20140605 1616UTC 14025kHz 7Q7GIA Date : 05/Jun/2014 1616UTC Freq : 14025kHz CW Rig : KENWOOD TS-590 ANT : LOOP PC recording Tnx fer QSO Best 73's : ) .. I got new one
This is my 3 elements half wave vertical yagi, cut for the 20 meters , facing Asia
My Colombian home is located in a rural area,close to Juan de Acosta city, a small village of about 15000 peoples , located in the Northen Colombia, my antennas are on the top of the hill 3 miles south of the Atlantic Ocean , my house still under construccion yet, so far I have a G5RVcut for 40 meters abouth 204 feets or 62 meters feed with open line and also a 3 element half wave vertical yagui for 20 meter, and a very near future I will erect a 1/4 wave vertical for 80 meters and an inverted L for 160 meters . I do a lot of listening every morning just before my sunrise in the lower bands around 09.00 to 11.30 GMT. Iam a retired person and been a Ham radio operator since 1960, I love this unique and fantastic hobby . At the present time I getting qsls cards at my Florida ( usa ) home, but it takes few months before answer the mail, I prefer LoTw, Fast, secure and no money involved. Let me express my gratitud to all of you, for the amability of the qsos . K4AMW -- HK0NA - HK1MW - Ex HK1AMW - Ex WB3AOP Ex HK1TL 1976 Moon Bounce Expedtion Ex HK0TU 1983 Malpelo DxExpedition
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My QTH is in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California approximately 160 miles (257 KM) east of San Francisco, CA. I live near the town ofMurphys, in Calaveras County. The station elevation is approximately 3500 feet ASL or 1066 meters ASL.
<---- Winter at QTH - View to northeast
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I was unable to travel for the T32RC mini-DXpedition but set up the website and acted as their pilot while the group was on the island. Please visit the T32 - 2013 website for information about the December 2013 DXpedition. I obtained my Novice license in 1971 and remain active on all modes on HF in addition to VHF and UHF activity. Please visit my website for more information regarding the station. You can monitor my station receive and transmit audio, when the link is on-line, from the audio menu on the website. I stream live video from the shack sometimes. If the video is active it can be viewed at K6HP video. This is part of the Cam Radio Group webcam project. You can view all of the amateur radio station webcams involved in the project at CamRadioNet.
Last year marked my first full year of attempting to resurrect my CW skills from 18 WPM, with a straight key, as a young ham to using a paddle now and trying to go from 5 WPM (when I started) to my goal of 20 WPM. I obtained a model ZN-SL single lever paddle, from Tony at N3ZN Keys early in 2013, and spent the spring and summer practicing.
While roaming the web looking for various CW training aides I discovered the CW Ops Club websiteand subsequently discovered the CW Ops CW Academy. I signed up for the fall class, and with the help from my fellow classmates (Ted - KC7PM, Jeff - WK6I, Bob - NF7D) and our great instructor Will - WJ9B, I was able to squeak thru the class. I still struggle with speed on receive but overall the CW Ops Academy fullfilled my goal of exceeding 20 WPM receive. Also, the CW Ops have a bi-monthly sprint like contest called a mini-CWTthat is a lot of fun as well as their annual CW Open Contest! Check out the CW Ops website if you are interested in learning CW or improving your CW skill and speed. The CW Academy was the only training of all the things I tried that got me past that 20 WPM wall and now sometimes even up to 25 WPM! Two other great CW training aides are the Learn CW Online websiteand the program called Morse Runner. After being away from CW operation for so many years I have found a re-kindled enjoyment of the mode and am having a great time practicing my CW and working new stations on CW. I recently discovered the SKCC straight key sprints. I hadn't used my old straight key for anything other than to key the radio while tuning an antenna, for years. I had to do some cleaning, to get the contacts working on the poor neglected straight key I used as a kid, but once cleaned it worked fine and I made a number of contacts with other SKCC members during one of the sprints. Using the straight key at around 12 to 14 WPM isn't exactly conducive to my current CW goal of being able to copy high speed CW as well as send it but it was fun and brought back fond memories from a youth that seems so long ago. If you like CW and haven't tried out the SKCC sprints give it a try, it is fun! For more information visit the SKCC website. I have recently gotten involved in Ham-Mesh net and have 5 nodes operating around the property with video cameras on four of the nodes. I see a good potential for Mesh nodes becoming a great asset for EmmComm in the future as the firmware and implementation as well as applications (ie. VoIP, live video, IRC, etc.) become perfected. Take a look at Broadband - Hamnet website.
My Novice license from 1971 - Talk about nostalgia!
I am very proud of my son, Garrett, for deciding to obtain his amateur radio license and subsequently doing so after about one month of studying the manual in between work and family. Garrett works in the computer field and is hoping to add an understanding of RF and radio principles to his expertise. As of Feb. 4, 2012 Garrett passed both his General and Extra exams! Garrett's new call sign is KZ6S. Also, please visit the Sierra Amateur Radio Club (SARC) website and the Calaveras Amateur Radio Society (CARS) website for information regarding local clubs in the area.
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