Club Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month.

Ralph Heinrich of Fowlerville, passed away on March 19, 2002. Ralph was a member of Lark for several years. Ralph was born on November 13, 1940. He was a real estate broker, a husband, a father and a grandfather as well as a member of the Fowlerville Masonic Lodge No. 164 F&AM. He was survived by his wife Janet, two sons, one daughter and 7 grandchildren. The call N8WWW has now been reissued.

Bill's Bio from QRZ is below:

The name is Bill and I reside in Walkersville, Maryland; approx. 45 miles NNW of Washington DC. I returned to ham radio in 2009 after a 32 year layoff, being initially licensed in the mid 60s. Equipment includes an Icom IC-736, IC-V8000 transceivers and an old Hallicrafters SX-111 receiver from the 60s. I also resurrected an old E.F. Johnson Viking Navigator CW transmitter and some test equipment from the 60s like a VTVM, Oscilloscope, Tube Tester, etc. This is the first time I have used transmitters and receivers that do not emit a warm glow and heat the shack. I am having fun again with an old hobby; a lot has changed in 32 years.



Antennas are all stealth as I live in a restricted development so I have a homebrew 10 meter inverted “V” tucked under the roof line of the screened area of the deck, a homebrew 20 meter vertical on the open area of the deck (disguised as a flag pole), a homebrew 40 meter inverted U dipole tucked under the roof of the house and a Hustler 2 meter ground plane vertical, also on the open area of the deck. Also using a borrowed 6 meter halo to play around on 50 MHz. I also utilize echolink and CQ100. My only HT is a Kenwood TH-D72.



I am a semi retired Information Technology professional of over 45 years and now operate a small IT consulting company. My other interests are flying my own and others aircraft (major reason for the 32 year layoff from ham radio), sailing the Chesapeake, and of course computers and networks. I also held a commercial first class Radiotelephone license in the early 60s as a broadcast radio engineer, which launched my involvement with ham radio.



SQL via eQSL or Direct.



73. N8WWW Bill