Biography

Formally my call sign was KI4SFL and changed to W1HQL.

After my entry into amateur radio when I was 53 years young, I discoverd from my father, after all these years, that my grandfather (his dad) was an amateur radio operator. ..After some research, I located his call sign, with his name and address in a 1938 publication. I promptly checked to see if this sign was being used by anyone else. To my surprise it was not, so I applied for a "vanity call".

My log consist of QSO's 50% digital and 50% phone. I am working at becoming proficient enough to GOTA with CW.

As President for the Everglades Amateur Radio Club I use WinLink often for blast emails to club membership as well as participatting in weekly training exercises with https://emcomm-training.org/.

Check out our Winter Field Day 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d58xDPuTqk&t=2s

Check out our Winter Field Day 2022 Video

http://w4svi.club/index.php/2022/02/12/earc-winter-field-day-jan-2022/

Check Out Everglades Amateur Radio Club Winter Field Day 2021 Video!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJMEz6FFdc8&t=79s

Check Out Everglades Amateur Radio Club Winter Field Day 2020 Video!!!

https://youtu.be/GCJgwZOlic4

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

My shack currently consists of a IC 746 Pro. My former, an IC7100 was donated back to ICOM when it failed after 2 years. Cheating with an Ameritron AL-572, and of course a computer running HRD.

Antenna: Vertical 5BTV with 21 radials.