FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio License (2010)
First Licensed in 2007
Callsign: K9TAD
Memberships
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Volunteer Examiner (VE) - authorized to participate in Amateur Radio License Examinations
Accredited to the Greater Los Angeles Amateur Radio Group (GLAARG) VEC, VE # 3208E
Associated with the AD4VE team - to date participated in 12 examination sessions
Northern
California DX Club
International DX Association (INDEXA)
Southern California Contest Club
San Bernardino Microwave Society
PAPA System (Southern California FM/DMR/D-Star Repeater Club)
G-QRP Club (UK Low-Power QRP Club)
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation)
History with Electronics and Radio
Ham Shack Equipment Ham Shack Photographs
Portable Station Equipment
ICOM 91-AD 2m and 70cm FM HT with D-Star (two) Antennas
AnyTone AT-D878UV - FM/DMR HT (two)
Base
Icom IC-7300 HF and VHF Transceiver
Icom IC-2730A UHF Transceiver
Icom IC-9700 UHF and Microwave Transceiver
Leo Bodnar miniGPS Clock to provide GPS disciplined frequency reference for IC-9700 oscillator
LDG AT-200Pro-II Automatic Antenna Tuner (closely integrated with IC-7300)
WinLog32 logging, a really great program
N3NFJ's suite of excellent contest logging programs
30 foot tower mounted:
Diamond X-30A 2m vertical antenna
M2 6 meter loop antenna
Comet H-422 40/20/15/10 meter horizontal dipole antenna
(excellent performance and highly recommended)
Arrow II Cross Polarized 2m/70cm antenna for ham radio satellite and ISS communication
15 foot portable antenna cart
M2 6 Model 2M4X 2 meter 4 element Yagi
Comet CYA-1216E 23cm Beam Antenna (L-band microwave)
Emergency/Field Day
Elecraft KX-3 Transceiver (QRP)
Buddipole Deluxe portable 80 through 2 meter antenna
LDG Z-100 Plus portable antenna tuner
RigExpert Ti-8 Digital Interface
Bioenno Power 120 Watt Hour Power Pack (BPP-120) LiFePO4 battery with charge controller
Bioenno Power 160 Watt Hour Power Pack (BPP-160) LiFePO4 battery with charge controller
Bioenno Power 28W Foldable Solar Panel (BSP-28)
Support
ZUMSpot DMR/D-Star Hotspot
SHARI AllStar Server, AllStar Node Number 56036
AirSpy Receiver - Used with SDRSharp for monitoring 25Mhz - 1.5GHz, uses Diamond D-220R discone antenna
FlightAware SDR Receiver - Used for monitoring aircraft with ADS-B
Areas of Activity
HF - 40/20/15/10 meters
Mostly digital modes: FT8 and FT4FT8-mode works extremely well in poor propagation conditions, able to communicate
when other modes are unreadable
FT8 Fox and Hound mode is fantastic for DXpeditions
Occasional SSB, mostly on 20 meters, 15/10 meters when they are open
Not making much progress on CW
VHF - 6 meters
Operate a little during the E skip season
FT8 digital mode is going to be a big deal on 6 meters year round
CQ and ARRL VHF Contests
UHF -
2 meters
FM on local repeaters
CQ and ARRL VHF Contests
SSB and FT8 for regional contacts
FM and SSB with ham radio satellites and ISS
70cm
FM on local repeaters
Some D-Star digital voice
Brandmeister DMR network, and ZumSpot
FM and SSB with ham radio satellites and ISS
Microwave - 23cm (L-band)
CQ and ARRL Microwave Contests
Radiosport (Ham Radio Contests)
In the 2021 World Wide Digi DX Contest scored top half in the World - Certificate
In the 2022 World Wide Digi DX Contest scored in the top 17% in the World - Certificate
In the 2023 ARRL International Digital Contest scored in the top 45% in the World
In the 2023 World Wide Digi DX Contest scored in the top 16% in the World - Certificate
Participating in:
ARRL Field Day
California QSO Party
World Wide Digi(al) DX Contest
CQ World Wide VHF Contest
ARRL VHF Contest
ARRL International Digital Contest
Map of Confirmed Contacts - Updated Occasionally
Map generated dynamically, will take several seconds to appear. Can be dragged up/down and left/right to see the entire world.
