The
2011 Team
Co-Founders
 Don DuBon N6JRL
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 Dave Kalter KB8OCP
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Don was first
licensed as WN6LQM in 1963.
He has been to
J6, VP2, TI5N and most notably
3Y0X in 2006. A
DX’er and contester Don is a retired
Marine and
enjoys aeronautical mobile when he is
flying as a
private pilot. |
Dave is a retired machinist and builds custom
motorcycles. Dave is an avid contester
and DX’er, he enjoy’s RTTY and digital modes. He was on
the 2009 TI5N CQWW team. |
2011 Team Leaders
 Duncan MacLachlan KU0DM |
 Brian Short KC0BS |
| Duncan was born into Ham
Radio, with 14 Hams in his family including his mother and
two sisters. He got his Technician with 5 WPM code
endorsement at age 11 and after being issued the call
KC0VVU quickly upgraded to general and onto Extra a year
later. Duncan then request his vanity call KU0DM because
it was shorter, easier to send and say, and he is a
University of Kansas fanatic. Duncan likes to chase DX on CW and operate contests from the University of Kansas club station, K0KU. He also helps Brian teach a Ham Radio class that has brought over 600 Hams into the hobby. Outside of Ham Radio, Duncan is a Sophomore in high school and likes to run Cross Country and Wrestle on his school's teams. He is also an Eagle Scout and enjoys spending time outside camping or water skiing |
Brian grew up in Hamilton,
KS, a small town of 395 people. He has been a
tech and computer geek at least since age 10. After
many years of cajoling, his Father, KØCEY(SK) was
successful in convincing Brian to get his ham license at
age 18 in 1987. His prior calls include KB0BEA,
N0IVS, and KF0BU. Brian immediately became active in the
KU amateur radio club, and served as president there for 3
years. His time at KU ignited in him a love of
contesting, DX, tower climbing, repeater building, and
club leadership that still occupy a majority of his time
today. Brian is President and frequency coordinator of the Kansas Amateur Repeater Council, and Coordinator for kcAPRS.org where he actively promotes APRS to hams and served agencies and helps others install UI-View. He is President of the NEKSUN/KØHAM group which maintains 28 repeaters and 38 APRS digis throughout the Midwest. Brian is an ARRL life member and Assistant Director for the ARRL Midwest Division. |
2011 Team
 Ryan O' Neil, KD0EWB |
 Mike O'Neil, KD0BNO |
| Ryan has been active in
Amateur Radio for four years experiencing ham radio with
his dad at Field Day with the K0HAM group in 2008.
Ryan ran the radios that Field Day for the full twenty
four hours. At ten years old was bitten hard by the
Ham radio bug. The first day his call sign appeared in the FCC database, he couldn't wait to get on the air. Out in the driveway, using a Yeasu VX170 and a small external antenna, he sent his call out a local repeater and got to enjoy a wonderful sporadic-E opening that allowed a 2 meter contact with a station more than 150 miles away. The DX bug has also found him, and he is quite talented at pulling in those rare stations. Ryan also inherited a love for Morse code and enjoys chasing CW DX. Ryan upgraded to General in August 2010. Ryan serves as Vice-President of the 150 member Johnson County Radio Amateur Club and is Assistant Section manager for Youth for ARRL Kansas. |
Mike was licensed in 2007
via HamClass.org, and upgraded to General in 2008.
He is the quiet type that likes to dig into the technical
details of Amateur Radio by watching and listening. Mike
especially enjoys the digital modes, especially RTTY and
PSK. Mike also enjoys working public service events with
his son, as well as chasing DX at the University of Kansas
Club station K0KU. Mike is a veteran telecommunications specialist with thirty years installing and maintain private telephone systems. |
 Anna Veal, W0ANT |
 Paul Veal, N0AH |
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At age 8, Anna was first licensed
as a Technician at the 2009 Dayton
Ham’Convention. In April of 2010, she upgraded
to her General license and also attended Contest University
in Dayton in 2010. She is now 10 years old and
currently studying for her EXTRA. She is the
current President of her school’s elementary amateur
radio club, KD0NIV. She claims to have 3 super
strange dogs and 1 chubby hamster. She
has two five year old twin sisters, and as she
describes them as, “one high pitched and one really
high pitched” .
