Biography

I am a married, retired male. I got my Technician and General class in October of 2017 and my Extra class four months later in February of 2018. Since then, I have been working to gain experience, but there is still much that I don't know. I really love this hobby! I enjoy working the local repeaters as well as the challenge of DX. I like digital voice modes and PSK-31 as well. It seems that there is always something new to learn. I am the ARES/Auxcom AEC for my County and the President of our local Club as well. Recently, I received SHARES training. My favorite thing is meeting people on the air and working POTA.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Icom IC-7610, Two Icom 7300s, Icom 9700, Icom 705, Icom 7100, Icom 5100A, Icom ID-51A+2,Icom ID-52A, Yaesu 7900(X2), AnyTone AT-D878UVII Plus, Radioddity GD77 (X2), Yaesu 70DR, Ameritron 811-a amplifier... various HT's. 6-40m Hexbeam, 10-80m end fed HF antenna and Windom Dipole. Comet GP-08 tri-mode UHF/VHF antenna (2m,70cm,23cm). 6m loop and ten element 2m beam with switchable polarity.