Welcome to our membership "Profiles" page! This section of our Online Journal introduces you to some of the QRP ops comprising the NJ-QRP member roster ...who we are, what we enjoy doing and how we came to be QRPing in the New Jersey area (mostly).
If we don't have your information listed, please send it in! What a great way to get to know your fellow club members, toot your own horn, show off your station, etc!
| W2MBY | N2CQ | AD2A | K2MGM | K2RIG |
| K3TKS | W2DP | N4UY | KB2SGM | N2ZVT |
| N2ZXE | KF2HC | N0HJ | W2AGN | NE2J |
| K2HPV | W2GUM | K2UT | N2APB | K3PM |
| NU3E | WA2ECP | K2GVC | N2GJ | NE5O |
| WP3JL | AG4PN | K3AS | W4CHL | KG4OAP |
QTH: Plainsboro, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: First licensed as WN0GFF in 1972. Primary interests are CW and digital, modes, QRP, and antenna design/construction. ARRL VE.
HAM STATION: HF: Heath HW-8, Heath HW-5400, Inverted Vee, VHF: Heath VF-7401, Radio Shack HTX-202, AEA Isopole, 10 el Yagi
AWARDS & CLUB MEMBERSHIPS: NJQRP #59, FISTS #3833, Secretary for David Sarnoff Radio Club, ARRL Life Member
BIOGRAPHY: Grew up in Kansas City, MO. Attended U of Missouri-Rolla (BS Chemistry) and U of Delaware (MS Computer and Information Sciences). Worked as R&D engineer at Hewlett-Packard Avondale and Little Falls Divisions for 19 years prior to taking present job at Sarnoff Corp. in 1995.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Cubmaster, Plainsboro Cub Scout Pack 168, Chair, Princeton Chapter of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
JOB: Sarnoff Corporation, Advanced Networks and Computing Group
ANYTHING ELSE: Began piano lessons at age 40, demonstrating that it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks!
QTH: Livingston, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: QRP contests, CW, homebrewing-building, teaching amateur radio.
STATION: Wilderness Sierra, NC40a, TS-850. Ant is a 40 meter vertical quad loop. Have 47 states towards milliWatt WAS (950 milliWatts).
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: FISTS, ARRL, QRP-ARCI, NORCAL, NJQRP, NEQRP, NWQRP.
HAM ACTIVITIES: ARRL VE, and VCE. I make and mail out the QRP ARCI color contest awards certificates.
QTH:Silver Spring, MD
HAM INTERESTS: Operating CW, QRP Nets, QRP Beacons, Home Brewing, Contesting, Milliwatting.
STATION: Generally run 1 watt or less from a QRP Plus with an MFJ 941 D ATU and an 80 Meter Horizontal loop at about 45 feet. I also have an Argonaut 509, 515 and several other kit rigs.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: WAS QRPp, WMA, NET QNI 1000+, KMw, Knightlites, Milliwatt Award, Etc. I belong to about 15 different QRP Clubs around the world. I have been the QRP Net Manager for QRP ARCI for 12 years now. I have also been a Member of the Board of Directors of QRP ARCI since 1986. I am the Founder of the Maryland Milliwatt Club.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I have been a Ham since 1962. I majored in Electronics in High school and built many radios and Heathkits and re-built numerous TV's. Couldn't learn the code, so no ham ticket. Just SWL and Experimenter. Spent four years in USAF as Ground to Air Radio Maint. Tech. (30452) Got out and went to work for Ma Bell. Spent 32 years in Telecommunications. Recently retired (Dec. 1996), from Lucent Technologies (Formerly AT&T) as a Customer Systems Engineer (Installing and Repairing PBX and other Classic as well as newer Electronic telephone systems.) Married (32 yrs) to an English Lass from Yorkshire, 3 Grown Children, 2 boys and 1 girl. Oldest 30, youngest 25. No Dog.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS or Mormon's). Notary Public for State of Maryland. Previously active in Scouting, many positions held. Previously into many other hobbies and collecting things. Leathercraft, Stamps, Coins, HO Model Railroading, Archery, Pistol Shooting, Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Model Airplanes both control line and R/C, Gas Race Cars and boats. Heck you name it I have probably tryed it at one time or another. :^) Guess that about covers it. Oh yes, and I mess with Computers a bit also.
