Biography

I operate CW only and QRP only using 160 through 6 meters. My current rig is an ICOM705. Previous main rig was an Elecraft KX3. My antennas are simple - an attic random wire, an attic 20M dipole, an attic 6M dipole, a 15M vertical dipole that also works 17M and 12M, and finally a sloping 10M dipole on my porch roof.
I am a former Vice-President of the North American QRP CW Club which now has over 10,000 members. The club web site is at http://naqcc.info/. Membership is FREE.
I am also proud to be a member of FISTS, and a former writer of the QRP column for the FISTS Keynote news magazine.
I am also a member of QRP ARCI and belong to their QRP Hall of Fame.
I've worked 225+ DX entities, all continents, all US states, and all but 4 of the 40 CQ zones, all with the above setup.
* John K3WWP - 100% CW / QRP - Proudly promoting Morse Code:
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* On the air with my ICOM IC705, KX3 #2325, K2 #6418, KX-1 #02101
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* As former NAQCC VP - # 0002 FC # 1 - http://naqcc.info/
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* As former FISTS Keynote QRP Columnist - # 2002 - http://www.fists.org/
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* With my CW-QRP site - http://k3wwp.com

Equipment

ICOM IC705 at QRP 5 watts or less output with an external AH705 antenna tuner
KX3 at QRP 5 watts or less output.
PX3 Panadapter.
Begali Magnetic classic paddle.
ARRL Centennial paddle.
Begali Blade straight key.
Vibroplex Lightning bug.
~110' attic random wire (160-30).
attic 20 meter inverted vee dipole.
attic 6 meter rotatable dipole.
15 meter vertical dipole on side of house (15,17,12).
10 meter sloping dipole on porch roof.
Homebrew antenna switch.
K2 xcvr for backup.
QRPGuys vertical for portable operations.
Bencher paddle for portable operations.