About Me

My name is Will and I was first licensed in 1994 as a Tech no code, and by 1996 I had upgraded to Advanced. In July of 2008 I upgraded to Amateur Extra. I got my license after being a longtime SWL and finding out my barber and Elmer (N4OFI) was a ham op. After asking a few questions is wasn't long before I was ready to get my ticket. Even today with the internet making worldwide communications simple and easy, I am still fascinated by radio and enjoy making contacts around the world. My current call is a vanity call recieved in August 2007. The old call was KT4RL.

I am located in Culleoka, TN. , Grid Em65ll.  My station currently consist of a Kenwood TS-480SAT ,Yaesu FT-817ND, Cushcraft R7 Vert Antenna @ 40 ft, and a G5RV @ 30 ft.

I use a Yaesu FT-817 and a Buddipole for portable operation.

The Yaesu FT-817ND in the picture (above) is sitting on a stand made from a CD jewel case. I got the idea from K1RST website. The stand is easy to build, portable and best of all, it is cheap. For more pictures of the stand click HERE

Ten meters is my favorite of the amateur bands.  I enjoy collecting 10-10#'s and I recently got my 10-10 Basic Digital Award, proving that even at the bottom of a sunspot cycle 10 meters is still an active band.  I also enjoy QRP CW operation on the 40, 15, and 17 meter bands.

QSL info: LOTW, eQSL, and direct