Rick Tavan N6XI
What the heck is radio contesting?
Formerly N7TN, K1RC, W1DVH, K3QDD
Son of Norm K3QDC; Father of Jeremy KC6YEW; Husband of Ann KD6MOB
Trustee of WF6C (Filly Contest Group, Truckee, CA)
Former Trustee of K6BSA (Troop 566 Amateur Radio Club, Saratoga, CA)
Long-ago former trustee of W1MX (MIT Radio Society)
N6XI / WF6C Truckee, CA, CM99wj
(2x) Elecraft K3/100 + Alpha 87A, Heath SB-221
SO2R via Top Ten Devices DX Doubler, Dunestar 600 BPFs, absurd amounts of mental masochism
72' Crankup: 4el SteppIR 14-54 MHz, Force 12 Mag 240N, Force 12 Sigma 80 Rotary Dipole
28' Rohn 25: Force 12 C4S with dipole element modified for 30M
Low dipole for 160
Rural ridge-top location about 400' above Boca Reservoir, 20 miles north of Lake Tahoe, 8 miles east of Truckee center, 35 miles west of Reno, NV
N6XI Saratoga, CA, CM87xg
Elecraft K3/100 + ACOM 1000
48' Rohn 25: Force 12 320/240, Force 12 310/315, M2 3el 6, 80m drooping dipole
Flat, suburban location about 3 miles northeast of the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains, adjacent to San Jose, 50 miles south of San Francisco.