Biography

I got in contact with Ham Radio almost "by accident", reading an announcement in a local newspaper in 1975 in Camaguey, Cuba, my country of origin, about a CW course that was going to begin in the Local Amateur Radio Club, and "Mrs curiosity"took me there. My first visit to the Radio Club was very interesting, and since then, learning CW, and reading ALL I could get about ham radio, introducing myself in this new world I had just discovered. With the help of very enthusiast people I found there, and a lot of help I found in that process, and I could pass the exams for Class B radio operator in 1977. This contact with Ham Radio also showed me the way to my professional future.
I got my first licence with the call CM2QP in Havana in 1980. In 1982 I got the First Class licence, with the call CO2QP, afterwards I returned to Camaguey with the callsign CO7QP.
In 1995 I moved to Spain, and in 1996 I got my Spanish First Class licence with the callsign EA7AQV, that I keep today.
I like experimenting with wire antennas and RF circuits. I operate CW, SSB and Digimodes(sorry, no FT8).
I am also a sailing fan and I enjoy Ham Radio aboard my little sailing cruiser, while anchored in some quite place, far from noise and "whistles"...
See you in the bands! 73

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Equipment

HOME STATION:

ANTENNA:
Twin Coaxial Off Center Fed Doublet, located at the roof of my 2nd floor apartment, in an Inverted V configuration, with the apex at 8 m and the ends at 3 m over the roof; the best compromise of simplicity and performance in an antenna covering all bands from 40 to 10 m, with very little low noise level and minimum visual impact, ideal for my very restricted urban enviroment (in space and comunity regulations).
AMU: MFJ-949E with Guanella current chokes at its input and output.
RADIO: ICOM IC 7200
CW PADDLE: MFJ-564B
HEADSET: HEIL PRO AD-1-IC
PC: Lenovo 510S/Windows 10/MixW 3.2.105 for Digimodes and Logging
INTERFACE: RigExpert TI-8