CW
The rhythm, precision, and useful simplicity of communicating one element at a time.
Amateur radio · Elko, Nevada
KX7N
42 years under one call sign.
I was first licensed at 13 and earned Amateur Extra by 15. The equipment has changed since then, but the fascination with a signal traveling farther than it has any right to remains the same.
A lifetime on the air
Still curious after all these years.
Amateur radio rewards patience, experimentation, and the willingness to keep learning. That has kept me at the key—and occasionally rebuilding the station—for more than four decades.
13Age first licensed
15Age at Amateur Extra
42Years holding KX7N
On the air
Mostly digital. Frequently quiet. Always listening.
My usual operating modes are CW and FT8, with occasional returns to PSK31 and RTTY. The microphone is rarely invited.
FT8
A quiet, efficient way to find out where the bands—and a modest station—can reach today.
PSK31 & RTTY
Old digital favorites that still make an appearance when the mood and the bands are right.
Kit building
There is particular satisfaction in putting a radio together, improving it, and then making a contact with it.
Built to be used
A working station, not a museum.
The shack centers on a Yaesu FTDX10, with VHF/UHF coverage, QRP gear, a collection of well-used paddles, and computers that run the digital side without getting in the way.
Outside, the antenna system stays deliberately straightforward. Inside, there is always another project waiting at the bench.
The best piece of equipment is usually the one that gets you on the air.
Current station
- Yaesu FTDX10
- Icom 2730
- µBITX
- Heathkit HW-7
- Mac mini
- Raspberry Pi 4
Look up KX7N on QRZ.
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