QTH: Woodbury, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: CW 95% & RTTY/SSB rarely for new country only; Bands 80-10 and 2 meter packet; Operating (contesting and DX), QRP field trips, Internet, Antennas, Kits, (In that order of interest)
STATION: Elecraft K1 (20/40), OHR 100A (40), MFJ-9020 (20), 38 Special (30), 49er - Rainbow Bridge/Tuner, TA-33jr tribander on 40' steel tower(no concrete)(QRO traps), 80 meter doublet up 35’, ladderline run directly to Johnson Viking Matchbox or MFJ-971 Tuner, Kenwood TS-850.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Clubs: NJQRP ARCI ARRL(LM) AMSAT(LM) Frankford Radio Club (FRC) Gloucester County ARC A1 Operator Club and various other QRP clubs. Awards: 5BWAS 5BDXCC 5BWAC DXCC(SSB, RTTY, CW & Mixed) WAZ WAS(RTTY & QRP)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: First licensed as W0RNH in Nov 1953 as a teenager in Nebraska. Spent some time in US Navy 1957-61, and stayed around Phila. after the hitch ended in the base there. Married Martha in June '62 and got on the air again as WB2EUU in Woodbury. Got the call upgraded with Advanced Ticket and new call at the same time as W2FBF. Many categories of ham radio used since. Blessed with a Harmonic, Michelle, in 1970 and around the same time with a new call as N2CQ. Part of the "pick your own" from the FCC at that time. (Free). Have been employed at Unisys (formerly Burroughs) Computers. Mostly specialized mainframes for the banking buisness. Retired from Federal Reserve Bank in Phila in Sep. 2000. Second Harmonic (Gregory) is now 6+ and definate ham interest, especially keying with sidetone. Even better with Rainbow Bridge in line for light. Interest in radio skips a generation apparently.
QTH: Delran, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: CW&SSB QRP & QRPp / building / wire antennas / portable operations / completing WAS and DXCC / Computers
STATION: Index Labs QRP Plus / 5 watts or less / Both CW and SSB / Index Labs Companion Tuner / Johnson Matchbox Tuner / Bencher Paddle / 40M Vertical Delta Loop / 30M Vertical Delta Loop / 160 M inverted L (in progress)/ 30Mhz Oscilloscope / HP Frequency Counter / Autek Analyzer
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: WAS (ca. 1959) as K4IHU, QRP-L 805 ARCI 9027 Norcal NJQRP SJRA
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I was first licensed in 1954 at 14 yrs old. My QTH at that time was Rocky Mount, NC. My first rig was a HeathKit AT-1 running 20 watts and the receiver was a aircraft receiver which I bought for $5. I then operated 40M. Year later I got my General ticket and purchased a Globe Chief transmitter and a Hallicrafters 38C Receiver. All tubes of course. I received the WAS award(48 states at the time). When I went off to college in 1960, I lost interest in Ham Radio, letting my license expire. I got back into the hobby again in 1994.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: My other interest are Running, biking, computers, and photography.
JOB: I am a senior research associate with FMC Corporation in the Agricultural Products Group. I manage the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Services. A NMR spectrometer is like an expensive ham radio station with a magnet! The service offers molecular structure information generally on synthesized organic materials for biological testing. I have benn employed with FMC for 26 years.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Most important of all, my family: A wonderful wife, Jane / a kind and caring daughter, KIM / and a very special son, Rob and his lovely wife,Tracy, who are responsible for our *adorable* granddaughter, Kaycie. And of course, Ms. Sughee ( 1 year old Shih Tzu).
QTH: Lincroft, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: FM on 2 mtrs; SSB rarely, when necessary; CW on HF is most interest. Hi pwr, but have got the 38 Spcl and Rainbow tuner; will start on kits when I get the time & gumption to start winding the coils. Think it will be fun to take on Fla vacation.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Started as Novice in '56; run QCWA Marconi Chapter web page. Am retired, but fall into that category of retiree who has trouble finding time to get anything/everything done.
QTH: Vienna, VA
HAM INTERESTS: I operate mostly cw on 40, 30, 20 and 15 and chat some on the local repeaters. I do some contesting, generally SSB, but at 100 watts max and wire antennas, I'm pretty limited at what I can do. The contests I enjoy the most are the QRP-CW ones -- those organized by ARCI and ARS -- code speeds are reasonable, ops are pleasent (lots of QSOs end with TU 73) and my 5 watts and wire antennas are competitive. I intend to get into kit building this winter. I have 5 kits on hand -- just need to figure out how to do it.
STATION: My QRP rig is a Ten Tec Scout at min power. My big rig is a Yaesu FT 990 (also have an FT 101E sitting up in the office for listening). Antennas are 40 and 30m dipoles up about 35 ft, a 20m loop and a 20m vertical dipole. All antennas are wire, strung up in the trees and are very unobtrusive (a concession to the XYL). Also have the usual 2m stuff -- HT, mobile rig in shack and one in the truck.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Not many awards -- did get highest phone score for my county in last year's Virginia QSO party. Lots of clubs: QRP-L #821, G-QRP #9557, AK/QRP #175, NJ-QRP #74, NorCal#1457, ARCI #9392, FISTS #3450, ARRL, Vienna Wireless Society, Northern Virginia FM Assoc.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Been a ham since October 1996. Passed my Novice and Tech Plus on October 12, and passed the rest of the exams in November '96. Made my first QSO on Dec 12, 1996. Married, one child, no pets, 4 cars.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: 4 cars include a '78 Mercedes 280 CE and a '71 XKE -- family, house projects, ham radio and foreign cars, that's it.
JOB: None -- retired CPA.
