Biography

Current callsign: KC7X (1999 to present)

Current location: Gilbert, Arizona

Grid Square: DM34ci

QSL Preference: LoTW

I submit all logs through LoTW, QRZ.com, e-QSL.com, and HRDLog.net. I also accept QSL cards via the bureau or by direct email. I upload to the databases at least daily when I am active.

First licensed in 1974 as a novice with the callsign WN8TSY in Northeast Ohio. Went on to become WB8TSY, AB8TSY (during the 1976 US bicentennial); upgraded to Extra Class in 1979 and took on the callsign KC8L. Kept that call until after I moved to Arizona and changed it to KC7X in 1999. Along the way, I lived stateside in Ohio, Indiana, and Arizona and DX in the countries of Singapore, Thailand, and China (PRC). Thai callsign is HS0ZIP.

Equipment

HF Rigs: Kenwood TS-850S/AT(base), IC-706MKIIG (mobile), Kenwood TS-820S (backup rig)

VHF/UHF Rigs: IC-706MKIIG (mobile), TYT MD-380 DMR, Baofeng UV5-RE Plus, Icom IC-T7A (handheld), KDK FM-2033 (packet)

HF Tuner: Astron ATR-15

HF Amplifier : Henry 2KD Classic

HF Antennas: Cushcraft R6000 (20m thru 6m), Homebrew 23.5 ft circumference mag loop (80m thru 20 m)