Nels K1UR

[K1UR]

I was on the old site for almost a year, so time to move on to this new one. Nice job of customizing vBulletin!

I've been licensed since 1974 and have been K1UR since getting my Extra in 1977. There really isn't much serious off roading in this part of the country (Massachusetts), but I do get a chance to use 4WD at least a couple times a year. My primary radio platform is my 1963 Land Rover Series 109 Station Wagon which I've owned for five years. It's equipped with an Icom IC706MkIIg, allowing operations on 80m through 70 cm. I also recently added a Motorola MCS 2000 for operations on 900 MHz FM. The truck is known as the "Green Bean" and it even has its own callsign: NA1GB.

My "daily driver" is a 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, which is equipped for 2 meters and 900 MHz FM.

http://www.4x4ham.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=137&d=1276464851

http://www.4x4ham.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=138&d=1276464851

[KC0NNT]

Welcome! Thanks for making it over to the new format. I have always enjoyed your postings.
Weren't you on the cover of QST? Very Cool!

[K1UR]

Well, not the cover of QST, but the Land Rover was included in last years Field Day article. I've included that same photo (actually a much better more complete version of it) in my galleries here...it was on the old site too, even before it appeared in QST.

[KC0NNT]

Very cool! That had to be exciting!

[KI4HFR]

Very nice setup! I'll bet you get lots of onlookers and ride requests.

73's KI4HFR

[K1UR]

Yes, the truck gets lots of attention :-) Old Land Rovers are pretty unusual in the U.S. so people know them from the movies but have rarely actually seen one.