Whitewater, Amateur Radio, and more!

Gallery

  • My Trip Gallery  This page has pictures of trips I've done, mostly on rivers.
  • Family pictures  Pictures of home, family, and our dogs.

    • Bill Smith's Memorial River Page

    Northwest WhiteWater rafting, river levels, permit info, snowpack, and more!! 

    Here are some   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, 10, and 6 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 
  • Amateur Radio Relay 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 20 June, 2025.