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Rick Borken
Amateur Radio Station KØXB
I
received my amateur radio license in 1961. There have been lots of different callsigns and different QTHs, but it is hard to believe so
many years have gone by. It sure doesn’t seem that long.
I am a
Physicist, and my wife and I moved to our lake home when I retired. My QTH
is on
the shore of Lake
Vermilion,
which is a large and beautiful lake in the
wilderness of northern
I also
operate as KØXB/6 in Coronado, California or as
KØXB/5 from the desert in Santa Fe.
My
current setup includes a Ten-Tec Orion II
Transceiver and Alpha 87A and Elecraft KPA500
amplifiers.
I also have one of Icom’s new IC-7000 HF/VHF/UHF transceivers along with a High
Sierra Sidekick motorized vertical antenna for portable use. An oldie but
goodie, a Ten-Tec Omni D, Series C sits
next to my Orion II as a back-up rig. It just keeps on working even though I
bought it new in 1982.
A 3-element SteppIR Yagi on top of a 60 foot Universal tower is my
primary HF antenna covering 10 through 40 meters, and I have a sloper for 80 and an inverted-L for 160.
DX-ing has always been my primary ham radio interest. I am on
the Mixed DXCC Honor
Roll, and I have also earned 8BDXCC, RTTY DXCC (#315), CW DXCC, SSB
DXCC, QRP DXCC, Diamond DXCC, a 2000 medallion for DXCC Challenge and WAZ.
Licensed
as a Novice in 1961 as WNØAPN, I received my General Class license in 1962 and became WAØAPN. I upgraded to Extra Class
in 1976, and my callsign has been KØXB since 1977. I
am a vice president and charter member of the Lake Vermilion DX Association. Also, I
belong to the American Radio Relay League, the Northern Minnesota DX
Association, the Minnesota Wireless Association, the Twin Cities FM Club, the San Diego DX Club and the Twin Cities DX
Association.
At home,
my wife Liz and I enjoy cooking and exploring
I can’t
help but include a special link. Click here.
Feel free
to check my logbook. Please QSL via
Logbook of the World if you can. If not, you can use the bureau or send your
cards to my callbook address.
Thanks for visiting es
73, Rick
E-mail to: KØXB
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