*** THE PERSONAL PART ***
Eric Vaughn Schultz / KB8RJS
primary - Grid/QTH: EN82 - Lake St Clair/Harrison Township, Michigan
getaway - Grid/QTH: EN84 - Crooked Lake/Mitchell Township, Michigan
Born: Feb. 17th, 1956 - Detroit, MI
School: Roseville High 1974, Macomb Community College (still on/off)
IBEW#58 apprenticeship 1977-81, Masters Lic. 1984, still w/ IBEW#58
Parents: Victor (retired ME) & Dorothy (retired bookeeper)
orig. from a small mining town outside Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Here's the Bio/poop:
I'm a master electrician with "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers" local #58 since 1977. I'm single, have no children, and live alone.
My primary QTH (since '78) is a small bungalow about 15-20 miles north of Detroit, Michigan, on a peninsula sticking out about 1/4 mile into Lake St. Clair. I'm @ 660ft and have an open view (no RF obstructions)@ better than 180 degrees for many miles .
My getaway is a small ranch about 220 miles north of Detroit on Crooked Lake, a small 100 acre lake in the northeastern corner of Michigan. RF wise, I'm on the highest hill around the lake (1100ft). The closest town (1ea. - gas station, party store, hardware, resturant) is 10 miles away. Red Fox, many Deer, Black Bears, & Bald Eagles come by my place daily. No street lights, no phones, no cable, no cell service! So quiet I can hear the occassional car on the highway & its a mile away.
I LOVE IT !!!
I've been radioactive on and off since 1967. When I was 11 years old, with my parents blessings, & dollar$. My uncle ED K8YJO/sk, started me on my hobby with a Lafayette 4ch Rockbound-Xmit/VFO rec. CB, when you had callsigns & the band was actually respectful & quiet!
Later in 1971 (15 years old), with paper route money and the generosity of several local hams I'd grown to know, I upgraded to the amateur ranks with a HQ-170, HT-37, Rohn 48' BX series, a tri-bander, & "inverted-V" on 40/80. The antenna sys was given to me by a local relocating ham, which was also 1 of my customers on my paper route. Free just take it down. So w/my fathers help I had more antenna than I could have ever afforded at that time. At 19 (1975) I became too involved with college, my Harley ('64-Panhead) & WOMEN! So radio took a back seat. Then in 1991 when a friend dragged me to a swap, and I came home w/one of my childhood dreams! A Drake R-4b receiver w/lotsa xtra xtals! I quickly put up a low-slung dipole, and slowly became an avid SWL'er. 2yrs later in 1993, I decided to get a ticket and get back into the hobby. Most of my time spent is now in the weak signal portion of our hobby or rag-chewing on 80m. I also enjoy collecting old radio literature, breathing new life into old tube gear, mountain biking, fishing, photography, restoring pre-1968 Corvettes, currently a '64 Roadster (327/365-4spd/3.70posi), boating on Lake St. Clair (26'Formula w/twin Merc I/O's), Snowmobiling (4 Arctic Cats - Z-1 EXT Turbo, F-6 EXT, ZL-600 & a Z-440), or working on my house. * Currently Active On * 50mc: 144mc: 222mc: 432mc: * Coming Soon! * 50mc: 144mc: 222mc: 903mc: 1296mc: * HF GEAR * RIGS: IC-7700, SP-20
VUCC on: 50mhz #877 & 144mhz #557
ssb: Icom 746pro > Henry 2506 (3cpx800) w/4kvdc on plt@1400w out > Hy-Gain 66bs(6e/25ft)
Icom IC-7600 > Icom PW-1 @ 1kw out > Hy-Gain 66bs(6e/25ft)
Kenwood TS-690 w/Irad's > HB 2x(4-400c's)@ 1kw out > Hy-Gain 66bs(6e/25ft)
(just added: Drake TR-6 *my dream rig for years!!*)
ssb: Icom IC-746pro > Henry 2002 (3cx800) 1kw out > CC 17b2(17e/31ft) w/Gas-Fet
Icom IC-271a > Mil-Surp AM6154(8930)500w out > CC 17b2(17e/31ft) w/Gas-Fet
fm: Drake UV-3 > Diamond X3200a @ 68ft side mnt'd
ssb: Yaesu FT-736r @25w out > Lunar 70w brick > CC 220b(17e/19ft)
fm: Drake UV-3 > Diamond X3200a @ 68ft side mnt'd
