The One Called Skweeker
I was introduced to ham radio by some family friends and decided this would be a hobby that I would enjoy due to some overlap with other hobbies I have. I received my technician license in July 2005. From there, I started working events with the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club. The 2005 Cornhusker State Games was my first event. Armed with a Yaesu VX-7R, I learned a lot over that weekend! It took only a couple of hours to find that I needed a mobile rig in the car, so I ordered an FT-8800R. From there, I helped with every event I heard about. The following spring I went to the National Weather Service's lecture on storm spotting and started participating in severe weather spotting for Douglas county. I upgraded to General just in time for Field Day 2007, for which I was the coordinator for Ak-Sar-Ben ARC. Currently, I'm learning more about HF, QRP, weather, and radio in general!
You can find me monitoring 146.940, 147.000, and 146.760 in south-eastern Nebraska.
I am officially a member of the Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club in Omaha, NE, but do a lot with the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club as well. My favorite aspect of this hobby are public service and the experimentation of building, however that can be *very* frustrating! I'm licensed on other services, also -- GMRS (WQHN833) and USAF MARS (AFT3CK).
Personal: I've reached junior status studying Management of Information Systems at University of Nebraska at Omaha. I'm very interested in technology and communications.
I can be reached on AOL Instant Messenger, e-mail me for my screen name.
73 DE Corby KØSKW