About Me
VE3WDM
I was first licensed in 1989 and upgraded to advance in 2000. I primarily operate contests both CW and RTTY. I have been operating RTTY contests since 2005 and started CW contesting late 2006. I had to get my code up to contest speed. I was able to get from 10 wpm to 34 in about a year with LOTS of practice. During 2007 I also was bitten with the QRP bug and operate my Elecraft KX1. Another part of the hobby I enjoy is kit building it helps with the long winter nights.
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| My K2 |
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| My K3 |
My home station consists of an
Elecraft k2 and
K3 with a
Begali contour paddle. My antenna is an
Alpha Delta DX-EE in the attic. Not a mega contesting antenna by any stretch of the imagination. But I do live in an antenna restrictive area and that is the best I can do. It's not all about winning but enjoying the game....Well it would be cool to be a big gun one day...I do have the Elecraft
KX1 as well and take it with me when I venture outdoors for some "free range" operating. Now the big Elecraft news is the new and upcoming
KX3!! I have plans on getting my hands on that baby when it come available so keep tuned to the blog for news on that.
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| The KX1 the first kit from Elecraft |
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