Biography

I'm a new HAM. I received my technician license 11/29/2018 and passed the general exam 2/7/2019. I was primarilly interested in learning to use radios beause I am the kind of guy that will get lost in the woods 100 yards from the main road, but it's turned into a full blown hobby.

I live in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. I like to spend time in rural Missouri when I can, bowfishing, hunting and shooting.

I'm operating on a budget, and moving in the next few months so I am pretty portable for now.

I'm dabbling with digital modes, mostly ft8.

I'm learning CW very slowwwwwwly.

I'm trying to work the satelites, but that's harder than it looks.

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Equipment

My VHF/UHF stuff consists of a couple of Baofeng handhelds and a couple of QYT mobile radios.

I also use a TYT MD380 to get on the local DMR-MARC repeater and the Brandmeister network via a Raspberry Pi MMDVM hotspot.

For HF I am on a Yaesu FT-891 running a wire on a matchbox. I'm hoping to improve my antenna situation after I move. I'm slowly getting it figured out.