Biography
Born and raised in the Medicine Hat Alberta area, I haven't strayed very far. My work in the heavy construction industry has taken me all over western Canada, but I've always returned "Home"! Retired from construction in 2003 and since then have been employed by the federal government as an Equipment Manager and DRIVER.
With a wife, three kids, and two grandaughters, life is good. I hold a 1st Degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo, and although a knee injury has kept me from practicing the art for quite some time, I am still able to help the students reach their goals.
I have been licensed since 1993 when I tested for my basic and then upgraded to advanced qualification in 1997. I did exit the hobby for a number of years in the late 90's but got back into things in 2003 and have been enjoying it ever since. I am also a member of both Radio Amateur's of Canada (RAC) and American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
My main interest in the hobby is DX. I really enjoy mobile and portable operation . There are a few other like minded amateur's in the area that share this interest and we do like to meet up in a park on weekends for a few hours of fun.
My QRP station consists of an Elecraft KX1, KX2, & KX3. I run them into a Inverted "V" dipole and a Hygain AV-640 when operating from the home shack and when I take it portable I use it with 31'. I enjoy running QRP and do extremely well with this setup. I enjoy evenings on the patio with a nice fire to keep the mosquitoes away! Slowly grasping the CW mode and have managed some contacts as well.
My shack consists of an ICOM IC-7600, Palstar AT1500 Tuner, and an Ameritron AL-811 Amplifier, along with the usual assortment of junk drawers, wallpaper, and assorted paraphernalia that tends to accumulate in ones shack!
My mobile setup consists of A 2010 Chrysler 300 along with my ICOM IC-7000 running into a Little Tarheel antenna for HF. The antenna sits on a Breedlove puck mount. Toughest looking ball mount I've ever seen.
Member of:
RAC & ARRL
LoTW
eQSL
NAQCC member #7802 http://www.naqcc.info/
Worked DXCCs:
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Equipment
Icom IC-7600
Icom IC-7000
Elecraft KX1
Elecraft KX2
Elecraft KX3
Palstar HF1500 Tuner
Ameritron AL-811 Amplifier
Icom IC-7000 Tranceiver
Tarheel 300A Screwdriver Antenna
Little Tarheel Screwdriver Antenna
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