![]() ![]() His wife refers to his closet as the “booby trap” since opening the door will cause a surely fatal landslide of coax, microphones, antenna isolators and Yaesu packaging to come crashing down on an unlucky explorer. And his radio journey had begun!Īn avid “gear head,” Andy thinks he has room in his shack for every piece of gear he has ever heard of, and is always on the lookout for the next piece of “must-have” radio gear to collect dust. His studies continued and soon he found himself in front of a few VEs passing the Tech and General test elements in a single sitting (and later, Extra!). Just how did that “skip” occur? He began to study the science of propagation which lead him to discover amateur radio. He never developed a great deal of interest in CB, but years later he started to inquire more about radio. ![]() How did this very short-range method of communication suddenly allow him to hear people talking from coast to coast, he wondered? His interest in radio was piqued! One evening he began to hear signals fluttering in from across the country. While in high school, Andy got a CB radio in his Jeep on the recommendation of a friend. We *do* produce a ham radio satire website at, manage the Arkansas QSO Party, participate in contests and provide public service communications at an annual event at the Fayetteville National Cemetery. As such, we don’t have regularly scheduled meetings, publish a club newsletter or have patience for ham radio club bureaucracy. ![]()
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