So what does a slightly off-center, saxophone playing, spanish-speaking farm kid and ham operator son of the most trusting parents in Massachusetts look like at 17 years old, down in the outback of Central America?
For you other Hams, that's a Drake TR-4 transceiver on the desk (it was 1967, after all) with a 12AU7 single-tube CW keyer sitting on top, a small transmatch antenna matcher out of the photo and a solid state 12 volt CW keyer beside the rig (for use in the truck - keep reading). All that worked with a 40 meter dipole antenna outside between buildings (aimed kinda northeast and used to talk with the headquarters in Houston) and a 20 meter 4-element beam antenna on the roof for fun (actually, sitting on four milk bottle crates held together with rope), constructed in place with irrigation tubing and cut to 14.305 and turned with some difficulty by pulling on a rope. We only had electricity between 4pm and about 9pm so those were my hours for working CW DX (there was no code requirement in Honduras, so CW Honduran hams were much sought after DX stations). I also popped the TR-4 into the truck and would talk to Houston or my folks in New England via phone patches or work SSB DX from the truck (and occasional CW DX from the truck with my keyer key strapped to my right leg - Honest to God).
The truck antenna was a Texas "Bug Catcher": a half-wave 20 meter loading coil with adjustable taps for different bands into a CB whip antenna - It got out like gangbusters all over the world, and where I worked was always above 6,000 feet altitude - THAT was one helluva antenna. Back then, I was K1FRV (Massachusetts) or HR3GSN (Northwest Honduras). Steve was TD4SC over in Guatemala. Very cool, but absolutely crazy times.
