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| Mike and Carol in the early '80's. |
In 1976 Mike's father bought him a
Citizens Band Radio
(CB) to use while in the car.
CB's were becoming very popular and Carol's
family also was swept
up in the craze.
Both of her parents became CBer's
and so did she.
Mike went
a bit further though and became so involved in electronics that soon the CB was installed in Mike's bedroom and an antenna
was mounted on the apartment building roof.
Soon after in Spring of 1979 Mike was "Elmered" in Amateur Radio
(Ham) and became a Novice Class license holder.
In 1982 Carol and Mike's paths crossed on the CB and they have
been together since!
Early in 2006 Mike had heart failure and let his Ham license expire. He almost did too,
but Carol pulled him through it. Once feeling better and just back to work Mike decided to regain what he had lost.
On December 20th, 2007 Mike became a Ham again by passing his Technician class license and becoming KC2SPO. On January 8th,
2008 he received his original call of KA2FBL back. April 10th, 2008 saw Mike become a General class Ham and
soon after becoming a ARRL & W5YI Volunteer Examiner (VE) as well as a ARRL Certified Educator. Finally, the cherry on
the cake was when Mike was granted his Extra Class license on May 28th, 2008!
Carol, not wanting to be left
out of the fun passed her Technician Class license with the call of KC2TJY on May 15TH, 2008. On the very
same day Carol requested and was granted a change in her call to K3CWR. K=to tie her call to Mike's, 3=is her birthday,
CWR=are her initials. On June 5th, 2008 Carol passed her General test. Soon after Carol became a ARRL & W5YI Volunteer
Examiner (VE) as well as a ARRL Certified Educator.
May 5th, 2008 Carol (WQIS721) and Mike (WQIS720) were
licensed in the GMRS radio service and joined the Yonkers Office of Emergency Management as Radio Operators. Soon after
Mike and Carol became members of the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services RACES Volunteer Radio Operators and
Certified SKYWARN Spotters.
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| Mike durning the early '80's. |
We are members in good standing:
ARRL-Americian Radio Relay League
YARC-Yonkers Amateur
Radio Club
WECA-Westchester Emergency Communications Association
BARA-Bergenfield Amateur Radio Association
QCWA-Quarter
Century Wireless Association (Mike Only)
Visit our "Links" page to log on to any
of the above
groups and more!
Liv'n Da Dream
Baby!
| Far Rockaway, Queens NY-HAM Radio/Weather Station |
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| In the distance you can see the Manhattan skyline |
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Depending on the time of year our sites receive an average of 60,000 to 95,000 hits a month. Yes you read it right, each month!
Maintaining these sites is fun but costly. If you are enjoying our work please try to donate something to keep them
running. Carol and I are both disabled and have huge medical and prescription bills. Our sites are really up on
a shoestring. A donation would be of great help and deeply appreciated. I've included a easy Paypal button below. You can
pay with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, or Paypal. Just click the button and it will take you to the donation page.
Thanks, Carol & Mike
Your WebMaster is Michael Rapp
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