KQ8RP Station

Welcome to KQ8RP Blog

We have been hamming it up since 1983 and this is still one of the hobbies we still really enjoy. We have met alot of nice people from around the world and still talk with many of them today.

I am a member of ARRL and like to operate HF most often.

I enjoy casual contesting, building wire antennas as well as vertical antennas.

Favorite bands are 60 meters and 160 meters.

Here is a run down of our station:

QTH: Westerville, OH USA, Franklin County Note: (Westerville is our mailing address. We reside in The State Capital in Columbus, OH.)

Ex Calls: KA4UVN, N4JXI, First licensed in 1983 Louisville, KY

HF Rigs: Professional Yaesu 857D

Antenna Tuner: MFJ IntelliTuner MFJ998

HF Amplifiers: Ameritron AL-80B wired 240 volts

HF Gold Antennas: Homebrew vertical for 60 Meters and 160m horizontal loop

Logging Software: N3FJP’s Amateur Radio Software

3905 Century Club: Certificate Numbers 160m #345 – 75m #2562 – 40m #2317

OMISS: Certificate Number – #5475