PLEASE QSL VIA N7XG

Dean W Davis

3596 Karen Ave S.

Salem, OR 97302 USA

I have been licensed since 1968. I primarily operate CW and my main interests in amateur radio include DXing, Contesting and DXPeditions. I prefer operating on the lowbands. Other interests include antenna design and construction.

My oldest daughter Renee, is W6RMW, My youngest daughter Jenna is licensed as KJ4PQV. 

Member, Board of Directors, INDEXA

I have operated as and participated in the following DXpeditions:

• BV/WA6IZT Taiwan 1994
• FS/W6IZT Saint Martin 2000-2011 (All contacts have been uploaded to LoTW)
• KH6/W6IZT Hawaii 2007
• TI5/W6IZT Costa Rica 2008
• TI50DX Costa Rica 2008 ARRL International DX Contest SSB *1st Place Multi-two*
• K5DDesecheo2009* (SWODXA DXPedition of the year)
• PJ6/W6IZT Saba 2010
• PJ6A Saba 2010*
• PJ6/W6IZT Saba 2011
• PJ6A Saba 2011 ARRL International DX Contest CW *3rd Place Multi-Single* (from a portable station) with K4UEE and VE7CT
• HK0NA Malpelo 2012 (SWODXA DXPedition of the year)
• PJ6A Saba 2013 CQWW WPX CW with K4UEE, G3SXW, and VE7CT * 1st place NA M/S, 4th place M/S overall
• PJ6/W6IZT October 2013
• PJ6A Saba 2013 CQWW SSB with K4UEE, KB1ZOJ, K5AC, and N4GRN
• PJ6A Saba 2014 ARRL International DX Contest SSB *1st Place Multi-Single Low Power * New World Record*
• FS/W6IZT June 2014
• K1N Navassa Island Feb 2015* (SWODXA DXPedition of the year)
• FS/W6IZT July 2015
• UP NEXT! PJ6A ARRL DX CW Feb 2016 with G3SXW, GM3YTS, K4UEE, K5AC, NM1Y

* Top ten DXCC Entity

I enjoy the planning and logistics involved with DXPeditioning. Areas of contribution have included securing sponsorships, radio selection, PCs, logging, networking, station integration/staging and antennas selection.

My home station is located on 5 acres, approximately 6 miles NW of Blairsville GA. In EM74.

Equipment consists of the following:

Station 1

• Elecraft K3, Alpha 77SX, SB220 (6 meters)

Station 2

• Elecraft K3, KPA-500, Command Technologies HF-2500

Station 3

• Apache ANAN-100,

Antennas

• 160 and 80 Shunt Fed Tower
• 80 Inv V
• 40/30 Dipoles
• 20/15/10 Force 12 C31xr
• 17/12 Dual 3 element interlaced Yagi of my design
• 6 meters 5 element Yagi HB K5AND design
• 2 meters 9 element InovAntennas Loop Fed Array
• 6 beverages

We have 4 children, a son-in- law, and a daughter-in-law. We have four wonderful granddaughters.

My YL and best friend Wendy is extremely supportive of my ham radio activities and adventures.

73

Gregg