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"VE3BM" |
Bill McElroy VE3BM resides in Cambridge
(Hespeler for us former now Cambridge residents)
Bill says:..... I was introduced to ham radio first by my uncle, 3AFG, Art McElroy. He was on the air before licensing in Canada, about 1914 or so. He is listed in the 1923 call sign listings on the KWARC web site but wasn't active after 1929. At that time, 3BM was Fred Hindson, a good friend of my Uncle.
I was first licenced in Toronto in 1958, having been interested in Ham Radio for at least 10 years. When Bill Martin in Bramalea (then VE3BM) an old friend became a silent key I wasn't really thinking of a two letter call as I wasn't very active at the time but in 1992 when Nels, VA3NB, changed calls I jumped at the chance for the initial call sign. I have had four call signs, the last of which is, of course, VE3BM.
The equipment in the above photo as follows:
Top row:
Left to right- Drake MN4 Matching network, Ten-Tech Argonaut 509, VHF
scanner.
Second row
Kenwood SP-230 speaker., B-K-scope and YAESU Patch, SB-220 amplifier,
Nye-Viking MB-V-A 3KW matching network.
Bottom row
Two Hy-Gain rotator control units, Yaesu SP5 speaker, Yaesu FT-1000D
and Collins KWM-380 come HF-380.
You can email Bill at ve3bm@golden.net
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