Member of the Month
GSARA owes its success to members like you, who have contributed to making it an excellent platform for Amateur Radio enthusiasts. As a club, we seek to showcase your experience in the hobby and encourage other members to learn more about each other. If you're interested in participating, kindly send an email to mom@gsara.org.
MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT
Casey Collins (KC1NID)
This Member of the Month is Casey (KC1NID) Casey loves digital modes and is always willing to lend a hand to anyone! He loves to camp and play portable radio any chance he gets! We are thrilled to announce Casey (KC1NID) as our Member of the Month! Casey is a true digital mode enthusiast, and his passion for the hobby shines through in all that he does. He is always eager to lend a helping hand and share his knowledge with others, making him an invaluable member of our community.
I got started in Ham Radio as a teenage Boy Scout. My very first issue of Boy’s Life magazine had a cover picturing a ham operating a radio patch and an article about ham radio. [I still have that January 1959 issue]. I was hooked. I soon earned both the Radio and Electronics merit badges and was on my way to becoming an Eagle Scout. One of the scout leaders mentored me and I remember scavenging parts from old TV’s and radios to home-brew some rigs. After saving some money, we were off to Canal Street in New York City where I purchased a Gonset G33 general communications receiver, and a surplus ARC-5 transmitter.