ssb: Icom IC-471a > Mil-Surp AM6155(8930)@500w out > CC 424b(24e/18ft) w/Gas-Fet
fm: Drake UV-3 > Diamond X3200a @ 68ft side mnt'd
Johnson 6n2 Thunderbolt
Hy-Gain 66bs lengthing boom from 25ft > 34ft
Johnson 6n2 Thunderbolt
(2 x 4cx250r - abt 1kw on both bands - may try up grading it to 2 x 4cx400, should yeild 2+kw w/minor anode mod)
HB W6PO-design "8877" amp (85% complete)
adding 2nd: "Cush Craft - 17b2" ant
Mil-Surp AM6155(8930)@400w out (just started conversion)
ssb: Yaesu FT-736r > DEM x'vtr & 20w out/PA > 2(33ele 12'DEM loopers)w/Gas-fet
*[DEM x'vtr & PA - mounted @ants w/144 if - abt 90% complete]*
ssb: Icom IC-1271a > 2(55ele 15'DEM loopers)w/gas-fet
** In need of Amp, tube or SS, have upto 10w of drive **
pre-amps @ ants
* Elad (sdr) *
FDM-DUO
* R.L. Drake *
TR-4c w/RV-4c, MN-4, AC-4, DC-4
R-4b, T-4xb, MN-2000, MS-4, AC-4, RCS-4
TR-7 & TR-7a w/PS-7, MS-7, RV-7, SP-75, WH-7, MN-75, MN-2700
*** looking for a "L-7" Amp ***
* Icom *
IC-730
IC-735, IC-AT150
IC-746 pro, SP-23
IC-751a w/RC-10, IC-PS15, IC-AT500 w/IC-2KL, IC-SP3
IC-761
IC-775 DSP, SP-20
IC-7600, PW-1
* JRC *
JST-135, NVA-88, NBD-520
* Kenwood *
TS-690sat full of filters (mostly "Inrad"), PS-30, SP-23
* Ten Tec *
Omni-D w/VFO
Jupiter
Mod 253 2kw L-Network Auto-Tuner
Mod 229 2kw L-Network Tuner
* Yaesu *
FT-707 w/FV-707DM, FC-707, FTV-707/2m & FTV-700/6m x'vtrs
FT-757gx, FC-757, FP-757gx, FTV-700/2m x'vtr
FT-767 w/50, 144, 432mhz, SP-767
FT-980, FC-757AT, SP-980, FTV-107r (6,2,70cm)x'vtr
* Heathkit *
HW-8, HWA-7-1
RECIEVERS: AMPS: 76ca - (3x 8874's 2.1KW out 78 - (3x 8874's 2.1KW out) 77sx - (2x 8877's w/Peter Dahl 5KW out) 77sx - (2x 8877's stock 4KW out) 77dx - (8877 3KW out) AL-80a - (3-500z 800w out) ALS-500M (12vdc-500w solid state) ALS-600 (50vdc-600w solid state) GSB-201 - (4 x 811a 800w out) Ten-Tec Hercules II (12vdc 550w solid state) ANTS: *** Hy-Gain 18HT "Hy-Tower" *** *** 80ft Rohn 25 *** Gonna try a low hung - horizontal loop (hopefully quiet w/good S/N) * Northern Getaway QTH Gear * HF/50mc/144mc: Icom IC-746pro, SP-430, PS-430 Ameritron AL-80a > Ameritron ATR-15 tuner Fan Half-Sloper @ 50ft (cut for: 160/80/60/40/20)
* R.L. Drake *
R-7 loaded
* JRC *
NRD-525 w/all filters, CMK-165 V/Uhf conv, NVA-88 spkr
* Kenwood *
R-2000 w/VC-10 vhf conv
Alpha
374a - have 2 of these amps (2x 8874's 1.2KW out)
Ameritron
AL-1200 - (3cx1200 2.2KW out)
Amp Supply
LK-450 NTC (3-500) 700w out)
LK-550 NTC (3x 3-500's 2.4KW out)
LA-1000NT (4x 31LQ6's 400w out)
BTI (Brad Thompson Ind.)
LK-2000 HD - (3-1000z 1.4KW out)
Dentron
160-10L - (4x 811a's 800w out)
DTR-2000 - (8877 1.3KW out)
Drake
Drake L-4B - have 2 of these amps (2x 3-500z 1.3KW out)
Drake L-75 - (3-500z 800w out)
Gonset
Hallicrafters
HT-33mk1 - (2x 4cx250r 600w out)
Henry
2K - (2 x 3-400 1.2KW out)
Icom
IC-2KL & IC-2KLPS (500w solid state)
PW-1 (1KW solid state)
Yaesu
FL-2100b - (2x 572b 700w out)
FL-2100z - (2x 572b 700w out)
HomeBrew
4-1000a @ 4kv .600mil
** new 2x (4-1000a) amp w/6kvdc supply in design stage now! **
*** 50ft Rohn 25 ***
Mosley TA-33 Classic w/40m @ 50ft
10m 5/8 Grd-Plane above TA-33
w/2200ft of counterpoise - (currently down for repair)
160mtr inverted-V @ 75ft
80mtr inverted-V @ 75ft
60mtr inverted-V @ 70ft
40mtr inverted-V @ 70ft
* Mobiles *
GMC Canyon 4dr IC-706m2g, HB Screwdriver
Jeep - IC-706m2g, Screwdriver
Buick - getting radio soon!
Formula/boat - FT-2400, w-5/8~ base loaded
144mc FM: Icom IC-229h > Hustler G-7 side mnt'd @ 50ft
All ants supported on 55ft TV tower
* My QTH * 
* Christmas 1998 *
tower on the left is a 50ft Rohn25-Foldover
tower on right is a custom 80ft Rohn25-Foldover
if you look closely you'll see a Hy-Gain "Hy-Tower" in the center abt 75ft back [email protected]
** 73, & Many Happy Grids!!! **
* Eric - KB8RJS in EN82 * 
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