KG4PES

Welcome to my website. It is not much and maybe I will improve it and maybe not. I am admittedly lazy when it comes to web work , so don’t get your hopes up on some great website.

I am 26 years old, at the time of writing, and live in Vienna, Va a suburb of Washington, DC. My grid coordinates are FM18iv, and my coordinates are 38° 54' 13'' N,    77° 15' 32'' W. Well at least that is what www.qrz.com reports as my coordinates.

I received my Technician class license on September 1, 2001 at the VEC in Fredricksburg, Va. I am currently studying for my General class license and the code portion. I would love to work HF and do some DX’ing.

Why did I get into HAM? Well, I am a comm’s guy. I do lots of digital stuff, Datacom and Telecom and had a curiosity in studying analog communications. I also work for Marconi Communications, so that definitely helps to spark interest. However, the real push was when I found out about OSCAR’s (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio) that is what really pushed me over the edge. I do not have the rig to do any real Amsat work yet, but anxiously await the day I track my first bird.

About my current equipment:

VHF/UHF Rig	Kenwood TM-G707 Mobile rig	I am using it in the house for the time being	Great unit so far. I have had a few contacts and everyone says I am sounding great!
UHF/VHF Antenna	Diamond X-50	This is a base station 5/8 wave vertical antenna.	See above! Great reports so far