K6NR

I passed my novice FCC amateur radio license test in 1969 in Richardson, Texas, and became WN5YMV.  Soon afterwards several other fellow Richardson North Junior High students passed their novice tests as well - WN5AAR (now N5RZ), WN5AAS (now K5NZ), and WN5AOF (now K5MR).  I passed my general and advanced tickets in the Dallas FCC office and became WA5YMV.  My family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where I became WB8HQD for about a year.  Then we were off to Irvine, California were I was WA6NGO until 1996 when I obtained my present K6NR call.

I am equipped to operate every ham frequency from 160 meters up to 1.2ghz, but I am most active on the HF bands.  CW is my preferred mode.  I chase DX, and dabble in contests.  I have a station at my Irvine, California home - an Elecraft K3 and dipoles for 20, 15, 30 and 17.   I am most active using my remote station in Phelan, California, where I have a variety of antennas.   In 2019 I retired from the University of California, Irvine, where I had served as Chief Information Officer.   My wife Carmen and I have four adult children living in Irvine, Culver City, and Scottsdale, Arizona.

I have had the pleasure of operating at K5MR's former station north of Dallas several times, once at K5NZ's station near Houston, a few times at K5NA's near Austin, and at VY2TT, Prince Edward Island.

I am a life member of the American Radio Relay, and a member of the Southern California Contest Club, South Orange County Amateur Radio Association, CW Ops, and the Northern California DX Foundation.  

Current DXCC totals: 333 confirmed, with 138 on 160 meters, 200 on 80 meters and 6 band DXCC.


Dana Roode, March 7, 2022