Walter B. Fair, Jr., W5ALT

Email: wfair@comportco.com

I have been a radio amateur (ham) for many years and still enjoy the hobby immensely. My radio interests lie in just about every facet of ham radio. I operate on all of the HF bands, as well as VHF and UHF. I use CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, BPSK31, MFSK, FSK31, MT63, Hellschrieber and SSTV. If there's a mode I haven't played with yet, I'll probably be trying it soon. I have to confess that I enjoy CW and the digital modes more than the voice modes, though. I also enjoy tinkering with antennas and electronics in general and also listening to shortwave broadcasts.

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Since the effects of RF radiation have become a concern to many people, the FCC requires that all amateur radio operators perform a radiation safety evaluation. The web site at The University of Texas has an RF Safety Calculator on line to help with that.

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