Amateur Radio - WAØMHJ |
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Welcome to my Ham Radio Page. If you followed a link from QRZ.COM and we have just worked, then TNX for the QSO!. If we have exchanged QSL's, TNX also! I QSL direct, via LOTW, and eQSL are all OK. My primary interest and activities are DX'ing and contesting. I am currently active on 160 through 6 meters. I have been licensed and mostly active since 1968. I am a member of the Minnesota Wireless Association WØAA contest club (MWA), the Twin City DX Association (TCDXA), and the Twin City FM Club (TCFMC). |
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Notable
Events: 2020 The long quest for 5BWAZ is over. Zone #200 (JT5DX on 80M) was the final zone, and award #1046 is on the wall! 2018 September 3, 1968 I made my first QSO with W8MMV in Michigan on 40M CW. This year marks the anniversary of my 50 year journey in ham radio. Here are some DETAILS of how everything began. In April, I received 5BWAZ certificate #1977 for confirmation of 199 zones. 2016 2014 2013 2012 Enjoyed wonderful hospitality & operated a bit in the CQWW CW contest in Dallas at the QTH of Pete N5KD. Peter has been the DXER.ORG webmaster. Click here. 2011 I operated once again, multi with the KØIR group in CQWW RTTY. CQWW PH this year was a multi operator effort witt K0XV & son Jason. DETAILS 2009/2010 In the CQ WPX CW, I was visited by Foster - N3KCJ, who happened to be in town, and we operated as a M/S. Click DETAILS 2008 1986 73's - Mark |
QSO
Party Operation & Mobile Contesting
Sometime back around 2000, I got the idea to try
something a little different by trying a portable operation during the
Wisconsin QSO Party. Being in the outdoors seemed like a good change of
pace from staring at the same radio, and the same desk I always sit at.
My adventures were chronicled in the May 2007 NCJ. Erecting antennas in
thigh deep snow, and operating in -20F temperatures led me to look for
alternatives for the following years, and thus started my mobile
adventures. I have also been the main log processing facilitator for the Minnesota QSO Party for the last twenty years. |
Recent
News
Now that the WAZ
program is integrated with LOTW, I did a submission of the award. In
LOTW I had 198 of the 200 neccesary zones for a 5BWAZ application.
Those were submitted, and one single QSL card for zone 28 on 80M was
mailed. I was notified of 5BWAZ award with credit for 199 shortly
afterwards!
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WØAA QSL
Manager
I can QSL for the following WØAA contacts: All QSO Parties since 2000, FD since 2006, ARRL DX CW 2003, & CQWW PH 2011/2012. |
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Nine band DXCC is in the books AND 5BWAZ is in the books! |
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© 2014 Mark Endorf, WA0MHJ, Ham Lake, MN Web Hosting by QTH.com Updated January 4, 2021 |