Biography

Hobbies : Camping, Fishing, Ham Radio, Weather Reporting & Recording, Photography, Off Highway / 4x4 exploring, and Shooting (Cowboy Action, and Target). NRA Certified Instructor.

Retired from Hughes Aircraft Company and Southern California Edison in 2014.

Got my first call sign in 1969. Had first QSO July 20 1969 at same time man first stepped on Moon.

I was off the air for many years, but got back into it just before retiring. That and fishing seemed like the right thing to do.

I have 60m thru 450 MHz access in almost all modes plus Amateur Satellite, and some Moon bounce.

My favorite operations are working DX, VHF/UHF openings, and Contests.

Clubs, etc: ARRL, AMSAT, QCWA, SCDXC, 10-10 International (41556), SMIRK (5094), SCE / EARN ARC, San Diego Six Shooters ARC, NRA, The Cowboys, and SASS.

Look for me operating FT8 or JT65 on 20/30/40/60m, sometimes late at night.

QSL via: Both LoTW and eQSL.

Please check out my weather station at: https://app.weathercloud.net/d0571870878#current

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

•Radios:

Yaesu FTdx-5000MP with Yaesu SCU-17 interface, and Yaesu DMU-2000

Yaesu FT-736R with SignaLink USB interface

Yaesu FT-857D (mobile / Portable)

Yaesu FT-726R

Yaesu FT-767GX

Kenwood TM-621A

Yaesu VX-8, 6m, 2m, 220Mhz, and 440 MHz

Yaesu FT-60R, 2m and 440m

Standard C228A, 2m and 220Mhz

AnyTone 868, 2m and 440MHz, Digital and Analog


•Amplifiers:

Yaesu VL-1000 Quadra System 1kw

Ameritron AL-811HD 850w

Yaesu FL-2100B 800w

TE Systems Model 4410G, (420 – 450 MHz), 100w, with internal GASFet Preamp

Mirage Model B1016, (2m), 150w, with external ARR GASFet Preamp

Mirage Model A1015, (6m), 150w, with external ARR GASFet Preamp

Mirage Model C211G, (220-225 MHz), 110w, with internal GASFet Preamp

rfconcepts Model rfc 3-22, with internal Preamp


•Antennas:

Home made 40m/30m inverted Vee ... (works on 60m, 80m under construction)

Cushcraft R5 Vertical, 6m/10m/12m/15m/17m/20m (yes it works on 6m)

Cushcraft Ringo AR-6, 6m Vertical

Cushcraft Ringo Ranger II ARX-220, 220 MHz Vertical

M2 6M HO, 50 MHz

M2 222 HO, 220 MHz

Hustler G6-144B, 2m Vertical

(2ea) KLM 14C and (2ea) KLM 18C, (2m & 430 MHz) Satellite Antenna Array

LDG AT-600 Pro II, Antenna Tuner

Yaesu ATAS 125 Mobil Vertical Antenna


•Computer & Software:

Home built AMD FX Quad Core, running Windows 10

Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.6.0.236
JT65-HF HB9HQX 5.4

wsjtx-2.1.0 win64

JTAlert 2.13.10

HamSpots.com

DX-Maps.com

PSK Reporter