QTH: Colonia, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: operating CW; kit building
STATION: QRP = OHR-400, LDG qrp tuner, ohr dd-1 digital display, OHR SCAF filter, OHR WM-2 watt meter; QRO = Ten Tec Corsair I, Remote VFO, LDG AT-11 Tuner; ANT- dipole 80 - 10 meters , Mosely TM-33 tri-bander 20,15,10
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Fists #2016, QRP-L #955, NorCal #2098, member of Tri County Radio Association (W2LI Reapeater)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Married 19 yrs, (2) children 13 & 16, Ham (4) years
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Coach Youth sports, Bicycle riding, Motorcycle riding
JOB: Network Administrator and Electrical Engineer
ANYTHING ELSE: I wish I had more time hi hi
QTH: W. Caldwell, NJ
NOTE: Bob became a Silent Key in February, 2002. All of us in the NJ-QRP club will miss him.
HAM INTERESTS: I'm into CW, QRP, (mostly on 80 & 40m), homebrewing & experimenting with radios and antennas. I’ve built an SW-40 and a Ten Tec 1208 20m/6m Transverter. I’m not too good about QSL cards unless I receive one (too lazy, I guess). Occasionally I'll try a contest or some DX, but I generally like to just get on with someone and chat.
STATION: Kenwood TS-850S/AT, Ten Tec Argosy (Low Power/QRP mode), Ten Tec Power Mite PM-3, Small Wonder SW-40 Kit rig, plus several "floating" Heathkits (HW-16, SB 301/401 "twins", SB-101) that make their way in and out of the shack. For antennas, there's a house mounted 35' mast with a refurbished Mosely TA-33 Jr. and CDE rotator, a new Radioworks Carolina Windom 80 in an "inverted U" configuration (great antenna!), homebrew 40 and 6m dipoles and a 2 element 6m quad on a TV rotator. There’s an Azden PCS-7000 2m that feeds into a stacked 5/8 wave vertical for local gabbing. I also worked MIR with it, though.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Member/Treasurer of West Essex ARC (WEARC) in Essex Fells, NJ. Member of NJ-QRP and QRP-L. Will be a member of FISTS in the very near future. Was a member of NJ/DE Navy MARS until recently, and participated in the last ever Area CW traffic net.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I've been a ham since 1994, but have been interested in radio and electronics since my teens (in the early 60's). I got into it mainly to work CW and "tinker" with the equipment. I love to experiment with antenna systems, and am struggling to learn electronics and related theory. I'm still a General, but that's mainly because I'm too stubborn to learn the "answers" for the test. I'd like to actually know the material, too. I also enjoy helping other new hams get started, and promote the hobby whenever I can.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: I'm into computers and the internet. I have worked in Voice & Data Communications for around 13 years, and got started as a result of my computer "hobby". I spend a lot of time helping others doing repair work and solving their computer problems. I generally try to keep computers and radio as two seperate hobbies. I also recently got into metal detecting.
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QTH: Wood-Ridge NJ
HAM INTERESTS: Up 'til now, mostly 2 meter FM. Dabbled with packet for a while, but until I can get another "dedicated" computer, packet has been on the back burner. Recently aquired some parts and am attempting to build a 49er. I upgraded my no-code tech to Tech plus last year, but with no rig I have not been on the HF bands as of yet. A new job, harmonic and the purchase of our first house in the last year has really slowed my operating time to almost nothing. Now that things are starting to settle(?), I want to get on the air. The 49er kit is my motivation. I love to build things. Mechanical, electrical, whatever.
STATION: Icom 21AT HT, Valor P55 antenna, KPC3, 35W 2 meter brick, tons of wire, and power supplies. And possible a 49er
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Former member of the Skyview Amatuer Radio Club and Two Rivers Amatuer Radio Club in Pittsburgh PA
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Always had an interest in mechanical and electrical things. Dis-assembly specialist! Born and lived the first 22 years of my life in NNJ. Did 6 years in the navy as an Electronics technician and nuclear reator operator. Stationed on the USS Enterprise CVN-65. After leaving the service, I started contracting to various nuclear power plants as a technician and technical writer. Spent 7 years in and around the Pittsburgh area. The birth of my son Michael gave me a different outlook on life. Decided to stop moving around, contract after contract. Received a job offer last December and knew it was time to return and settle "back home". My fiance and I just purchased our first home this June. I could not afford 10 acres of land in bergen county, so we bought a 4 bedroom colonial instead. Wedding plans for next October, and then maybe one more child.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: My first love is motorcycles. It takes most of my time in the summer months. Secretary of the Lucent Technologies Motorcycle Club, Whippany Chapter. Mechanic for an amatuer motorcycle road racing team. I ride a Honda CBR600F2. Love to take long trips on the bike. So far I have been through 23 states and Canada. Blue Ridge Parkway, Mt. Washington and some of the best road in the north east are just a few of the places I've been. Dream of buying a new Gold Wing some day. Computer interests, of course. And just recently I've developed a taste for home repair/improvements (I wonder where that came from?)
JOB: Technical writer/technician for Lucent Technologies. Currently working in the hardware development of new cell phone systems.
