Today is July 20, 2018. I will update when I can. I just opened the FB account of Ateneo de Zamboanga, ECE students. I sent a message and mentioned this blog and for anyone who opened this blog, welcome.

A bit of myself;

      Born in 1950, Burleigh School Grades 1-4, then Ateneo de Zamboanga. The first Jesuit encounter was Fr. Eusebio Salvador who happened to have married my parents in 1948. Also Fr. Simeon Reyes who was in GS. Graduated Salutatorian with two medals: Gold in RELIGION and Silver in ARITHMETIC.

     Entered HS in 1963. Favorite Jesuits Fr. Asterio Katigbak and Fr. Charles Duffy. Frequented Fr. Loredo's office, student counselor. I saw a booklet in his shelf  "How to make a Foxhole Radio". I was hooked. I scrimped and saved to buy the headset for P14 from City Radio. Toilet paper core, magnetic wires. Pencil carbon on razor blade as diode. IT WORKED. My uncle beside our house had junks and I found a variable condenser. Then I went back to City Radio and bought an OC44 Phillips transistor and was able to amplifiy the audio to drive a speaker. My room on the 2nd floor had wires strung in the window.

     The the Jesuits sent me to the USA in 1967 as the AFS scholar.. I went to a HS in Lee's Summit , Missouri. I enrolled in BASIC ELECTRONICS. Came home with a pair of Jenssen speakers which I blew up with my homebrew tube amplifiers. I was sent to ADMU in 1968 but weekends were in Raon.

 
     Fast forward 1978, I fell in love with RC model airplanes. I was in training in HK for 6 months and bought any books in electronics and RC even if they were in Cantonese. Brought these books home which apparently were original from the UK and translated. Ordered RC radio kits from the US and built, built, and built until I could build RC transmitters and receivers from scratch parts locally available. I built airplanes and boats but electronics was the overriding passion. Came the electrics. I built ESC (motor speed control) and rewound brush less motors. Became familiar with newer batteries, Li Po, Li Ion, etc...and chargers.

     At the same time, I bought a 2 meter Yaesu transceiver and was on the air. Subsequently acquired Icoms and other brands 2 meter radios. Bought several CB radios in the US. My fav destination there was Radio Shack.Still have several radios.

     Built PODs, Igniters for cars, AC controller for cars, heater timers for diesel engines and others.

     Most recent interests were in radio receivers, regeneratives, TRFs, superhets, double conversions, etc..and SW radios, AM and SSB.

     Just ordered chips for a 40 meter transceiver which can reach worldwide with about 100 watts of power.

     Served as project consultants to ECE and ME students here in Manila. Built their projects (robots and featured in ABS CBN.  Robots, controlling the V in a hydro-generator(La Salle). Latest is sonar communications under water using tones and digital, using FSK.

     It will be fun to meet with you guys and gals. Feel free to contact me: 0933 275 5010 or bongdeleonko@yahoo.com  My FB account is Bong Ko.