AB9XS

• AB9XS (from 2010-2012)

• KC9TAP (for a while in 2010).

Interests

• Digital Modes, mainly PSK31 and (hopefully!) JT65

• Navy MARS

• Homebrewing and Building QRP equipment

• DX contacts

• Software Defined Radio

Handhelds Setup

• Yaesu VX-8DR - Primary APRS and Satellite-working antenna.

• Baofeng UV-3R - much worse signal reports than the Yaesu radios, but incredible battery life and decent coverage. I keep it at school.

Home Station

• Yaesu FT-857d

  • 9 Amp-Hr Battery

• In progress: Softrock RXTX V6.3 - got started, but haven't found time to finish it.

Antennas

• MFJ-1622 Antenna - Works alright, for the apartment I'm living in.

• ULTIMAX 100 End-fed antenna

• Buddipole Deluxe

  • Beam Kit

  • Low-band coil

• N9TAX J-Pole Antenna (2m/440)

• Arrow Antenna (2m/440)

Test Equipment

• MFJ-259B Antenna Analyser

Equipment I used to have

• Yaesu FT-840 Transceiver - Tunes from 10m-180m

• MFJ-941E Antenna Tuner - Antenna seems to work a bit better without it, since the antenna needs to be retuned for every band anyways

• MFJ-931 Artificial Ground - Again, the antenna seems to work a bit better without. But I haven't done a good study yet, more info later

Wanted Equipment

Club Involement

• I hang out with W9LYA(Metro ARC), NS9RC (North Shore Radio Club), and W9BGX(Northwestern Amateur Radio Society).

• I am a member of the PODXS 070 club: Member 1407.

Certifications

• FEMA IS-700a

Upcoming courses:

• FEMA IS-100a, IS-800b, IS-200b, IS-250a

• ARRL EC-001