K9YKL


	Grid DN70

Station: IC-746, IC-820H W9GR & Timewave DSPs MFJ Tuner and Keyer Homebrew audio system with digital recorder Heil headset, Icom desk mic, Bencher paddles & ancient Speed-X key RigBlaster digital interface Plus trusty ol' Toshiba Portege' laptop retired to desk duty.
	Antenna Farm: Gap Eagle Vertical M-squared Eggbeaters 40m ladder-line fed EDZ* (all HF bands) 15m and 10m coax-fed EDZs M-sq. 2mcp14 & 435cp30 with Yaesu Az/El control and TAPR auto-tracking interface Newest antenna, vertical dipole for 30m *EDZ: Extended Double-Zepp - a center-fed antenna, each side .64-wavelength long, produces approx. 3 DBd gain broadside at design frequency. When fed with coax, it can typically be used on adjacent bands with a modern rig's autotuner, when fed with 450-ohm ladder line thru an external tuner, it is a very good antenna on all bands above, and typically down to 2 bands below, the design frequency.
Wallpaper WAS CW, phone, 5BWAS, 160m, 17m, PSK, Satellite DXCC CW, phone, 10m, 15m, 20m Other VUCC-Satellite W4AMI
American Radio Relay League The USA association of Radio Amateurs. Lots of technical and legal info, plus ARRL contest and awards information. Lots of beginners tools as well, manuals, testing, etc. Also the home of the *Logbook of the World* QSO database for electronic QSL credit for awards. AMSAT The Amateur Satellite organization, satellite information, programs, guides for newcomers, tracking software, and much more. INDEXA International DX Association, provides support to DX stations/expeditions, daily DX QSL info at 2330Z on 14.236 mHz.		Memberships: ARRL AMSAT INDEXA OMISS #4172 3905CC 40m #2007 75m #2250 160m #252 10-10 #62973
First licensed as a Novice with KN9YKL in May, 1960 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with thanks to my Elmers, Gene/K9GNE and Nile/W9ZGJ. Current license: Amateur Extra (the 20-wpm variety), expires 11 May 2013.

My own favorite Amateur Radio sites	NOVA (NLSA) screen shot
	QRZ The huge information database on Radio Amateurs worldwide. Up-to-date QSL address, personal haml home page links, email addresses, plus forums with active buy/sell sections.
	Buckmaster Another huge address info database, plus software and more.
	Federal Communications Commission Rules, license updates, renewals.
	DX Summit DX spots, solar conditions.
	Colorado Connection Complete info on Colorado's linked repeater system .
	Northern Lights Software Satellite tracking software.
	OM International Sideband Society A great resource if you want to achieve Worked All States, especially on the higher HF bands.
	3905 Century Club Another Worked All States resource, most active on the lower bands.
*Digipan*	Digipan Great software for PSK31, and its free. PSK31 is a great low-power (typically 25 watts) mode that is very spectrum-efficient.
	KL7J This Alaska ham has put together a great collection of most-used resources for active DXers. I really like the programming trick with the mouse tail on the home page.
	KE4UYP's Antennas I stumbled across this page... some really innovative single-band antenna ideas that I plan to play with. His 3/2 array is especially interesting. For an all-band version of a 3/2 collinear array, check out W5GI's web site as well.
*ShyWy*	ShyWy Amateur Radio Club Link List No reason to have my own long list of other potentially useful links when N7GT of the ShyWy club has such an excellent list.

My own favorite Amateur Radio sites