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AF4LQ Mike Lyness Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Thanks for the visit
and welcome
to my homepage. Nothing fancy here, just a few words to fill in the
blanks should
we have met on the air recently. I've been a ham operator since 1993
and earned my Extra class license and present callsign in '98. I
operate 100% CW and my primary interest is QRP operating and building. Radios that I've built and presently use are an Elecraft K2, an OHR500, a Norcal 40A, an SW30+, a DSW-II (20m), and two OHR100A's. I've recently rediscovered the simplicity and pleasure of using a straight key again after nine years of using only paddles and keyers. I really appreciate your patience if you've been unfortunate enough to encounter me on the air as I QLF my way to fame and glory on my trusty SpeedX. Look Ma, no hands! If you need a QSL for our contact I'm always happy to confirm Kentucky or Jefferson County for your awards. Thanks again for the QSO and visit and I hope we cross paths on the air again soon. |
| CW
for Beginners |
| For new hams that
have
an interest in learning and operating CW, I offer a few links that may
prove helpful. Best of
luck to you, above all have fun, and I hope to work you on CW one day
soon. |
| The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - courtesy of N9BOR |
| G4FON's Morse Code Trainer software |
| K7QO's Code course |
| W1AW Schedule |
| W1AW MP3 Code Practice Files |
| WB8FSV's Beginners Guide to making CW Contacts |
| KA7NOC's CW Facts and Operating Tips |
| W9PPG's Why Learn and Use CW? |
| K3MT's CW Skill and How to Acquire It |
| In Memory of my Friend |
| W4JCH SK |
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| W4JCH was my
very good friend and radio buddy. He was a first class CW operator
and I'm proud to
have
known him and been able to share the things we enjoyed so much
together. We
chased a lot
of DX together
and shared a lot of
good times with that on a daily basis for several years and we also
enjoyed many late night ragchews together. Since we were "across the
alley" neighbors and
our
antennas were
only about 40ft apart we'd work each other dummy load to dummy load,
chatting late into the wee hours.
I miss you Jerry, and I sure wish we
could do that again, just once more. GB es 73 OM. |
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73 de AF4LQ
| Worked
All States QRP 40/20 meters and mixed band |
Worked
All Continents and 187 Countries QRP |
| 308,000 miles-per-watt
- 20mtrs |
Revised February, 2008