Updated 4 March 2012

12/17/2011 - Feeling great, back into the swing of things - thanks for your support.

8/1/2011 - Finally back home in EM50oj - QRV HF/ 6/2/222/432/1296

7/28/2011 - I have been in NYC for the past month and half reovering from Open Heart Surgery.

My Mitrall Valve was repaired by David H. Adams, M.D. and team at The Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC.

www.mitralvalverepair.org

1953 1955

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**** Been chasing DX for 57 years ****

Main Interest is VHF/UHF Weak Signal SSB and CW.  Active on 6M/2M/222/432/1296 from EM50oj.

Net Control Station for the Mississippi Coast VHF Society and Southern Mississippi S.W.O.T. Net. The Net is called every Thursday at 8PM CST on 144.250.  Starting out looking West for SSB and CW checkins. (Everyone is welcome to check in)

Member of the Mississippi Coast VHF Society http://www.n5ghz.com/

Member of the Delta DX Association http://www.deltadx.net

Member of the W5RU Contest Team in Covington, LA

Member of K5QE Contest Team http://www.k5qe.com/in Hemphill, TX

VHF Grid Bandit #54 http://www.kcvhfgridbandits.com

Sidewinders on Two (SWOT) member # 3583 http://www.swotrc.net/

HF: 3-Elm SteppIR Yagi, 40M Vertical, 80/40/30 Fan Dipole / IC-7600 driving an IC-PW1 Amp.

6M:Single 6M7JHV / IC-7800 driving an 1KW Acom 1000 Amp.

2M: Stacked 2M12's/ IC-7600 / DEMI HP2M Transverter,driving a 1.5KW Lunar-Link LA22AAmp.

222Mhz: Directive Systems 16 Elm Yagi/ FT-736R driving a 120W Mirage Amp.

70CM: Stacked 9WL/ FT897D driving a 200W THP HL-250Ufx Amp.

23CM: Directive Systems 45 Elm Loop Yagi / IC-910H driving 70W KJ6KO Amp &SSB mast mounted Preamp.

Towers: Two Rohn 25's with Hazers, for easy access to the Antennas.

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QSL Info: Please include SASE with all HF & 6M QSL requests

SASE not needed for 2M & above contacts

Operator: Bill - EM50oj, on the MS Gulf Coast.

Firstlicensed KN2MHJ in January 1955 at age 14. QTH: Cranford, New Jersey.

1959/60 - Naha Okinawa -Operator, USAF Mars StationKR6KS, own call KR6IG.

1962 to 1966 - Westfield, NJ // 1966 to 1972 - Liberty Corner, NJ

Was active on 2M, 70CM and23CM AM and CW. Had one of the first 2-way Oscar contacts with K2RTH.

I was bit by the VHF/UHF "Bug” in June 2007, after being away from VHF/UHF for 35 years.

Recent DXPeditons:

2011 - K5N to the DL99/DM90 Grid Line in Rocksprings, TX (6M)

2010 - K5N to DL79/89, Big Bend Country, TX (6M)

2009 - K5N to EL58, Southwest Pass, LA (6M & HF)

2008 - K5S to East Ship Island (South of Biloxi, MS) (HF)

2007 -KP2/K5YG - St. Thomas, USVI (HF)

2007 - K5YG/VE2 - Orleans Island and Zone 2 (HF)

2007 - TI6/K5YG - Costa Rica (HF)

************** 3/1/2012 update from QSL Mgr K5YG *************

****************** QSL direct only ******************

Please include SASE or SAE with 1$ to cover postage

All pending Buro cards from K5YG, KP2/K5YG, K5YG/VE2, TI6/K5YG, VP5/K5YG, PJ4/K5YG, ZF2YG, ZF2YG/8and 9H1PF were mailed to the ARRL Outgoing QSO Bureau on 2/22/2010.

All direct requests have been answered for above calls.

*************** K5YG is QSL Manager for *******************

9H1PF, ZF2YG, ZF2YG/ZF8, VP5/AB5YG, VP5/K5YG, PJ4/K5YG, TI6/K5YG, K5YG/VE2 and KP2/K5YG.

Running out of cards for 9H1PF - Please QSL direct to Peter.

*** I am no longer the QSL Manager for P29KPH ***

N5FTR is the new QSL Manager for Peter, P29KPH