My name is Tom Preston. My QTH is Citrus Heights, California which is a suburb of Sacramento. I first received my amateur radio license in February 1995 as KE6QVC and currently hold an Extra ticket.
My home shack consists of :
- HF Station
- Yaesu FT-990
- Timewave DSP-59Y
- Kantronics KAMPlus(shared with packet)
- VHF/UHF Station
- Yaesu FT-736R w/ 50 and 1.2 Gig
- Diamond 144/440/1.2 Antenna
- Diamond 6 Meter Antenna
- Yaesu FT-8100R (442.800 + PL100 / 146.52 Simplex)
- Kenwood TM331A (224.100 - PL100)
- Diamond 144/22/440 Antenna
- Packet Station
- Yaesu FT-2500M (144.910 mail KQ6EO-1)
- Kantronics KAMPlus (shared with HF)
- PC running Paket/WinPack/Host Master II
- APRS Station
- Icom IC-2000 (KQ6EO 144.390)
- Kantronics KPC3 Plus
- PC running APRSDos
- Misc.
- Uniden CB and Weather Receiver
- Realistic Pro-2002 Scanner
- Realistic Pro-2066 Scanner
- Uniden Bearcat BC780XLT Scanner
My mobile shack consists of : (Under Construction / New SUV)
- HF Station
- Icom IC-706 MKII
- SGC-231 Antenna Tuner
- VHF/UHF Station
- Yaesu FT-8100R (442.800 + PL100 / 146.55 Simplex)
- Kenwood TK-790 VHF Hi Public Service
- APRS Tracker (KQ6EO-14 144.390)
- Icom IC-2000
- Kantronics KPC3+
- Garmin GPS30
- Misc.
- Radio Shack PRO-2066 Scanner
- Uniden Bearcat BC780XLT Scanner
- Garmin GPSMAP 162
- Cobra CB and Weather Receiver
Have fun on the airwaves!
I am a member of these Clubs and Organizations
Remember, support the future of our hobby, JOIN whenever possible.
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Corrections, changes, useful comments, etc. Please click the mail box to e-mail me at kq6eo@arrl.net
This document and HTML source by Tom Preston.
Original version 02/09/97 Latest Update 12/24/01
SARC - Sacramento Amateur Radio Club
Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of Calif. Office of Emergency Services
ARRL - American Radio Relay League
AMSAT - Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
TAPR - Tucson Amateur Packet Radio
NCPA - Northern California Packet Association
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