Biography

https://wd9nradio.blogspot.com/

I got my ticket at the age of 16 with the call N9LVZ. Working 2m FM for a couple years and had a blast with that. Of course I got the bug to get on HF so I started preparing to upgrade. I got my general license and changed my call to W9DSC. I kept going until I got to extra class and decided to get a 2x1 call and here I am as WD9N.

I enjoy building antennas, usually wire, but have done 2m and 440 beams, even a few 10m beams over the years. The resources to build rigs and amps are about gone, so I play with antennas.

I have been licensed since 7-2-1991 as N9LVZ, and have since upgraded to Extra ('94 I think) and changed to W9DSC 3-20-2002. On January 24, 2012 I received the vanity call WD9N.

I am a firearm enthusiast, hunter, fisherman, and love combining radio with outdoor activities like camping. Check out the wall tent below, for portable operations.

Having done sound reinforcement for many years I like playing with hi fidelity SSB. You can often find me on 3.630 MHz running 8k SSB.


Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Home Station

Flex 6300 into a Dentron MT-2000A 3Kw Tuner

MXL 990 into a Behringer Xair XR12 mixer to handle all the audio in and out of the Flex, including gate, compression, EQ, and processing of audio.

Antenna:
20m homebrew 1/4wave ground mounted vertical w/ 8 radials
75m homebrew 2 wire cage
75m NVIS @ 13ft with 3 wire ground screen
40m NVIS @ 7ft with 3 wire ground screen

Mobile Station

Kenwood TS-480HX 200w into a High Sierra HS-1500
Kenwood TM V-71A 2m/440MHz FM into a Diamond SG 7900 Super Gainer

Portable from the wall tent:

Icom IC-718 or FT-840 into an LDG AT-200Pro II 200w Auto Tuner and whatever wire I can manage to string up or some concoction I have decided to play with.