VA6RQ Callsign on QRZCQ.com

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2024-04-25 00:41:01 UTC

VA6RQ

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Bill Hicks

T0B 0V0 Chauvin
Canada, AB

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Call data

Last update:	2016-11-04 18:25:19
QTH:	Near Ribstone, AB
Continent:	NA
Views:	450
Main prefix:	VE
Class:	Advanced
Federal state:	AB
Latitude:	52.7321956
Longitude:	-110.2709126
Locator:	DO42UR
DXCC Zone:	1
ITU Zone:	9
CQ Zone:	5
Website:	www.va6rq.com
Skype:	va6rq.

Most used bands

20m
(82%)

10m
(8%)

15m
(6%)

40m
(4%)

80m
(3%)

Most used modes

SSB
(80%)

PSK31
(21%)

MFSK16
(1%)

FM
(1%)

QSL data

Last update:	2016-11-04 18:00:05
eQSL QSL:	YES
Bureau QSL:	YES
Direct QSL:	YES
LoTW QSL:	no

Biography

First licensed: Dec 1975
First Call: VE7DGM, Baden Sollingen, Germany
Other Calls: DA1MH, Baden Sollingen, Germany 75-81
VE7DGM, Chilliwack, BC 81-88
DA2HK, Lahr, Germany 88-93
VE7DGM/A7, Doha, Qatar 90-91
VA7RQ, Sidney, BC 93-07
VA6RQ, Ribstone, AB 07- present
VE6CEA, Ribstone, AB 14-present

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

HF Radios:
Yaesu FT-1000 Mk V Field (PACTOR III)
Ameritron AL-80B
Yaesu FT-450D (Rigblaster)
Yaesu FL-2100
Yaesu FT-767 (KAM+)
Yaesu FT-857D (mobile)

VHF Radios
Radio Shack HTX-242 (packet RMS)
Radio Shack HTX-242 (Voice)
Yaesu FT-788 (Voice)
(Radio Shack HTX-242 (packet)

DX Code Of Conduct

I support the "DX Code Of Conduct" to help to work with each other and not each against the others on the bands.

Other images

VA6RQ / VA6RQ in DX mode using a FT-1000 MkV Field and Ameritron Amp

Rev. e1982f2133