CE3YP call sign issued in 1968, General License 2.696. Santiago, CHILE

QSL direct to address shown on mailing label (no IRC or US$ required), or eQSL.com or via email to CE3YP@tie.cl

Operating modes: 40 to 6 meter SSB and WSPR weak signal digital data.

Base station: Yaesu FT-450D HF transceiver, TenTec 715 RF speech processor, TenTec 707 microphone, Heil Proset Elite headset, Tigertronics SignaLink USB, Kenwood PC-1A phone patch, Astron RS-35 power supply (modified) with floating battery backup and 10A switching fast charger, WWVB 60 kHz clock, Ham Radio Deluxe v 5.1, WSPR v 2.0 software and Windows 7.

Base station antennas:

- 40m Vertical Quad Loop multiband DX antenna at 14m elevation, vertical polarization, balanced 100 ohm twin coax from CWS 2:1 current balun, remote LDG AT-11 autotuner, Balun Designs 1:1 MaxiChoke, Alpha Delta TT3G50 surge arrestor, RG-213 coaxial line

- 40m Horizontal Quad Loop short range NVIS antenna at 4m elevation, horizontal polarization, Balun Designs 2:1 balun, rf choke feed, 5/8" Heliax

- 80 to 6m vertical antenna, 8.40m length, capacitive hat, multiple rf ground radials,  CWS 4:1 voltage unun, remote LDG Z-11 Pro II autotuner, Balun Designs 1:1 MaxiChoke, Alpha Delta TT3G50 surge arrestor,  buried RG-213 coaxial line

- 50Mhz J-Pole vertical antena, at 5m elevation with rf choke feed

- remote YAESU FAS-1-4R coaxial switch with Alpha Delta TT3G50 surge arrestor connected to a dedicated grounding grid. Fed with 5/8" Heliax 50 ohm cable from a Balun Designs 1:1 Maxi Choke at transceiver.

Experimental antenna: 3 to 30 Mhz T2FD tilted terminated folded dipole antenna, horizontal polarization, at 4m elevation, 50 ohm feed point through 1:1 choke unun fed by RG-213 buried coax. Project start date: March 23, 2010. Status: design, materials delivery and construction. Project finish date: November 23, 2012.

Other call signs: Licensed land mobile station as CE3YP/M. Other licensed locations as CE1YP or CE4YP. FCC reciprocal license W6/CE3YP.

Publications: Author of technical paper opposing issue of PLC broadband license. Accepted and approved by National Telecommunications Authority (SUBTEL), Resolution 393 dated 11 April 2005.

Affiliations: former member of Firebird Amateur Radio Club, ARRL,and Radio Club de Chile.

Equipment history: Former builder/owner of: home brew 807 CW and AM plate modulated 40m transmitter, Hallicrafters SX-110/TX-40 kit, EICO 753 kit, Heathkit HW-101 kit, Heathkit HA-14/HP-24 Compact Kilowatt amplifier kit, mobile Stoner SB-112 with SGC Qmatch remote tuner, Kenwood TS-120, TS-430 and mobile TS-50/MAT-100, Yaesu FT-125C, FT-300C, FT-180A, FT-80C, mobile FT-600/FC-800 and FT-450AT.

Special thanks to: my wife Patricia for life long understanding, 5 children and their husbands, wives and children. My friend and amateur radio mentor Stewart Reid, CE3UF (SK).

CE3YP base station, work and family pictures.

Thank you for site visit. E-mail welcome at CE3YP@tie.cl.

Updated May 14, 2012 - 0426Z.