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KX9X SEAN E KUTZKO 47 PRESCOTT ST APT B3 WEST HARTFORD, CT 06110 USA Lookups:   9082 Ham Member
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QRZ Record: 408046 Login to manage/edit Lookups: 9082 (9338) Mailing Label... QRZ Admin: KX9X Last Update: 2009-10-26 14:37:07 Class: Extra Codes: HVIE Effective: 2007-10-16 Expires: 2016-11-04 Latitude: 41.727444 (41° 43' 38'' N) Longitude: -72.730695 (72° 43' 50'' W) Grid Square: FN31pr US State: Connecticut US County: Hartford Previous: KF9PL Born: 1967 GMT Offset: -5 hours ULS Record: 625854 FCC page... Web Page: http://www.seankutzko.com QSL Info: LOTW, BURO, DIRECT (PLEASE INCLUDE SASE) Uses LOTW?: Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For: (5) 6Y7M K9CU KS9Z KX9X W1HQ

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 I am the ARRL Contest Branch Manager.

My main interests are HF & VHF contesting, DX'ing, and portable operation. I simply enjoy being on the air, whether it's running stations during a DX contest, working meteor scatter while on a VHF Grid DXpedition, or operating QRP CW into a simple wire antenna while on a camping trip.

First licensed in 1982, as KA9NGH. Since then, I've been N9HXG, KF9PL, and finally KX9X as of 1996.

I live on the second floor of an apartment complex 10 minutes away from HQ. When I operate from home, After several months, I've been able to negotiate an outside random wire antenna with my landlord. It's nothing fancy, but it gets me on the air on 6 through 80 meters from my apartment. You CAN work stations with modest gear, low power and sub-standard antennas...you just have to TRY.

I recently added a Yaesu 817ND to my gear. I will be operating QRP portable on HF and VHF, both in and out of contests.

One of my biggest pleasures in Amateur Radio is to "be the DX." This pursuit of "being rare" has allowed me to learn the definition of DX depends entirely on your circumstances. It can mean operating from a rare country for a DX contest on HF, setting up shop in a barren grid square for VHF/UHF, or a rare county in a State QSO Party. "The Other Side Of The Pileup" is definitely a lot of fun!

Operated as 6Y7M in the 1994 CQ WPX CW Contest, and as V26NA in the 1997 ARRL DX CW Contest. I started operating weak-signal VHF/UHF in 1994, and love a good 6-meter opening. Meteor scatter on 2m is quite fun as well.

I love going on Grid DXpeditions, and have operated 6 and 2 meters from the following grid squares:

DM77: August 1998, August 1999, August 2000, August 2001

EM56 - June 2000

EN57 - June 2001 

DN95 - June 2002 

EN20 - June 2006

EM45-  June 2009

FN45 - July 2009.

If you're planning a DXpedition to a rare grid and need an experienced 6m/2m op, or if there's a grid you want activated in the New England area, let me know. Activating rare grids is a big part of my enjoyment in ham radio, and I'm always up for an adventure.

If you would like a QSL from me, I would appreciate a self-addressed stamped envelope along with your QSL.

I keep all of my logs from every operation I've done. My logbooks never close. So, if you need a card from me for a QSO we had 15 years ago, I can still confirm it.

When I'm not on the air, I enjoy creating music. I play drums, guitar, bass and percussion in jazz, rock, and folk styles. I'm currently working on my first solo CD.

73, happy contesting, and good DX!

Sean KX9X