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REMINDER: This section is under revision since recent move from Hawaii and changes frequently.

Trinity County

PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS

People-

• WB6FZH, Greg, onboard MS Rotterdam in Baltic.

Places- California, Hawaii and Worldwide

CURRENT LOCATION: Northern California Grid: CN-80

• WB6FZH- Weaverville, CA QTH (CN-80)- Trinity County Winterscape

• Trinity Lake- A Fishing & Boating Paradise- Hiking, Camping and Family Fun!

• Trinity River Fishing- Steele Bridge Road for Trout and Salmon.

• Above Weaverville- The rural Trinity County population center of 3,000 situated at 2400'. No stoplights orincorporated cities located 50 miles West of Redding,CA.

KANEOHE,(Oahu)HAWAII QTH [1993-1999]- Edge of Kaneohe Bay (BL-11)

• WB6FZH/KH6 Kaneohe, HI QTH- The house on Kaneohe Bay, Windward Oahu.

• Kaneohe Bay-Looking NW to NE (AZ 325-0-045 degrees)-From QTH (2 Photos)

• Favorite Trout Fishing Place- In N. CA Sierra Mountains @ 6000 ft-Since 1950s

WORLDWIDE TRAVEL

• WB6FZH, Greg in the Roman Forum near the Colliseum in Rome, Italy.

• More photos when time allows.

Things- Aircraft, Autos, Radios and More!

• B-17 WW2 Bomber- Engine start at 1988 airshow, see the exhaust & smell the oil!

• B-17 & B-24 WW2 Bombers at Redding California Jetport.

• Classic Car: 1969 Cadillac Eldorado- 130 MPH, 9-20 MPG, Front Wheel Drive & lots of memories

• "Power to the Pentode" T-SHIRT- Put an 807 on your chest!

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

WB6FZH Equipment & Antennas

CURRENT LOCATION: Northern California Grid: CN-80

• WB6FZH VHF/UHF Antennas- 2mtr/70cm "J", 435 Eggbeater and 25-1200 mhz scanner antennas at 25'.

• WB6FZH HF "G5RV multiband antenna"- In place 25 years working the world QRP to 100W

• WB6FZH HF Verticals- Early 2001 will find either the Butternut HF6V or the R-5 Cushcraft will be set-up.

• WB6FZH Primary Operating Position- 160-10 Mtrs & Analog Satellites FO-20/29, AO-27 & UO-14.

• WB6FZH Secondary Operating Position- 12VDC VHF/UHF/HF w/AC & Soloar/Battery Power. Packet, SSTV, CW, FM & SSB

• WB6FZH AM/CW Nostalgia & WW2 Military Radio Operating Position- Viking 2, Collins 75A2, Collins 310B3, R-390A and TCS-8 TX-RX 1.5 to 12 mc.

• WB6FZH 2 Meter Emergency Radio Kit- A plastic container with AC/DC/Battery power 2mtr 5W FM HT set-up. A "waist pack' and all accessories required for portable voice and packet.

• WB6FZH HF Emergency Radio KIt- Military Transit Box containing 100W HF SSB/CW Transceiver, Antenna, Power cables, Power Supplies and Accessories.

KANEOHE,(Oahu)HAWAII QTH 1993-1999- Edge of Kaneohe Bay (BL-11)

• WB6FZH/KH6 Amateur Radio Station- Satellite and HF Operating Position (1997 Photo)

• WB6FZH/KH6 Satellite Antenna System- View North accross the rooftop

• KH6 House & Antennas in 50 MPH winds- See why there are no big antennas here!

• 145 & 435 Antenna Projects-5 Element Circular Polarized under test 10/97

• /KH6 HF Vertical Antenna- Butternut HF5-V w/160 Coil Next to Kaneohe Bay

Satellites-Space-MIR-Shuttle-

• FO-20 Satellite

  STS-82 Mission to Hubble Telescope

  MIR Digipeater Activity- KH6/WB6FZH(Hawaii) to N6CO(California) with less than 1 degree above the horizon 20 second window..WE DID IT!!!

  AO-27 Satellite: Handheld in Hawaaii to North America- 2 watts with handheld beam work CA,WA,OR,AK,AZ,NM,UT & HI.

  MIR SSTV- Pictures from 400 miles up via 2 meter FM. Simple $20 computer interface and FREE software make it easy!

Stations & Locations Contacted by Satellite

• KI0AG AO-27 QSO from 14,433 ft- See Chuck on Mt. Elbert in Colorado with HT!

• KC7QFS/M Working AO-27 from SLC,Utah- Paul is very active!

• AL7JK Eagle River, Alaska- John's Denali Park Photo is great!

• KC7IZC Baker City, Oregon- Ray's Antennas Point The Way!

• N2YQP Albuquerque, New Mexico- Chris' Many QRP HT QSOs!

• SEND YOUR PICTURES ALONG WITH QSL CARDS!

QRP RADIO & SWLing

WB6FZH QRP DXpeditions

• 1963 QRP DX-PEDITION- WW2 RX, HB TX and Dynamotor on 7mc CW in CA Sierra Mountains

• 1997 QRP DX-PEDITION- OHR Classic on 7mhz CW for "return to 1963 location" in CA Sierra Mountains.

• QRP/MM Alaskan Cruise & Vacation- Star Princess & NN1G 30 mtr Station

• Canada: The Canadian Rockies(Banff) & Vancouver/Victoria- Heath HW-8 Classic travels from Hawaii.
• Baltic Cruise: SWLing with Sangean ST-909. Super radio copies CW/SSB with 40hz digital read-out. Holland America's newest ship MS Rotterdam listening post.

Ham Radio Fun Stuff!

• Green Lizard on Antenna Coil- Lucky for this lizard that mostly QRP power is in this coil!

QRP Radio Equipment- Classics and Homebrew

• WB6FZH/KH6 HF & Satellite Station 1997- See the Equipment listed in SATCOM/QRPCOM!

• TenTec C-21 CW Tranceiver & G5RV in Palm Tree- My first /KH6 Station in 1993

• Heathkit HW-8 CW Transceiver- A Classic!-4 Bands of Portable Fun!

• Ten Tec 505 CW/SSB Portable QRP Station- An old '50s Tube Caddy holds Everything!

• NWQRP 30 Mtr 5w CW Transmitter- 1993 Club Project- 10.123

• NN1G 30 Mtr 1w CW XCVR- A complete station in a Zippered Bag!

• Pixie" 250mw 7.040mhz CW XCVR- Any fewer parts and it would not work!

CLASSIC TUBE RADIO PHOTOS- Have Moved! New Site!

Heathkit, Hallicrafters, Gonset, Johnson, Collins, Drake, Harvey-Wells, National Radio & More!

WW2 & MILITARY RADIO PHOTOS Have Moved! New Site!

Last Updated: October 19,2000