Licensed originally in 1991 while living in upstate New York, my original call was KB2NSX which I kept for about ten years. After moving around the country with the Navy and finally being able to settle down in Virginia Beach, I decided to change my call through the Vanity program to a “4″ area call.
I’m a retired Master Chief Electrician’s Mate and during my 21 years in the Navy I served onboard the USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41), USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75), and the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). I once operated EchoLink Node 90488 on 146.49 MHz simplex in Virginia Beach however it hasn’t been on the air in a very long time and most likely will not be again. I’m currently located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and (unfortunately) not very active on the air.
For QSL’ing I utilize the ARRL incoming and outgoing QSL bureau’s and will send direct via regular mail here in the US. I also submit all contacts via eQSL and Logbook of the World.
My preferred operating mode is PSK31 on 20 or 40 meters.
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We each run an Kenwood D700A with a Diamond “NMO” mount 2M/70cm antenna. Pedestrian mobile we run Icom T2H Sport 2M handhelds with a Pryme RD-98 antenna. I also use a Kenwood TH-D7A for portable satellite operation with an Arrow handheld antenna.
