Welcome to WA5LPW
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whiskey alpha 5 lima papa whiskey
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What is WA5LPW (Whiskey Alpha 5 Lima Papa Whiskey)? It is a call sign
in the amateur radio world. It was actually my late uncle's call (Clifford 'Buzz'
Barton). He became a silent key in 1998. I have just recently (Nov
'05) entered the ham radio world and was able to secure his call as my own.
It is my deepest honor to be able to carry on his call.
One of his best friends (WA5LQZ - Alan - Westlake, Louisiana) has been telling me all sorts of stories about Uncle Clifford. He loaned me the below photo taken during the late 1960's. The photo was taken by Burl Vincent (photog for Lake Charles American Press) during the Contraband Days Boat Races. Buzz (right side/standing) was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and they selected Alan's (left side/seated) boat as the communication vessel. The radio is an old Heathkit "TWOER" Crystal Controlled AM. Alan mentioned that everyone had one and they worked great providing a 15 to 20 mile coverage.
The current WA5LPW and family!
The Shack! My shack has grown a good bit since starting out in Nov 2005. My main operating rig is the Kenwood TS-570S. I also use a Yaesu 857ND for 2 meter tropo (or at least I hope to hear some soon!). I have been playing around a good bit with QRP and for that I use a Yaesu 817ND. My local contacts are made via the Kenwood D700. I have also been the recipient of two wonderful rigs from some great Elmers. I have loaned out a Kenwood TS-140S to a friend trying to figure out what he wants in a base rig. The other rig is a Yaesu 757GX that I keep in my building area.
One of his best friends (WA5LQZ - Alan - Westlake, Louisiana) has been telling me all sorts of stories about Uncle Clifford. He loaned me the below photo taken during the late 1960's. The photo was taken by Burl Vincent (photog for Lake Charles American Press) during the Contraband Days Boat Races. Buzz (right side/standing) was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and they selected Alan's (left side/seated) boat as the communication vessel. The radio is an old Heathkit "TWOER" Crystal Controlled AM. Alan mentioned that everyone had one and they worked great providing a 15 to 20 mile coverage.
The current WA5LPW and family!
The Shack! My shack has grown a good bit since starting out in Nov 2005. My main operating rig is the Kenwood TS-570S. I also use a Yaesu 857ND for 2 meter tropo (or at least I hope to hear some soon!). I have been playing around a good bit with QRP and for that I use a Yaesu 817ND. My local contacts are made via the Kenwood D700. I have also been the recipient of two wonderful rigs from some great Elmers. I have loaned out a Kenwood TS-140S to a friend trying to figure out what he wants in a base rig. The other rig is a Yaesu 757GX that I keep in my building area.
I have also been working toward building my own rig. My long term goal is to build a Elecraft K1. But before I do that I have several small and less costly projects to try. I have some photos of the building area in the shack as well as my first attempt to build a marker generator from Norcal.
My completed kits to date are listed below. Check out the QRP page for those images.
- Elecraft Dummy Load
- Elecraft AF-1 Audio Filter
- Elecraft Power/SWR Meter
- Tuna Tin 2
- 4sqrp NS-40 (none simpler)
- Norcal SMT Dummy Load
- Hendricks PFR-3 (Portable Field Radio - 3 band 5 watt)
Check out my "what am I doing now?" page for current kit building efforts.