Awards
WAC (Worked All Continents) - Completed
Have confirmed contacts from all six continents for WAC award plus Antarctica:
Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America
WAS (Worked All States) - Completed
Have confirmed contacts with all 50 US states,
WAS Mixed
20 meter Endorsement
WAS Digital
20 Meter Endorsement
DXCC (Worked 100 Countries and DX entities) [DX is ham-speak for long distance]
Have confirmed contacts with 179 Countries (and DX entities)
DXCC Mixed
DXCC Digital Endorsement
DXCC 20 meter Endorsement
Entities include:
| DXCC / Country | LOTW | Paper QSL |
| 179 of 340 | 158 | 21 |
| 52.65% | ||
| ALASKA | WL7CG | |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | KH8RRC | |
| ANGOLA | D2UV | |
| ANGUILLA | VP2ETE | |
| ANTARCTICA | DP1POL | |
| ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | V26K | |
| ARGENTINA | LU2VH | |
| ARMENIA | EK1RR | |
| ARUBA | P40CI | |
| ASIATIC RUSSIA | UA0FO | |
| AUSTRAL ISLANDS | TX7W | |
| AUSTRALIA | VK3BM | |
| AUSTRIA | OE3UKW | |
| AZORES | CU2AP | |
| BAHAMAS | C6ACB | |
| BALEARIC ISLANDS | EA6OK | |
| BARBADOS | 8P9BL | |
| BELARUS | EW7A | |
| BELGIUM | ON4VT | |
| BELIZE | V3AE | |
| BOLIVIA | CP6UA | |
| BONAIRE | PJ4RL | |
| BOTSWANA | A25R | |
| BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | E77AW | |
| BRAZIL | PY2UN | |
| BULGARIA | LZ2RR | |
| BURKINA FASO | XT2MD | |
| CAMEROON | TJ9MD | |
| CANADA | VA3ZDX | |
| CANARY ISLANDS | EA8AQV | |
| CAPE VERDE | D44PM | |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | ZF1RC | |
| CENTRAL KIRIBATI | T31TT | |
| CEUTA & MELILLA | EA9ACD | |
| CHATHAM ISLANDS | ZL7A | |
| CHILE | CE4SFG | |
| CHINA | BA4TB | |
| CLIPPERTON ISLAND | TX5S | |
| COLUMBIA | HK2PMR | |
| COSTA RICA | TI3VLM | |
| CROATIA | 9A2TN | |
| CUBA | CO2JD | |
| CURACAO | PJ2MAN | |
| CYPRUS | 5B4AMX | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | OK2JIQ | |
| DENMARK | 5P1KZX | |
| DODECANESE | SV5DKL | |
| DOMINICA | J79WTA | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HI8C | |
| DUCIE ISLAND | VP6A | |
| EASTER ISLAND | 3G0YA | |
| EASTERN KIRIBATI | T32TT | |
| ECUADOR | HC6PE | |
| EL SALVADOR | YS1GMV | |
| ENGLAND | M0ABG | |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 3C3CA | |
| ESTONIA | ES4NY | |
| EUROPEAN RUSSIA | UA1ZFG | |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | VP8ADR | |
| FEDERAL REP. OF GERMANY | DL8ZBA | |
| FIJI ISLANDS | 3D2AGT | |
| FINLAND | OH3BY | |
| FRANCE | F4BKT | |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | FO/KG6OGF | |
| GEORGIA | 4L6QL | |
| GIBRALTAR | ZB3M | |
| GREECE | SV1CNS | |
| GREENLAND | XP3A | |
| GUADELOUPE | FG5FI | |
| GUAM | WA0OII | |
| GUANTANAMO BAY | KG4NE | |
| GUATEMALA | TG9ANF | |
| HAWAII | AH6RR | |
| HAITI | HH2JA | |
| HONG KONG | VR2XYL | |
| HONDURAS | HR1R | |
| HUNGARY | HA6NN | |
| ICELAND | TF3PPN | |
| INDIA | VU3WEW | |
| INDONESIA | YB6DE | |
| IRELAND | EI8KF | |
| ISLE OF MAN | GB19CIM | |
| ISRAEL | 4Z5AF | |
| ITALY | IW1FZR | |