Anna
has been around radio DX’ing and contesting all her
life. Her friends claim she was born
“radio-active”! Anna participated in the first
ARRL Rookie Round Up contest in April of 2010 and
had the national high score. She has
since had other contesting experiences and now has a
collection of various certificates. She
operated SO2R, in the August 2010 NAQP SSB contest
from K0RF’s super station and managed over 600 QSO’s
with her story appearing in the Jan/Feb 2010
NCJ. Anna is a member of the ARRL, The Mile
High DX Association, the Rabbit Ears Radio Club,
Rocky Mountain Hams, and the Grand Mesa Contesters
of Colorado.
Anna is looking forward to her
first ever DX operating experience from TI through
the Youth Group. She is very excited for the
trip and is looking forward to experience a tropical
jungle of new adventures!
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Paul has been both an active
contester and DX’er for many years. He is the
current active President of the Mile High DX
Association, a member of the ARRL, Rocky Mountain
Hams, and The Grand Mesa Contesters of
Colorado. He did a solo DX’pedition to Lord
Howe in 1998, (VK9LZ) and went with a small group to
Swaziland, 3DA0AX, in 2004. He has also
operated from KH6, ZS, and France. He had a
very active contest station in Wyoming from
1998-2003. He has been involved in various
field day operations.
Paul, now 47, is a graduate of the
ARRL’s Education and Technology Program Teacher’s
Institute, and holds a Master of Arts degree in
Secondary Education. He has been published on
low band array systems in “CQ Contest”
and in the “National Contest Journal”. With
his daughter Anna, W0ANT, they have travelled to
both Dayton and the ARRL Rocky Mountain regional
meetings in the past few years. Paul has helped
several people enter into amateur radio through
teaching the exam materials and acting as an
accredited ARRL VE. Paul is very active in
both SSB and CW and is looking forward to learning
about RTTY operations on this trip. But he is most
excited about seeing his daughter’s first
DX’Adventure in person!
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 Sam Jenkins, KI4TRG |
 Steve Jenkins, KA8HXX |
| Sam was licensed at age 9
and upgraded to General two years later. He is
active in several operating events including the School
Club round-up, The North Carolina QSO Party, and Field
Day. His favorite operating experience is 75 meter
phone after midnight at the Raleigh amateur Radio
Society's (RARS) Field Day operation. This past
year, Sam made over 100 contacts to help put W4DW in first
place in the 8A category. In addition to operating
events, Sam enjoys talking to the local hams on the 2
meter repeaters. Sam is an active member of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society (RARS). As a volunteer in the Youth Lounge at the RARS' hamfest, RARSfest, he enjoys showing other youth the excitement of amateur radio. Sam is also a member of the ARRL, Knightlights QRP Club, and the Powell GT Magnet Elementary School Amateur Radio Society. Sam is the principal Double Bassist in two orchestras, and enjoys reading and competitive swimming. Sam welcomes this adventure to learn new skills, see new places, and interact with fellow team members. |
Steve was first licensed in
1980 as a Novice. CW has always been his favorite
mode, but he has dabbled in several modes over the
years. In the past 31 years, Steve has participated
in several contests, special event stations, and public
service events. More resent activities have included
being a member of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society's
hamfest planning committee and establishing an amateur
radio program at Powell GT Magnet Elementary School.
