I am EuGene Smith, KA5NLY, from the Ozarks of North Arkansas. Licensed in 1982 and have never operated with more than 5 watts (and never will). Fixed station antennas are a 250 foot circumference horizontal loop, a Hustler 4BTX, Butternutand, and Sigma verticals, and a Comet 4 element 6 meter yagi. I used to have a Mini-Quad, but a storm crushed it when a tree fell on it (it wasn't too nice to my roof either)
For portable, POTA, & SOTA i have a Buddipole and varous wire antenas (dipole, G5RV, EFLW)
I work CW and SSB using HW-8, HW-9, Ten Tec Argonauts 509 & 515, XEIGU G1M, and gob of little Chinese, MFJ, and other small pocket size transceivers.
I have one operating position at my house and another at my man cave.
So one does not think I suffer from hardening of the categories, I also collect stamps, fountain pens, and wrist watches. Some folks say I suffer from insanity, but actually I enjoy every minute of it!!
EuGene Smith, KA5NLY/QRP (Kilo Alpha Five Not Loud Yet)
