Hi there!

I’m Ed, and my Amateur Radio callsign is AB8OJ. I used to hold callsign KC8PIA, which was indeed a PIA to use when trying to break a pileup. I also used to hold the callsign KAHA-5748, back in the days when CB was a licensed radio service.

Someday I’ll add pictures of my ever-changing shack. For those who appreciate radio geekery, here is my obligatory equipment list.

• HF – all Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)
  • Icom IC-7300
  • Elad FDM-Duo
  • HobbyPCB RS-HFIQ
  • Hardrock-50 amplifier
• VHF/UHF mobile/fixed
  • Yaesu FTM-400XDR (shack)
  • Kenwood TM-V71A (car)
  • Kenwood TM-V7A (truck)
• Handhelds
  • Pair of Kenwood TH-F6As in my Skywarn portable bag
  • Icom IC-W32A (my very first ham radio)
  • Icom T2H Sport (“Sport” means “Cheap”; it didn’t come with a rechargeable battery, just an AA battery holder)
  • Baofeng UV-5R (“Baofeng” is Chinese for “impossible to program from the keypad”)
  • TYT MD-380 DMR radio literally gathering dust while waiting for the ARROW DMR repeater
• Mesh networking gear
  • Ubiquiti Bullet M2, which will be my outdoor node
  • Ubiquiti NanoStation M2, which will be my indoor and portable node
• Antennas
  • Force-12 Sigma 5 (10-20 meters)
  • 40-meter wire dipole connected to an LDG RT-100 autocoupler
  • Create CLP-5130-1N log periodic (50 MHz to 1.3 GHz)
  • MP Antenna Ultra-M discone (25 MHz – 6 GHz)