| AF4LQ
Mike Lyness Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Thanks for the visit
and welcome
to my homepage. Nothing fancy here, just a few words to fill in the
blanks should
we have met on the air recently. I've been a ham operator since 1993
and earned my Extra class license and present callsign in '98. I
operate 100% CW and my primary interest is QRP operating and building. Radios that I've built and presently use are an Elecraft K2, an OHR500, a Norcal 40A, an SW30+, a DSW-II (20m), and two OHR100A's. I most often use either a Kent dual lever paddle or a Speed-X straight key, depending on the situation and mood. If you need a QSL for our contact I'm always happy to confirm Kentucky or Jefferson County for your awards. Thanks again for the QSO and visit and I hope we cross paths on the air again soon. |
| CW for Beginners |
| For new hams that have an interest in learning and operating CW, I offer a few links that may prove helpful. Best of luck to you, above all have fun, and I hope to work you on CW one day soon. |
| The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - courtesy of N9BOR |
| G4FON's Morse Code Trainer software |
| K7QO's Code course |
| W1AW Schedule |
| W1AW MP3 Code Practice Files |
| WB8FSV's Beginners Guide to making CW Contacts |
| KA7NOC's CW Facts and Operating Tips |
| W9PPG's Why Learn and Use CW? |
| K3MT's CW Skill and How to Acquire It |
| In Memory of my Friend |
| W4JCH SK |
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| W4JCH was my
very good friend and radio buddy. He was a first class CW operator
and I'm proud to
have
known him and been able to share the things we enjoyed so much
together. We
chased a lot
of DX together
and shared a lot of
good times with that on a daily basis for several years and we also
enjoyed many late night ragchews together. Since we were "across the
alley" neighbors and
our
antennas were
only about 40ft apart we'd work each other dummy load to dummy load,
chatting late into the wee hours.
GB es 73 OM. |
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73 de AF4LQ
| Worked
All States QRP 40/20 meters and mixed band |
Worked
All Continents and 187 Countries QRP |
| 308,000 miles-per-watt |
Revised June, 2008