Old ham

**ka9dad** · Sep 2, 2015, 06:42 AM

Been a ham op since 1978 but newest interests are DIY and gears and wheels. Great site..

**kbalch** · Sep 2, 2015, 08:34 AM

Hi ka9dad,

Welcome - glad to have you here!

Glad you're enjoying the site - we love it, too!

You'll find lots of guys around here with similar interests, that's for sure. What are you working on currently?

Ken

**Jon** · Sep 2, 2015, 11:25 AM

Hi ka9dad - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

30+ years ham radio experience - any exceptionally interesting contacts in that time?

**ka9dad** · Sep 2, 2015, 11:10 PM

I'm currently working on a 1976 Goldwing GL1000 that had a stuck motor. Removed the clutch with a pin socket I ground from a regular socket.
I also made a valve spring compressor adapter from a piece of galvanized water pipe. It's not as easy to use as I'd like so I'm thinking of a different build more suitable for a 1970 Honda CB125 motor that I also unstuck. Still a lot to learn but enjoying the journey.
Ham contact..2 mtr @ 1 watt through a local 10 mtr crossband repeater to the Virgin Islands. 73