I started on 11m in 1993, talking to locals on channel 32 in SE Aurora, CO, and 29 on the west side of Denver. While stationed at Fort Hood, TX, I ran 19 for a while. Then found a local SSB group on 38 LSB. When I was discharged from the Army in 2006, I moved to Fountain, CO, where I found people on 39 LSB. Many operators got their ham licenses after the code was dropped. I was off the air from 2013 until I got my tech license on 9/11/2018. I then got my general on 10/20/2018. I got my extra on 6/15/2019. I have a QYT KT-980Plus, Yaesu FT-890, Alinco DR-570T (being repaired), Hytera AR482G, Anytone AT-D878UV, Yaesu FT-70D, FT-2DR, and a Radioddity/ Baofeng UV-82X3. I have a Tram 1481 dual band antenna and a G5RV Jr. inverted V.

I got my GMRS license when the price dropped (WRQI221). I listen to the Metro 600, 700, and 725 (Front Range GMRS) in the Denver, CO area.

73

KE0DC/WRQI221

Doug Comer

Parker Radio Association (parkerradio.org)

Patriot VE Team (https://hamstudy.org/sessions/w0pct)

Colorado Ready (https://coloradoready.org/)

Arapahoe/Adams County ARES Digital Coordinator (https://www.arapahoeares.org/)

ARRL Member (http://www.arrl.org)