Biography

My name is WES.

My name is WES.

Licensed/Extra since 2004.

Operating on an IC-7300, using an ALS-600 Amp acquired in 2013 from Sam KT4QW. (The amp was new in 1997 and still works great!)

The antenna is a Hy-Gain TH7DX tri-bander, 18 meters above the ground, with 3 elements on 20 and 15 and 4 elements on 10. Also have an inverted delta loop for 40/80.

The tower is a Hy-Gain 52 self-supporting tower. The antenna and tower were both given me by Dino KL0S. Both were erected in 2013 and re-erected at new QTH in 2023. They were new in 1983 and both are in excellent condition.

Using a first-generation Ham-M Rotor given me by Jack W1FDY that he first put into service in 1960! Works great!

My key is a ZN-SL from Tony N3ZN.

I UPLOAD TO Ham QTH, Club Log, Eqsl and LOTW about once a month.

My QTH was moved to Deltaville, VA in 2023.

I am mainly a DXer. My wife's family is from Bangor in Northern Ireland; my family is from Klein Gartach and Schwaigern (Stuttgart area) in Germany - so I have special interest when DXing with these two countries!

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

IC 7300
Als - 600
Hy-Gain TH7DX tri-bander for 10, 15, 20 Meters
Hy-Gain 52 self-supporting tower
Wire antenna for 40 and 80 Meters