Biography

Welcome to my page!

I was first licensed in 1980 as KA3EWW... Licensed once again in 2014 as KK6QON following my retirement from U.S. Government service... I am truly amazed at all the changes in our hobby during that hiatus...

My primary interests are CW and rag chewing...

On VHF/UHF, I do what I can with 25 watts or less and indoor antennas...

On HF, I operate only in CW, using simple wire antennas laid out on the roof and into which I run 30 watts or less... Usually, I hang out on the 40 meter band... During contest weekends, I escape to the 17 meter band... I own a Yaesu FT 450-D and a Yaesu FT 891...

I have a rather modest station and use a straight key for all my CW contacts... I am most comfortable receiving and transmitting at around 13 to 15 WPM...

My SKCC number is 17440... I belong to the Turlock Amateur Radio Club, TARC, W6BXN...

If you send me a paper QSL card, I will always send you one in return... No SASE needed...

I look forward to meeting you on the air.

73 de KK6QON, Deniz "Dennis"

Equipment

FOR HF:

Yaesu FT 891 transceiver
LDG 100A automatic tuner
MFJ straight key

Yaesu FT 450(D)transceiver
LDG YT-1200 automatic tuner
Old Soviet Army straight key

End-fed wire dipole antenna laying across roof, running 30 watts


FOR VHF/UHF:

Kenwood TM 281-A VHF transceiver

Yaesu 8800-R VHF/UHF transceiver

Tram 1/4 wave mag-mount mobile antenna on cookie sheet, deployed indoors, running
5 watts.

Separate Pyramid power supply equipment to run VHF/UHF and HF stations.