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WA2JMG

Episode 524 – Charles “Pete” Corp – WA2JMG

Charles “Pete” Corp, WA2JMG, operates simple rigs into wire antennas, using low power.  His primary operating mode is ragchewing on CW for meaningful and reliable communications.  At the urging of his grandfather, Pete pursued the power system management side of electrical engineering side of his four year degree as a way to satisfy the market demand for power engineers in industry,  when there is a scarcity of supply.  WA2JMG tells us his ham radio story, beginning in 1960, in this QSO Today.
First license: 1960, age 21, WA2JMG
K5ZP  -Texas Callsign

First Rig:
Homebrew 40 meter CW
Hallicrafters S38 Receiver

Current Rig:
Yaesu FT-991A Transceiver 
2 Meter 144.205 CW Net
Icom IC-718 HF Transceiver
Xiegu G106 Transceiver
Xiegu X6100 Transceiver

Terms
Jersey Cows
US Marine Reserves
Ft. Devens, MA
US Army Security Agency
058 Diddy Boppers
US Army Specialist 4
Onetime Encryption Pads
US Army MARS
Teletype Signal Corp
DXpeditions
Papermill Electrician
Warren County Amateur Radio Club W2WCR
POTA – Parks on the Air
SOTA – Summits on the Air
Advice to new or returning hams: Stay with CW.  Rag Chewing

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Operating WA2JMG
WA2JMG Operating Position
Yaesu FT-991A Transceiver
Icom IC-718 HF Transceiver

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