LOW TIME PA28 PLT FAILED TO CONTACT CTL TWR PRIOR TO PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS. FURTHER; HE WAS ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTIONS VIA UNICOM ON THE WRONG FREQ. HE ENTERED THE PATTERN; MADE A 360 DEG TURN ON FINAL APCH AND THEN A TOUCH AND GO LNDG WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

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I WAS AT PATTERN ALT 2000 FT MSL; R CLOSED TFC TO RWY 1. I HAD MADE THE CORRECT RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO GLENDALE TFC; STATING MY INTENTIONS AND MOVEMENTS IN THE PATTERN. I WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN WHEN I OBSERVED A BONANZA ON FINAL TO RWY 1; I MADE A RADIO CALL STATING MY POS TO LCL TFC WITH NEGATIVE RESPONSE. I WAS CONFIGURING MY ACFT FOR LNDG CONFIGN. I TURNED BASE LEG; AND MADE MY CALL ON THE RADIO; AND SCANNING OUTSIDE THE ACFT FOR TFC. I THEN TURNED FINAL ANNOUNCING MY INTENTIONS TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO LNDG; AND THAT I WAS GOING TO STAY ON THE PATTERN. I HAD LINED UP FOR FINAL; AND I HAD NOTICED THAT THE BONANZA WAS NOT CLR OF THE RWY. I THEN NOTICED AT THAT TIME THAT MY RADIO WAS IMPROPERLY TUNED TO THE UNICOM FREQ; AND THAT THE PROPER FREQ OF 121.00 MHZ WAS CHANNELED INTO THE STANDBY SELECTION ON THE RADIO. UPON THESE FACTORS I DECIDED TO AS PIC TO PERFORM A 360 DEG SPIRAL TO REALIGN MYSELF TO RWY 1. I THEN PROCEEDED WITH MY ANNOUNCED MANEUVER; AND EXECUTED THE TOUCH AND GO. UPON CLBOUT I IMMEDIATELY RE- CHANNELED MY RADIO AND CONTACTED THE TWR. THE TWR INQUIRED OF MY INTENTIONS; WHEREUPON I RESPONDED THAT I WANTED TO EXECUTE A FULL STOP LNDG. THE TWR APPROVED MY REQUEST; AND THEN REQUESTED THAT I CONTACT THEM UPON LNDG MY ACFT. I LANDED MY ACFT AND TAXIED TO PARKING; CONTACTING THE GLENDALE GND REAFFIRMING THAT I WOULD CONTACT THEM BY PHONE INSIDE OF THE MAIN TERMINAL; AND THE TWR RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE. UPON PARKING AND SECURING MY ACFT; AN INSTRUCTOR FROM FBO AND I HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE EVENTS THAT HAD LED TO THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. THE PRIMARY ISSUES DISCUSSED WAS MY LIMITED FAMILIARITY WITH THE ACFT; AND THE 6 MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE RECENT 3 HRS OF FLT THAT I HAD NOT FLOWN. THE ISSUE OF MY HEIGHTENED CONCERN WITH OPERATING AND FLYING THE ACFT THAT I HAD OVERLOOKED MY RADIO COMS IN LIEU ACFT HANDLING AND MOVEMENT.