Biography

FT8 operators - please finish each QSO with a "73" so that it is valid in my logbook!



Hallo dear OM's! I am an old "Berlin original" Edition 1959.

Since my 14th year I am interested in amateur radio and got my SWL license in March 1987. After the exam I received my CEPT Class 1 license on Nov. 27, 1991.
For over 40 years I was driving on the streets of Europe as a truck driver. I changed my job in 2020 and now have more time for amateur radio.
From my home location in Hoppegarten near Berlin (famous for its horse racecourse) I am QRV with a vertical antenna Eco HF-8B, since Feb 2018 also with my home brew CobWeb-Antenna according to G3TXQ. For better signals at 30, 40 and 60 m, I built a QRO trap dipole in February 2021. A shortened dipole for 80m according to HB9LCD followed in March, all Antennas powered by a Icom IC-7600 on the HF bands from 6m to 80m. If necessary, I can add a ZZ-750 PA from UY5ZZ with 800W out.
With my Icom IC-7000 I work on VHF/UHF frequencies. If time permits, I work with my Kenwood TM-V71E mobile out of my car. For portable actions and OSCAR operation I use three hand-held radios TH-G71E also from Kenwood.
Since 2018 the 09. Feb. I am QRV also in FT8 Mode with the WSJT-X Software - see you soon on screen!
FT8 operators - please finish each QSO with a "73" so that it is valid in my logbook.

I hope, you have a small picture of me now and we will have a couple of nice QSO in the near future from my Location in JO62tm. More about me you can find on my Webside www.dl7ust.de. My DARC local chapter is D26. And please sign the Web-Log on the web tab above!

Best DX, 55 es 73 de
Andy
DL7UST
Rev: DL7UST - Thu, June 09. 2022

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Home-Equipment : Icom IC-7600, Kenwood TS-570D, Icom IC-725 and ZZ-750 Tube-PA for HF.
Mobil-Equipment : Kenwood TM-V71E
Portable-Equipment: Icom IC-7000, Kenwood TH-G71E (3x)

Antennas: CobWeb 20-10m, 80m Short Dipole, 30-40-60m Trap-Dipole, 3/5 El. Arrow-Antenna for OSCAR