ANYTHING ELSE: Easy to get along with, I don't know everything, but I can make up lots of stuff. Love to read. Magazines, books, cereal boxes, anything.
QTH: Piscataway, NJ 08854
HAM INTERESTS: Packet.
STATION: 2 Meter HT with Packet, Hopefully I'll be able to scrape some money to buy a decent rig.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: NJ-QRP
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I started about two years ago, however I have not been active due to several reasons. I mostly operate packet, I hope to do QRP code sometime soon.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Guitar Playing, Cycling, Working on my house the rest of the time.
JOB: Bellcore, Customer Service Installation Support and System Integration (In english, go there , and make the dang thing work).
ANYTHING ELSE: I have two cats (Unix and Curie)
QTH: Caldwell, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: 99.9% HF/CW. From home mostly 40 & 80. 15 when "active". I always start out with QRP power and QRO as needed. Rarely have to go over 50 watts. I like to experiment with wire antennas (more reading that building), operate from "remote" locations (mostly my backyard), dream about having 50 acres on top of a mountain somewhere with all of the trees in just the right spots, QRP contests, some building (at least I read alot about building). When traveling by car I like to pack a QRP set-up that usually consists of a radio, Hamstick antenna w/mag mount, and 40 meter dipole. (No tuner required for either.) I still use VHF packet for sending some messages and DXcluster even tho I have Internet access. As helpful as the Internet can be I'm believe it's one of the main factors contributing to the slow demise of Ham radio. (I don't want to start a debate, here.) Just recently became interested in solar and battery powered stations and have started to do some reading/learning about that.
STATION: Recently puchased a used Kenwood TS-450S. This is our "main" rig. Also have a Ten-Tec Argosy II which we were using as our main rig since finding it at a hamfest last July. Simple but quite efficent. I used it QRP for both CW and SSB Sweepstakes last year. Also still have my first HF rig, a Yaesu FT-101E to which I added the WARC bands mod. Haven't had it on the air much since buying the Argosy and I'm thinking about selling it at a hamfest next weekend. My QRP equipment consists of a MFJ-9040 w/filter and built-in keyer, NE-40/40, and a SWL-80 that's been used twice for solar powered bonus QSOs during Field Day. I consider the Argosy to be a QRP rig as well. I sometimes use a 7.5 AH gel cell to power the QRP gear. I have a small solar panel that puts out just under 1 amp of 12 VDC. Home antenna is a B&W trapped 40/80 meter inverted Vee plus whatever wire antenna I might be "testing" at the time. I use a Bencher, Vibroplex Original Presentation, or various straight keys depending on my mood. Stock hand mikes for the few times I'm on phone.
MEMBERSHIPS: I am currently the chief operating officer for the West Essex Amateur Radio Club (WEARC) but will start a term as president in September. WEARC member interests include QRP, contesting, DXing, antenna experimenting, and ragchewing yet computer talk seems to dominate much of our time together. I also belong to the NE-QRP and NJ-QRP. Oh yeah, I'm a member of the ARRL.
AWARDS: WAS, WAC, DXCC/CW and Mixed Mode, Ragchewer's Club (RCC), and my most treasured 1996 ARRL November Sweepstakes HUDSON DIVISION QRP/CW plaque. Also won the NNJ section for '96 SSB Sweeptakes which I'll never do again!
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I've been a ham for 6 years, I think, and hold a Extra Class license. I'm 40 years old and am married to the most wonderful women alive...Ann, KB2YTL. (The fact that she's a ham has nothing to do with her being wonderful although it doesn't hurt). Ann has two children who live in California (Thank God!). We share our home with 2 cats, down from 3 this past June. I'm a home grown Jersey boy. Have always lived in NNJ.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Metal Detecting, guitar playing, own a Harley Electra Glide, driving to visit out of state friends or just a day in the country, yard work...
JOB: I am the Quality Control coordinator for a major CATV system in NJ. I've been in cable for over 16 years and NO, I do not sell black boxes, than you very much! Previous jobs have included installing commercial 2-way radio systems for police, fire, gov't, and private businesses (I mostly did base stations and repeater systems), truck driver/helper delivering computer systems and electronics (before PCs when disc drives were the size of washing machines and CPUs were twice as large as refridgerators), burglar alarm installer.
OTHER: Basically I like to enjoy life. I've learned to appreciate
what I have and not to take things like my wife, home, friends, job,
"toys"...etc. for granted. Although I'd like to be sitting on easy street I know
I could be much worse off than I am. I treat others as I'd like to be treated. I mind my
own business and expect others to do the same. If one of my friends needs me, I'm there.
Simple as that. I have three sayings I like to share with people that more or less sum me
up:
"Wherever you go, there you are"
"Don't ask the question unless you really want to hear the answer".
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining".
... See you on the air!
QTH: Setauket, NY
HAM INTERESTS: HF only, QRP only, CW only, at this time; kit building and modifying; homebrewing (sort of); experimenting with wire antennas; "noncompetitive" contesting at QRP power levels; trying to spend less time on the computer and more time on the air! Also, I'd like to get active on 2m and/or 70cm FM one of these days so I can QSO some of the local QRPers and maybe even generate more local interest in HF QRP.
