U.R.A.C. est.1927

Hello, my name is Doug Dowds, W6HB,

I am the trustee for K6AA and President of URAC for 2012.

The station is located at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. We operate 6 days a week; closed on Mondays. We operate the radios, but there is also a lot of interaction with the public. Individuals, school and other groups, tour the museum and stop at the station. This gives us an excellent opportunity to familiarize the public with what Ham radio is all about. Both, by explaining it to them and by demonstrating the various modes that we use at K6AA. We have visitors from all over the world, and it is great to be able to chat and learn more about them. Hams from around the country and the world are frequent visitors to the station. New Ham buddies are often developed. Hams that I've met on the air stop in at the museum to visit, several are from other countries.

Rigs:

• ICOM IC-718 HF Xcvr
• Radio Shack HTX-242 2 meter FM
• ICOM 220 FM Xcvr
• ICOM 756 Pro III

Antennas:

• Mosley TA-53M 5-band Yagi
• 80-40-30 meter fanned dipole
• Isopole for 220
• Collinear for 2 meters

Miscellaneous:

• Heil ICM w / mini boom, Heil Classic 5 & Heil Proset 5
• AEA TNC for packet
• Alliance HD-73-1 rotator
• LDG AT-11MP auto tuner
• Clear Speech speaker