Biography

2020 - After about a twenty year hiatus from Ham Radio, I am back into the hobby as I am now retired. I took my station apart once when we moved in the mid-90s and finally put it back together in 2020. I am amazed by the changes in the hobby since the mid 90s when I was previously active.


2021 - I am trying to update all of my radios, etc., to some more modern equipment. The old Kenwood TS830S served me well but the new Flex 6400 with Automatic Antenna Tuner has been a blast and is highly recommended.


2022 - I am currently enjoying working Digital Modes on HF and getting set up for VHF Digital Modes. The recent band openings this cycle have made operations a lot of fun. Been playing around with WSPR and can be heard at incredible distances using only 200 miliwatts! I finally got serious and made the push to get my DXCC documented and now have the certificate in hand.


Novice Callsign: KB4CJA
General Callsign: N4IWX
Advanced Callsign: N4IWX
Extra Callsign: N4IW

Awards:
IARU WAC - Everyone can qualify for this.
ARRL WAS - Got this as a Novice on CW. Actually delayed getting my General to achieve this while searching for North Dakota!
ARRL DXCC - Finally got this documented in 2022.







My preferred method of QSLing is LOTW (ARRL Logbook Of The World).

Worked DXCCs:

View my worked DXCCs

My worked DXCCs (169):

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Equipment

Current Equipment:
Flex Radio 6400 with Automatic Antenna Tuner
Connect Systems CS800D Dual Band DMR/Analog Mobile/Base Radio
Kenwood TH-F6a Tri-Band Analog HT
Kenwood TM-V71A Dual Band Mobile/Base Radio
AnyTone AT-D878UVII-Plus Dual Band DMR/Analog HT
End Fed Half Square Antenna for HF
Arrow Antenna Dual Band Open Stub J-Pole for VHF & UHF