Matthew's Ham Radio Page
On November 2nd, 2002 I successfully passed my element 2 technicians test. After a hiatus of 20 years I am back on the airwaves. Back then I was active on 11-meters and worked SSB often before I went to college. After college the 11-meter band was kind of dead, all my friends there either moved on to ham radio, away from the area, or just got sick of everything that went along with 11-meters. (My best radio friend passed away too.)
In the summer of 2002 while launching my friends rocket, (Jim's Mega-Endeavor) he told me that he passed his amateur radio test. He needed to pass the test to use the 6-meter direction finding equipment in his rocket. If you look at the pictures on my rocket page there are very tall cornfields we deal with. The direction finding equipment is useful when rockets land there. The important thing he told me was that he didn't need to learn code. This started me on a path of progressively harder radio tests and you can see the ones I passed below. You can now catch me on the air as K2NUD.
****UPDATE**** 8/3/03 I have now passed the General Element's 1 & 3.
****UPDATE**** 1/4/04 I have now passed the Extra Element-4 test.
****UPDATE**** 1/17/04 I have now passed the GROL Commercial Element-1 test.
****UPDATE**** 9/03/04 I have now passed the GROL Commercial Element-3 test.
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Please use this applet to search my log
Updated as of the 06th of August 2011, If there is an error I am sorry, email k2nud at the arrl.net for a scheduled QSO.
I have uploaded my log to the ARRL LoTW near the same date as above.
This search applet has been provided by G4ZFE
Below is a picture of my new HAM shack. From the left: IC-R7000, Midland WR-300 SAME Weather Radio, Yaesu G800S Rotor, ICOM IC-910H with 1.2 GHz, Alinco DR235T, Mirage C-2512G Amp, Down East Microwave 222 Transverter with TIB, and an ICOM IC-746PRO.
I have several antennas; depending on the time of year, conditions, or contest participation, I put different ones up. The permanent ones are seen below. From left to right are a Comet single band 220MHz vertical, an Alpha-Delta DXCC wire antenna, a Diamond CP6A multi band HF + 6m Vertical, and a Diamond X510NA 2m & 70cm vertical.
I have beams for 6m, 2m, 1.25m 70cm & 23cm, all from M-Squared.
Below is a picture, from my friend Lou-N2CYY, of my M-Squared - 6-Meter Beam at field day. Nice shot Lou!
