Biography

Hi there!!!!!

This is SV8SXD

If we recently had a QSO and your checking up my Callsign, Thank you very much for the contact.

My other Callsign is KE5I

Operated also as (KE5I/SV8) and as (SV8/KE5I)

You can find all my Callsigns in QRZ.COM

My name is Stratos. I am originally from Greece from the island that is called Lemnos. Lived in Lemnos and in Athens for a total of 32 years. After my service to the Greek Army, and 24 years old, went to South Africa and lived there for 10 years. Stayed in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth and loved every moment of it. Then moved to U.S.A in 1997. I lived in Lafayette Louisiana, in a suburb that is called Youngsville. There at 2004 I earned my first U.S. Technicians license with the Callsign KE5DCI. After 3 Years at 2007 I earned my GENERAL license and a Month later earned my EXTRA license. Now as an EXTRA got my VANITY CALLSIGN of KE5I. At Lafayette worked as an IT Professional for a big oilfield company. My interests besides ham radio include, Motorcycling, Boating, Fishing, Photography, Target Shooting, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Woodworking, Aero-modelism, and Gadgets! After Lafayette moved close to Kansas City Missouri, in a city called Liberty. I am back in Lemnos now and I HAD to get a Greek Callsign because of Greek European Legalities with the CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-02 "Harmonized Amateur radio Examination Certificates H.A.R.E.C", U.S.A. has not adopted this Recommendation. So here is SV8SXD.

Well I am back in the island now and I will be operating Permanently from this location.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

My Shack!!!!!!!
My operating conditions are: A Kenwood TS-2000A, a Kenwood TM-D700A G2, a Kenwood TM-G707A, 2 KENWOOD SP-50B Mobile External Speakers, an Icom IC-7300, an Icom 2200H, a Yaesu FTdx-5000MP, with all the MTU'S for 160M, 80/40M ,& 30/20M, 2 DMU'S 2000 one for the FTDX-5000MP & the other for the FT-2000, a SDRPLAY RSP1A used as a Pan adapter with the YAESU FTDX- 5000MP, an Antenna Noise Blanker NR-1 made By SV3ORA, 2 YAESU SP-2000 External Desktop Speakers, a Yaesu FT-2000, a Yaesu FT-857D, an Anytone AT-D878UVii Plus & a Wouxun KG-UV3D portables, 2 Cobra CXT1095 FLT GMRS portable Radios, an ACOM 1000 Amplifier, an ACOM 1010 Amplifier, a PALSTAR AT2K Antenna Tuner, a HEIL PR-781 Microphone, An ASTRON RS-35M 35 Amp Power Supply, a REVEX P300 30 Amp Power Supply, a JETSTREAM JTPS 28 MP 28 Amp Power Supply, 2 WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO, RIGBLASTERS PRO, and a RIGBLASTER NOMIC, for the Digital Modes for the Yaesu FT-857D An ATU-100 Automatic Antenna Tuner, for the Yaesu FT-857D, made by SV1CRN, a The Fantastic DR-250 Dual, Digital RF Meter for HF with 3 Couplers 10KW, & 2.5KW externals & 2.5KW internal Made by Dimitris Rigas SV1OZ for HF, and a DAIWA CN-901 V Type SWR Power Meter for VHF UHF, a Dedicated SWR Meter for the Yaesu FT-857D, and a A HP Laptop Running DXLAB Suite for Logging, & HP Desktop for Rig Control & Digital Modes. A BaMaKey TP-II twin Morse paddle, a JRC-KY-3A Morse key. A Yaesu ATAS-120A Mobile Screwdriver Antenna, a copy of an ALPHA DELTA DX-CC Dipole Antenna that I Constructed, for 80-6 meters, at 10 meters high. A SIRIO 827 Vertical Antenna at 10 meters height, A DIAMOND X510N VHF UHF Vertical Antenna at 10 Meter height and a 4 Elements 6 Meters Yagi Antenna that I Constructed 10 Meter height.
73's and hope to talk to you soon.