Current interests in ham radio change with the season. In warmer months I enjoy taking backpacking and camping trips with QRP equipment along. There are many QRP transceivers available which pack remarkable performance into tiny packages. See my website for technical details of these rigs and my outdoor excursions with them.

In the winter, I devote most of my radio time to chasing DX. Just completed 5BDXCC, something I never thought I'd be able to do with 100 watts and 2 dipoles.

Previous callsigns: AA5YX KI5OW KA5BBL VQ9BL

73, John AE5X