Ham Radio
Operating
AD7KG campsite at ARRL Field Day 2007
Wolf Creek Pass, Utah
Equipment
| Device | Model | Comments |
| Radios | Yaesu FT-897D | HF all-mode, with 2m/70cm portable. |
| Yaesu FT-8800R | Dual-band mobile 2m/70cm. | |
| Icom IC-91AD | Dual-band 2m/70cm handheld with D-Star digital voice/data capability. | |
| Icom IC-T90A | Tri-band 6m/2m/70cm handheld. | |
| Antennas | Aluminum J-Pole | Both fixed and portable versions. |
| Inverted Vee | Ladder line fed mostly for 30, 40 and 80 meters. | |
| Hexbeam | Covers five bands, 10 to 20 meters. | |
| Buddipole | Portable work. Mostly for HF 10 to 40 meters, but also works for 2 meters. This is a fantastic antenna from http://www.buddipole.com. Not only is the antenna a great product, but the customer service from Budd and Chris is beyond compare. | |
| Comet | Mobile for 2m/70cm. Uses Diamond K400C mount. | |
| Tuner | SGC SG-239 | Autotuner for dipole antenna. |
| Keyer | PicoKeyer | Small keyer kit from http://www.HamGadgets.com. |
| Key | Black widow | Brass key kit from http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm. |
| Software | Logic 8 | Primary logging program from http://www.hosenose.com. |
| N1MM | Freeware contesting logging program from http://www.n1mm.com. | |
Operating Activities
| Activity | Comments |
| ARRL Field Day | Participated in 2006 on the UDXA GOTA station. In 2007, served as UDXA Network/Computer "Czar". Looking forward to UDXA 2008. |
| 7QP | Participated in 2007 7QP and operated in Tooele County and later from the home station in Salt Lake County. Won "First Place" for Tooele County last year. (To be fair, I was probably the only operator turning in a log from Tooele!) For 2008, the primary operating location will be the Tooele/Juab county line. Also serving as co-Lieutenant for Utah. For more information, please see http://7qp.org. |
| Contests | I enjoy contesting due to fast-paced, short exchanges. Won First Place, Rookie, Low Power, All Bands, 7th Call Area in the 2007 CQ WPX SSB. This was quite a surprise and quite a mouthful. In 2008, I more than doubled my 2007 claimed score and had 145 unique prefixes. |
| FISTS | This is one of several CW clubs. Further information can be found at http://www.fists.org. The club sponsors a number of operating activities and provides a QSL bureau. |
| 3905 Century Club | This club conducts daily on-air nets on various bands and frequencies. Please see their web site at http://www.3905ccn.com for more information. The club provides their own QSL bureau and software is available to monitor nets and log contacts. The bureau is very cost-effective and the card returns are very high. |
| Local | Presently serving as communication specialist for my church group. |
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