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Home Page of the Amateur Radio Operator Ned Stearns, AA7A

Here I am (seated) with fellow six meter operator Katsu, JH7OHF, on the 2000 Kingman Reef DXpedition (K5K)
Here I am again operating with Robert, 3B9FR, on the 1999 DXpedition to Rodrigues Island (3B9R)
One of my many ham radio passions is making contacts around the world by bouncing signals off the moon (EME). Here I am tinkering with my home made EME antenna.

Recently, I have taken to traveling to Africa in November every year in order to participate in the CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest with the VooDoo Contest Group. In 2005 and 2006, I operated with this contest group in the West African nation of Mali. Pictured with me on the left in the 2006 event are Vince Thompson (K5VT), Fred Handscombe (G4BWP), Mike Fulcher (KC7V), Roger Western (G3SXW), Lee Finkel (KY7M), John Warburton (G4IRN) and Robbie Ferguson (GM3YTS). In addition to participating in the CQWW DX contest event, we also travel throughout the country when we can and also participate in other specialized ham radio activities such as RTTY or EME. In 2006, we assembled a portable 2m EME station and made a number of contacts around the world to the delight of the VooDoo Contest team as well as some lucky 2m EME operators.

 

AA7A Information

Band

 States Worked Grids Worked Countries Worked
6 meters 50 825 116 (6m DXCC #523)
2 meters 50 645 105 (2m DXCC #33)
1.25 meters 11 28 1
70 cm 5 24 4 (DL, HB9 & OH via EME!)
23 cm 1 7 1
Mode/Band Current active worked Current active confirmed Total worked Total confirmed
CW 337 (need P5) 337 347 347
Phone 338 338 350 350
Mixed 338 338 351 351
RTTY     322 319
Satellite     168 137
160     163 160
80     293 289
40     339 338
30     320 314
20     349 349
17     326 324
15     341 341
12     302 298
10     334 330

Top of the Honor Roll - Mixed and Phone

DXCC Honor Roll - Mixed, Phone and CW

5 Band DXCC; 160, 30, 17, 12 and 6m endorsements

RTTY DXCC

5 Band WAZ

160 meter DXCC

DXCC Challenge - 2500 endorsement; current tally is 2800 accredited

11-band Endorsement for 5Band DXCC (1st ever?)

        Satellite DXCC - #38

         Satellite WAS

        6 meter DXCC - #523

6 meter WAS

6 meter VUCC - 750

2 meter DXCC - #33

2 meter WAS

2 meter VUCC - 600

Stations worked: 845

Years on EME: 22  years

Radios (on-line):

FT-2000D - Main HF DXing and contesting radio 

IC-756Pro - Main 6 meter radio and second contest radio

Elecraft K2 - Portable contest radio (used in Voodoo Contest activity in Africa)

FT-736R - Radio for 2 m terrestrial, 2 m EME, and operating on the 1 1/4 m and 23 cm bands

IC-820H - Satellite , 432 EME  and second 2 m station

RF Space SDR-IQ Software Defined Radio for VHF Sporadic E monitoring

WinRadio 1500e - VHF Sporadic E monitoring radio (Ch 2 thru 6 VSB carrier monitor)

Onkyo T-4700 FM tuner Sporadic E monitoring device (88 to 108 MHz clear channel scanner)

R-7000 - Sporadic E monitoring radio (VOR and NOAA weather radio frequencies)

Amplifiers (on-line):

Alpha 76A - SO2R first radio main amp

Henry 2K-4 - SO2R first radio adjacent band amp

Drake L4B - SO2R second radio amp

Commander VHF-2000 - 6 meter amplifier, 1.5 KW output

Homebrew 8877 - 2 meter EME amplifier, 1.5 KW output

AN/AM-6155  - 1.25 meter amp, 350 Watt

AM-1565 - 70 cm 500 Watt amplifier 

Antennas currently installed:

160 meters .25 w/l Sloping vertical with four .25 w/l elevated radials

80 meters:

 2 element vertical array
  Rotatable flag receiving antenna
40 thru 10 meters: Moseley PRO-67C3 at 74 feet
6 meters:  M2 6M7 yagi at 85 feet
2 meters:  Six times 3.2 wavelength DJ9BV array (see photo above)
1.25 meters M2 222-7WL seven wavelength yagi at 90 feet
70 cm: M2 432-13LWA 13 wavelength yagi (38 element) at 80 feet
23 cm:  44 element yagi at 30 feet
VHF log periodic 48 to 200 MHz log periodic for VHF propagation studies

6 Meter EME - completed...5 EME contacts in the log (see project page here)

New 2m EME array - 8 X 2M5WL on horizontal polarization and 8 X 11 element yagis on vertical polarization

1296 MHz GU7b cavity amplifier

Portable EME station for use in African DXpeditions...Complete. 2 DXpeditions to TZ and 3X completed.

Building test equipment lab for microwave station construction and test

Contact me by email at:  aa7a "at" cox "dot" net