The Mad Scientists Scrap Book

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The N6MPX Mad Scientist Repeater, the works showing 147.300.

Allen AA6DE in white, (silent key), helping put up an antenna. Allen was net control for the midnight net each week and assisted by Chris N6VZD who ran News Line. Now Doug W6BKP has been running News Line every week since 1989.

Left, Bill KB6QEX, right Bruce N6THN at Bruce's QTH.

Working on the N6THN Dentron Jr. HF antenna tuner.

The home brew repeater controller / talking S-meter built by Jerry N6CCM, Jim N6MPX, Paul WA6BRM, Chris N6VZD and Bruce N6THN. This is the computer full of features for controlling the 147.300 repeater.

Doug up at the 147.300 repeater shack checking out the wiring.

L to R, Chris N6VZD, Terry KB6TR, Allen AA6DE, Jeff, Mark KK6BG, Judy N6XOT, Bob KB6EGA at the Mad scientist field day site near San Mateo, Ca.

The Foot Hill Flea Market Mad Scientist Booth selling bay area repeater maps for donations to the repeater, with Jim N6MPX (silent key, far right, hand in pocket), our chief engineer, Los Gatos, Ca.

George KB6FQV (silent key) nick name Blimpy, and Mike KB6IRQ holding one of his facinating experiments.

Bill KB6QEX helping Doug install the Cushcraft R7 HF vertical at Doug's QTH.

Doug W6BKP at his favorite restaurant. What? . . . . No Radio in his hand?

Inside of Bruce's N6THN home made Heath Kit SB-200 1Kw HF linear, twin 572B's operating at 2400volts @ 500mA.

Inside of the N6THN MFJ 3KW roller inductor HF tunner to repalce the old Dentron Jr.

Mike KB6IRQ with one of his many ingenious home brew projects. This is a true inventor with patents.

Randy NF6K, the man from Berkley A.K.A. Windjammer. Also into restoring classic Mopar Dodge Diplomats, photography and music.

Inside of control room in WWVH Hawaii, visited there on my vacation.

The old cart tapes that use to announce the time for WWVH, retired now.

Inside the parts room of WWVH with one of the three technicians.

Bruce N6THN with wife Ninoska (no call), next to the 2.5 Mhz 10KW, WWVH xmitters, yes they were operating.

A pair of 10Kw transmitters at WWVH Hawaii. Every transmitter has a full backup companion.

L to R, Doug W6BKP, with our land lord center (no call), and Bill KB6QEX in baseball hat at the 440 repeater site San Jose, Ca.

Bill's KB6QEX mustang with 2 meters and 10 meter rigs.

Shot of Moffit Field Airport, Mt. View Ca. taken by KB6QEX.

View of San Francisco aprox 30mi north taken by KB6QEX.

Our shared diesel generator at the 441.950 repeater site, San Jose.