N8IE:
Born on date: 7, Jan 1962
Name: Daniel J. Shepherd Sr.
Occupation: Computer and Systems Technician.
Location: Kettering, Ohio. Montgomery County. Grid EM79wr
License class: Extra, 1998
First license: Technician, 1992
Old Call: N8VZU
HF Rigs: Yaesu FT-857D, Yaesu FT-401B.
HF Antennas: 125' Inverted-L, 135' dipole fed w/ladder line, Butternut
HF9V, Mosley TA-33 Jr. tri-band Yagi.
VHF Rigs: Yaesu FT-857D.
VHF Antennas: 6M: Comet 4 element Yagi @ 30'. 2M: Homebrew 5 element Yagi @ 40', 5/8 vertical @ 25'. 440: 11 element Yagi @ 35'.
Station Equipment: Ameritron AL-811, MFJ 962D tuner.
Station Keys (hand): 2 original Lionel J-38's.
Station Keys (paddles): Bencher BY-1, homebrew paddles, Whiterook MK-44.
Modes Working: AM, CW, PSK-31, RTTY, SSB, VHF-UHF SSB/CW.
Memberships: A-1 Operator Club, ARRL, CQ, FISTS #4985 (CC# 889), SKCC #312, FPqrp #-6, Mad River Radio Club, QRP-l #1404, SOC #284, Zombie #667
Misc: Trustee for the Flying Pigs QRP Club International call sign, W8PIG.
Interests: Antenna building, contesting, DXing, homebrewing equipment, QRP, weak signal VHF-UHF.
E-Mail: N8IE@N8IE.COM
DX-60 setup:
SX-99 and DX-35:
SX-99:
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