K9RQ Callsign on QRZCQ.com

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2026-08-25 20:49:20 UTC

K9RQ

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Dan Vanderplough

Weeki Wachee 34607
United States, FL

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Call data

Last update:	2026-08-25 00:04:03
Continent:	NA
Views:	808
Main prefix:	K
Class:	Amateur Extra
Federal state:	FL
US county:	Hernando
Latitude:	41.6164470
Longitude:	-86.7322780
Locator:	EL88QM
DXCC Zone:	291
ITU Zone:	8
CQ Zone:	5
ULS record:	269949

QSL dataUp to date!

Last update:	2026-08-24 23:49:48
eQSL QSL:	YES
Bureau QSL:	no
Direct QSL:	YES
LoTW QSL:	YES

Biography

Ham since 1968. Originally from Northwest Indiana. Moved to Florida in 2010.

Mainly CW, FT8 and occasional SSB operator. Not really much on long rag chews. I like to chase Pota stations and DX. And I like to activate some of the parks around here from time to time, usually using my Icom 705 and simple antennas.

Mainly run 20, 30 and 40 meters. 80 meters in the winter.

Equipment

Running simple station with simple antennas, mainly end fed half wave wires for HF and tri-band vertical for VHF/UHF.

Rigs:
Icom 7300
Icom 705
Kenwood TS2000
SDRplay RSPdx receiver
Couple of handie-talkies for D-star and local repeaters

Amp:
RM Italy BLA-350 Plus- 300 watt solid state

Rev. 76b1b3a49f