My favorite frequencies: You can find me here.

• 146.62- repeater. No tone. One of the best and most active repeaters around. Salt Lake City area. Monitor frequently. My favorite commute time hang out.
• 144.200 USB - 2 m calling frequency. Also a commute time favorite.
• 14.275 - 14.305 - When I'm on HF I try to monitor this rage of frequencies. QRP or 100w depending on mood.
• 14.070 - Find me on PSK31 Saturday mornings.

Welcome to my Ham Radio web page.
Visit the main site Rocklizard

Shortwave Radio - Lately, I have been tuning in to SW broadcasts and I've found a great site for finding programs. Check out the WWW Shortwave Listening Guide.

Installing Comet trunk lip mount on my Saturn station wagon. I installed  2 mounts, one for use with a Comet SBB-7Vhf/Uhf antenna and one for use with Ham Stick antennas.

Download KB7YOU UTC Clock
A simple program to display local and UTC time. Free to all hams.

APRS Location - I use APRS as KB7YOU & KB7YOU-1. Check these links to see my location.
[KB7YOU (Base Operations)]   [KB7YOU-1 (Mobile & Portable)]

This page last updated December 12, 2005

Backpack and Portable

Homebrew Vertical &
Horizontal Portable Mounts
I've finished the basic designs for a
mount with vertical and dipole
supports that hold Ham Sticks and
my military whips. My goal was to create a good, light weight, simple, easy to match HF antenna for portable use. Beginning spring 2005 I'll be doing more work to enhance the design. I'm experimenting with height and extra wire in a loose coil configuration to get a match. I've had great success here. Stay tuned for details. The link above will take you to my pictures archive.

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Read my review of the QPack antenna tuner from the people at Miracle Antenna.
[Read review online]  [Download PDF file (66 KB)]
 

Whip Review
Read my review of the AT-271 A/PRC military surplus 10' whip.

Yahoo Groups - HFPack group.
This is an excellent group to join if you are interested in portable or QRP operations. The folks in this group are knowledgeable and friendly. The HF Pack group also has several on-air nets throughout the week.

Click HERE to visit HF-Pack and get the schedule.

J-Pole Antennas

J-Pole antennas are cheap and simple to build. They make great temporary and backup antennas. Calculate the dimensions and learn more here.

J-Pole Calculator & Instructions

KB7YOU Operations

This is my operations manual. It contains shortcuts, tips and notes that I use while operating my station. Although it is specific to my needs you might find it interesting. An operations manual is something that every operator should have. If you have any comments or questions please feel free to ask! KB7YOU Operations Manual

QRN

RF Noise Identification Site - Audio files and descriptions of QRN

GO BPL - The BPL information web site.

My Station
Description and pictures of my equipment

Tutorials
Beginning topics in amateur radio.

Other Stuff

Common Radio Frequencies

My Icom 706

Battery University - Learn all you need to know about batteries.

Flying Pigs QRP - An interesting site dedicated to QRP.

Learn more about amateur radio - This ARRL site gives a nice overview of the hobby. Learn more and join our ranks!

Pictures

My daughter Tori turned 2 on October 15, 2004. She is fascinated by my radios and test equipment. She loves listening and playing with the knobs. Tori has gotten very good at operating my equipment. Her favorite buttons are the VFO and power switches. A new ham in the making?

Click for full size images.

Thanks for visiting my site!

73 - Chris - KB7YOU

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