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Don Beahm - Boise, Idaho
Grid Square: DN13up
*** HAM LICENSED SINCE JUNE 27, 1967 - GENERAL CLASS OPERATOR ***
Hobbies & Interests
🖥️ Computers & Electronics
✈️ Aviation - Real and Simulated
📷 Photography - Still and Video
🍳 Gourmet Cooking
🎣 Hunting and Fishing
Ham Radio
Licensed June 27, 1967, as a Technician Class operator. Initial station included:
- Heathkit 2-meter transceiver
- Ameco TX-62 (75W, 6m/2m)
- Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver
- Home-brewed converters
- Hy-Gain DB-62 beam on 40' tower
Upgraded to General Class on April 15, 2000
Awards & Achievements
- ARRL Ragchewers Certificate
- Michigan Screwballs Certificate #802
- Western Electric Hawthorne Science Club Certificate #72
- CQ-WE VHF Contest Winner
- Worked All States: 45/50 Worked, 41 Confirmed
- DXCC: 44 Countries Worked, 31 Confirmed
- Counties: 108 Worked, 63 Confirmed (of 3076)
Professional Background
Joint School District No. 2
Computer Technician (Retired)
Nov 1991 - Nov 2011 · 20 years 1 month
Meridian, ID
- First roving district wide computer tech, technology purchasing
- Email system coordinator district wide
- Software installation and maintenance for District written software
AT&T / Western Electric Co.
Production Manager
Feb 1990 - Oct 1990 · 9 months
- Managed 55 people manufacturing, packing and shipping
- Responsible for ~$1 million per month in TELCO equipment
Electronics Technician
Dec 1966 - Feb 1990 · 23 years 3 months
Montgomery Works, Montgomery, IL
- Analyzed and tested various TELCO modem devices for telecommunications
- Worked on communications links for:
- Medical systems
- Airline communications
- FAA control systems
- Alarm systems
- Electronic Blackboard for telecasting drawings
Current Station Equipment
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