Volunteer Examiner for Five County Ham Radio Enthusiasts (FCVET Team - Laurel VEC) in the Wendell, NC Area. If you've been kicking the can on upgrading your ticket, stop lollygagging around and come out and see us!

• FREE Exams administered the second Saturday of the month - and other times at several area locations (FCHRE Website for more details - unfortunately, you'll still have to pay the FCC their new fee, if it applies)

• If you're not in my area, take a look at the Laurel VEC website for free exams in your area.

I'm running 100w barefoot on an IC-7300 into multiband fan dipoles at 65', oriented perpendicular to each other, so I can cover most directions. Eastern North Carolina wind storms regularly come along and often have at least one of them pulled down for maintenance.

In the truck, I use an IC-7100 fed through a 102" vertical with an AH-4 tuner. I also occasionally use an Icom IC-706MKIIG for portable ops or antenna experimentation.

9 band WAS (80m-10m) • 7 band DXCC (40m-10m) • 220+ Countries • 1,400+ Grids • 1,000+ US Counties

Trying to work a little 160m to get WAS (currently at 38/50). I'm only GA, HI, and AK away from WAS on 6m, but it might take a few years for the magic band to offer me a chance at those...

Also been doing a little POTA.

Hunted all states, 800+ parks, and have activated more than 20.