As a parent volunteer, Steve helps teach the amateur radio
elective at Powell Elementary and is the trustee of the
school's club callsign, KI4LPW. Steve is a member of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society (RARS), ARRL, Knightlights QRP Club, and the Powell GT Magnet Elementary School Amateur Radio Society. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, camping, and cycling. Steve looks forward to traveling and working with the team. |
 Arthur Siwecki - KD8NUB |
 Natinka Siwecki - KD8NUA |
| Arthur received his Technician license in April of 2010 and his General license later that fall. He and his dad are currently taking an Amateur Extra course to prepare for testing this spring. Arthur’s long time interest in short wave listening and antique radio restoration sparked his interest in Amateur Radio. As a new ham, he looks forward to being immersed in DX during this adventure, and he will be able to put to practice his three years of Spanish classes. He also enjoys the technical aspects of the hobby and looks forward to learning Morse code, various digital modes, and ATV. Arthur is a member of the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club (BARC), the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and the ARRL. Arthur, a junior, competes on the Chaminade Julienne H.S. league champion Quiz Bowl Team and has competed on WHIO-TV’s High-Q quiz show. In addition to radio, Arthur also enjoys computer programming, restoring both new and vintage computer systems, stamp and coin collecting, and photography. | Natinka (Tink) received her Technician license in the spring of 2010 and upgraded to General that fall along with her husband and son. She was instrumental in persuading her family to “bite the bullet” and take the classes; and they all now enjoy the fun of ham radio and many friendships they have made. Tink is a member of the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club (BARC), the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA), and the ARRL. She currently serves as the BARC co-librarian. As a new ham, Tink is interested in pursuing emergency and public service activities. |
 Cameron Alexander - KD0MDC |
 Andy Alexander - AC0CO (New Call) |
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After watching his father, KD0LOR, get his technician
ticket Cameron decided to go for it. He signed up for
the hamclass.org
technician class and passed his test at the age of 10 in
July of 2010. Cameron had the opportunity to work 13
special events throughout the summer and fall of 2011,
including many bike races, triathlons and Bikers 4
Babies in the Kansas City area. He was also lucky enough
to gain some experience working net control at several
of these events. Another interest Cameron has is balloon
chasing. From launch until landing he really gets
excited for the whole experience. His first DXing
experience came when he was able to help do some logging
at Field Day 2010 with the JCRAC. He really became
interested when he saw what was possible during the KS
QSO party, while operating at K0KU. He enjoys
contesting operating DX from the KU club station
whenever he can.
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Andy's journey into ham radio took longer than most.
He became interested about 10 years ago after watching
his stepfather, AB0HI, join the hobby, but never took
the time to make it a reality. While browsing around on
the Internet one evening last spring, Andy
happened upon the hamclass.org website
and took the plunge into ham radio. After passing
his technician test in May of 2010 he pressed on and
passed his general and finally his extra test in January
of 2011. Andy enjoys working special events and balloon
chasing with his son Cameron, KD0MDC, and is a member of
the Johnson County Radio Amateur Club as ARES, ECS
and SATERN member locally. Andy's goal
for 2011 is to learn how to operate PSK and gain more
DXing experience overall.
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 Grace Jenkins - KJ4KWG |
 Debora Miller Barton Bray - KI4VVE |
| Grace received her
license in the 3rd grade. Prior to getting her
license, she always enjoyed the Raleigh Amateur Radio
Society (RARS) field day outings, and operating with her
father. Grace has participated in the RARS field
day activities for several years. This includes
making contacts, logging, camping, swimming and eating
North Carolina BBQ. Grace participated in the
North Carolina QSO Party contest, and enjoyed creating
pile-ups on 40 meter and 75 meter phone. Grace is a
member of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society, the ARRL,
and the Powell GT Magnet Elementary School Amateur Radio
Society. Grace enjoys math and science classes in school. She also enjoys the performing and visual arts. Grace has had many lead roles in theater productions. She's also had her pottery art pieces displayed at the North Carolina Children's Museum of Art. Her favorite visual arts class has been pottery. Grace enjoys dance, swimming, meeting new people and trying different experiences. Grace is looking forward making new friends and experiencing the Costa Rican culture as a part of this exciting opportunity in amateur radio. |
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