I was previously active under WV6SVW and WA6SVW from about 1961 to 1967, operating from Union City, CA and Fremont, CA until my license expired. I have been QRV since September of 2004. I currently the President of the Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) and a member of the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC), the current holder of the Sweepstakes Gavel.

I am also interested in Trains and Model Railroading (HO gauge), so AE6RR is a great call for me (not a vanity call)! The train pictured on my QSL card is a Western Pacific F7 locomotive that was part of a special running of the original California Zephyr. This train consisted of original restored cars including dome cars and a dome observation car. I rode this train in April of 2004. There is more information and pictures at this link: http://www.trainsunlimitedtours.com scroll to the bottom and click on the California Zephyr logo.

My home QTH is in San Jose, CA, Santa Clara County, grid CM97, Santa Clara Valley Section at the mailing address. The current HF antenna is a G5RV Jr. (52 ft. long) on 40 to 6 meters. This antenna is about 2 ft. above the roof in a stealth installation. The rig is a Kenwood TS-2000x with an Ameritron ALS-600S amplifier and a LDG AT-1000 Autotuner running about 600 watts. The antenna for 2m, 70cm and 23cm is a Diamond 3-band mobile whip on the roof.

Since returning to the air in Sept. 2004, I have achieved DXCC (phone, mixed & 20M), WAC, WAS (20m mixed & 20m phone),CQ DX and the new CQ DX Field Award (102 fields worked/99 confirmed at this time). I currently have 163 DXCC entities in the log (including VU4/VU3SIG, 3Y0X and K7C!) with 162 confirmed. I have 37 zones worked and 36 confirmed. All with wire antennas!

I appreciate all QSL cards and I QSL 100%. QSL direct, stamps or IRCs are not required. I also submit all logs to the ARRL Logbook of the World. I also have envelopes in the ARRL 6th District Bureau.

I am also active on local 2m, 70cm, and 23cm repeaters. I have done some satellite work, so far I have worked AO-27, SO-50, AO-51, FO-29 and VO-52. I have worked satellites both from the mobile whip on the roof and an Arrow hand held antenna from portable locations. You may also hear me on mobile with a Kenwood TS-480SAT and a Hamstick.

See you on the air somewhere!