STATION: TT Scout with final PA bypassed to make it essentially an Argo 556 (5w max), Norcal 40A/KC-1 (2w), MFJ 941E tuner, TT 254 tuner, 1965 vintage Swan 350 with fried power supply. Unbuilt kits :-( Rainbow tuner, Emtech ZM-1 tuner, OHR WM-2 wattmeter, Small Wonder Labs GM30 Antennas: various wires in trees, 40m hamstick and magnetic mount for mobile work; Keys: Most of the time I use an old Vibroplex single level paddle. Also have a new Vibroplex left-handed bug, but don't think I'll ever have the patience to develop a good fist with it! Station/work bench location: corner of basement
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: ARRL / ARS / NJQRP #72 / NorCal / QRP ARCI / QRP-L / LIQRP #1 -- "Founding member" of Long Island QRP Club; "Rag Chewers Club" (circa 1972)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: First licensed in 1972 at age 13 in Okla. City, OK. I was inactive from about 1980-1995, and probably wouldn't be active now if it weren't for the QRP-L phenomenon!
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Family (wife, 3 kids, assorted infra-human species); trying, often vainly, to fix stuff around the house.
JOB: For the past 10 years I've been a prof. in the business school at SUNY Stony Brook (although my phd is in psychology). Besides teaching, I serve as director of graduate studies and do research on the psychology of judgment and decision making.
QTH: Long Branch, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: QRP all HF Bands 10 GHZ Antenna design (mechanical & electrical)
STATION: TH-6 on 60 Ft E-Z way , crank-up, tilt-over tower, 80 meter, C-F, dipole fed with open wire, tuned feeders. Various portable antennas, Ten-Tec 556 (Cub), 555 (scout), Argosy- II, Delta, MFJ 9020, 38-S, Various HB QRP. pieces ie: antenna tuners, power meters, VSWR bridges and test gear.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: DXCC Nr 39, 1000 miles per watt on 10 GHZ
QTH: Clarksboro, NJ
HAM INTERESTS: 99% CW....90% QRP.....100% 80 thru 10....also HF mobile....Gap Titan antenna
STATION: ICOM IC-735, 38 special, Argonaut 509 and TenTec 1320
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: DXCC 186 mixed, 180 cw....WAS...WAC...QRP ARCI #6431....NJQRP CLUB #32....10-10 International #48309....Gloucester County NJ ARC since 1975 (president in 1977)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: First licensed in 1954 as KN2HPV....retired office manager from NJ Bell Tel (now retired for 20 years). Married to Claudie for 54 years 6 months....no children....no animals.
QTH: Williamsburg, VA
HAM INTERESTS: Kits: projects from QST, 73, ARRL Handbook, etc., Special Events Station, contests, wire antennas, A to Z
STATION: Tempo 2020, 38s, Micornauts for 40/30m, Rainbow Tuner, MRX-40, G5RV at 40ft., Attic installed folded dipole, Various longwires to suit
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Norcal, NJqrp, LIqrp, NWqrp
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Licensed Amateur since March 0f 1996, Secretary Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Active in Big Brothers/Big Sisters
JOB: Maintenance Technician with The College of William and Mary
QTH: Colorado Springs, CO
HAM INTERESTS: CW, QRP, Kitbuilding, portable/camping/backpacking, antennas
STATION: Ten-Tec Argo 509, 515, C21, Heathkit HW8, HW9, 300 ft doublet up 55 feet, W9GR DSP filter
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Norcal, QRP-ARCI, ARS, NWQRP, CQC, CQrp, FISTS, working on WAS (one state to go)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Been a ham for 4 years, retired USAF, been married 20 years, have 3 year old daughter
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Runner, outdoors person, biking, hiking, etc.
JOB: System administrator for software company, BS Electrical Engineering, MS Computer Science
QTH: Glen Rock, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: HF QRP, CW, Building/modifying station equipment, fixing what I built when it doesn't work, etc. I operate 100% QRP and own one of hamdom's shallowest junque boxes.
STATION: Elecraft K2, 2N2/40, Wilderness Sierra with KC-2, NorCal Cascade, homebrew "Z-match on steroids." Primary antenna is a W3EDP longwire. I've been known to toss up delta loops and dipoles temporarily.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Awards: none. I'm quite indistinguished! Clubs: QRP ARCI, NJ-QRP, NorCal, NE-QRP, Alaska QRP
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: 42 years old (my wife says I'm older, though). Born and raised in Yonkers, NY but I've lived in NJ since 1990. Initially licensed in 1993; now Amateur Extra class. Building and operating less these days than I once did but trying to stay active.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Active in Church. Otherwise, I just work a lot.
JOB: EDA technology editor at Electronic Design magazine.
ANYTHING ELSE: Go NY Knicks and Mets. I'm a recent jazz convert and am especially interested in the music of John Coltrane.
