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I got an e-mail from a guy who noted that he couldn’t find my name anywhere on this website. I looked and he’s right. So, here’s a little bit about me. I’m going to figure out a way for a link to this post to appear on one of the nav bars so that readers can find it more easily….

My name is Dan Romanchik, and I’m just a guy who’s having fun with ham radio.

I’m 50 years old, and have been a ham for 34 years, although for most of those years, I wasn’t very active. I have been very active since the summer of 2002, after I got the bug again after working some CW at our club’s Field Day. Since then, I have:

made more than 4,000 contacts, mostly on CW,
increased my code speed to almost 30 wpm,
built a bunch of kits and other stuff (including an Elecraft KX1 handheld HF transceiver),
worked a bunch of contests and have even garnered a few certificates from doing so,
taught a General Class license course the past two years,
become president of ARROW, a club that serves ham in and around Ann Arbor, MI, and
been appointed Affiliated Club Coordinator for the Michigan section.

I’m no “super ham.” I don’t have a 120-ft. tower with a three-element 40m beam on it. I don’t own a $10,000 transceiver, and I haven’t yet been on a DXpedition. I am having a lot of fun, though.

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Ned Newlin, W8VFM

Comment by Ned Newlin, W8VFM | 2005/11/08 at 13:17:16

Hi Dan: I am 67 and semi retired. I do some expedite trucking with a cargo van for extra income and to keep my hands in the business. Hi! I have been 100% QRP since 1966, when I built my first OHR-400. Since then I have built a K2 and a K1. Next will be a KX1. I will have a tower and a tri bander, when I can get my neighbor to bring over his equipment to raise the tower. I have used a Hy-Gain HY-TOWER vertical for many years, along with various dipole and inverted vee antennas. The thrill of qrp is much more enjoyable than the big QRO rigs. I know, I have had them. There is just something more enjoyable about working those far away places with a little rig you have built.

Do you have an active QRP group in Ann Arbor? I have been involved in a group from Indiana, The
East Central Indiana QRP Club. (no dues, just fun) http://www.eciqrp.org our webpage.

Thanks for your Ham Radio Blog
73,
Ned, W8VFM
nedn@sandcreektelco.com
Dan KB6NU

Comment by Dan KB6NU | 2005/11/08 at 14:33:31

Hi, Ned–

Thanks for your comments. While not a QRP group, per se, there are some guys who belong to ARROW (www.w8pgw.org), the amateur radio club in this area, who play around with QRP rigs.

73! Dan KB6NU

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