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19:15:52 UTC 26 May 2012
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Please call me Tom.
Originally licensed 1960. Previous Callsigns: AJ6L, K7AAJ, N7NNJ, WA6REK, WV6KXS. Active on HF,
and sometimes use local Arizona UHF repeaters. Please QSL LOTW, or Postal Delivery PO Box 204,
or via QSL Bureau, TNX 73 - Tom
U P C O M I N G S P E C I A L E V E N T :
The Arizona Outlaws Contest Club has been selected to be the ARRL HQ station
for the upcoming 2012 IARU HF Championship.
(1200Z, Jul 14 to 1200Z, Jul 15)
As a designated official IARU HQ member-society station, the exchange will be: RS(T) + ARRL.
Several Arizona Outlaw Contest Club Members will take turns as W1AW/7 guest operators
at as many as twelve separate locations throughout the State of Arizona.
Our station (K7FA) has been selected to be among one of those designated stations.
on 20 meter SSB
Located at 4070 ft. MSL on the western slope of the Cerbat Mountain range, our station will be
using yagis on three towers: 20M6A @ 155 Ft. AGL, TH7DX @ 85 Ft. AGL, 20M4DX @ 35 Ft. AGL.
Primary rig will be K3 and Alpha-9500, with backup hardware FT1000MP and AL-800H.
For other participating AOCC Stations consult http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net/
Station Info: Antennas
Towers
Rig(s)
Ham Shack - Main Operating Position
Guest Operator KB7Q - January 2012 ARRL RTTY Roundup
sets new record for ARRL Southwestern Division - SO LP RTTY
Arizona State QSO Party 2011 - County Line Expedition, Arizona La Paz and Mohave Counties (LPZ & MHV) - Grid DM34ag
Bill Williams River, segment of river bed, dry at ground surface between Alamo Lake & Colorado River - 594-ft. MSL
Arizona State QSO Party 2011 - County Line Expedition, OCF at 37-ft AGL and 15m Inverted Vee both w/ RF Chokes - Drake MN 2700 Tuner, barefoot K3
Arizona State QSO Party 2011 - County Line Expedition, Donkey Serenade - Local QRM
Arizona State QSO Party 2011 - County Line Expedition, Operating Position: K3, P3, SP8, MFJ269 MN2700 - (Manual Tuner not shown)
Arizona State QSO Party 2011 - County Line Expedition, Tilt-Up Mast Support - Standard 2-Inch Trailer Hitch Receiver
ARRL FD 2011 - Public Campgrounds 6,100 MSL - Temporary 20M4DX Monobander
Hey ! Is this polarization O.K. for 20 meters?
ARRL FD 2011 Class 3A - Public Campgrounds 6,100 MSL CW Op. K7FA surprised (but elated) about photo opportunity.
All three stations ran Barefoot - Results: Excellent Rates; Ran and Ran, never depleted callers.
Licensed Ham Radio Operators and other members of the public were impressed by our operation.
In particular, parents of four small children were amazed that I could make sense out of dits and dahs.
Two of their children were just as impressed by the running water in the motorhome toilet . . .
ARRL FD 2011 Class 3A - Public Campgrounds 6,100 MSL
W4LSC and K7FA relax at adjacent campsite while watching operator WA7I (next photo)
All three stations ran N1MM-Logger, networked with wireless, and each had access to Cluster Spots
ARRL FD 2011 Class 3A - Public Campgrounds 6,100 MSL
WA7I with his grandson, Timmy
Running Yaesu FT-950 Barefoot thru tunner to OCF at 40-feet
ARRL FD 2011 Class 3A - Public Campgrounds 6,100 MSL
KD6GHX with Timmy
January 2011: Was QRV on 160-meters from Hawaii - The big Island (known as "the Orchid Isle"). Active during 2010 CQ WW 160m DX CW Contest.
Arizona QSO Party 2010 - County Line Expedition Arizona La Paz and Mohave Counties (LPZ & MHV) - Grid DM34ag
During Monsoon Season, this segment of county line may be under water
Arizona QSO Party 2010 - County Line Expedition (MHV & LPZ)
Portable non-resonant Inverted VEE, open feed-line, 1:1 Balun, to Drake MN 2700 Tuner, barefoot K3
Ran K3 Barefoot - Results: Got stomped by Kilowatt Stations working PA QSO Party
Top of K0XG Rotatable 180-ft Rohn 55 with Tom near 3-Element, 40 meter 40M3FS-125.
Photo (below) shows monobanders: 20M6A at 155-ft, positioned above 40M3FS-125 at 143-ft.
Other towers and antennas are not shown.
Nearby Snow-Covered Cerbat Mountains partially block very low-angle signals to north and east. Last modified: 2012-01-11 16:29:34, 12974 bytes cached
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