My name is Walter J Stewart and I have been a ham since 1992.

Picture by David R Fordham, KD9LA

As you can see, I am into ARES quite a bit. I am a member of the Virginia ARES in Rockingham County.

As of now, the equipment that I have two Alinco DR-590 dual band 2M/440 w/x-band repeat, DR-1200, DX-70TH, DJ-596, Azden PCS7200 (220), Kenwood TM-201A, Kenwood TM-221A for radios. I am also into packet radio with a MFJ-1270 and a MFJ-1278B TNCs. The antenna tuner that I have is a MFJ-945E. I have a Dell Latitude laptop loaded with lots of software that can be used for packet and/or logging during ARES call-ups. I also have an assortment of antennas and coax and a nice tool box with needed test equipment for field work. Instruments in the toolbox that need a power source all either use batteries or 12 volts. My system is designed so that it is not dependent on outside sources for power and can be placed in a remote location.