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amateur radio club, wa0dyu, 618t collins, Society of Thai Amateur Radio - STAR,
idaho potato contest group, digital wonder do-it-all s-meter, Central Radio
Association Old Time Ham Radio 1916, 30l-1 that never was
One thought before I talk about me,
I would like to thank all those people of my parents generation. They endured
the
depression and WW2.
Without their
hard work and fortitude
all of this would
not be possible. Thank You !
Now working on 51 years as
a active ham !
I made this
web when I ran
for ARRL Idaho Section Manager back in 2006,
I lost !!
so I added more pictures & changed
some stuff
and now its my on-line ham history.
Enjoy looking at the
pictures, and remembering how it was in the ""good old days"". Note:
UR good old days might be happening right now, so make the best of them !!!!!
This is a tale about Me, and Ham Radio. It's been my hobby
for a long time,
I'm no one extra special, not a world class DX'er,
not on the DXCC honor roll, I
haven't developed anything that changed history,
I'm just a ham that loves his hobby.
I've been blessed with a good life filled with Ham Radio and great ham friends.
Because I'm a ham, I had a good job for 30 years (I'm retired) , I met my wife of 30+ years,
(still married).
My entire life has revolved around Ham Radio ....................
I
would like to thank my parents for spending their hard earned money on my radios
and insisting I got an AS Degree in
electronics. (Central Technical Institute , KC MO)
Don't stop here, there's lots more pictures down the page.
Contact John: k0ip((at))ida.net ,
phone 208 251 6441
if you use the term
"My personal is"
you need advice !
Click here
I'm
John Wilson KØIP
raised in Shawnee
Kansas, born 1947.
I've been interested
in radio since I was in grade school, I
loved to tune around on my aunt's
old 40's upright radio back in Lenexa , out on
the back porch. What a kick, VOA or maybe
Radio Moscow
softly floating in and out of the noise.
You might remember,
back in the 50's when life was simple,
being there on a warm summer evening, out there on the porch
with that old radio.
Back when even AM broadcast band DXing was great fun.
They spoke
English & played rock & roll on AM.
by the way, there were very FEW FM stations, FM was a new
frontier.
the first stereo FM broadcast happed one year earlier in june 1961..
I got one of those Popular Electronics SWL calls WPEØANT..
WNØDYU - 1962, Hallicrafters HT-40 &
S-85
a 40 & 80 meter dipole, and a few crystals
By the time I reached High
School, I decided it was time to “get with the program” ,, in plain
English, learn CW.
I became WNØDYU in 1962, and
WAØDYU in 1963. I was very active with MARS, and
Civil
Defense in the “olden days”, We chase tornados in
Kansas. My mobile was a Heathkit SIX'er powered by a WW2 dynamotor in
my dads car !
You know, AM SIMPLEX, even though there was lots
of static and noise it was fantastic fun.
what else was going on in 1962 ?? the
Rolling Stones were brand new, as well
as the Beach Boys & the Beatles --
Telstar was launched ,
and lets not
forget the Cuban Missile crises. A few people had
Color TV. The Jetson's , Dick Van Dyke, Beverly Hillbillies,
"how good does it get "
There was
No XM,
No Internet, Gosh, No home computers or internet! It's mindless ,
almost
everything had TUBES !!
how did
we survive?
I've been active for 51 years.
Excluding the time I was in Vietnam
Sorry, no hamming from that war zone, however, during my 6 years in the
USAF ,
I got to know some great
HAMS,
many became life long friends..
I worked in the PMEL, Precision Measurement Equipment Lab, we repaired and
calibrated test equipment.
I was stationed at,
1.
McCoy AFB, it's now Orlando international airport.. (MCO)
2. Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand (HS6ADE)
see picture below
3.
Cam Ranh Bay - Vietnam
4. Edwards AFB Ca.
5. AFCENT (NATO) southern part of The Netherlands (PA9VW)
see picture below
Life in the Air Force was a great time and a great learning experience.
After serving almost 6 years active duty, I felt it was time to get out !
After my discharge, I stayed and worked in Holland for Elektor Publishers for about
2 years.
I was on the English Editorial Staff. I'm sure my High School English teacher is
'rolling in
her grave', just thinking about me doing anything with English!.