QTH: Vineland, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: QRP, building kits, Restoring a Viking Ranger for winter heating.
STATION: Sierra, OHR400, Argo505, Argo556, HW8, HW9, ARK4, W7EL "Optinized" transceiver, NW80, SW160, WM20, GM17, SST20 & 30, 38 Spl, QRP+, HB CW Tube QRP (6C4-6AQ5 with matching REGEN rcvr), KWM2, FT101, TS520, IC720, Viking Ranger.....etc, etc. (Hey, after 40 years....!)
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: WAS and WAC on 50Mhz, belong to QRP-ARCI, NorCAl, NJQRP, NEQRP, LIQRP, AKQRP, CQC, CQRP, FISTS, LowFers, QCWA, and even ARRL
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Ham since 1958 (KN3HLU). TF2WKT in Iceland 1968-69, W7JEF (Montana) W4MPC (Florida), N4JS call in 1974.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: "Father" and caregiver to flock of 13 birds, from 2 large Macaws to 2 small canaries, and everything in between. Also like to go fishing in my 26' diesel powered boat "New Joycie"
JOB: As of 1/1/2000 I was officially RETIRED!
ANYTHING ELSE: Also, In addition to W2AGN, I am trustee for the E.L. "Doc" Sielke (my father) Memorial Station W3IYQ.
QTH: Marlton, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: Hmmm... homebrewing, contesting, SSB, some RTTY (contests), ATV, 1296 SSB/CW, some RS-12 work, 2m FM. Enjoy reading about antennas, but my town does not appreciate high-gain devices on the outside of houses.
STATION: Yikes... Main HF: TS-850, CL33 beam driven element, 40m dipole. Other HF station used mostly for an IF to the 1296 station: IC-735. Numerous 2/440 FM rigs, lots of TNCs (at least 10 at last count). 1296 via kit/homebrew transverter and associated little metal boxes. QRP stuff consists of HW-9, a few homebuilt transmitters and receivers. Now I just use the TS-850 turned down to 5 watts. 1296 antenna is a 45 element looper at 30 feet. All stuff is in a spare bedroom.
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: SJRA member (past president), CBPRA (Camden-Burlington Packet Radio Assn [founder and past prez]). Currently joining the Packrats (Mt Airy VHF Club). Have been League member on and off since 1973. Only other club is NJQRP. I have a nice collection of minor wallpaper for various contests and also from a few clubs. Won SJRA's top award for outstanding contributions to SJRA/amateur radio in '94. Have been #1 in SS for Southern NJ twice: once in '93 for QRP CW (yeah, me) and last year for SSB low-power (100 watts). Also published in NCJ and act as their webmaster.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Have been a ham since '74, age 11. Not very active most of the time until about 7 years ago when my work (network development) lead me into packet, which lead into the creation of a packet club, which lead into speaking about packet at other local clubs, which lead into joining SJRA, which lead into lots of activity on all modes. Have been married for 6 years to Sui (yes, "ess-you-eye"), N2OAX. She's not on the air. No kids. Two cats and a leopard gecko, none of them have cool names.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Not many. Running the business. My other big hobby is model railroading. Have a small HO layout in another spare bedroom and am slowly building an outdoor garden railroad. Actually, I spend many nights at SJRA committee meetings. Not really, but it sure seems that way! I'm also a member of the Marlton Village Merchants Assn (won't tell you the URL of our lame web site). Took piano lessons as a kid; all of the info was pushed out of the grey matter long ago.
JOB: I own an ISP: Water Wheel Systems. WWS was started in '91 as a consulting company, but switched to the ISP biz in September '94 (almost three years old now). Prior to that, I worked for several companies as a Software Engineer, mostly doing datacomm work on embedded systems. [Note: Bob's company hosted the NJQRP website for its first 10+ years... thanks tons Bob!]
QTH: Baltimore Maryland
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HAM INTERESTS: Homebrewing, QRP CW operation on HF, advanced technology prototyping to merge computer and radio technologies (DSP, microcontrollers, software development for ham radio applications), field/portable operation and related equipment.
STATION: Wilderness Sierra w/KC-2, BuzNot and integrated Rainbow Tuner; Portable station components for business travel: 38spl, Rainbow Tuner, Battery Pack, SCAF audio filter, Galbraith Paddles; MFJ versaTuner; QRO gear unused for a year (Kenwood TS-120 and Dentron SuperTuner ... anyone want a good deal?!),
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: NJQRP, QRP ARCI, NorCal, Alaska QRP, Arkansas QRP, Colorado QRP. I was inducted to the QRP ARCI "QRP Hall of Fame" in May 2001.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: College at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in upstate NY back in the mid-70's and worked for Kodak for over 15 years (microfilm and copier product development, electronic imaging in the research labs). Then moved to NH and worked for a bunch of years in Boston-area with startup company called Edsun Labs, developing specialized video graphics chip and software for anti-aliased graphics display. Then to Northern NJ at Dialogic doing Windows NT software research and design for telephony systems (computer/telephone integration). Currently into Virtual Private Network development and Internet encryption technology at SafeNet, Inc. in Baltimore.
