Whitewater, Amateur Radio, and more!

Whitewater boating

  • My River Gallery  This page has pictures of river trips I've done.
  • Northwest WhiteWater rafting, river levels, permit info, snowpack, and more!!  Bill Smith's River Page

    • Here are  Whitepapers and Articles I have written.  

    I took up Blacksmithing as a hobby. You can see my forge and some of my projects here

    Amateur Radio!

    I have a GROL and EXTRA class amateur radio license. My call sign is KD7HSH.
    My base stations are a Yaesu FT-991 and an ICOM IC-746. Both are all mode, all band tranceivers.
    I often multitask using the ICOM to work HF digital modes while using the Yaesu for VHF/UHF voice operation.
    I have a Cushcraft A4S 45 ft above ground for 30, 20, 15, and 10 meters, and a G5RV for 80, 40, 17, and 12 meters.
    A Diamond V2000 VHF/UHF vertical whip is mounted at 50 ft above ground for the 6 meter, 2 meter, and 70 cm bands.
    This is how I put up my  radio tower and antennas.
    Here are some of my favorite ham related links:
  • Solar Conditions & Ham Radio Propagation 
  • Americal Amateur Radio League
  • logbook-of-the-world
  • eQSL Electronic QSL Card Centre Look me up!
  • AC6V's Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide
  • The DX Zone Amateur Radio Resource Guide
  • Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association
    • This page last updated on 17 June, 2024.