Biography
First licensed 1981.
Former HAM calls: N6FTY, KF6HD, WN6U.
Former MARS call: AFA6LS.
DXCC 183 worked, 168 confirmed.
WAS on 4 bands, both CW and phone.
WAC.
47 states and 12 countries (so far!) on 160M.
All contacts until 2022 (except portable) made with
39 foot vertical and various coils and antenna tuners.
Worked DXCCs:
Equipment
Elecraft K1, K2, KX1, KX2, KX3 transceivers.
NorCal 40A transceiver.
Ten-Tec 1380 transceiver.
Forty-9er transceiver.
Currently building QRP Labs QCX+ 40M transceiver.
Antenna: End-fed random wire.
LDG RC-100 automatic antenna tuner.
Begali Simplex mono basic CW paddle.
Pico-Keyer Plus for manual keying.
Winkeyer USB for computer keying.