Biography

I have been operating on HF since 1968 using mostly battery power at QRP levels. Currently, my operating preferences follow my professional life as a software developer, using mostly digital modes; e.g. PSK31, JT-65, JT-9 and FT8. Random wire antennas erected at my QTH make efficient operation possible on the 60- through 10-meter bands, but lower HF bands don't work well from my condo due to space restrictions. So, I occasionally go portable to operate on 80- and 160-meters.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Transceiver: Icom IC-7100, normally running 5 to 30 watts out on digital modes.

Antenna: 12.5-meter fiberglass vertical fed by an MFJ-16010 Tuner, or a home-made magnetic loop antenna using an MFJ-936B loop tuner.

Computer: MSI Laptop with 6GB of memory and 15-inch display running 64-bit Windows 7.

Sound & Interface hardware: Using USB port on IC-7100 for CAT and audio.

Freeware: WSJTX v1.8.0 rc2 for JT, MFSK and FT8 modes. DigiPan 2.0 for PSKxx and for Hellschrieber.

Batteries: KE0E operates almost exclusively on battery power; base-station operation uses heavy-duty marine batteries and portable operation (biking and walking) uses 18-AH gel-cells.