Biography

First "phone" CQ CQ CQ the 14 August 1943...
First phone QSO as HB9ARI in 1970.
First JT65A QSO in 2008, it's now my favorite mode.

No preferred band, depending upon conditions and ... activity,
i like to "work" from 6m to 160m;
but most of new DXCC were found on 20 or 15m.

I like to modelize real or "exotic" antennas with Multinec/Eznec software,
when waiting for better RF conditions or... for a DX...

My best 73,
Rudi, HB9ARI

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

RX/TX:

K3,FT-857, Anan100/D, IC-718 and FT-817 as TX/RX
FunCube Pro+ RX only (used also to watch for 50MHz opening or own TX monitoring)
Tokyo Power PA used exclusively on 160m during Winter when necessary.

Ant.:

5 bands hexbeam 10-20m and used sometimes on 30 and 40m with a Palstar tuner.
90m OCFD for 40, 80 and 160m.
Vertical BigIR for 10 to 40m.
3 bands vert. for 2m, 70cm and 50Mhz.

Acc.:

G3RUH GPSDO, used as 10MHz calibration source.