Biography

Continuously licensed since 1963

EX Callsigns: WN8KCM, WA8NWU, WD8KQE

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Rigs:
Baofeng BF-F8HP Handheld
MFJ 9040 Transceiver
Heathkit HW8 Transceiver
Radio Shack HTX-10 Transceiver
Recent RS-918SSB HF QRP SDR Transceiver
Yaesu FTDX-10 HF/50Mhz Transceiver
Yaesu VX-170 Handheld
Xiegu X6100 HF/50Mhz QRP SDR Transceiver

Tuners:
MFJ-936B Loop Tuner
MFJ-949E Versa Tuner II
MFJ-971 Portable Tuner

Keys:
MFJ 550 Straight key
CWMorse Camel Back key
Nye Super Squeeze Key
P1 Touch Keyer
Vibroplex Bug Ser no. 133565 (1944)

Antennas:
40m: Dipole up 15ft

40m: Using an MFJ-936B Loop tuner and a small loop made with 29 feet of #10 wire.
30m, 20m, 17m: Using an MFJ-936B Loop tuner and a small loop made with 10 feet of ¼" copper tubing. (from ice maker installation kit.)
15m, 12m, 10m: Using an MFJ-936B Loop tuner and a small loop made with 4½ feet of ¼" copper tubing.

80m thru 10m: Chameleon F-Loop 3.0 Plus