K7RFW is located on the western edge of the Wasatch Mountains, a LONG ridge of rock four miles to the east rising another 4000 feet above the 4800 feet we already have, and we are located about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Because of restricted space, I had been operating portable using a Buddipole and FT897D on weekends when there is time and the weather permits. Recently I put up a 120 foot horizontal semi-delta loop (two sides are shorter than the third) that is about 20-25 feet high which allows me to operate whenever I feel like it. With the MFJ Intellituner at the end of the twin lead, I can now easily work most bands from 80-10 meters by changing the configuration of the tuner input. I sometimes still use the Buddipole since it is set up as a vertical and works DX better than the loop. I use a battery for most of my ops since my power supply is only 5 amps and that is a bit less than the radio wants.

On HF I enjoy doing special events, contests, and just plain rag chewing on SSB and digimodes (SignaLink USB). I also enjoy doing mini expeditions to Antelope Island (US Islands UT001L and UT010L) when time, finances, and weather permit.

QSLs are welcome (my card is not a pretty picture one, but a simple color laser jet version) either direct or via the buro. However, due to the XYL controlling the stamps a SASE envelope would be appreciated to help promote marital harmony. I also post on ARRL LoTW and eQSL.CC for those who need those postings.

On digital contests I like to send out my data in threes and a positive identification of who I am exchanging with.  I know that some of the professional contesters think that is wasting their time (and have chewed me out), but I have a marginal contest setup and I miss a lot, especially on PSK where over modulating and high power stations often wipe out the waterfall.   If I do not respond to your QSL, that may mean that I did not get a positive conformation either due to noise or to you sending the acknowlegment too soon and I did not log you.

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