Biography

I became an amateur radio operator in January 1999 with a HTX-202 2-meter handheld from Radio Shack.

My home QTH is in north Stockton, California, (CM98hb) right on the border of Stockton and Lodi, where my garage ham shack tries to stay out of the way of the XYL, kids, and several tamed rescued feral cats. Sometimes I attempt QSOs from the Sacramento suburb where I work (CM98io).

I'm mostly into hf CW and digital modes, and occasionally SSB. I keep in touch primarily on DStar REF012A.

Home rig is a FT-857D with HVU-8 vertical antenna @ 20ft on military mast poles. My carry rig is an Elecraft KX3, 3Ah Bioenno LiFePO4 battery, various monoband interchangeable hamsticks for mobile, or a speaker wire antenna. Favorite among my HTs is the Kenwood TH-D74A for all its capabilities. I connect via MMDVM hotspot to DStar and DMR but prefer DStar for its ease of use. DStar: REF012A, 030C, 001C. DMR: TG 31621 (HRCC), TG 31075 (BayNet), TG 93 (North America), or TAC310.

I upgraded to General class in November 2017, then to Extra in December 2017. Formerly known as KF6UJS.

I've helped several people become hams, and like sharing whatever I know in support of others' quests to get their signal out there.

Blog and detailed bio at https://ad6dm.net .

I'm most active on Twitter: @ad6dm

73 and CU on the air!

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Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Yaesu FT-857D
Elecraft KX3
RS-918SSB (mcHF clone)
Kenwood TH-D74A + Pi-star Jumbospot
Yaesu VX-7R
Radioddity GD-77

Maldol HVU-8 vertical antenna 80-440cm
PreciseLOOP HG-1 mag loop antenna
N9SAB 40-6m OCFD stealth antenna
Comet UHV-4 quad-band VHF/UHF antenna

RigExpert AA-600 analyzer
LD YT-100 auto-tuner
Tigertronics Signalink USB
Vibroplex Vibrokeyer Deluxe
American Morse DCP Miniature Iambic Paddle
JumboSpot Pi-Star hotspot for D-Star