Please don't call me Jim. My name is James, and that is what I go by.
My XYL recently got her Technician Class license. Congratulations to W8LUV!
QSL Info:
I QSL Direct, via the Bureau, on LoTW, and through eQSL.cc. I am also in the 3905 Century Club 40m and 80m Bureaux, as well as the NATA Net Bureau. (Envelopes on their way to the OMISS Bureau.)
I love to collect QSL cards, so I send QSL cards to nearly every ham I contact. I usually send cards direct within a week of the QSO, unless the ham's profile page here on QRZ.com says to do otherwise. I always include a return envelope. For US contacts and managers, I include an SASE. For DX contacts, I include either a Greenstamp (GS) (or two) or a current IRC. If you have a preference, please make sure to note it on your QRZ page. If there is no preference for GS or IRC on QRZ.com, I usually consult W9OL or N6DHZ. If this information is incorrect for your country, please take a moment and let them (and me!) know.
Note: For contests, I only send out QSLs for new band/mode contacts. If you need or would like my QSL card, you can contact me via email or send me a card by your preferred method. I reply 100% to all received QSL cards!
If you have received a QSL card from me, please send one back by the same method (Bureau or Direct). If you have a moment, please drop me a note by email to let me know that my QSL card arrived.
When sending me a QSL card, 1 GS or 1 IRC would be appreciated, but it is not necessary.
I welcome SWL reports! If you'd like my QSL card, please make sure to let me know!
I'm a professional geek, specializing in computer network security. When I'm not chasing DX on my waterfall or tweaking my home network, I enjoy scuba diving and flying.
I got my Technician class Ham Radio license in September, 2004, and upgraded to General class in October, 2004, back when you still had to pass the 5 WPM CW test. I got my Extra class ticket a few months later in January, 2005. My original callsign was KD8AIE, but after being called "K8-EIEIO" one too many times on the air, I decided a callsign with fewer consecutive vowels was in order. My current callsign, NF8I, was issued to me in April, 2005.
I'm a member of the Feld-Hell Club, FH 3686, and the Digital Modes Club, DMC 4772.
I'm often on JT65 or PSK31, floating anywhere between 40m and 10m, but I really enjoy Hellschreiber mode. Let me know any time if you're up for a Feld-Hell ragchew!
My rigs:
- HT: Yaesu VX-7R (6m/2m/1.25m/70cm)
- VHF/UHF Mobile: Kenwood TM-D710 (2m/70cm w/ built-in APRS TNC), with Jetstream JTM3B mag-mounted to the car
- VHF Base: Kenwood TR-7850 running 45W to an N9TAX "Slim Jim" dual-band J-pole hanging in the attic
- HF Rig: Kenwood TS-590S
- Amplifier: Heathkit SB-200
- Antenna: G5RV at 28 feet
- Antenna Tuner: LDG AT-1000ProII
- For digial modes, I use HRD with DM780.
My Clubs
Awards:
- eDX (26) - Nr. 134600 - 28 April 2012
- WAC Basic - 9 May 2012
- WAS Basic - Nr. 56531 - 11 July 2012
- eDX (50) - Nr. 137818 - 9 August 2012
- eWAS - Nr. 142609 - 9 December 2012
- Europäisches-DX-Diplom Mixed (60 pts) - Nr. 936 - 17 December 2012
- European Prefixes Award Mixed - Nr. 7148 - 31 December 2012
- Europa Diplom - Nr. 3088 - 20 January 2013
- DXCC - Nr. 57,522 - 26 January 2013
- eWAS JT65 - Nr. 146943 - 20 March 2013
- Worked All Europe (Level III) - Nr. 186 - 21 March 2013
- eDX (75) - Nr. 147504 - 1 April 2013
- ePFX300 - Nr. 147505 - 1 April 2013
- CQ WPX Mixed - Nr. 2476 - 3 April 2013
- CQ WPX Digital - Nr. 192 - 3 April 2013
- WAS Digital - 23 April 2013
- WAS JT65 - 23 April 2013
Wanna know something else about me? Just drop me a line by email!
73 de James, NF8I
