Small rig (Yaesu FT 857 100 watts) with dipole antenna (G5RV Jr.).

Interest in emergency radio, DX, just starting into digital and learning CW (FISTS #14754), I work on the OMISS nets (#6729 M) and 3905 Century Club.

I will answer all confirmed QSL requests.

Se habla español.

I started developing an interest in radio starting in the military, although that wasn't my position--I was a Combat Engineer.  After spending some time in Iraq, my father-in-law sent an older HT to me, so it turned out to be just the push I needed to go get licensed.  Right after becoming a Technician (July '08) I realized I couldn't really do much DX if I invested in a HF radio, so the next month I took the General test and became KE7VSK (Aug '08).  I didn't do any operating the first year of having a license--had to finally finish school.  After graduating and getting the job, even with no experience and without having gotten on the air, I decided to study and take the Extra test so when I did start operating, I would be free to experiment with everything.  I passed by a miracle I'm sure and became ACØPR in Aug. of 2009.  I logged my first QSO Aug. 28th.

My 1st QSL card.

Taken in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in SW North Dakota (as well as my current QSL card) about half an hour from Dickinson.

Winter in North Dakota.  You can just see the tripod on the roof, which is holding up my G5RV Jr.