Welcome to AE4RV's Amateur Radio pages. FISTS# 10626. QSL direct, or via FISTS Bureau. I do not yet exchange electronic QSLs.

Popular stuff: Propagation Primer, Virtual Bug

My current WAS (Worked All States) totals:
Mixed mode: 44 total, 42 confirmed
CW (Morse): 41 total, 39 confirmed

NEWS:
January, 23, 2006 - Today is the 10^th anniversary of my first Amateur Radio license! (yep, I renewed it already). Hard to believe it's been 10 years -seems like six, or so...

I'm not really active right now but I will be again someday. These days work, extra work, my small business and other hobbies take up my time pretty thoroughly. 73 to all - see you on the air again someday, soon I hope!

November 2004: The Propagation Primer and the Virtual Bug get mentioned in the ARRL Surfin' column! Thanks!

October 2004: Ever see a cartoon about Shortwave numbers stations?

April 2004: My friend and coworker, Ben WIlson, got his ticket - He is now KI4EZO - congrats, Ben!!

March 2004: New Radio - Icom 746Pro. I can't say enough about this rig - the digital filtering is tops. I may never buy another crystal filter again. Certainly not for this radio...

Early 2004: I put up a new antenna - a 50' random wire in sort of an inverted "U" shape. This compliments my 20M dipole nicely and I can now work all the HF bands...some better than others...

Late 2003: After nearly four years of radio-inactivity I have gotten back on the air. Soon after I took my dusty, unused station apart to make room for a printer I decided that I wanted to get back on the air(!) - so I purchased a used Icom 706MKII and set up a small station (between the PC and the printer).

Since getting back on the air I have started working with HF digital modes for the first time - mostly RTTY and PSK31. I have also been practicing my Morse skills and doing quite a bit of CW. I joined the FISTS CW Club to help me get back in to the world of CW and also to help get that WAS-CW award ;)