Biography

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License Classes:
- Technician Class, 2000-2003
- General Class, 2003-2016
- Extra Class, 2016-present

Organizations:
- Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- FISTS North America
- Snohomish County Hams Club

Current Interests:
- Antenna Design
- Contesting
- Satellite Operation
- HF Digital
- CW

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radios:
Icom IC-718 (160m – 10m, 100W)
Icom IC-746PRO (160m – 2m, 100W)
Icom IC-T7H (2m/70cm, 6W)
Icom IC-T7H (2m/70cm, 6W)
Icom IC-V8000 (2m, 75W)
Kenwood TM-241A (2m, 50W)

Antennas:
ARROW 146/437-10 (2m/70cm Split-Boom Yagi)
BUDDIPOLE DELUXE (Portable Dipole, 160m-2m)
CUSHCRAFT A3S (Triband Yagi, 10/15/20m)
CUSHCRAFT AR2 (Vertical, 2m)
CUSHCRAFT 13B2 (Yagi, 2m)
SOLARCON A99 (Vertical, 10/12m)
WIRE DIPOLE (Homebrew, 160m-10m with tuner)

Peripherals:
DIAMOND SX40C SWR/Wattmeter
ICOM SM-20 Desk Microphone
LDG Z100 Antenna Tuner
MFJ 564 Paddle Key
NYE VIKING 322-001 Straight Key
TIGERTRONICS SignaLink USB Interface
VIBROPLEX Brass Racer Paddle Key

Software:
APRSIS32
EZNEC 6.0
EchoLink
FLDigi
Log4OM
UZ7HO Soundmodem
WSJT-X