Uitgeversmaatschappij Elektuur B.V. Beek ZL The Nederland's. http://www.elektuur.nl/
I've been busy with the
Pocatello Amateur Radio Clubsince
1979 when I was transferred to
Idaho
by the
Union Pacific Railroad. I worked in the communications
department.I was hired by
K Ø I J,
mainly because as a young ham I had a Model 15 Teletype in my bedroom, I had some idea how it worked.
I was hired
to repair data equipment, back then the Railroad still
used some Model 28, 35 & 37 Teletype machines.
But
times were changing fast and those old Teletypes didn't stay around long. UPRR used
thousands of Model 40's for years..
I still have two Model 28's in my shack.
I retired from the Union Pacific Aug
2007, with 30 years of service.
Pocatello Idaho's
been my home since 1979.
That year I met my wife Pat on Christmas eve at WB7SDR's QTH. (sk)
We
had a daughter,,, she's all
grown up now, Married, and
we have two grandson's. She graduated from ISU
in 2007,
Her husband graduated in 2011. That's Idaho State University,
here in Pocatello.
She's attending Law School at the University of Utah.
Back in 1999 I changed my call to KØIP. I operate a lot on 6 meters (DN32) and
like
a good contests,
any contest where Idaho is a multiplier. OK I admit, I like being the DX
!!!!
contests like ARRL 10 Meter, June VHF, SS
I enjoy putting Idaho on the map.
I was sorry to see the end of the CW
requirement,
I never was a
good CW operator, and seldom used it,
but it's part of Ham Radio, and it should
be required. When it (CW) went away, it was a sad
day for Ham Radio ,
14 Feb 1991 is the day Ham Radio changed forever. Quite honestly the beginning
of the end. CW was "the" true indicator of a persons desire to be a ham.
I don't care what the ARRL & others say, it wasn't a good day!..
With No Code, there are thousands of licensees, but fewer & fewer hams.
208-251-6441, or email k0ip((at))ida.net
Here's some pictures of me, doing
mostly "Hammy" things,
to enlarge the pictures -- just -- Click'em to make'm
bigger
HS6ADE, Thailand 1970, my first Collins a KWM-1
My friend WØTM
Gary bought the radio at Associated Radio.
My dad built custom wooden boxes, one for the radio , one for the PS.
He APO mailed them
to me..
For whatever reason there was a tri-band beam at the PMEL building where I
worked, who knows why it was there? It was pointed at the USA, no rotor.
I was on the air for 6 weeks, working over 800
stations on
SSB & CW.
WOW, what pile-ups,, If I had
been
more
industrious I could
have
worked 8000.
Then the unexpected, I was transferred to Viet Nam,
Play'n the fool,,-- Cam Ranh Bay, Viet Nam --
I couldn't transmit, but did some SWLing.
1970 --
doing my job at the Cam Ranh Bay PMEL ! I worked on TACAN simulators,
including the
AN-ARM22 . I calibrated and repaired hundreds of them!
It seemed like
millions, it's a 4 piece heavy beast !!
WoW they gave me a rifle & bullets too! I made several cross
country trips to other Bases. thankfully, I never got shot at !
Collins anyone ?? me and
W6ZSL (sk) Lancaster
CA 1972?south of Edwards AFB, CA
PA9VW. While I was stationed at Edwards
AFB I purchased my second Collins radio,
an S-Line I got it from
Henry Radio in Anaheim. I took it to my next assignment, Holland. When I
returned to
the USA, I sold it to my friend
ON8PO,
His First Collins.
NOW He's probably the largest Collins and Military radio collector in the world.
My favorite contests is the ARRL June VHF.. In Idaho its not always a tropical paradise. In 2002 I
almost froze __ NOT GOOD.. Just cold, and LOTS of wind !
What I won't do for a few extra contacts !
I must be nuts!
June in
Idaho at 9000' is typically not a warm place..
2007 we used mother nature to keep the beer cold, that's W4OV
standing guard..
In 2003 things were perfect, (it was warm) and the propagation gods
were good to us, we worked 400+ stations. on 6, 2,
432. Weather was great, Loved every minute of it..
Many times during the
past 30+ years, N7IJ and I have joined
forces for the VHF contest, handing out some rare grids.
Here's my shack a few years ago, its always evolving, always cluttered with projects and stuff,
if your looking for 'clean & tidy' better look elsewhere.
