSIVE..... with knowledge abreast of science, a well built and efficient station, and operation beyond reproach.
FRIENDLY..... with slow and patient operation when requested, friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance, co-operation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit.
BALANCED..... Radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school or community.
PATRIOTIC..... with station and skill always ready for service to country and community.
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