Biography

Thank you for visiting my QRZCQ page.

I'm known on the air by my nickname "Orb". I've been called Orb since I was knee high. When I was young everyone said I was in "ORBIT", and bouncing off the walls. So that' s where the Orb comes from. Guess I must have been just a "little" hyper. About the only ones that call me by my given name "Darwin" are the IRS, and my doctor.

I was first licensed as a novice with the call WD0GFI in 1978. In 1979 I upgraded to General "back then you had to drive to an FCC office for testing "right at 300 miles for me" and was issued the call N0CPC. In Nov 1999 I applied and was issued my present vanity call WK0DX.

I can never thank enough my elmer and very close friend Woody W0QEK now silent key. He made such an impact on my families lives, my oldest son Chad now has the honor of using Woody's former call. Also my thanks to my father Lloyd KA0BCU now silent key, who helped me with all the studying and helping to learn morse code, I miss ya dad.

I have 5 children, 6 grand children. Hoping that one of the grand kids will make the fourth generation of hams.

To confirm our QSO,I accept EQSL and LOTW. I prefer the old fashioned printed QSL cards so via the Bureau or direct is fine too.

73 my friend and good DX.

Orb WK0DX

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Transceivers:
Yaesu FTdx-1200
Yaesu FT-991
Yaesu FT-891
2x Yaesu FT-950
Yaesu FT-450
2x Kenwood TS-440S
Kenwood TS-430S
Icom IC-706
Icom IC-706MKIIG
2X Alinco DX-70TH
Kenwood TS-726R
Yaesu FT-8800
TYT TH-9000 222 Mhz

In my mobile:
Kenwood TS-480HX
Yaesu FT-7800
TYT TH-9000 222mhz

Amplifiers:
6X Dentron Clipperton L's
2x Dentron QRO
Henry 2K
Homebrew 4x811A's I built in the early 80's

Tuners:
Dentron MLT-2500
Dentron MT-3000A
Dentron MT-2000A
MFJ 989C
MFJ 989D

Antennas:
6 band Hexbeam
Mosley Classic 33
KLM KT-34A
80-6m OCF Dipole
40 Meter Delta Loop
2m-440 dual band Collinear vertical
2M Horizontal Loop
6M Horizontal Loop