My QTH is in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California approximately 200 miles (322 KM) east of San Francisco, CA. I live near the town of Murphys, in Calaveras County. The station elevation is approximately 3500 feet ASL or 1066 meters ASL.
<---- Winter at QTH - View to northeast
Summer At QTH - View to northwest ---->
I have been licensed for 40 years this year (2011) and remain active on all modes on HF in addition to VHF and UHF activity. Please visit my website for more information regarding the station. You can monitor my station receive and transmit audio, when the link is on-line, from the audio menu on the website.
I stream live video from the shack sometimes. If the video is active it can be viewed at K6HP video. This is part of the Cam Radio Group webcam project. You can view all of the amateur radio station webcams involved in the project at CamRadioNet.
My son Garrett has just received his Technician Class license with call sign KJ6RUW !!! I am very proud of Garrett for deciding to obtain his license and subsequently doing so after about one month of studying the manual in between work and family. Garrett works in the computer field and is hoping to add an understanding of RF and radio principles to his expertise. Garrett is now studying for his General Class license and I hope to have him active on the HF bands soon. As of Feb. 4, 2012 Garrett passed both his General and Extra exams! Garrett's new call sign is KZ6S.
Also, please visit the Sierra Amateur Radio Club (SARC) website and the Calaveras Amateur Radio Society (CARS) website for information regarding local clubs in the area.
