I'm Dan WA9WVX located in Northern Illinois in the U.S.A. I've been licensed with my present callsign since October, 1968, first as a Technician and then upgraded to General. I also hold a F.C.C. G.R.O.L. August, 1971 (Previously as a First Class). I enjoy working 6m, 2m & 70cm Weak Signal plus the H.F. Bands. Equipment as follow Kenwood TS-520 80-10 M ICOM IC-551D 6 M Yaesu FT-726R 2 M & 70 cm Henry Tempo 6N2 1 KW RF Amplifier MFJ-989C RollerInductor Versa Antenna Tuner G5RV at 70 Feet ROHN 120 FT SSV (Self Supporting) Tower, Leg Separation at Ground 9 Feet & at the Top 18". 2 M Antenna: 40 Element Phased Collinear Array, +15 dBd Forward Gain. Feedlines for VHF & UHF are all 7/8" Andrews Heliax. Career: Retired Infrastructure Specialty Products (SP) Development Engineer at Motorola. Married, MYL is Karen WB9YCW. She likes chasing DX and contesting. I like experimenting with VHF & UHF antennas, electronics and troubleshooting & consulting on failures.
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