KM6BYW
United StatesPostal address
Station
- CQ
- 3
- ITU
- 6
- Continent
- NA
- State
- CA
- County
- Riverside
- Licensed since
- 2016
QSL
- Bureau
- Direct
- LoTW
- eQSL
Contact
After all the years of having a hobby of SWLing, CB radio and refurbing vintage audio and radio equipment I finally decided to get my amateur license. CB was a lot of fun in the mid to late 70's but the early 80's on the old gang started getting married and dropping the radio hobby. Fewer new people were on CB that were worth talking to. After having enough of politics in southeastern Louisiana I moved to southern California and met a few gents on CB SSB. They moved on to ham radio and bugged the living daylights out of me to get my license. Getting married and moving into a house I wanted to communicate with the outside world again. Still a vintage electronics nut and working in I T I figured let's merge hobby one and two. New technology is OK but the old stuff is easier to work on. Anyway, all is fun!
During the weekdays I am coming home from work in the afternoon monitoring 20 meters 14332 KHZ or somewhere around that frequency from my mobile. When home I may be on 20 meters working some FT8 or PSK32 or chatting on my dual band hand held in my back yard.
Saturday Nights I am on monitoring 7200 KHZ or may be cruising 40 meters to see who is on.
Thanks for visiting,
GARY CAIRE
KM6BYW
Current running equipment:
ICOM 761
ICOM 756 PRO III
TENTEC OMNI D
ICOM 751 in Mobile with Texas Bugcatcher Antenna High Q Coil
QYT DUAL BAND FM TRANCEIVER WITH VHF/UHF 5/8 WAVE MOBILE HUSTLER ANTENNA
JRC NRD 525 General Coverage Receiver
BAOBENG UV5R
YAESU FT 7900 DUAL BAND VHF/UHF
D104'S USING HEIL HC5 AND HC6 KEY ELEMENTS
HEIL ICM MICROPHONE
YAMAHA CM500 HEADSET MICROPHONE
DUAL BAND J POLE MADE FROM LADDER LINE FOR YAESU DUAL BAND
DENTRON GLA1000 MODIFIED
HEATHKIT SA-2060A ANTENNA TUNER
HEATHKIT HM-2140 WATT METER
DRAKE W4 WATT METER
END FED LONGWIRE 94 FT LONG 25 FT HIGH
INVERTED V FOR 20 METERS 25 FT HIGH
BOTH WIRE ANTENNAS FED WITH 9:1 UNUN BY PALOMAR ENGINEERS
ASSORTED REALISTIC ACOUSTIC SUSPENSION SPEAKERS SOLO 102, SOLO 2
MINIMUS .05 ETC. FOR TRANCEIVER.
NOT IN PIC
DRAKE TR3
DRAKE MN2000
DELUXE 2K ANTENNA WITH ROLLER INDUCTOR
HALLICRAFTERS SX62A
RANGER 2950 10 METER TRANCEIVER
Approximate position from the locator or QTH.
| Source | Activity | Date and time |
|---|---|---|
| DXC | DX de WA4Q: 5357.2 KM6BYW 0250Z | 2026-09-17 02:50:00 |
| RBN | DX de ND7K-#: 14071.50 KM6BYW RTTY 21 dB 45 BPS CQ 1653Z | 2026-06-07 16:53:31 |
| RBN | DX de KA7OEI-#: 10131.5 KM6BYW CW 23 dB 20 WPM CQ 1751Z | 2024-08-18 17:51:40 |
| DXC | DX de IZ5WTV: 24915.0 KM6BYW FT8 - 04 db tnx qso 1808Z | 2023-02-17 18:08:00 |
| DXC | DX de ZL2IFB: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 0021Z | 2019-12-09 00:21:00 |
| DXC | DX de EA5INF: 14075.1 KM6BYW FT8 0119Z | 2019-08-30 01:19:00 |
| DXC | DX de VE7SNC: 7200.0 KM6BYW booming mobile 1158Z | 2019-04-18 11:58:00 |
| DXC | DX de N6DBF: 50314.5 KM6BYW FT8, -18 in Placentia, CA 0006Z | 2018-06-04 00:06:00 |
| DXC | DX de VE3PV: 21074.0 KM6BYW FT-8, California 1611Z | 2018-05-28 16:11:00 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 21074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 1600Z | 2018-05-28 16:00:13 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 1517Z | 2018-05-28 15:17:15 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -9 dB 6 BPS CQ 0433Z | 2018-05-27 04:33:15 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -6 dB 6 BPS CQ 0422Z | 2018-05-27 04:22:16 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 2056Z | 2018-05-08 20:56:37 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -7 dB 6 BPS CQ 2055Z | 2018-05-08 20:55:14 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -12 dB 6 BPS CQ 2013Z | 2018-05-08 20:13:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -14 dB 6 BPS CQ 2012Z | 2018-05-08 20:12:35 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -12 dB 6 BPS CQ 2001Z | 2018-05-08 20:01:05 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -22 dB 6 BPS CQ 1904Z | 2018-05-08 19:04:02 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -19 dB 6 BPS CQ 1803Z | 2018-05-08 18:03:39 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -20 dB 6 BPS CQ 1747Z | 2018-05-08 17:47:38 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -19 dB 6 BPS CQ 1736Z | 2018-05-08 17:36:37 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -19 dB 6 BPS CQ 1656Z | 2018-05-08 16:56:05 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -8 dB 6 BPS CQ 0446Z | 2018-05-06 04:46:15 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 0446Z | 2018-05-06 04:46:08 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -6 dB 6 BPS CQ 0436Z | 2018-05-06 04:36:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 0435Z | 2018-05-06 04:35:08 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -8 dB 6 BPS CQ 0426Z | 2018-05-06 04:26:15 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -9 dB 6 BPS CQ 0421Z | 2018-05-06 04:21:07 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -7 dB 6 BPS CQ 0410Z | 2018-05-06 04:10:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -15 dB 6 BPS CQ 0410Z | 2018-05-06 04:10:06 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -9 dB 6 BPS CQ 0354Z | 2018-05-06 03:54:15 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -16 dB 6 BPS CQ 0353Z | 2018-05-06 03:53:35 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -10 dB 6 