N1CC (Then K6SXX) Joined the United States Army in 1960. The first three years of my active army time was spent in training and at my
first duty station in Coral Gables FL, operation as K6SXX/4. Got the Extra Class in 1963 at the Miami FCC Examining Office.

K6SXX/4 Station My rig in Coral Gables station was an Elmac AF-68 at 60 Watts with an RME 4350 Receiver. CW Only using a 80-10 Trap antenna hung from the duplex eaves. (1961-63)

ARRL + TROPICAL HAMBOREE 1963(Miami) Jim K6SXX facing camera, then Dave WA4CPN (AA3UR), Jim K4JWM (SK), Richard WA4DHU (NX6R) and Kent K4AHU (partially obscured). Far side of table: George W4MLE (SK) Don K4FMA (W4WJ) (Tnx update de W4WJ)

In 1964 N1CC (K6SXX) was transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas where the callsign WA0ISO was assigned. Most activity was mobile using an SR-160 Hallicrafters 80-40-20 Transceiver and a Webster Bandspanner antenna. I was transferred for a second time in 1964 to Germany. (See Germany story) and returned to the States at Fort Hood, Texas in 1967. Once at Fort Hood, I was assigned the callsign W5QGZ and operated from family quarters on Fort Hood from August 1967 through November 1968.

Fort Hood Station was the Hallicrafters SR-150 running 100W on 80-10. Antennas were an 80-40 Trap Dipole and a TH2 for 20-25-10. Some contesting was done, however, most operation was on the County Hunters Net as a mobile in a total of 115 Texas Counties. While at Fort Hood was TDY to Fort Devens, MA where I operated mobile and at K1KBO during the 1968 ARRL DX (CW) Contest.

In December 1968 I transferred to the Ready Reserve and served until May 31, 1981 when I Retired as a Command Sergeant Major. Following my active service I moved to Dallas, Texas as an civilian employee of the U. S. Army. (See First Texas page to continue the story)

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You can contact me on the air during contests, via on Packet Radio or N1CC via Internet Mail. 73, de Jim N1CC