Ex: DB2CS, FC0FKI, DL4MAQ, 7P8CQ

Member of: OZ5E, HB9HQ, 6V7Z, 7P8D

• DOK C06 (OV Dachau)
• DIG Member: 790
• AGCW Member: 627
• Elecraft KX-1/KX-3/K2/K3/P3/KPA500/Expert-2K/Bolli SAMS+
• Hopelessly devoted to cw, brasspounding since 1979
• Contester, DXCC/IOTA-Hunter, DXpeditioner
• Collector of fine cw keys
• SOTA, WFF, Geocaching and bicycling with Briard "Jule", our "heart wrapped in fur"

7P8D 2012

One of my personal highlights in 2012: 32.232 qso's from the Kingdom of Lesotho. We (an international group of 10 HAM's) arrived just in time for the CQ WW CW and took part as M/2. After the contest we had another 7 day to bring this rare DX in the air. Many thanks to all stations calling, as usual it was big fun!.

HB9HQ IARU HFC 2012

Another invitation came in through the BCC reflector: Chris (HB9ELV) was looking for cw op's helping to support HB9HQ at 15m cw. That was the 1st mission of my new "HAM-mobile", a car with a complete shack inside. Together with Michael (DL1II) and Karl (DK2GP) we had 24 thrilling hours and finished with an excellent result. The guys from HB9EE had the painful job to participate in 160 ssb and it was time enough to have some barbeque and HAM-talk during the weekend. A great team and I will come back whenever possible.

OZ5E CQ WW CW 2011

An invitation from OZ though the BCC reflector, they were looking for op's to start a M/M activity at CQ WW CW. I came as stranger and left some new friends. I'm very sure that this wasn't my last visit at the "best radioshack in the whole world :)

6V7Z 2010

Together with Mat (DL5MFL) and Sven (DF9MV) we visited Francois at "Le Calao" and had 10 days of fun with amateur radio.

SOTA activities

Living in Bavaria, the mountains are not that far away and so I am participating in SOTA from time to time. Accompanied by Jule we are climbing thr Bavarian mountains and enjoy the beautiful scenery here. For SOTA I'm using the Elecraft K2/KX-3 and (depending on the summit the MP-1 Vertical or my NORCAL-Doublet).

Thank you for visiting in and showing some interest in my biography and don't forget: "Real men don't modulate!" ;)

73, Jo

DJ3CQ

cw forever!