Biography

You can catch me on the 80 thru 6 Meters operating BPSK31, OLIVIA, MFSK16, JT65-HF,FT8/FT4 using the Toshiba laptop Windows 8.1/ HP Pavilion A6683W Desktop running Linux Mint 19.1 and occasional CW (VIZKEY Camel-Back straight Key), Winkeyer/Bencher paddles or Vibroplex Deluxe Original/VIZKEY Vertical bug) using the Icom-7300 at a power level of 30 watts (5-35 Watts for JT65/JT9/FT8) feeding the primary operating antenna the Hustler 6BTV ground mounted with 16 surface mounted radials. I have constructed a VHF & UHF Eggbeater antenna for reception and transmisson of UI Packet Frames thru ISS digipeater. I am at this time using Ham Radio Deluxe digital multimode software package, WSJTX and JS8CALL for uploading to EQSL, HAMQTH,HAMLOG.EU, QRZCQ, QRZ, Clublog and LOTW.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

ICOM-7300
Yaesu FT-897D
ICOM-728
LDG-200 AT PROG
LDG IT-100
WINKEYER USB WITH BENCHER PADDLES
VIBROPLEX ORIGINAL DELUXE
VIZKEY CAMEL-BACK KEY
VIZKEY VERTICAL BUG
LNR PRECISION SKCC STRAIGHT KEY
MFJ-949E TUNER
MFJ-945E TUNER
MFJ-269 ANTENNA ANALYZER
MFJ-223 ANTENNA ANAYLYZER
AEA SWR-121 ANTENNA ANALYZER
MFJ-4712 ANTENNA SWITCHER
RADIO SHACK HTX-202 VHF HT
HUSTLER 6BTV
COMET CX-333 TRIBAND 146/222/440 MHZ