ABOUT THIS

This blog is about my activities on amateur radio from my retirement location in Qulin, MO. I am active on 80m thru 6m (with the exception of 60m) with 95+% utilizing the digital FT4 and FT8 modes (FTx)
I upload to LoTW and Club Log at the end of every session on the air. I QSL 100% for all non-W/VE QSO's via the bureau - which I do once a year. W/VE are replied to direct - NO SASE required but appreciated. I do not upload to eQSL or QRZ.com

UTC Time

Current UTC Time in Qulin, MO :

My Info

Amateur Extra - Licensed Since 1977
GMRS - WSJF-207

DX Marathon

Current DX Marathon Status
As of: 15-SEP-2025
Entities: 142
Zones: 38
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Score: 180

Club Log


NOTE: DXCC totals on ClubLog do not reflect my legacy credits at ARRL DXCC Desk.
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Equipment

EQUPMENT ROSTER
HF - Icom IC-718 / mAT-180H Tuner / ~40w on FTx
Portable/QRP - HF/50MHz - Yaesu FT818 / 6w on FTx

ANTENNAS
All Bands - Vertical Mobile (Ham Sticks)

POTA Stats

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

After 25 years - Finally!

 Hit the magic number of 100 DXCC entities confirmed on LoTW on 15m Sunday.  Submitted it to ARRL that evening.  15m has always been a "difficult" band.  So, now we will see how long it takes for it to be processed.

NOTE:  It may be a bit before it gets processed as I think there is still a huge backlog frm the system outage earlier this year.  I saw a post this week that they were processing JULY LoTW applications right now, so I may be a couple months before it gets to me!