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***Notice*** I request a SASE for all WAS/VUCC card requests! I receive a lotof cards every day. DX cards are ok direct with a SASE, via the bureau, or I am 100% on LOTW!
I have been a ham most of my life and I am a Life Member of the ARRL. I moved to Jones County from Edmond, Oklahoma in November 1999. I moved to my current QTH just outside Ellisville, MS in April 2007. I started over on my DXCC and other awards after getting back on the air in January of 2000. I now have 324 current countries confirmed, 324 total countries confirmed, and 1,616 DXCC Challenge countries and I have my 5-Band DXCC. I have DXCC on 80 through 10 meters and I am mainly working on 160 and 6 meters now. I have my WAS and my VUCC. I live in the Northwest corner of Grid Square EM51jo. |
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The proceeds benefit the ARRL Ed... 2024 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results - ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® announces the results of the 2024 ARRL Division elections. In the ARRL New England Division, Tom Frenaye, K1KI (1,593 votes), of West Suffeld, Connecticut, was declared the winner, defeating current Director Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC (1,452 votes). Frenaye has previously served on the ARRL Board of Directors in several capacities, including as Director... NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Two Pool Questions From Use - The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has removed one Extra Class pool question and one General Class pool question from use. Both Extra pool question E2A13 and General pool question G8C01 have been deleted from use on examinations as the two questions each have more than one correct answer. The deleted questions must be removed from ex... 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Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak... Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane - A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday and continued to move slowly toward the northwest Thursday morning. Volunteer ham radio operators were there to provide surface reports to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Hurricane Rafael left Cuba’s 10 million residents without power and on Thursday afternoon was a Category 2 storm moving away from C... ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 - ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut: ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. T... Hurricane Rafael - Storm Updates - Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 11:00 AM Eastern Update: The following information is from the Hurricane Watch Net: The Hurricane Watch Net will be activated today, Tuesday, as planned, with one minor update. After further review of the timing of the storm and the distance from land, we need to modify our plans. All will remain the same with the exception that we will now operate overnight Activation P... ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction - ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to announce that the 19th annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by RT Systems Inc, raised $47,000 for amateur radio STEM education. The event was held from October 18- 24, 2024. In addition to hundreds of views, the auction saw 329 individual bidders vying for equipment, vintage books, “mystery junk boxes” from the ARRL Lab, and more.... The K7RA Solar Update - Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot number ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is Nov 2-3 - ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication - The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania has a new amateur radio station, W3USR. A dedication was held at the university’s Loyola Science Center on Friday, October 25, 2024, led by Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an associate professor of physics and electrical engineering, and club advisor for the University of Scranton Amateur Radio Club. The new W3USR University of Scranton Amateur Radio Sta... |
My Ham Radio Station consists of the following equipment: |
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Here are links to my DXCC, WAZ, WAS, and VUCC total: |
Click here for my DXCC Totals |
Click here for my Needed DXCC Totals |
Click here for my WAZ Totals |
Click here for my WAS Totals |
Click here for my VUCC Totals |