Biography

Born 1956. Licensed October 1975. Dedicated to DX since first qsos. Awards #1 HR DXCC (351/339), Mixed/Phone/CW/Digital/Millennium DXCCs, 9 bands DXCC (5BDXCC + 6m #397 + 12+17+30m endorsements), WAZ, WAS, Triple-Play WAS, 50 Mhz WAC. Only ZP in DXCC-HR. Main activity: FT8, JT65HF, JT9, PSK63, RTTY, SSB on 6-80 meters and major contests (S&P just for fun). Please do not QSL direct nor via bureau. Preferred mode is via LoTW. Printed cards via W5UE only. Use his online qso search and OQRS.

Equipment

Kenwood TS-590 + Drake L-4B or Ameritron ALS-600S amps, Yaesu FT-736R (main 6m rig) and Yaesu FT-680R (backup 6m rig) + Mirage A-1015G 150W amp, Kenwood FM rigs for 144/220/440 Mhz local contacts.

Antenna system: Tower 1: TH6-DXX @ 20mH (10-15-20m), 40 meters coil-loaded rotary dipole @ 22 mH, homebrew 6 el 7m boom 6m yagi @ 24mH, 30/80m inverted vee.
Tower 2: homebrew interlaced monoband yagis with 3 el 12 meters + 3 el 17 meters @ 13mH. Butternut HF9V vertical (6-80m) with elevated radials.