I was first licensed in 1966 as WN6TRR in Fremont Calif, then became WB6TRR. I had a great Elmer in Bob Harris WB6OKE, now W6FV. My family farmed vegetables along the East Bay shore when the Bay Area still had farms and orchards. A new ham, I joined the Hayward Radio Club which in those days held their meetings in an old quonset hut. It was there that I first met Bob Vallio W6RGG. In 1972 I moved to Santa Cruz County where I met Dave Rowley WA6UZA, now N6RZ  SK.  It was Dave who introduced me to contesting and the NCCC. Dave also shamed me into upgrading both my license and CW skills. I became AA6T and held that call until 2003. I spent 32 years with Pacific Bell in Santa Cruz County, starting in Outside Plant followed by 22 years in Electronic Switching Systems. In 2003 I purchased my 4 acre home near Hilo Hawaii and a year later I retired and moved over. I took a couple of years off during which time I built this station. The Hilo based Big Island Amateur Radio Club members...  www.BIARC.net   ...helped assemble the AN Wireless freestanding towers and M2 antennas along with providing lots of encouragement. The station was designed and built as a Multi 2 Contest Station. There are two identical operating positions in the shack which makes  operator and band changes very easy.  The antenna system currently consists of 2 towers with large M2 monobanders 40 thru 6 along with a tribander. On 80 we have a 4 Square vertical array with an extensive radial system. On 160 we transmit using a shunt fed tower. Beverages are available for receive on 80 and 160. We use networked PCs running N1MM logging software.   All the guys in our QSL photo, along with those on our website,  regularly contribute to the KH6LC contest effort.    Mainstay locals Curt Knight AH6RE and Ken Brown N6KB help keep the station in top form.    

Please visit our website at   www.KH6LC.com   for operator info and photos.    On the website you'll also find a link which during major contests will take you to our LIVE audio & video streaming.      With the delay in the network, you can usually work us then watch and hear yourself work us online.     It's pretty cool so check it out.    

 QSLs:      All contest logs go into LoTW.       If you'd like a paper QSL from a contest contact please QSL via Jeff Folk AI4U.     For ragchew QSOs,  please QSL direct with an SASE.       Please be patient.       We do not use eQSL.

 From all of us at KH6LC, thank you for all the QSOs and we look forward to working you again soon.

73 and Aloha, Lloyd KH6LC