Biography

First licensed in 2017 as a Technician but quickly rose to the ranks of Extra Class later in 2017. Currently live in the Eastern third of North Carolina. I jump out of planes for a living.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Rigs:

HF/6m: Kenwood TS-590S and an Icom IC-7300 (the 7300 is used for remote operations with the MFJ-1234 RigPi server).

2m/70cm: Wouxun KG-UVR5 and DMR is an AnyTone AT-D878UV.

Keys:

Paddles: Deluxe chrome Vibroplex iambic paddles

Straight Key: Western Electric straight key with a custom knob.

Microphone: Tonor dynamic microphone on a boom.

Amplifier: Ameritron AL-811H.

Antennas:

HF: Homemade fan dipole with elements for 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, and 10m.

6m: A Cushcraft 5-element beam on a RCA TV rotor.

2m/70cm: For FM LEO Sats, I have the dual M2 Eggbeater Antennas on a crossboom and a 3-element yagi in vertical polarization on my 6m yagi's mast.

Antenna Tuner: MFJ-989D.