HC4/W4BES(Ecuador) on 20m CW!!!

HC4/W4BES(Ecuador) on 20m CW!!!

W4BWS  USA  Donald E Sanders PO BOX 6172 Dothan, AL 36302 USA [+] Mailing label

Lookups:   5218 Ham Member

Email: Use mouse to view.. QSL: EQSL.CC , LOTW, BURO, PO BOX 6172, DOTHAN, AL 36302

20130311 2254UTC 14005kHz HC4/W4BWS
Date : 11/Mar/2013 2254UTC 
Freq : 14005kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Lookups 5218 (6456) QRZ Admin W4BWS Last Update 2012-09-28 20:59:35 Class Extra Codes: HAI Effective 2010-11-20 Expires 2017-10-30 Latitude -0.516350 (0° 30' 58'' S) Longitude -80.430222 (80° 25' 48'' W) Grid Square EI99sl Geo Source User supplied US State Alabama US County Houston Bearing 51.4° NE (from JJ5IZX) Distance 9253.2 mi (14891.6 km) Long Path 15603.6 mi (25111.6 km) Sunrise 11:28:31 UTC Sunset 23:35:14 UTC ITU Zone 12 CQ Zone 10 GMT Offset -6 hours ULS Record 795404 FCC page... Web Page http://www.myhamshack.com/w4bws QSL Info EQSL.CC , LOTW, BURO, PO BOX 6172, DOTHAN, AL 36302 QSL by Mail? Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?) QSL by eQSL? Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?) Uses LOTW? Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For (2) HC4_W4BWS W4BWS Other Callsigns Alias Comment W9FFF Previous callsign K8AZW First Call sign HC4/W4BWS current portable callsign Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

I am HC4/W4BWS near Manta. Ecuador.

Please QSL via eqsl.cc , LOTW, W4 Buro or direct to PO Box 6172, Dothan, AL 36302

Former callsign - W9FFF from 1960 to 1962 while in Valpariso, Indiana. Held call K8AZW in Niles, Ohio from 1955 to 1960. Have been W4BWS since 1962 when I moved to Florida. Worked at Kennedy Space Center a few months then in Engineering and Management at Harris Corp, Melbourne, FL 25 years in Aerospace and Space systems. Retired in 1986, became a Physician, practiced from 1989 to 2004. Was ordained as Pastor in 1996. Moved to AL Oct 2004 after retirement. I am now living in South America.

Presently active on CW and SSB on 40 thru 10. I desire to build my own equipment but parts availability is zero here in S.A. Presently I run QRP with a MFJ 9420 on 20 cw and ssb, NW 40, Norcal 20. My main rig is a FT 840 and I also have a IC735 as backup rig. I use the Half square on 40 meters,Parallel dipoles for 40 thru 15 up 40 feet with RG8X feed and 88 ft inverted Vee fed with 300 ohm twin lead. . Presently building a"X" beam for 20, 17 and10.

Other hobbies include SCUBA diving, public speaking and teaching about natural health and nutrition subjects. I currently oversee Healing Touch Ministry a natural health clinic in South America. I QSL via eqsl.cc, LOTW and direct to PO Box 6172, Dothan, AL 36302 USA.

I have written a book, 'Retire Cheap in Ecuador on $30 a Day", available as an e-book. For info send email to w4bws1 at gmail dot com.

www.myhamshack.com/w4bws

CU later and 72/73. DON HC4/W4BWS