About MIKE, Miguel Gonzalez A. (ZP5YW)

Born 1956. Licensed October 1975. Still holding the same callsign. Dedicated to DX since first qsos. Spent almost equal amount of time on-air and off-air, with long interruptions. Educational background and labor duties related to software design and programming (of accounting and business nature) with previuos education on electro-mechanical engineering.

Awards: #1 DXCC (Top of Honor Roll), 9 bands DXCC (5BDXCC + 12 + 17 + 30 meters endorsements + 6m DXCC #397), WAS, 50 Mhz WAC, WAZ, eDX100, eWAS, ePFX300, and others

Member of: EPC # 19023, 30MDG # 6092, life member of Radio Club Paraguayo (former vice-president and qsl+awards manager).

Current activity: mostly JT65HF, JT9-1, BPSK-63, RTTY and some SSB/CW on all bands from 6 to 80 meters. Search and pounce on major contests "just for fun". Contest logs are allways sent.

Station setup: HF: Kenwood TS-590, Drake L4-B amplifier (fully updated), Ameritron ALS-600S amplifier (no-tune for quick band changes).

6 Meters: Yaesu FT-736R (50/144/430 mhz), Mirage A-1015G amplifier, Yaesu FT-680R as a backup rig (besides TS-590).

VHF-UHF: 144-220-440 Mhz Kenwood FM rigs for local contacts and assorted accesories.

Antenna system: Tower 1: (self supporting 20 meters high) HyGain TH6DXX @ 20mH (10-15-20 meters), 40 meters coil-loaded rotary dipole @ 22 mH, homebrew 6 el 7m boom yagi for 6 meters @ 24mH, 450 ohms ladder line fed 80m inverted V dipole @ 18 mH with MFJ-989B tuner.

Tower 2: (self supporting 12 meters high) homebrew 6 elements dual-monoband yagis, 3 el for 12 meters + 3 el for 17 meters with open-sleeve direct feed @ 13mH, 2 elements coil loaded yagi for 30 meters (derived from a 40m yagi) @ 16mH.

Auxiliary antennas: Butternut HF9V vertical (6-80 meters), with elevated radials (few but useful), fan dipole for 10-80m for MFJ-1206 noise reducer, and VHF-UHF ICOM discone antenna.

Web page: http://www.qsl.net/zp5yw
eMail: zp5yw@qsl.net

QSLing information

LoTW (preferred) and eQSL.cc for "virtual QSLs". NO BUREAU NOR DIRECT MAIL PLEASE !!!
Log data is uploaded / updated on weekends. Please request printed cards to my QSL manager only, or better yet, use his OQRS and save your money and minimize mail risks (link below).

Callbook and other previously published direct mail addresses are no longer valid. Local mail service is unreliable and rates are too high, up to 6 USD for an ordinary letter to some destinations, so beware that the usual 2 green stamps are not enough and besides that, IRCs are useless. I will not reply to directly sent cards because of mail cost. The RCP Bureau service is not regular so don't expect to receive cards on return this way. Sorry.

QSL manager: W5UE (please read THIS)

Whenever possible, use his log-search and on-line QSL request system for a printed card (OQRS HERE)

Randy Becnel, W5UE
P.O. Box 170
Kiln, MS 39556-0170
USA

Rev: ZP5YW - Jan-2014