K9DMW's Ham Shack
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Other/Previous Callsigns
NT9E - WB9SES - AK9SES - WN9SES
My Ham Radio Interests
Antenna Experimentation - Contesting - Digital Modes - DXing - Grid Chasing - Meteor Scatter - Ragchewing - V/UHF
10 years in NAV-MAR-CORPS MARS 1990-2000 as NNN0FLP
My Equipment
HF XCVR: ICOM 756PROII 160-6m 100w
HF AMP: Ameritron AL-811H 800w
ANT TUNER: LDG AT-1000PRO 1KW
Rem Ant Sw: Ameritron RCS-8V (5 pos)
HF ANT1: 80m Horiz Loop
HF ANT2: 3el SteppIR
Tower: 35 yr old Wilson TT-45 Tubular Crank up/over
VHF XCVR: ICOM 910H 144/432 All Mode (100w/75w)
VHF ANT1: 4 el 6m yagi(SteppIR)
VHF ANT2: Comet GP-6 FM Vert
VHF ANT3: PAR AO-144 Horiz Loop
VHF ANT4: M2 2M9SSB 9el 2m Yagi (horiz)
UHF ANT1: Comet GP-6 Dual Band FM Vert
UHF ANT2: PAR AO-432 Horiz Loop
UHF ANT3: M2 440-18 18el Yagi (Horiz)
Interface: microHAM micro KEYER
SO2R Controller: Top Ten DX Doubler
2 SSBE 4pos Rem Ant switches for 144 and 432
ICOM AG-25 Mast mounted 144 Pre-Amp
ICOM AG-35 Mast mounted 432 Pre-Amp
Other Interests
Computers
Electronics
Motorcycling
Woodturning
Spent 20 yrs in the DataComm industry (11 yrs at Motorola, 9 yrs at AT&T)
I install sound and motor control (DCC/RC) in Large, Garden Scale, Model Train Engines (Steam & Diesel) for StAubinTrains.com
My Radio Clubs
ARRL
Badger Contesters(V/UHF)
Society of Midwest Contesters(HF)
K9DMW's Pictures
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The Minimalist Contesters Shack
My '03 Road King Classic
Aerial Compliment
Station Blog
Be careful of what you wish for...you may get it!
2/15/2008 9:07:38 PM (237 views) (0 comments)
Last year I mused over getting a vanity call with better phonetics for contesting. Specifically with a suffix DMW which happens to be my initials and cool sounding phonetics, "Kilo Nine Dead Man Walking". I applied for and received last June(07) the call K9DMW. I used it in the Sep 07 CQWW VHF Test and Jan 08 ARRL VHF Test. I liked my old ...
