Station, Operator & QTH Information
My fixed QTH is in my home in Redmond, Washington, USA. Redmond is a suburb of Seattle, and is the home of Microsoft. The main rig used is an Icom IC-706. The HF portion is fed through an MFJ 949E Tuner to a G5RV running N-S about 35 feet up. The 2 meter portion of the IC706 is feed to a homebrewed quad mounted on an old TV rotator. I haven't as yet put up a 6 meter antenna. My home station also includes a packet station consisting of an IBM ThinkPad, an Alinco DJ-582 HT and a Kantronics KPC-3. I am running JNOS and am tied into a local tcpip LAN. I have just completed building a Norcal 38 Special QRP 30 meter CW transceiver. As soon as I get my upgrade I'll be able to put it on the air.
My mobile QTH is equipped with a Kenwood TM-V7A, 2 meter, 70cm FM transceiver. The only place I could find to mount the radio was under the back seat and I'm still trying to find the 'ideal' location for the control head. Any suggestions would be welcomed. The mobile antenna is a Larsen dual-band groundplane mounted on the right front fender. Most of my commute time is spent on two local repeater systems. The K7PP system is a comprised of several networked, mountaintop receivers tied to a single transmitter. The system covers the entire area west of the Cascade mountains and from south of Portland, Oregon up into British Columbia, Canada. The other system I frequent is W7SRZ which also offers excellent local coverage as well as an open autopatch.
My marine QTH is a Bayliner 3988 which my wife and I timeshare lease from Elliott Bay Yachts. Up till now I've only had the Alinco HT on board but hope to have the IC-706 with me next trip out. As soon as I can operate the 38 Special I'm looking forward to some saltwater QRP CW.
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