AE9B Station
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Born in 1963 and 1st Licensed December 1997, my 1st HF radio was an Icom 706 MK II. I know, that seems incredible but notice I have been licensed only since 1997. I have no nostalgic value for any tube equipment. I generally feel that newer things (once time tested) are typically better than older things. When I decided to enter the arena of contesting, I looked to see what many of the contesters use for equipment. I found that many, including several of the very best (ON4UN, K9DX) used Yaesu FT 1000 radios. My decision was calculated based on real world questions and answers from the world leaders in contesting, viewing hundreds of web sites and exchanging hundreds of posts on contesting reflectors and E-Mails. My Choice was the FT 1000MP and I now have 2 as well as access to a Mark V left at my station by good friend W0ZAP. On these pages you will find a small synopsis about why each item was chosen and my feelings about them in real application. |
AE9B Station Equipment
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Yaesu 1000 MP Radios
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FACT SHEET YEAR TO YEAR
1st Licensed December 1997
2000 Introduced to Contesting by KG0US
2000 Started casually contesting & did a couple Multi-Single efforts from my home with friends.
2001 Competed in 26 different contests including a trip to PJ2T for the WAE SSB contest
2001 Improved station to 2-MP's for SO2R
2001 Improved antennas to 160M loaded verticals, C4SXL
2002 Competed in my first Multi Multi effort from my home in the WPX SSB contest
2002 Improved antenna to 1/4 wave 160M vertical w/ 60 radials
2003 Improved antenna to 40M 4-Square thanks to W0ZAP
2003 Operated portable North Dakota w/ NW0L, W0ZAP and K0LW for the ARRL RTTY RoundUp
2003 Selected Nitty Gritty RTTY team and contributed to #1 finish and All-Time team record
2003 First KCDXC Multi Multi RTTY contest.. Blew up 2 filters, 1 Switch and 1 Amp P/S "Fireworks"
2003 Became a member of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
2003 First #1 WORLD WIN! ARRL SSB Multi-2 with NW0L and WB9Z @ PJ2T
2003 Improved beverage antennas to dual receive 300 ohm twin line (thanks N0TT)
2003 Purchased ACOM 2000A Amplifier
Club Affiliations Society of Midwest Contesters, C.C.C. and Kansas City DX Club
Call Signs Used: AE9B, AE9B/0, PJ2T, PJT/AE9B, NA9D (MS), W0NA (MS), NW0L (MS)