Hi, the name here is Joe, first licensed as a Novice in 1973. Never lost interest, just got distracted, and returned to ham radio with a Tech Plus in 1991, General and Advanced in 1997, then Extra in 2000. A four-letter last name starting with a "K" just begs to be a callsign, and yes I did pretend to be a DJ for a "KATZ-FM" as a kid even though I lived in W-land. Previous calls were WN2SWQ, KD6ALY, and KQ6MM.

HF Antennas:
• Optibeam OB6-3M Moxon/Yagi, at 39' on a US Tower MA-40 (above left)
• CCDAntennas 40/80 dipole, at 6' high along the fence on three sides (not shown)

V/UHF Antennas:
• InnovAntennas LFA Yagis: 6m 3-el (left), 2m 7-el (below), and 70cm 15-el (below)
• M2 23cm 22-el stacked Yagis (below), 2m/70cm eggbeaters (above), and 1.25m stacked loops (above)
• Diamond D220 discone at top of the MA-40 tower (above)

In the shack are an Icom IC-9100 (which replaced three older Icoms, HF-23cm), an Icom IC-375A (for 222), an Icom PW1 amp, and a Palstar HF-Auto tuner, plus mobiles and HTs that also go out on the road as needed. Mics are a Heil GM-4 (via USB with RoMac software during contests) and Heil HM-iC. The software heart of the shack is the DXLab Suite with DX Atlas, plus JT65-HF with JT-Alert.

Preferred modes are phone & digital DX, contesting, weak signal, and satellites, plus occasionally analog and D-STAR repeaters. I still know some CW too, but don't test me, hi hi. I support local emergency communications groups however I can, and have a solar-powered backup battery bank ready and able to serve.

For more pictures and info on my crank-up tubular tower project, a flagpole antenna I made awhile back, and the rest of my antenna farm, rigs and radio interests, see www.k6atz.us and follow @K6ATZ on Twitter.

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73 es gud DX de Joe K6atz