BPS CQ 1908Z | 2018-05-05 19:08:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -11 dB 6 BPS CQ 1907Z | 2018-05-05 19:07:09 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -11 dB 6 BPS CQ 1857Z | 2018-05-05 18:57:15 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -3 dB 6 BPS CQ 1855Z | 2018-05-05 18:55:38 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 1845Z | 2018-05-05 18:45:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -20 dB 6 BPS CQ 1844Z | 2018-05-05 18:44:08 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -24 dB 6 BPS CQ 1347Z | 2018-05-05 13:47:43 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 1344Z | 2018-05-05 13:44:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -17 dB 6 BPS CQ 1920Z | 2018-05-02 19:20:21 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -9 dB 6 BPS CQ 0310Z | 2018-05-02 03:10:15 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -16 dB 6 BPS CQ 0309Z | 2018-05-02 03:09:52 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -21 dB 6 BPS CQ 0309Z | 2018-05-02 03:09:22 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -14 dB 6 BPS CQ 0258Z | 2018-05-02 02:58:52 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -11 dB 6 BPS CQ 0254Z | 2018-05-02 02:54:14 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -15 dB 6 BPS CQ 0253Z | 2018-05-02 02:53:52 |
| RBN | DX de KM3T-2-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -17 dB 6 BPS CQ 0245Z | 2018-05-02 02:45:58 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -17 dB 6 BPS CQ 0244Z | 2018-05-02 02:44:51 |
| RBN | DX de KM3T-2-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -16 dB 6 BPS CQ 0537Z | 2018-04-29 05:37:48 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -11 dB 6 BPS CQ 0536Z | 2018-04-29 05:36:53 |
| RBN | DX de K1RA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -15 dB 6 BPS CQ 0526Z | 2018-04-29 05:26:14 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -14 dB 6 BPS CQ 0525Z | 2018-04-29 05:25:53 |
| RBN | DX de KM3T-2-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -16 dB 6 BPS CQ 0525Z | 2018-04-29 05:25:48 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -13 dB 6 BPS CQ 2028Z | 2018-04-27 20:28:23 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -22 dB 6 BPS CQ 2017Z | 2018-04-27 20:17:52 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 18100.0 KM6BYW FT8 -19 dB 6 BPS CQ 2006Z | 2018-04-27 20:06:22 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -22 dB 6 BPS CQ 1901Z | 2018-04-27 19:01:49 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -10 dB 6 BPS CQ 0725Z | 2018-04-21 07:25:18 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 3573.0 KM6BYW FT8 -7 dB 6 BPS CQ 0704Z | 2018-04-21 07:04:48 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 3573.0 KM6BYW FT8 -7 dB 6 BPS CQ 0704Z | 2018-04-21 07:04:46 |
| RBN | DX de WZ7I-#: 3573.0 KM6BYW FT8 -16 dB 6 BPS CQ 0554Z | 2018-04-21 05:54:23 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 3573.0 KM6BYW FT8 -2 dB 6 BPS CQ 0554Z | 2018-04-21 05:54:18 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -24 dB 6 BPS CQ 0256Z | 2018-04-18 02:56:49 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 14074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -08 dB 6 BPS CQ 2210Z | 2018-04-17 22:10:19 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -22 dB 6 BPS CQ 0114Z | 2018-04-05 01:14:50 |
| RBN | DX de W3OA-#: 7074.0 KM6BYW FT8 -24 dB 6 BPS CQ 0057Z | 2018-04-05 00:57:50 |
Status of KM6BYW's log: 497 QSO
First QSO: 2018-11-11 at 02:17 with KM6BYW on 60M FT8
Last QSO: 2018-11-11 at 19:59 with KM6BYW on 12M FT8
Last 10 QSO
| QSO date | Time on | Time off | Callsign | Freq | Band | Mode | RST sent | RST rcvd | Name | QTH | Continent | Grid | My grid | Country name | IOTA | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9161 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM73us | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EL88vi | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EN91sn | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM73lw | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM63gd | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:59 | 19:59 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM83hh | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:42 | 19:42 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM95ca | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:42 | 19:42 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | FM05qw | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:39 | 19:39 | KM6BYW | 24.9160 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM63gd | United States | ||||||
| 2018-11-11 | 19:39 | 19:39 | KM6BYW | 24.9161 | 12M | FT8 | NA | DM13ew | EM73us | United States |
Worked DXCC by band
| 160M | 80M | 60M | 40M | 20M | 17M | 15M | 12M | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Band statistic
| Band | SSB | CW | DIGI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160M | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 80M | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60M | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 40M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20M | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 |
| 17M | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| 15M | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 |
| 12M | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |