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Get a Heathkit! Bill's entire collection of vintage Heathkit gear is for sale! He has mostly SB and DX series stuff including several SB-200s. If you're interested in owning a Heathkit, e mail Bill at w0qni@juno.com.

Bill And Kay

Bill After The Net

Frank K1UB, President Of OMIK, and WØQNI

Just a short history about WOQNI, better known as the "HEATHKIT JUNKIE"

1954: General Class.

1959-61: Net Control operator for Kansas CW Net, 3610KC

1966: ARRL SEC for R-3, Kansas 1966-74

1967: Kansas Amateur of the Year

1967-74: Director of Safety Services - Disaster Service, American Red Cross (Eastern Kansas)

1970-73: Director of Public Relations, United Way, Topeka, KS. (on loan from the Red Cross)

1974-80: Business Manager, Green River Rifle Works, Roosevelt, UT. Antique muzzle loading firearms. Now Green River Rifle Works of Australia

1979-89: Owner, Green River Forge. Antiques and Antique Fire Arms. Fur Trade clothing patterns. Published 3 books on the Fur Trade. Art of Making Skins, Shepherd's Furniture Restoration Using Original Tools of the Period. Joy's Whats Next At the Rondezvous.

1996-current: Net Manager for the Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association.

2003: Awarded by S.W. Division (ARRL) Special Service Award, Long Beach, CA - 2003, on behalf of WARFA

2004-05: President, Western Public Service System - (3952kc., begins at 0100Z) www.3952khz.net

Announcer and News Broadcaster. WIBW-TV, WREN, KNBU, KNEU, KJHK, KTWU-TV

Member of QCWA (21793), AMI(752), OOTC (3139), WPSS, WARFA and OMIK.

Received B.A in Political Science, another in Sociology, Baker University.

Currently, Property Management and Project Manager for an investment company.

In the "old days" in Topeka, KS, everyone worked AM and CW. SSB came along and everyone said it would not work. Today, AM is not in the cards, but there is still a lot of AM ham stations around. I remember the first FM repeater in Topeka. 2 hams build it, top to bottom. I think it had a 2E26 in the final. I still love the old tube stuff, that's why my shack has all Heathkit stuff. I cheat a little and use three SS-9000s, or my standby rig a 756 PRO, but I still go back to my SB-102. After all. I need a rig that clears 5 kc each side !!