Biography

Update  I bought a new yeasu FT-710 and Currently use it for SSB phone and FT8.

Im using the fabled Yeasu FT-847 earth station with a Yeasu FC-20 tuner a 1/2 wave vertical antron A99 with the top section replaced with the firesik 5/8 wave a99w, a ringo ranger 1/2 wave vertical for 6 meters and a Tram 1480 dual band for vhf/uhf, and a Hustler 6btv 1/4 wave unigain antenna.   I also started into FT4, FT8, and JS8CALL using a FT847 signalink but had to add my RT Systems programming cable (CAT) to make it PTT work flawlessly (that wasn't mentioned in the kit) read an 15 year old forum board to figure it out. Also in DMR, sota and pota.  I use LoTW and QRZ for logging. 

I immediately confirm contacts on qrz and lotw. as long as you have a 6 digit grid square itu and cq zones pota and sota identifiers ready as required by newly updated log requirements... sigh..





Here is a link to help you guys find out your ITU Zones and CQ Zones. 

https://hamwaves.com/map.us/en/

CQ/ITU Zone Check (zone-check.eu)

  This is a picture of me and my snow plow. I fell in a 5ft ditch trying to avoid a UPS truck on a dirt road.  the plow blade is 12 ft wide road is 16 ft wide.  











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Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radios

Yaesu FT-710
Yaesu FT-847
Yaesu FT-100D
Anytone 578 tri band DMR

Antennas

40m Dipole with remote 1500 watt 4:1 balun

Solorcon/Antron A99 1/2 wave vertical using a FS99-W 5/8 wave top section. 11m,10m,12m,15m,17m,

Hustler 9BTV Vertical Antenna 1/4 Wave unigain trap 10m,15m,20m,30,40m,80m

Wolf River Coil Silver Bullet tunable 6m to 80m

Linear

Kenwood TL-922A with 10m mod.