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   I'm Art Fregeau of North Haven, CT - among my many hobbies is Ham Radio.    I was licensed as a Novice (KN1WMQ) in 1962 and then later on became K1WMQ as a Conditional/General.    I finally upgraded to Extra Class in November 2002.   I received the vanity call of AF1HS on October 7, 2007.    I belong to the following organizations:

    In August, 2003, I was appointed District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for CT ARES Region 2 (see links below).

    I'm located in grid FN31NJ in New Haven County, CT.  I enjoy DXing and County Hunting and have WAS, WAC, RCC and (almost) DXCC.

    I operate on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters SSB, 2 and 6 meters FM as well as 220 MHz and 440 MHz FM.

    The rig is an Icom IC-706MKIIG running 100 watts into a GAP Titan DX Vertical, 5 feet above ground (don't laugh - it works well)!!  On 40 and 80 meters, I prefer my old HyGain 2BDQ doublet that's up about 30 feet.  I also use a Yaesu FT-1500 as a 2-meter base unit into a Workman UVS-200 Dual-Band (2-m, 70 cm) Base Antenna as well as an Icom IC-F121 to monitor Coast Guard communications.

    When running mobile, the IC706 connects to a High Sierra HS-1800, a Valor 160-meter or a 6-meter vertical through an MFJ Coaxial switch.  It also connects to a 2-meter/70 cm dual-band antenna for 144 or 440 MHz service.  There's also a Yaesu FT1500M for 2-meters, an Alinco DR-235 for 220 MHz, an Icom IC-2AT running APRS, an Icom IC-F121 and a Uniden Solara DSC for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.  Additionally I have a digital scanner and a 40-channel CB rig for other monitoring.  These are all mounted in a Havis-Shields 17" console.   There are currently 13 externally mounted antennas on the vehicle (a '99 GMC Yukon) as well as an internally-mounted antenna.

    Other hobbies (as time permits) include woodworking, competitive slide photography, model railroading (at Christmas time in my living room and dining room!), genealogy, home automation and computer tinkering.

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Link to CT ARES Region 2 Pages

Link to Misc. Info Page