I was licensed in 1955 at the age of 15 and attended the famous Technical College, RCA Institutes in NYC. Also an active Life Member in the ARRL and a active member of the Collins Collectors Association since 1994. My Ham Station consists of numerous Boatanchors that I use on the Ham Bands with great joy. AM is one of my most enjoyable past times during the time that I have to be on the air.

The Ham Station consists of a number of Collins S-lines & KWM-2A as well as a number of the A-line radios such as KWS-1/75A4 Gold-dust twins. The AM station consists of the 32V3 and 75A1 combination with numerous microphones from both Collins and RCA. All of these Receivers and Transmitters have been reconditioned and continually maintained in my Collins Rebuilders Shop.

My time is often spent working with my very close friend, Howard Mills W3HM in his great workshop, W3HM Radio Labs, in West Virgina. We work on some of the most difficult ham gear at his facility such as KWS-1’s, KW-1's, R-390(A) and Johnson gear like the 500. Howard provides both the technical repair capability and the finest reconditioning of ham gear that I know of. He truly fits the definition of a “Restorer” of Collins gear as well as other Ham products. I have learned much for him over the years. His lab has numerous stations and are well instrumented to provide excellent test data on the ham gear he deleivers.

The K2LRC Ham Station and Repair Facility is located in Annapolis Maryland, near the Chesapeake Bay. This provides me with a near perfect grounding system for antennas. The Repair Lab consists of HP RF gear including 8640B Signal Generator, 3586C Wave Analyzer, 141T Spectrum Analyser System, 5328A Frequency Counter, 410C RF Voltmeter, 400E AC voltmeter. Other gear consists of Tektronix O’scopes, Fluke Voltmeters, Bird Digital Wattmeters, Numerous Bird Analog Watt Meters along with a large selection of RF slugs. All gear is tested on a Variac AC supply to avoid any unexpected startup problems. We document the repairs made along with Test Data showing Output Power and Receiver Sensitivity.

Having been in Amateur Radio for more than 40 Years along with extensive experience in repair and rebuilding ham gear we can provide you a source for the repair of your Collins gear. The stock of Collins repair parts often helps the repair of this gear, and we have the capability to find older parts from the market place.