Biography

Greetings Everyone,
I was born in 1963 and have lived in Western New York all my life.
I started out with a Novice License and Went to Technician and Tech Plus (With Code)
Jumped to General Class and now an Extra Class.

I come from a family of Amateur Radio operators. Silent Key W2WHK My Father
My Brother Tom Silent Key (N2TF)

I love DX and work many bands. I use Dipole antennas for the space i have and a CHV-5X Comet for again limited space. I love rag Chewing and some contests. I like good quality kits and my own designs sometimes.

In my spare time when not on the Radio i rebuild vintage and antique Clocks along with model Railroading In HO scale.

I will look for you on the airwaves and Good Dx to you all.

73's for Now from Western New York USA

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

I have two setups at my QTH. The Porch is a Yaesu-FT-891 running a 300 Watt Amplifier
and uses an East-West Sloper 4-1 Balun End Fed and a Moon Raker Vertical.
I am experimenting with a ZIG-ZAG antenna i am working on.

I also have the Great IC-7300 and 6 different antennas to choose from. This is located in my basement. I am using my Ameritron AL-811H running 800 Watts

I do run QRP 2-5 Watts with a Usdx Transceiver that works super.
I also use a Xiegu G-core G-90 1-20 Watts Mobile

I am on many digital modes and using SSTV

I am mobile with the Anytone D168 Anytone 898 and the Mobile Anytone D568x3 for DMR and Analog.