| JAMAICA | 6Y6STAYHOME | |
| JAPAN | JA8IZP | |
| JERSEY | GB19CJ | |
| JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS | CB0ZEW | |
| KALININGRAD | RU2K | |
| KAMPUCHEA | XU7GNY | |
| KENYA | 5Z4VJ | |
| KUWAIT | 9K2HQ | |
| LATVIA | YL2CZ | |
| LEBANON | OD5ZF | |
| LIBERIA | A8OK | |
| LITHUANIA | LY1LR | |
| LUXEMBOURG | LX1HD | |
| MADERIA ISLANDS | CT3HF | |
| MALAWI | 7Q7EMH | |
| MARQUESAS ISLANDS | TX7L | |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | V7/KX4QD | |
| MARTINIQUE | FM4SK | |
| MAURITANIA | 5T5PA | |
| MAURITUS ISLAND | 3B8FA | |
| MEXICO | XE2OCM | |
| MOLDOVA | ER2RM | |
| MONTENEGRO | 4O7TC | |
| MOROCCO | CN2FA | |
| NAMIBIA | V51LZ | |
| NAURU | C21TS | |
| NETHERLANDS | PA3BUD | |
| NEW CALEDONIA | FK1TS | |
| NEW ZEALAND | ZL3NB | |
| NIUE | E6AM | |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | VK9NK | |
| NORTH COOK ISLANDS | E51WL | |
| NORTH MACEDONIA | Z37M | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | MI0OBC | |
| NORWAY | LA1PHA | |
| OMAN | A41ZZ | |
| PALMYRA & JARVIS | N5J | |
| PANAMA | HP1AVS | |
| PARAGUAY | ZB5DVD | |
| PERU | OA1F | |
| PHILIPPINES | 4E1FKB | |
| PITCAIRN ISLAND | VP6MW | |
| POLAND | SQ9UM | |
| PUERTO RICO | NP4PC | |
| PORTUGAL | CT2GQN | |
| QATAR | A71AM | |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA | DS2XUM | |
| REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA | ZS6ZZA | |
| REUNION ISLAND | FR1GV | |
| ROMANIA | YO8SEP | |
| SABA AND SINT EUSTATIUS | PJ5/SP9FIH | |
| SAMOA | 5W1SA | |
| SAINT HELENA | ZD7Z | |
| SAINT LUCIA | J68HZ | |
| SAINT MARTIN | FS/W6IZT | |
| SAINT PAUL ISLAND | CY9C | |
| ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES | J88IH | |
| SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA | 5K0T | |
| SARDINIA | IS0DDW | |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 7Z1IS | |
| SCOTLAND | GM0NRT | |
| SENEGAL | 6W/IV3FSG | |
| SERBIA | YT1TX | |
| SEYCHELLES | S79CU | |
| SINT MAARTEN | PJ7PL | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | OM4AB | |
| SLOVENIA | S50XX | |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | H44WA | |
| SOUTH COOK ISLANDS | E51BQ | |
| SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS | VP8PJ | |
| SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS | RI50ANO | |
| SPAIN | EA5AIH | |
| SRI LANKA | 4S7AB | |
| SURINAME | PZ2YT | |
| SWAINS ISLAND | W8S | |
| SWEDEN | SA5CDO | |
| SWITZERLAND | HB9OAU | |
| TAIWAN | BX4AL | |
| THAILAND | HS0ZOY | |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 9Z4DZ | |
| TURKEY | TA4A | |
| TUVALU | T22T | |
| UKRAINE | US7KC | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | WA5ZUP | |
| URUGUAY | CX2ABC | |
| UNITED NATIONS HQ | 4U1UN | |
| U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS | NP2Q | |
| VANUATU | YJ8RN | |
| VENEZUELA | YV5OIE | |
| VIETNAM | XV9T | |
| WALES | 2W0DWR | |
| WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS | FW1JG | |
| WEST MALAYSIA | 9M2TO | |
| ZAMBIA | 9J2BS | |
| ZIMBABWE | Z21RU |