He has operated from several world qth's. Likes to use high towers and mono band antennas. Has 5 element mono @ 152'/51 meters on 20. 2 element phased array @ 160'/53 meters on 40. 12 element log peiodic at 35 meters. 5 element 15 meter telrex @ 24 meters & 5 element 10 meter telrex @ 22 meters. Wire antenna is a 160 meter Carolina Windom @ 135 feet. Uses two 100 foot towers, one 150 foot tower, a 75 foot utility pole and a tower that goes up and down.

Lately has been experimenting with quality ssb audio. Uses a IC-7800 a german condencer microphone the Neuman TLM 103 with a pop screen, an Omnia ToolVox voice processor, and a Orban 9200 Optimod-AM Digital audio processor This is the 'state of the art' audio processor that is used by the better and larger U.S.A. AM broadcast radio stations. Also uses a Ten Tec Orion mostly for cw. Both the 7800 & Orion are adjustable for dot weighting & cw waveform rise & fall time. This helps for qrq cw.

With his commercial broadcast stations was the first 50,000 watt FM Radio station in the U.S.A. to operate 24/7 IBOC/HD Radio...(digital RF). (www.ibiquity.com)

Vern uses a Tascam MD-301 MK II mini disc recorder and if asked will record your transmission and play it back for you.

Noted for his relating call letters; w 9 fam........w 9 father and mother. His most recient foreign calls are UN7/W9FAM & EX/W9FAM.

Location North Central Indiana....on 10 acres/4 hectors of land.

73' Vern W9FAM Frankfort, Indiana 46041