N6TR Homepage

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This is the home page for Larry “Tree” Tyree – N6TR / WB6ZVC.

Here are some links that you might find useful:

• Heavens Above – Resource for satellite tracking and iridium flares.

• Hey – What’s That – A site where you can find out what mountain peaks you can see from any location in the USA.

• Music List – List of my surround sound and vinyl music.

• NCJ Sprint Survival – Some tips on how to operate the most intense contest there is.

• Remote Ham Radio information page. Details from the various remote contest operations I have done.

• Six meter CW EME page – A page documenting my QSO with SM7BAE.

• Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge – Sponsored by the Boring Amateur Radio Club.

• Topband Disease Article – A strange disease affecting operators on the 160 meter band.

• Topband Sounds – A collection of sound files that I have captured on 160 meters.

• Tower Climbing Service – Providing tower and antenna care in the Portland, Oregon area.

• Tree’s Bird Page – Catalog of the birds I have seen (mostly from around my home).

• TS850S Repair Page – Tips on keeping your TS850 on the air.

• Various kkn.net directories with interesting files

• Viewstar PT2500A pictures and information – including schematic and modifications.

• Way Back Machine – Find old web pages you thought were lost forever.

• XKCD.COM – One of my favorite places to check on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Here are some places I have worked at:

• Instrumentation Technology Systems (1974-1978) – This is where I learned most of my digital design tricks.

• Litton Industries (1978-1981) For a small division producing an energy management system during the gas crunch.

• Canoga Perkins (1981-1983) Formerly known as Perkins Research, building test equipment for T1 phone lines - 1981 to 1983.

• Electro-Scientific Industries (1984-1987) Initially in their instruments group - then on their Hybrid Laser trimmers.

• Micom (1987-1988) I worked in their modem and PC accessories group during a brief return to Southern California.

• MTI Inc (1988-1989) A small company that built displays for car stereo systems – but has changed a lot since then.

• Etec Systems (1989-1993) Worked for Ateq on laser reticle writers before Etec purchased them – who then was purchased by Applied Materials

• Cascade Microtech (1993-1996) Wafer test equipment and high frequency probes (microwave) from 1993 to 1996.

• Axian Inc (1996-1997) Contract employee assigned to work at Intel.

• Intel Corp (1997-2011) Quality and Reliability Manager / Engineering Manager

• LSI Corp (2011-2014) Engineering Quality Director in the Megaraid and adapter board groups.

• Inrad – (2014 onwards) aka International Radio – provider of accessories for Ham Radio enthusiasts.

You can reach me via email here.

73 Tree N6TR