Hello All.
This is Russ Williams, KW6T in Latrobe, California. Latrobe is a wide spot in the road about 30 miles East of Sacramento.
I obtained my Novice class ticket in 1985 with great intentions; however, a new wife came along, then a house, then a few kids, and the Novice ticket lapsed. In 2003, I licensed again as a Technician and soon thereafter, General class.
I had a Johnson Viking Ranger in the early-mid 1970's during my CB days; I loved that rig, but CB quickly lost its luster. A couple of years ago, I decided to get back into AM and started looking for another Ranger.
Today, I have eight AM plate-modulated transmitters. Three Johnsons are operational: a Ranger I, Valiant and a 500. We have ten acres but live in a CC&R community, so a cloud-burner dipole is the best HF antenna I can muster. Thankfully, the architectural review committee did approve a MA-40 tubular crank-up tower for VHF/UHF.
Looking forward to rag chewing on AM.
73,
Russ KW6T