Biography

I do not QSL via the bureau. I will QSL 100% with your SASE.
All my logs are loaded to LOTW; no eQSL.
If we made a QSO you cannot find on LOTW, send me an email.


Contester, #1 DXCC honor roll, and builder. President of Central Oregon DX Club and manager of the 7th Area QSO Party.

Started radio in October 1960 then W1FCC in 1968. I received K4XU in 1976. I have decided to stick with this one, regardless of the location. It makes for an interesting license plate collection after 50 years. When contesting, I'm disguised as N7XU.

Oct 2014: retired as RF power MOSFET development and applications engineer after previous RF design experience at Ten-Tec, ETO and Harris Broadcast.

Equipment

Elecraft K3 + Elecraft KPA500
TS590 + Alpha 86 (serial #0, the original engineering model)
SO2R-capable

TH6 @ 75ft (23m)
TA33 @ 40ft (12m)

Dipoles on 40m
Phased wire verticals on 80m
Shunt-fed tower on 160m

Beverages: 100m NW/SE and 150m NE/SW
6-el vert RX array on 40/80/160m