• Live SSTV
• World SSTV
• KE5RS Repeater
• KE5RS Foxhunt
• Packet Radio
• KE5RS Station
• KE5RS Tower & Station Pic's
• Local Repeaters
• KE5RS Logbook
• STXARES-HF Nets
• KE5RS Software
• FTP Widget in QST
• Fun Calculators
• 80 ft. Tower W5EMC Bob Ripley
• 100 ft. Tower K5ARS Bill Knesek
• 125 ft. Tower KB5SXV Harold Bates
• 130 ft. Tower K9BMM Larry Gensch
• 180 ft. Tower Pflugerville, TX
• Flag Hill Tower
• Rocky Hill Tower
• Dayton Trip About 1998
• W3MRC Austin ARC
• Hambuds Local Club
• KE5RS in the News
• N6RNP Short Stories

Various Contacts:

• HF Contacts Map
• 2 Meter Contacts Map
• 6 Meter contacts Map

Hello. Name is John,

I have been a ham for over 37 years. I took my first novice test about March 1988 with my good friend Steve KB6VQV where we both passed the wrtten but, I failed the code. The testing was administered by Willy, W6CKV and his wife Jacquelyn, W6YKU. The following week I am back up at there again and passed my code and received my Novice license KB6VRS. After a couple weeks Steve and I upgrade to Technician. About 1990 I upgraded to General with good friend Mike KC6YMF in Chico with the Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society (GEARS). 1994 I upgraded to Advanced in Chico with GEARS again. After moving to Texas in March 1996 I soon applied for the vanity call KE5RS. Upgraded to Amateur Extra in Austin with WCARC in 2002

Archive log's with my original callsign

• KB6VRS in Leander Logbook
• KB6VRS in Cohasset Logbook

APRS Stuff:

APRS Path information & suggestions by Bob, WB4APR

KE5RS-9 TT4 into GE Rangr Setup and Images

I began my career with the Chabin Corporation at the Chico airport on Aug. 12, 1981. I started on the manufacturing floor soldering connectors and wires to PCB's. over time I eventually became the go-to guy for custom cable builds requiring special modifications, masking tape molds for epoxy and machine work whatever it took to get custom working samples to the customer.

3M acquired Chabin Corp about 1986. I eventually was drafted into the Product Development Lab, where we design build, and test new cable assemblies and connectors. Moved to Texas July of 1996 when I heard they were to close up the manufacturing plant in the next couple years in Chico. Been in Texas 29 years now

In Texas I worked with designing and testing flexible circuits in a chemical wet lab for about 3 years, plating, etching and testing circuits for various products such as inkjet pens used in personal printers.

Middle of 1999 I returned to the cables and connectors lab with more designing, development and testing of new cable, connectors and assemblies.

I am now retired over 4 years. Worked 15 years in Chico and 24 years in Austin. Here is a link to products I worked with at 3M Interconnects.

Patents / Copyrights:

• US5900588 3M 93101 Pleated Foil Cable
• US10090612 3M 7700 Series Cable Digi-Key Ad
• US10498059 3M 7700 Series Cable
• WO2013151608A1 3M Conductive Face Connector
• TXu000994727 KE5RS FTP Widget Copyright

Arrow DF Antenna Element Tip:

Problem with elements on your Arrow DF Antenna coming loose or can't get them loose? Wet the inside of your hand with IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) and while wet, grip the elements to tighten. This technique works great with gripping many things.

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