Thomas R. 'Tomy' Ivan

KF7GC

Thomas R. 'Tomy' Ivan
Chino Valley, AZ

QCWA # 24387
Chapter 16

Most people call me "Tomy", some "Tom", either one is fine. I started in Amateur radio in May 1963. I visited my Elmer's station a few times. I had observed hams at my high school talking to other hams on a Heathkit DX-100 radio in electricity class. So I decided to take the Novice test at my Elmers house, and in May 63 I received my first license WN9HYM.

I had a ball talking with stations on cw all over the world on my homemade 40 meter dipole, Knight T-60 Transmitter and Knight R-100A Receiver. About 4 months later I went downtown Chicago and took the code and written test for the General and passed, and became WA9HYM. Those FCC guys were a little scary.

Moved to Arizona in 1974 and became WA7ZXU. I took a little time out in the 70's to help raise five kids, and then about 1980 became active again. In 1987 I took the Advanced test and became KF7GC, and in 1991 I took the Extra test and kept the same call.

Appointments: ARRL Member, Arizona Section Traffic Manager, A1-Operator, Offical Relay Station, NTS Net Manager, for the Arizona Section Net.The Arizona Traffic and Emergency Net which meets on 3986 khz at 5:30 PM MST 0030Z every day in the winter and 7:00 PM 0200Z in the summer, to practice handling radiograms. I usually run the net on Fridays. Alternate Fridays we have NTS Radiogram Training Sessions after the Net. Please view the net website at www.atenaz.net for more information about the Section Net or contact me at kf7gc@arrl.net. I like a little DX chasing, and rag chewing, some contesting, and Traffic Handling. I operate SSB, Psk31, JT65, and love CW and QRP

Radios: Flex 3000, Kenwood TS-480SAT, Icom 706MKIIG, Elecraft KX3, KXPA100 100 Watt Amp, PX3 Palstar HFAuto Tuner, LDG AT-100ProII Tuner, Ameritron AL-80B, VHF: TM-707A, BAOFEND UV-5R, FT-2800. LP-100A SWR/Digital Wattmeter

Antennas: Buckmaster Windom 160-3k, up 50 feet, ends to 30 feet, Dual bander Diamond 500 vertical for VHF and UHF, Gap Eagle Vertical, Buddipole Deluxe long, SteppIR 4 element 40-6 beam, with TiltPlate, Go ahead, "Catch the Fever"

August 26, 2016