I'm Tomas David Hood. I am a Radio Amateur with the callsign of
NW7US, living in Stevensville, Montana. I enjoy having two-way communications by way of shortwave radio signals, in the Amateur Radio hobby. The Shortwave bands are in the High Frequency radio spectrum.
NW7US is the
Amateur Radio call-sign issued by
the Federal Communications Commission to my
Ham Radio Station, conferring the right to operate this equipment under certain privileges. This call-sign is assigned to me as both an identification of my Amateur Radio station, as well as a reference to those privileges I have been granted after having passed both a series of written examinations which cover rules, procedures, technical theory, and related knowledge, and a series of morse code (cw) proficiency tests.
I was born back in 1965 (in Virginia) and I'm 44. I was first licenced in 1990, though I have been a real high-frequency fan since the early 1970's when I discovered Shortwave Radio. I loved hearing the foriegn stations. Using HF is like travelling without leaving home. I love meeting new folks.
I have some very specific areas of interest in my love of radio and space weather. Check out my specific pages regarding these interests:
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Morse Code and CW (carrier-wave mode)
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Space Weather, Solar Cycle, Radio Propagation
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Radio Circuit & Propagation Analysis w/ACE-HF
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Shortwave Radio (SWL)
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Digital (non-voice) radio modes
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AM (Amplitude Modulation) Amateur Radio Resources
I am a member of ...
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Straight Key Century Club #4758C
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Ten-Ten #56526 :
FISTS #7055 :
FISTS NW #57
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Lighthouse Scty #144 :
NAQCC #1774
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Monthly QRP Field Day Member #62
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QRP ARCI #12781
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30 Meter Digital Group #0640
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Digital Modes Club #1144
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BARTG #8077
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European PSK Club (EPC) #4768
More specific information about me: I am...
+ A Contributing Editor for the Propagation and Space Weather Columns for
CQ Communications Magazine, CQ VHF Quarterly, and Popular Communications Magazine
+ Associate Member of
Propagation Studies Committee of RSGB
+ Living here:
113.99W 46.55N Stevensville, MT USA
... which is in Grid Square DN36 / ITU Region 6 / CQ Zone 4
+ Operating - sometimes QRP (low power), on CW (Morse Code), SSB (Voice), and Digital modes of PSK-31, Olivia, DominoEx, and MFSK
+ A contributing editor on
Wikipedia - Amateur Radio/Space WX
I create websites, too. Check out the latest:
Chidwick School of Fine Woodworking
Auctions in Montana - Wayne and Mike, Auctioneers
Other NW7US pages:
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NW7US at eQSL.cc
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NW7US at MySpace.com
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NW7US at QRZ.com
Other pages about me (non-radio):
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Tomas David Hood - Music Page
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My Music MySpace Page
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My Music ShoutLife Page
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Tomas David Hood on LinkedIn