JOB: VP Engineering at SafeNet, Inc. in Baltimore Maryland developing encryption technology solutions (VPNs, software clients, encryption accelerators for Windows, Unix, and Palm devices.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Microcontroller software & hardware design & build, guitar enthusiast and design/maintenance of the NJ-QRP website (you're in it now!). I am also editor & publisher of our quarterly journal "QRP Homebrewer" magazine.
QTH: Pocono Lake, Pa
HAM INTERESTS: First licensed in Oct 1959 as WV2IUU, later became WA2IUU. First love was a Heathkit Twoer built by myself. Am a 2meter freak forever, ssb-cw-fm satellites (AO-27 and RS-12). I enjoy building, but am limited now by poor eyesight and unsteady hands. Enjoy playing with antennas.
STATION: ICOM 735, Yaesu 721 multi mode, HW-7{new receiver} HW-8, ARGO 509 and all the small things like the 49er, Twofer, Rainbow Tuner, Keyers , SWR Bridge,
MEMBERSHIPS: ARRL Life Member, NJ-QRP, Michigan QRP, NorCal, QRP-L, AMSAT, QCWA,
AWARDS: Not interested but have 10 wpm certificate issued in 1959
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Retired from JFK Airport in 1985. Moved to Pocono Mountains in 1986. Changed call in 1992 to KE3IK, and K3PM in 1996. PM stands for Pocono Mountains. Started to spend my summers in the Poconos in 1930 thus the move on retirement.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Working presently on putting a 49er, Rainbow Tuner and some kind of keyer in a single box that will fit in a small camera pouch. You might say a complete station hanging on your belt. Including power supply and antenna.
QTH: Middletown, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: Homebrewing, QRP CW operation on HF, PIC software development, digital modes (PSK31 and APRS).
STATION: Wilderness Sierra w/KC-2; Johnson Matchbox tuner; Also use a Kenwood TS-830S for QRP; Wilderness 20M SST used portable.
MEMBERSHIPS: NJQRP, QRP ARCI, NorCal, G-QRP.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: First licensed as a Novice (WN2YJU) in Brooklyn, NY. My Novice station was a crystal controlled, homebrew 1 tube transmitter (about 15 Watts out, wish I still had it) and a National NC-57 receiver. My first taste of true QRP was when I "upgraded" to a Ten-Tec PM-3A (20 & 40 Meters, about 3 Watts out and VFO controlled!). Graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and have worked in the development of Computer Software since then. I've worked in the Telecommunications (Western Union International & Bell Labs) and Financial (Dow Jones & Merrill Lynch) industries.
JOB: Currently working as a Manager for BusinessEdge Solutions, a consulting company.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Sailing (19' Flying Scot) and Sports cars (1960 Austin Healey Sprite).
QTH: Bloomfield, NJ
HAM STATION: Rigs I have built from kits FB40 {20 meters}, Ten-Tec, all band receiver for ten and a quickie, cheap ten meter transmitter (in the same enclosure to make a ten meter transceiver) and a few others. I just bought an FT-817 QRP radio and an OUTBACKER "JOEY" antenna for it. I have not put it on the air yet because I am still learning how to use it. I spend time with it and the manual. I hope to make many QRP contacts with this radio and antenna.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: I am active with the Nutley Amateur Radio Society, (web site: aol hometown nars kc2aup). I am president of the local Chapter of the Quarter Century Wireless Association Chapter 77 Northern New Jersey. Member of RACES, ARES, SKWARN, RED CROSS AND ETC.
JOB: I retired about ten years ago.
QTH: Kingston, NJ
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HAM INTERESTS: First licensed as WN2VTT in 1965. Primary interests are public service communications/NTS traffic nets, CW and digital, modes, and QRP. ARRL VE.
HAM STATION: HF: Kenwood TS-440S/AT, G5RV, VHF: Assorted Yaesu mobile & HTs, ancient Ringo Ranger; lots of yet-to-be-built QRP kits.
AWARDS & CLUB MEMBERSHIPS: NJQRP #289, winner of several contests, member: ARRL, David Sarnoff Radio Club, Delaware Valley Radio Association, Oracle Ham Club.
BIOGRAPHY: Grew up in Somerset, NJ. Graduated from Rutgers College, 1972, Masters Degree from Trenton State College, 1976. Taught in New Brunswick Public Schools 1973-1980. Started as trainer for a Princeton software company and have been in the software business, in a variety of roles, for a number of firms, since then.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Occasional free-lance writer, built and maintain website at http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/ along with databases of Famous Hams and ex-Hams at http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html and Hams in Space at http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/astrohams.html . I'm also a licensed Private Pilot.
JOB: Oracle Corporation, (Oracle University) Delivery Manager, iPlatform Delivery, leading the Northeast Server Products Faculty.
ANYTHING ELSE: Married to Connie Jurrens, N2ATJ, a General class licensee; have two sons, Curtis and Kevin.