Ham Radio in Idaho, Working on my friends antenna in Ashton Idaho ,
Teton mountains in the
background.. N 7 I J DN44
I have a single engine fixed wing license, which
unfortunately
I haven't used
for years -- but it was fun..
finally.... I made it to the Yacht Club,
Not in a Yacht, but in a car.
St Croix USVI.
me and NP2B -- Ham Radio USVI
I do a bit of SCUBA diving, here's me (left) and
W4OV diving from W4DL's boat, off the south Florida coast.
Speaking of W4DL, he was the best man at my wedding, (1981)
He's into Drake
radios..
the Olden'days ??? k0ip,
k0gy, w0tm ex wa0dyu, wa0gnq, k0bhm
Secondary use of tower
~1997
my back yard,, Hey I like antenna's !!!
It's not the
highest tower in the world, got'a to try to keep the neighbors sort'a happy..
more antennas pics
HAM RADIO - one great hobby!
Here's a few friends that enriched my life WØTM,
KØGY,
WØDEL(sk).
WØLQV, W6ZSL(sk),
ON8PO, N7RRR(sk).
I've had an opportunity to interact
with so many great hams during my life, sometimes for a fleeting moment, others for many years, some for a
lifetime.
It's impossible to list them all. BUT ,, what a great bunch, too bad
so many have gone SK !
Want more pictures ??(ouch,
you must be a glutton for punishment)
http://picasaweb.google.com/k0ipwa0dyu Link is to THE INDEX !!
VHF CONTESTS, FIELD DAY, REPEATER WORK, ON8PO, PARC,
Heres a
Link to almost 50 years of Ham Radio, friends, exploits,
crazyness.
when you arrive, punch the slide show button !!
My antennas as of Oct 2009, 204BA, TH7DXX, 64DX, dipole 40/80
from here to almost the bottom of the page, are some family pictures
and
information about
*
Movie Mite
*
1918 Flu at Camp Funston, Kansas (see my grandfather) below
*
Society of Thai Amateur Radio
*
Central Radio ASSN 1916 (see my other grandfather) below
Here are a few pictures of my family, click the
pictures to make them BIGGER
My YL Pat Wilson working on a 204BA.
Sometimes it snows in Idaho
My Mother (Clena Wilson) in Shawnee Kansas, and her twin brother
Wilson Fremont Jones Jr. He was mostly blind at birth, and lived with
our family ,
he was an avid AM broadcast listener/DXer, that's part of the reason I'm
interested in radio.
Their 90th Birthday was July 2009.. Clena
is a DAR member,
She's lived in Shawnee Kansas her entire life and is
proud of it.
My Sister Beth Marie (Wilson) Hobbs (sk)
My mother and her great Grandson
Idaho State Graduation.
mothers side
Fathers side,
Great Grandfather (right)
John Wilson Jones, was Sheriff of
Johnson
County , Kansas, 1898 to 1903.
Then he
was a
County commissioner
for 12 years.
He was
a farmer and auctioneer. He
was
responsible
for one of the most modern roads in Johnson
County, which follows what is now Southwest Blvd from KC, to
Johnson Drive in Merriam, to Neiman road
in Shawnee, south to 75th street,
west to
Quivira Road, south through Lenexa city
center and on to Olathe,
the road was
made of brick.
Grandfather
Harry Ross Wilson MD.
Army WW1, stationed
Camp Funston Kansas.
The center of the 1918
FLU epidemic. I'm Sure
you have seen the famous
picture of a big room full
of cots, with sick GI's.
He was there ! Click here for some
interesting pictures..
Grandfather
Wilson Fremont Jones Sr.
Navy WW1
This is FJ, see Central Radio Assn BELOW
My Father
Charles Francis Wilson (sk)
Navy WW2
Worked at Movie-Mite after WW2, then
was a postman for 30 years.
John
Charles Wilson
That's me leaving for
NATO, 1972
Do you have any information about the
Central Radio ASSN
PLEASE contact me ! click to enlarge.
click to enlarge
Central Radio AssociationOld Time Ham Radio 1916,
Do
you have any information about this organization ?? the ARRL never
heard of them !! any information please contact k0ip
This Document is dated 1916, his call
FJ , that's 11
years before
the FRC (now FCC) was formed by the US government to regulate
radio transmissions.
