Doug, W9PN

doug.speer@fairbanksmorse.com

Name:  Doug Speer              Birth date:  May 11, 1957

Calls/Class/Dates of Issue:   WN5DQE (Feb 1971), WB5DQE (Aug 1971), AA5SL, K7KR, K3KA, W9PN

Address:              4328 Fox Hills Drive,   Janesville, WI 53546

E-Mail Addresses: Doug.Speer@fairbanksmorse.com or Doug_Speer@charter.net

Phone  Home:  (608) 314-9658, Work:  (608) 364-8260, Cell:    (608) 201-2039

Education/School: BSEE 1979, Texas A&M University 

 Employment: 23 years with ATK various locations, 18mo. with Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, AZ, February 2006 to present with Fairbanks Morse Engine, Beloit, WI

 Station Equipment: 

·        Ten-Tec Orion II transceiver

·        Ten-Tec Hercules 444 amplifier

·        ICOM IC706-MkIIg

 Antennas:

 ·        Hy-Gain TH11DX

·        Hy-Gain TB66DX

·        Home Brew 83 foot vertical

·        Dipole fed with ladder line

Awards:         WAS ,   160m WAS,   WAC, Triple Play, DXCC with 200 endorsement, 20WPM CW Proficiency, 2008 MDXC Ham-In-Action

Memberships:   ARRL, Greater Beloit Area ARC, Inc., Madison DX Club, Dinosaur Valley DX Society

 Ham Highlights:

·        Licensed at age 13 in Austin, TX

·        Passed General 5 months later in front of FCC examiner in San Antonio, TX

·        Active in NTS as a teenager including a CW Texas Traffic Net to Region 5 Net liaison appointment.

        Member and Chairman of W5AC during years at Texas A&M University