W6BSD's Bio

Feel free to explore my radio projects by visiting my website at https://0x9900.com/.

I regularly update my QSOs on LOTW and QRZ.com.

Thank you for following my call.

I obtained my ham general license in February 2017 and my Extra license in May 2017. After almost a year of mainly operating in portable mode, I've finally set up my radio shack. I use an IC-7200 with an IT-100 antenna tuner for digital work. For Phone, I use a Yaesu FT-891. My primary home antenna is a Hustler 4BTV with 42 radials. Due to living in the suburbs with limited backyard space, my radial network isn't optimal. Additionally, my QTH is in a densely populated urban area with significant background electrical noise on lower bands such as 80 and 40 meters.

While my preferred mode of operation remains Phone, I also enjoy working with digital modes such as PSK31, Contestia, Thor, and MFSK. Additionally, I explore fun and less common digital modes like Feld Hellschreiber. Recently, I've delved into Digital Voice modes on VHF and UHF with C4FM and DMR.

At home, I use several hot spots based on an MMDVM hat on a Raspberry-PI, primarily for C4FM with my FT-70D. For fun and educational purposes, I operate a Yaesu System Fusion (YSF) room named BAYAREA YSF, cross-linking it with the DMR talkgroup #311433, enabling friends on the West Coast and Europe to connect and discuss radio.

Talks and Presentations

I have given a few talks at radio clubs in California and Oregon. If you want to have one of my presentations at your club, don't hesitate to contact me.

List of presentations:

• HF Antennae for beginners
• What is common-mode current, and how to get rid of it
• Live presentation on how to design an antenna using modeling software
• Radio Shack Myth and Fairytales.
• Introduction to new Digital Voice modes for Amateur Radio

73, and I look forward to having a QSO with you on HF or on the BAYAREA-YSF reflector.