K0FTC/WY - Please note that if you QSO'd with me using this callsign I was in Wyoming and LoTW is tracking it as a WY call for WAS.

Former calls - KC0VRI, K0JKB

Married to Judi with 5 great kids married to great spouses, Mike/Debbie, Jenae/Shawn, Stacy/Richard, Morgan/Chris, and Dusty/Ashley, and 10 wonderful grandkids, Derrick, Kaitlyn, Mikayla, Jordan, Macy, Michael, Gage, Daniella, Hunter, and Toryn. Two dogs - Harley the German Shepherd, and Millie the mutt.

Instructor-Front Range Community College (Wildlife Law Enforcement, Map Use and Orienteering), Retired-State of Colorado (Wildlife Manager/Officer), Retired-MSG US Army/Army Reserve/Army NG (ASA Morse Intercept Operator, RATT Rig Operator, Tactical Commo Chief, Instructor)

QTH transceiver: KX3, Begali Adventrue Mono (as paddle and SK), GHD SK, antennas-Hustler 5BTV, Chameleon Hybrid with 75'/25' random 2 wire cord, Balun Design 9:1 75' random wire, Chameleon Hybrid vertical.

QTH receivers: SDR-IQ (CW Skimmer) using a Clifton Labs active listening antenna Z1501 with Z1203 power coupler

AlexLoop at home and field

Field transceivers: TS-480SAT/ LDG KT-100 tuner or KX3, various Chameleon configurations - mini Hybrid w/vertical and random wires, BuddiStick, PAR End-Fedz, a variety of other homebrew wire antennas for mobile/portable, Ham Sticks for portable/mobile, Palm paddles, Palm mini straight key and Czech military straight key

ARRL DXCC CW 11212, ARRL WAS 53215

FISTS 12086, FISTS CC 1883

SKCC 2227T (WAS 76, TX6, PFX1 #15, WAC #60, DXQ25, DXC10)

CQC 798

NAQCC 2481

FPQRP 2507

EPC 13542

Contacts logged and uploaded to LoTW, eQsl, and QRZ.

Other interests include camping, shooting, fishing, anything outdoors, an occassional cigar, and 2 fingers of good whiskey in the evening.

email: k0ftc@yahoo.com

73, John