Biography

Current license: WD6Y since 2017
WB6MCW - from 1969 to 2017.
Ham since 1953 (LU3DEK)
First license: LU3DEK - May 21st, 1953-1964

All QSOs logged to LoTW, eQSL and QRZ -
QSLs via snail mail are welcome and reciprocated

CW Academy Level 1 - Advisor: K5LN - Completed: 05/26/2016
CW Academy level 2 - Advisor: N7YT - Completed: 10/27/2016
FIST # 17584

All this in JT-65 / JT-9:
-- All continents worked in 2 weeks
-- 100 Grid2 in 2 months
-- Ten Ten International No. 77466 (02/19/16)
-- 50 USA States

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

RIG
Yaesu FTRD-5000MP
Quadra VL-1000 Linear Amplifier/Tuner

Previous RIGS: Yaesu FT-200 - Icom IC-738
My 1st RIG: Home made and designed AM tranmmiter

ANTENNA
4 element beam - Cushcraft A4S(10-15-20 m) & A744 Add-on (40 meter)
About 35+ ft above ground level - at 919 ft (280 m) sea level.
43 ft Vertical (MFJ-2990). 160-80-30-20-17-15-12-10-6 m

OTHER
RFSPACE CloudIQ SDR receiver and SDRC Console for pan adapter control.

Yaesu G-800SDX Rotor Controller

SCU-17

JT-65-HF and WSJT-X (for JT-65 and JT-9)
CommCat (main one)
- MixW3
- WINRADIO G33DDC

Windows 10 - HP-1280t - 64-bit - i7-3960X - 3.3 GHz - 16 GB RAM