On-line "Blog" on things Amateur Radio - "With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings" at: http://k9zw.wordpress.com/

Licensed since 1989, I am currently focusing on DX & Education.

Recently finished my first DXCC, eDXCC, WAS, eWAS awards and working on filling out more bands and modes.

Active in our local club "Mancorad" ( http://www.w9dk.com ), North East Wisconsin DX Club (NEWDXA http://www.newdxa.org ) and the Washington Island DX Club (WI9DX)

PODXS Member #432, Feld Hell Club #169 and Member #14 of the former Global Friends Digital Club.

ARRL VE, Emcomm I, II & III instructor, and ARRL CCE instructor / mentor / examiner.

Home QTH Station is presently undergoing a significant antenna and facility upgrade with the plans of having a better DX station. The new tower & antennas are up & in operation. The shack has a fair bit of new gear in place.

As of Nov 2008 I have started working a Flex-Radio Flex-5000a Software Defined Radio (SDR) in addition to the TenTec rigs.

Currently in addition to operating with a Flex-Radio Flex-5000A & Alpha-78 I have backups of a TenTec Jupiter, SGC SG-2020, or for digital a TenTec Pegasus, all routed to either a Tennadyne T-8 Log Periodic, W9INN 1/2 Sloper or Gap Titan DX vertical antenna.

Have several other rigs and antennas in place as the station is being revamped.

The picture above is from a revised, but not final, station layout. (More details on the shack improvement project are posted on my personal website). I'll try and get a Flex-Radio picture with the double monitor set-up posted sometime soon.

Several times a year I help activate Washington Island (Wisconsin - US Island WI-100L) on SSB and with digtal modes. The W9EVT/WI9DX Shack can be seen at http://www.greengate-wibb.com/HamRadio.html

With the W9DK Mancorad Club I'm enjoying working with our newest Amateurs and Youth as Club Elmering Coordinator, one of the club's instructors, as 2008 Mancorad W9DK Board Member, and as a VE.

Have had the good fortune of being able to do some operation as M/KB9GPN/P and MM/KB9GPN/M. Hoping to work the other end of DX as travel allows.

Very much enjoy all the great people I've met through Amateur Radio!!

73

Steve K9ZW

( formerly KB9GPN )