Biography

Hamradio since 1982 as SWL. Licensed for transmission as YO5QCD, starting 1985.
Currently using the callsign YO6QCD since 2020.

My hamradio skills are certified by the CEPT license class II.

Main QTH (winter residence): Brasov, KN25TP
Secondary QTH(summer residence): Bran (BV), KN25QM

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radios:
HF: all-mode base (200W) & portable (100W)
VHF-UHF base all-mode (50W), mobile FM (25W), portable FM (5W)

Antennas:

HF base
80-10m CL-OCFD @ 32m AGL
80-10m OCFD @ 9m AGL
6m simple vertical Delta loop @ 6m AGL

HF portable - garden fence HI! (random wires) 1:9 un-un

VHF / UHF base
2m Double Bazooka @ 15m AGL
2m J-pole @ 8m AGL
2m 5-ele Yagi @ 5m AGL
70 cm Double Bazooka @ 5m AGL


VHF/UHF mobile
2m-70cm dual band Diamond SG7500, on car's hood

Accessories:

Automatic and manual ATu's
Switching power supplies
50W solar panel with 12V @ 50Ah accu, which supplies well my daily radio traffic and is useful for Field Days.

Less common hardware:

WSPR HF automated transmitter (check yo6qcd on map at wsprnet.org)
LoRa APRS iGate (check yo6qcd-10 on aprs.fi)
* the above two boxes are both solar powered - might become inactive for long time during winter.