Hi all,

I'm Tim, KC2DDS, operating from Torrance, CA (Los Angeles area, DM03). Although I've had my license since I was 17 (1997), I'm just now getting back into things and especially satellites. My absence from AR probably has something to do with needing a break after 4 years of active duty in the Air Force where I maintained and operated the 27 radios aboard the E-3 AWACS J (making contacts on SATCOM systems is much easier using military equipment on dedicated frequencies and geosynchronous satellites than it is using a 5w HT and a handheld antenna on a hamsat!)

Here's the chronology of the last week, which may sound familiar to some:

Last Friday: Built a UHF Yagi which enabled me to hear signals

Saturday: Listening wasn't enough, so I went to HRO and bought an Arrow dual band antenna so I could transmit

Sunday and Monday: Made my first contacts

Anyway, I just wanted to write to introduce myself. Hope to make contact with you all eventually.

Tim

KC2DDS