N4MIC Ronnie O. 'Ron' Rucker Jasper, GA QCWA # 37659 Chapter 40

I have been a ham since 1986. I am 70 as of 2017 and pastor a church in Jasper, GA. I enjoy the hobby and have a Alpha Delta Loaded Dipole 160 up and it does loatd on 6 meters. Six meter Cushcraft A505S 5 element beam This year I bought a cobra. It is the best dipole I have used. Last year upgraded antennas with a Mosley TA33 JR 20-10 and WARC beam it is up 45'. on a Tower. Also, I won a KX3 and have the 100 watt linear for it. I also have an ICOM 706 MKII for 6, 2,440 and ICOM 7200 for digital, ICOM 880H D-Star and ICOM 706 that drives the SB-200. The newest addition is a SB-200 bought for parts and it works great. As it arrived it puts out 500 watts. I upgraded to Extra Class on 10/31/15 in Chattanooga where I received my general 29 years earlier.

I am enjoying ham radio so very much and all the modes. I just qualified for ARRL VE

March 18, 2018