Biography

Hi,

My name is Eddie. I am located in Western North Carolina, about 15 miles north of Asheville, NC. I have been a ham since 1994. When I first got my ticket, my purpose was for 2 meter only. My wife also got her ticket in 1994, KE4IVX. I was into backpacking and we used our walkies for communication to and from whatever trail I was on. When the DX bug bit, I upgraded from General to Extra and bought an HF rig (ICOM-701). I sold the ICOM and got out of the hobby for a couple of years to pursue another hobby, amateur astronomy. Later on I purchased a Yaesu FT-890at, then a FT-450D. I was using a G5RV at 40 ft and a homebrew 15m 3 el Yagi. I played around with digital modes for a while and had a blast with it. I also purchased and built a Rockmite 20m QRP rig. Now I have a Softrock rxtx ensemble. My CW skills are minimal, so if we have a CW QSO it will be slow and short, at least until I get a little better at it. I really enjoy building antennas and chasing DX.

8 years later...

So, after another few years out of the hobby, I have now purchased a Icom 756 Pro iii. I am having a blast with FT-8, and dabbling into satellites.

When I'm not on the air, I enjoy hunting and fishing and amateur astronomy and astrophotography.



73's and hope to catch you on the air or the waterfall.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Icom 756 Pro iii
ZS6BKW Multi-band wire at 40ft
DX Commander Vertical