CQ Steel Guitarist

Russ Little · Post by **Russ Little** » 2 Dec 2006 8:49 pm

N5UG not very active any more except for
emergencies.
Still good in qrz

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Jim Seay · Post by **Jim Seay** » 3 Dec 2006 7:40 pm

KC4YDF-Advance Kept my old callsign.
73's.

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Ric Epperle · Post by **Ric Epperle** » 4 Dec 2006 2:12 am

KE7MK- Advanced..

I've been a licensed ham since I was 14. I am now 53. I've had 5 call signs since. Currently I'm on 40 and 75 meter SSB, 20 meter CW (I'm still somewhat of a nut for CW - (about 25 wpm solid). I'm also on the local 2 meter and 440 repeaters. Back in the late 90's I was active on 1296 MHz moon bounce.(EME). I Hope to try my hand at it again someday soon. My 16 foot dish is still sitting in Cody. As soon as I can transport it over the mountain, I'll be bouncing again..

73's Ric Epperle...

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MSA D12 Vintage XL

[This message was edited by Ric Epperle on 05 December 2006 at 02:24 AM.]

Bruce Wutzke · Post by **Bruce Wutzke** » 4 Dec 2006 2:41 am

WB0VDE
Did a lot of CW in the 70's, then it went the wayside. All the speedsters seemed to die out.
Last thing I did was fly RC on 6 meters a few years ago.

Jan Mulder · Post by **Jan Mulder** » 4 Dec 2006 8:26 am

I have my licence for more then 30 years , the call is: Pa3HCR, worked all bands.
73' Jan

Jay Yuskaitis · Post by **Jay Yuskaitis** » 4 Dec 2006 10:16 am

''KA1GBR''

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Jerry Mason · Post by **Jerry Mason** » 4 Dec 2006 3:06 pm

WB8YTS Not active as much as I use to be. Spend my spare time on steel. I still have a 2m/440 handheld and a Yeasu low band rig but no outside antennas.

Bill Bosler · Post by **Bill Bosler** » 4 Dec 2006 5:21 pm

Been a ham since 1963. Present Callsign - WF3M. I used to be very active in DXing and CW contesting, now mostly yapping on the local 2 meter repeater (147.21 Pottstown, PA) during drive time.

Ric Epperle · Post by **Ric Epperle** » 5 Dec 2006 2:41 am

Joe... You have a good idea on starting a steeler's net. We could have a ball with that. My dad, Gene Epperle was a fine steel player for 50 plus years and also a ham radio operator. His first call was WH6BEP and was stationed in Hawaii at the time.(USMC)... After we moved state-side he became K6SLB and finally to W7JIL. Ham Radio has pretty much run in our family. My dad is a silent key now but my mother is still alive and her call is WA7UPK. She resides in North Idaho and not very active except for 2 meters.

My first call was WN6UIG(novice), to WB6UIG (General),then to KA7UAK to N7HBX and finally, KE7MK... I've had alot of fun with ham radio over the years (still do).

To Bruce... WB0VDE... I still have a PRO-line 6 meter RC transmitter and a Futaba 6 meter rig for RC... Sure had a lot of fun with that. I Still have a plane or two, also.

If You guys end out this direction, the local 2 meter freq. is 146.82 minus 600.

73's... KE7MK

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MSA D12 Vintage XL

[This message was edited by Ric Epperle on 05 December 2006 at 02:52 AM.]

Gregg Thacker · Post by **Gregg Thacker** » 6 Dec 2006 10:23 am

My Call is N5LYS (Tech). Used to be active on 10 Mtrs. but my Beam came down with a terrible wind a few years back. I really enjoyed RTTY on 10 Mtrs, and single side band. Also operated on 2 Mtrs. and 73 CMtrs.

I would like to get active again..Who knows..MAybe one of these days.

Gregg

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If it don't have a Steel, it ain't real!

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 6 Dec 2006 12:46 pm

KN1JOO, circa 1960 - worked 40M CW straight key as my friend who got me into it forbade me to even look at a bug!

Both of us long inactive but still in touch regularly.[This message was edited by James Cann on 06 December 2006 at 12:47 PM.]

Fred Thompson · Post by **Fred Thompson** » 6 Dec 2006 3:36 pm

K1vye. Haven't been on the air for a while.

Mike Hoover · Post by **Mike Hoover** » 6 Dec 2006 10:05 pm

de WB5AOC "agrivating old cuss"

Joe, been ham since 1970 WN5AOC. Does it count if I am trying to learn steel, bass player since 56. Not as active as I should be, but a steelers net sounds interesting. I get to Houston, work for Union Pacific RR (hired out on the old "Cotton Belt". Have you ever worked any PSK31?? It is a blast need very little power, use the computer with the rig on 20 meters, I have worked all over the world with 25 watts.

73s

Mike

Mike Hoover · Post by **Mike Hoover** » 9 Dec 2006 9:34 pm

^bump

Billy Summerlin · Post by **Billy Summerlin** » 10 Dec 2006 4:18 am

de KI5HT Extra class
First Licensed as a novice KB5GTD in 1983. Not active at the present time. Like some of the rest of the guys just can't fit it all in right now. 73's

Jim Keith · Post by **Jim Keith** » 10 Dec 2006 6:15 am

Count me in also. Haven't been real active in about 2 yrs, but just love top band.
KM5AC

Walter Jones · Post by **Walter Jones** » 10 Dec 2006 8:12 am

OK, who is going to step up and wear the White Hat as MC and get a net started. Time and Freq is good anytime as I am retired. I always get a kick out of pickers that have not passed the code requirement (5 WPM) that say "I just can't hear the code." My question then is " How can you tune your guitar?"

[This message was edited by Walter Jones on 10 December 2006 at 08:13 AM.]

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 10 Dec 2006 8:20 am

Just to keep the record straight My Call is VE1RLL not VE1RL

VE1 - Maritimes(provinces of NB, NS, PEI)
(R) Robert
(L) Lorne
(L) Lawrence

My Dad (Fred) is VE1FW

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 12 Dec 2006 2:43 am

I'm not a new ham, but do have a different callsign than before. My current callsign is K5WSM. I went the vanity callsign route because I just happen to like this one better. To me, it just has a much better ring to it than my old one, N5YUL. I chose it for the WSM suffix, because of WSM Radio in Nashville having such a long history with country music/steel guitar.[This message was edited by Lem Smith on 12 December 2006 at 02:44 AM.]