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Welcome<\/strong>, my name is Ron and I am located in Dunwoody, Georgia (EM73uw), 15.6 miles (25.2 kilometers) north of the center of Atlanta. The QTH has an elevation of 970 feet (292.66 meters).<\/p>\r\n

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The Photo to the right is of my setup on July 24, 2024.\u00a0 (For more setup info see my Station Setup<\/a> page.)\u00a0 A K3\/P3, various morse code keys and a computer, what more could one need?\u00a0 Oh yes, towers with full size 40 and 30 meter yagis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Computer in the shack<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Today the computer and internet access have become standard in the ham shack.\u00a0 I use a Mac Mini M4 computer.\u00a0 The main programs used are MacloggerDX for logging and FLDIGI and WSJT-X for digital modes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Short History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I was first licensed as WV2BSW (Novice) September 1958 – Plainfield, New Jersey.\u00a0 The V changed to an A a year later when I became a Technician (WA2BSW).\u00a0 In April 1961, I took the trip to 641 Washington Street (NYC) and became a General.\u00a0 It was not until February of 1980 that I upgraded to Advanced.\u00a0 With an even longer time gap, 26 years later on 26 February 2006 I took and passed the extra.\u00a0 For a slightly more in-depth history please see the My call sign and Ham Radio history<\/a> page.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As of March 3, 2012 my call is K4DS.\u00a0 This is quite a change after 53 plus years with the\u00a0 same call.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Operating<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Most of my operating since 2005 has been on CW for several reasons as stated on my Morse Code – CW<\/a> page.\u00a0 I do operate on a limited basis other Digital modes.\u00a0 Of the non-CW digital modes I prefer Olivia.\u00a0 However, most of my digital activity is on FT8 and FT4.\u00a0 There are three reasons for this: there is far more activity on the FT modes, I can work DX on the FT modes and \u00a0I cannot type well. \u00a0I do manage one or two SSB contacts per year, but they are hard to get with my setup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Amateur Radio Activity<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Preferred Mode<\/td>\r\nCW<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Preferred operating focus<\/td>\r\nDX; Islands; Any station that hears my weak signal<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Awards<\/td>\r\n\r\n

Issued:<\/em><\/strong>
DXCC<\/strong> \u2013 Mixed 275 (281 valid current entities confirmed); CW 250 (277 valid current entities confirmed). The ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge December 2012.
WAS <\/strong>\u2013 March 1981; 2014 ARRL Centennial WAS
WAC<\/strong> \u2013 January 1980
POTA Parks<\/strong> \u2013 More than 1,500 parks hunted in the POTA online log.
IOTA<\/strong> – IOTA 100 Island of the World.
WAZ<\/strong> – 39 zones confirmed on CW and one confirmed on FT8.<\/p>\r\n


Not Issued<\/em><\/strong> (deemed not worth the cost):
DXCC<\/strong> – 40 through 10 Meters; Digital; Challenge
IOTA<\/strong> – Additional islands<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

Equipment<\/td>\r\n\r\n

Radios:<\/strong> Elecraft K3\/P3; Yaesu FTX-1F
QRP Radios:<\/b> Penntek TR-25: NorCal 40B; Heathkit HW-8
Antennas:<\/strong> Attic Doublet; Wolf River Coil\/17 foot whip
Morse Code Keys in use:<\/strong> Paddles<\/span> – Begali Magnetic Classic and Simplex; Vibroplex Iambic; N3ZN ZN-QRP. Bug Keys<\/span> – Begali Intrepid; 1944 Vibroplex Original; Lafayette MS-435. Straight Key<\/span> – Begali Spark; 1950’s Speed-X. Combination Key<\/span> – Brown Brothers CLT-B.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

Call sign history<\/td>\r\nWV2BSW<\/strong> September 1558 – September 1959 (Plainfield, NJ)
WA2BSW<\/strong> September 1959 – March 2012 (Plainfield, NJ; Hillsborough Township, NJ; Metuchen, NJ; Dunwoody, GA)
K4DS<\/strong> March 2012 to present (Dunwoody, GA)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Note: Per the ARRL glossary DX means “distance, foreign countries.” I tend to think of DX as any entity other then my own matching credits for the DXCC award. However, when I write about working DX I do not consider most VE’s as DX. Also, a Caribbean or XE station calling CQ DX will not be called unless I hear the station working other “K” stations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Welcome, my name is Ron and I am located in Dunwoody, Georgia (EM73uw), 15.6 miles (25.2 kilometers) north of the center of Atlanta. The QTH has an elevation of 970 feet (292.66 meters). The Photo to the right is of my setup on July 24, 2024.\u00a0 (For more setup info see my Station Setup page.)\u00a0\u2026 Continue Reading ‘’<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":577,"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4152,"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/4152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wa2bsw.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}