Biography

Greetings: Main interest is 2 and 6m weak signal. Enjoy contest operating mainly in VHF. Kw on 2-6 and HF. M2-18xxx @ 65 feet for 2m, YU7EF0607 @ 60 feet for 6m, 4 x M2-9SSB @ 20 feet for 2m EME, Cushcraft A3 @ 45 feet for HF, dipoles for 160, 80, 75, 40, 39, 17, 12. Verticals for 40 and 20. 2-440 Vert. @ 60 feet. 2 X YU7EF0608 H plane for EME antenna array for 6m EME. Winter 2020 went on 630 meter with 950 foot dipole. (what a blast) WAS on 2, 6 and HF. I have a 6m beacon on 50.063MHz at EN54dm. It is 30 feet up using a halo and puts out 20 watts. DXCC on 6 and HF. VUCC on 50-144-222-432. No longer on 222 and 432. Getting close to FFMA on 6m. Need 10 more grids of the 488 grids for FFMA. W5YI-CVE with several team members. We give out exams every 3-4 months or on demand. Two other hams in family. My son Brian is WB9E and his son Jacob, my grandson is K9TVG.