Member Bio

Currently the shack HF rig consists of a Xeigu G90 and the XPA125 100 Watt amplifier and the antenna at my QTH is a Chameleon Sky loop (80 meter full wave horizontal loop) @ 30′. For mobile antennas I am likely using the Chameleon delta loop, but also may be running an endfed in various configurations depending on what i have to hang it from.

I am also running the JS8Call on my Mac Book Pro or Surface Pro through a signal link USB interface sound card into the G90. However when running the JS8Call I do not run the amplifier since it takes up the acc port and there is no need for the amplification, and reaches out just fine at 20 watts..

VHF/UHF shack radio is a Yaesu FTM 300DR with a Diamond Quad Band antenna mounted on the chimney which has a large metal flashing cap for a good ground plane. This system is great from Tipton Mi I can reach repeaters in Ann Arbor, Jackson, Toledo Oh, and I can even reach the repaeter on top of the Detroit Ren Center.

Other equipment includes the MFJ 28 amp switching power supply.

OMISS# 14295

USTNET# 522

For my day job, I pretend to be an electrical engineer for a consulting engineering company in construction, but I am a Master Electrician by trade.

I have only been a HAM since October of 2020 and a general since 12/26/2020, and passed extra in 2021. At the same time I took and passed my Extra Class exam my wife and daughter passed thier Tech exams and are now both HAMs. My son is the only hold out and I am still working on him…

Thank you for stopping by and 73.