Biography

Middlesex County, FN31rn, CQ Zone 5, ITU Zone 8
N 41.574, W 72.569 (N 41 34' 26.9" W 72 34' 11.4")

My personal site: http://www.charlessocci.com

I am located in the US State of Connecticut
My county is Middlesex
My city is Portland, Population 8700

My QTH is 34.5km North of Long Island Sound
145km SE of Boston and 159km NE of New York City

Former Callsigns: KA1DNR (1979-1995), KC2YWZ (2010), AE2CS (2010-2011)

I am a musician. I studied with jazz legend Jackie McLean from the time i was 17. I taught and played all over the world for many years. Today I run my own computer consulting business and play the lead alto chair with Michael Palin and the Other Orchestra every Tuesday in Hartford, CT. at Blackeyed Sallys on Asylum Ave downtown. Free music at http://www.socci.com or http://www.youtube.com/tritone217, My compact disc releases recorded with vintage Telefunken and RCA ribbon mics, and vintage preamps - (free tracks are full length mp3) http://www.socci.com/blog/my-music

I live in a rural part of central Conneticut on one of the highest hills in the area.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radio: TS-590, FT-857D
Amp: Ameritron AL-572, Mirage B-2518-G
Audio: Heil Genesis, MC-50, or stock mic, with no outboard processing. Internal speech processing and EQ.
CW: K8RA(sk) paddle, or homebrew paddles and keys.

Antennas:
Low bands: homebrew shortened verticals, QW Vertical on 40m, elevated 3m, home brew, 80/160m 65' top loaded, and/or base tuned, bandswitched remotely.
RX: Beverage, various verticals and MFJ-1025 Noise Canceller. Cushcraft R7.
High bands: 20m long dipole with tuned feeder (20m, 12m) made of LadderSnap open wire line.
6m: homebrew 4 element quad fed with 75 Ohm hardline.
2m and 70cm: 11 element and 15 element single yagis.
Various types of RX antennas, and MFJ-1025 noise canceller.

This is a new QTH for us since May 2014, antennas and station in flux.

K1DNR Mobile Setup: I am using a screwdriver type mobile antenna with a 72" (1.8m) stainless steel whip. I also have a 12' telescopic whip for stationary use. I use an FT-857D barefoot, homebrew heaset and CW paddles strapped to the ashtray. I enjoy operating mobile with my FT857D.