WA4CZD Homepage

Hi–thanks for visiting my WA4CZD home page. I’ve been on the air since 1998, wow — it sure has been fun. I’d been wanting to get my ticket for a long time. After I graduated from college I got my license as soon as I possibly could — tech plus.

You can find me on the novice CW bands. I’m really into this morse code thing. I use a Scout, Heathkit HW 101 and G5RV antenna. So here’s a bunch of neat resources I’ve found on the Internet.

In 2004 I changed my call sign to my SK elmer’s previous call, WA4CZD, and upgraded to General.

I usually work the 15M Novice CW sub-band. I ‘d also like to thank the following people for their help:

• Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society — for administering the VEC exam.

• KD5BBC –for selling me his Heathkit SWR meter and HW-101 transceiver.

• WA4AOS –for selling me his Ten Tec Scout.

• K4RO — of the Tennessee Contest Group for answering all my stupid questions and helping me get on the air.

• Dickson County TN ARC — for letting me play in Field Day every year.

Callsign lookups

• HamCall Online from Buckmaster.

• QRZ callsign database.

Heathkit Links

• HW 101 from Boatanchor Pix.

• The Heathkit Virtual Museum & the Heathkit Listserv.

• HW 101 Review at eham.net.

• RTO Electronics Heathkit repair formerly located in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Ten-Tec Links

• Ten-Tec Official site.

• Scout reviews.

• The Unofficial TenTec Pages lots of links

• Virtual Ten Tec Museum from W8KC

Links for New Amateur Radio Operators

• AA9PW Amateur Exam Practice Page online!

• Calculate Your Grid Square from ARRL.

• Ham to Ham column from 73 Magazine.

• Jack’s Radio Fundamentals from WB8FSV.

• Near-Real-Time Greyline Map pretty cool.

• Real Time Images of the Sun from the The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).

• Educational Tutorials – Electronic Theory from Alex’s Electronic Resource Library.

• Electronics basics Large list of online teaching resources.

Online Morse Code Resources

• CW Facts and Operating Tips from KA7NOC.

• Library of Congress 1st telegraph exhibit.

• Morse Code Pages links from AC6V.

Organizations

• FISTS Great CW club!

• The Courage HANDI-HAM System Ham Radio & technology for people with disabilities.

• ARRL American Radio Relay League.

• QSL Net Free homepages for hams & lots of info.

• YLRL Young Ladies’ Radio League.