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ThomasN8HIS

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Location:: Clare County, Michigan, USA

About:: Happily and blessed marriage of 20 years at the end of August 2022.

Ordained Minister since April 23, 1999. (See About the Ministry God has given me at the bottom of this page)

Moved from Houghton Lake, MI and now living full time in our 5th wheel RV (we call it Myrtle) along the Tobacco River in Clare, MI.

My nickname is Pete..

Started out as a tinkerer of electronics - a handheld walkie talkie and a wire tied to the antenna and up in a tree, adjusting the guts in the walkie talkie my first station heard was WWV Fort Collins, Colorado.

Spent many years with CB radio 11 meters including 40 channel SSB in the 60s and part of the early 70s.

SWL kept my interest with many QSLs from far away lands (Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Cuba, and others plus Pirate Radio stations like Radio MiAmigo of the coast of England.

11 year U.S. Air Force Veteran (Cold War/Vietnam Combat Veteran). July 1969 to July 1980.

In the military, I started out as a Ground Radio Operator using HF equipment in the U.S. to keep in contact with SAC aircraft, reporting to their respective Command Centers weather reports, emergency communications, etc.

Did 3 years in England doing the same.

In Vietnam, I was a MARS Radio Operator (AI8AC) Cam Rahn Bay, and was the gateway station for Vietnam and Thailand Air Force MARS stations.

Later became an Administrative Clerk.

Last 4 years, did Air Force Law Enforcement (Security Police Patrolman and then Flight Chief) using VHF radios.

Presently, I live fulltime in a 5th wheel RV known as Myrtle (also a Travel Trailer we call Junior is my Ham Shack.

My present ham shack equipment is: Icom IC-7300. 100 watts (Primary) Antenna is a G5RV Dipole.

Alinco DX-SR8 HF 50 watts transceiver with LDG AT-200Pro II Autotuner (Back up units);

2 meter VHF transceiver is a Yaesu FTM-2000DR running from a SEC 1212 Power Supply. Anli High Gain Base antenna at 20 feet on military surplus fiberglass poles.

Yaesu FT-2500M mobile (was repaired by my good buddy in Lupton, Dan, W8DMI) is my mobile rig. Also, an Yaesu FT-2700M Mobile I lost and recently found.

I have a D-Star capable Icom ID-51 A Plus 2 with a Raspberry PI MMDVM - still trying to figure it out.

I have a Grundig Satellit 750 Communications Receiver; (a Radio Shack DX-390 Communications Receiver - gave to my Grandson along with a Baofeng handheld to listen on - doesn't have his license yet.) and a Grundig YB 300PE AM/FM-Stereo/SW Receiver. Grundig FR-200 Handcrank Emergency Backup SWL Radio.

Other radios include:

Baofeng UV-5R HT.

Olympia R100 Personal Recreation Handheld Transceivers.

Also, a Bearcat 210XL Scanner Radio. Radio Shack Weather Alert Radio model 12-247.

Cobra 38WXST Handheld 40 Channel CB Radio.

A waterproof Marine handheld radio

Memberships:

Member 609 Wolverine Single Sideband Net

Member 932 Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship Net

Member 246 Michigan Buzzard's Roost Net

Member of the Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club, Cadillac, MI.

Member of the Ogema - Arenac Amateur Radio Society

Member of The American Legion Amateur Radio Club - TALARC - Member #205516274

Member of the Family Motor Coach Amateur Radio group (F496719)

Member of the Michigan Buzzard's Roost network - 5 PM Mon - Fri 3.930 MHz

Wolverine Single Sideband Net, 2200 UTC, 3.935.00 - Member #609

Have my General ticket - woohoo! Next will be the Extra.

The HIS stands for HIS (God's child - I am HIS - thank you, Jesus). 1 John 3:1

Nets to check out:

Come let us reason together - Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship Network - 3.930 MHz Mon - Sat . Early birds show up around 6:30 am (1130 UTC) - Net officially starts are 7 am EST (1200 UTC) - CARF Member # 932

American Legion (Posts) schedule: https://www.legion.org/hamradio/monthly-net-schedule

.Check out the 2 meter "N8UT Morning Coffee Net" - Repeater is K8OAR, West Branch, Pointer Hill Park, use Echolink K8OAR West Branch or KC8FCQ-L All Star link or on 2 meters: 146.940 -0.6 MHz 103.5/103.5

About the Ministry God has given me: As Vietnam Combat Veteran who has Metastatic Prostate cancer from Agent Orange, the Veterans Administration has declared I am 100% permanent disable and homebound. I do not travel very often. I stay close to home. The medications I take for controlling the cancer has left me homebound due to incontenence. So God has blessed me with a Ministry of Prayer. I pray for our children as they go to school, are at school, on the way home from school and at their homes. I also pray for the widows, widowers, orphans, homeless, those trapped in Human Trafficking, the First Responders, the Military, Medical Personnel - and all their families. When I see or hear sirens, I pray for those who are responding and to those they are responding to.

Hope to chat with each of you.

73s and 75

God bless you and yours
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