Biography

I do not have an QRZCQ logbook. I log to QRZ.com immediately after each call and to LoTW usually within 48 hours of each QSO. Glad to respond to all QSL requests that are in the form a card sent to me first. For DX stations, please include a return envelope to help with the delivery in your country (postage not needed / I'll gladly pay return postage).

Feb 2019: Now K6KEC so please use that call sign going forward.

Dec 2018: Passed Extra exam.

May, 2018: Just received General ticket in early May, 2018. Getting started with SSB and hoping to learn about WSJT-X / FT-8 in the coming months.

Equipment

Main equipment:
IC-7300 > LDG Z100 tuner

QTH: Random wire to 9:1 unun is most often used for FT8 and some SSB

For field op's: Buddipole with a lot of extra bits and parts, various EFHW and OCFD antennas, an MFJ-1779B (80/40 Single Band Wire Dipole), a Chameleon CHA P-Loop 2.0 plus a couple of masts and tripods.

RigExpert AA-230 ZOOM analyzer

Bioenno Power batteries. A solar array is also used in the field and sometimes at home.

2M/440: Yaesu FT-8900R, Diamond X-50 and X-200 antennas.

Working on an IRLP or All-Star node but still need to do more research.