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Main operating interest is in the hobby's CW, SSB and Digital time-honored HF Awards of
DXCC,
WAS,
WAZ.
I have done SSTV, satellites, emcomms, repeaters and HF nets, but it is the distant signal in the ether—DX—that continues to hold my interest.
All my CW is hand sent (Vibroplex Iambic) and copied in my head.
A CW reader misses Morse Code as a natural language and interpreting an operator's unique "fist".
- DXCC -
- ARRL Honor Roll #1, (yr 2001 to 2026). 351 DX entities confirmed from QTH in Southcentral Alaska.
- Challenge ARRL Award mode/band is 2304 confirmed in LoTW. 2745 total.
- Diamond DXCC Challenge ARRL Award (yr 9/2012).
- Digital Mode total: 330 DX entities.
- SSTV IVCA-DX award #7, 100 confirmed. HF SSTV thrills were half way around the world to ZS6 and 5X.
- Satellite ARRL DX award in 1981 (Oscar 7 & 8 satellites).
- 5-Band DXCC (#2777), combined modes in 1989 (The era when 500 country QSL cards were required).
- 7-Band SSB-DXCC 10/12/15/17/20/40/80.
- 9-Band Digital 10/12/15/17/20/30/40/60/80. DX in: FT8 (303 FT mode), FT4 (200), JT65 (113), RTTY (242).
- 9-Band CW-DXCC 10/12/15/17/20/30/40/80/160 (10-160 mtrs in LoTW).
- 10-Band (yr. 2021) 10/12/15/17/20/30/40/60/80/160.
DXCC Totals
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- WAS -
- 5-Band WAS #925 in 1981. Back in 'distant times' when 250 QSL cards in hand ;-)
- 7-Band SSB - 10/12/15/17/20/40/80.
- 9-Band CW - 10/12/15/17/20/30/40/80/160.
- 10-Band Digital - 10/12/15/17/20/30/40/60/80/160.
- Completed FT8: 10-160m (yr 2021). FT4: 10-40m (yr 2023). JT65, JT9, RTTY.
- Triple Play ARRL Award #156 (2/10/2009).
- Geratol 80 Mtr Net #1445 and Dir #364.
- ARRL Sweepstakes - 7 Sweeps, most in CW low power.
- SSTV WAS - Perfboard homebrewed with a NE555 IC chip and RTS/2N2222 Darlington for PC RTS serial keying.
WPX · WAZ · Misc
- WPX Honor Roll. LoTW confirmed 2854, total 3316.
- WAZ in modes: CW, SSB and Digital.
- WAZ 7-Band Mixed 10/12/15/17/20/30/40 meters completed. (I need Zone 37 in N.E. Africa on 80 meters).
- Grids confirmed 2304.
- Counties confirmed 2287.
- IOTA's worked 475.
QRZ awarded:
