Welcome to the W1AL Amateur Radio Station website
This site features an over 40-year ham radio history complete with old photos and details of my activity. It is a work in progress, so please check back frequently for updates.                 
​ 73 de Scott, W1AL.       
                                    Last updated:  January 31, 2024

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Pictorial W1AL Radio history from 1976 - present

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1976 - First Stop: CB Radio

1977 - DX and SSB

1978 - Trouble In Paradise

1979 - Ham Radio Beginnings

1980 - Year of the General

1981 - Ten-Ten, New License Plate, and First DXCC

1982 - New QTH and Upgrade to Extra Class

1983 - New 2X1 Callsign and More Computing

1984 - Digital Modes

1985 - SSTV Computing

1986 - More SSTV and New License Plate

1987 - Island On the Air (IOTA)

1988 - First China QSO

1989 - First PC and More Islands On the Air

1990 - Windows 2.0 and New Antenna

1991 - PK-232 on AMTOR, PC Scanners, and Receive Pre-Amp

1992 - SSTV, 80386 PC, and Camcorder

1993 - PC Upgrade to 80486

1994 - PACTOR Upgrade for PK232MBX

1995 - Got Married, Upgraded to Windows 95, and Began Using America Online (AOL)

1996 - Another PC Upgrade, New Soundcard, and New Vanity Callsign

1997 - New PC Motherboard, and New Ham License Plate

1998 - N1P/W1P Special Event, and Winchip PC Upgrade

1999 - New Vanity 1X2 Callsign, New License Plate, and R.I. Island Activations

2000 - Island Hunters Amateur Radio Club is Formed

2001 - Island Hunters ARC Callsign Changed

2002 - Island Hunters ARC Callsign Changed

2003 - SPECIAL W1LU LICENSE PLATE

2004 - Received Coveted Callsign W1AL

2005 - Island Hunters ARC Callsign Changed

2006 - No Activity This Year

2007 - No Activity This Year

2008 - No Activity This Year

2009 - No Activity This Year

2010 - No Activity This Year

2011 - Out With the Old.....

2012 - My Hamsphere 3.0 Debut

2013 - Move to Florida, and Hampshere 3.0 DXCC

2014 - New Ham Radio License Plate, and New Gear

2015 - More Hamsphere 4.0, and Built CW Unit

2016 - More Hamsphere 4.0 and New Computer Stuff

2017 - Planning for a New Ham Shack

2018 - New Ham Shack and Station

2019 - 40 Years as a Ham

2020 - Beginning My 5th Decade as a Ham