QTH: Oklahoma City, OK
HAM INTERESTS: CW Mobile QRP, QRP home brewing projects.
HAM STATION: Homebrew 40 meter transceiver, MFJ 20 & 20 meter rigs mobile, also Argonaut 509 & several 100 watt rigs.
BIOGRAPHY: I have been a ham since 1992, when my dad got me into the hobby. I learned cw by listening to tapes in my car, so I find CW mobile to be a fantastic hobby. When living in St. Louis I found the St. Louis QRP Society and got turned on to QRP and homebrewing.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: I also have worked disasters including the St. Louis Flood and the Oklahoma Tornado. I have been married 29 years and have three daughters, the youngest of which got her ticket at age 10. She holds a general class license N0XVE. I practiced law for 10 years and have pastored churches for about 15. I enjoy taking church members on mission trips and helping them get ham tickets for the trip. 2 meters is great for caravaning multiple vehicles! I also enjoy duck and quail hunting and trout and bass fishing.
QTH: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
HAM INTERESTS: I just got my technician license (WP3JL) in February, 2001. I'm brand new at this, so far I am interested in building kits.
HAM STATION: I don't have one yet, but I think the Warbler will be the first of many.
BIOGRAPHY: Born and raised in NYC, lived in Orlando, FL for eight good years, and now living in PR for eight years.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: I love to shoot pool very much. I recently carved my own chessboard. I read Sci-Fi. I try to lift weights (too lazy).
JOB: After 20 years of working for others, I'm now trying to start my own PC repair business.
ANYTHING ELSE: I'm 46 years old, and this ham radio stuff is my latest new hobby, so you can always teach an old dog a new trick!
QTH: St. Petersburg, FL
HAM INTERESTS: My name is Danny (AG4PN) and I've been bitten by the QRP bug. I'm looking to explore QRP kit-building, and get involved with QRP even further.
HAM STATION: I use a YAESU-FT 817, and have made numerous DX contacts with only 2.5 and 5 watts.
BIOGRAPHY: I live in St. Petersburg, Florida (near Tampa), but I have been unable to find any QRP clubs in my area. I was born and raised in New Jersey (lived in Atco, Franklinville and Woodstown). I moved down here in June 1998, so the NJ QRP website caught my attention. The site is VERY nice, and well-organized!
ANYTHING ELSE: I look forward to meeting other QRPers.
QTH: Marshallton, DE
BIOGRAPHY: First licensed as W2KTR in 1937 in Perth Amboy, NJ where I was active in the old Raritan Bay Radio Club which met in Tom Garretson's Packard dealership showroom. Tom was W2ASB. After WW2 lived in Plainfield and Greenbrook NJ before moving to Delaware in about 1972.
In my youth I was a Flight Radio Officer on the Boeing B314 Pan American Clippers and then Naval Air Transport Command PB2Y3's and Air Transport Command C-54's.
I have always been a QRPer, one reason was that my little single tube xtal oscillator didn't put out much power. There was a philosophical reason too, I always believed in low powered transmitters and high powered receivers.
Something happened to me about two years ago that profoundly affected my ham career. Two years ago my eyesight was almost perfect, but now due to the ravages of wet macular degeneration I am classified as legally blind. My peripheral vision is still pretty good. But think of what this does to a QRPer, I can't build kits any more, I always kept a paper log for all my ham activities including contests, but now I have to write letters about two inches high with a wide tipped pen in order to be able to see them,, and even then its tough. How can I keep a log and dupe sheet like that? Wow. I'm sure there is an answer, and I am working on it. Probably computer logging. I will be posting a letter on the list to see if there is anyone out there who has had a similar problem and how they handled it. This all happened very recently and I'm still not accustomed to the idea that I can't see like I used to. But I'm hoping to be a serious contender in QRPcontests again soon.
QTH: Chapel Hill, NC, XQTH: Ithaca, NY
HAM INTERESTS: QRP (occasional QRO) QSOs, ARES, kit building and Fox hunts with Phillips Middle School ARC (club call N4PRC).
HAM STATION: TenTec Pegasus (HF Remote Base testing) + AT-11mp, Elecraft K2 + Cybiko, FT-817, wires in the trees, (too) many data radios & old laptop PCs.
BIOGRAPHY: heck why rewrite it, see http://www.eham.net/callbook/W4CHL
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: 10-10 (#73293), ARRL, NJQRP, NEQRP, OCRA (NC), CARC (NC), ARS.
HAM ACTIVITIES: ARES, PARC ARISS contact, HFPacker build (for those times when a little QRO is the way to go!), Digital (esp PSK31), APRS (2m).
FAVORITE AR Moment: When my daughter heard a Sat ARES net: "Please checkin ...M4UO ..." she piped up: "Hey, I four year old, too!".
QTH: Leesburg, VA
HAM INTERESTS: Melting solder into radios!
HAM STATION: 80M Warbler, various homebrew CW rigs.
OTHER: Became a Tech in 2001, will be a general at Atlanticon 2002!
Last updated: April 26, 2008
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