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Home Page of the Amateur Radio Operator Ned Stearns, AA7A


Here I am making repairs on a VHF array atop the main tower.  I have managed to maintain an effective VHF station in Phoenix for over 40 years.


Operating with Robert, 3B9FR. We met while I was on a DXpedition to Rodriques Island in 1999 operating as 3B9R. 

One of my many ham radio passions is making contacts around the world by bouncing signals off the moon (EME). This is a view of my handmade 2m EME station.

Recently, I have taken to traveling to Africa in November every year in order to participate in the CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest with the VooDoo Contest Group. In 2005 and 2006, I operated with this contest group in the West African nation of Mali. Pictured with me on the left in the 2006 event are Vince Thompson (K5VT), Fred Handscombe (G4BWP), Mike Fulcher (KC7V), Roger Western (G3SXW), Lee Finkel (KY7M), John Warburton (G4IRN) and Robbie Ferguson (GM3YTS). In addition to participating in the CQWW DX contest event, we also travel throughout the country when we can and also participate in other specialized ham radio activities such as RTTY or EME. In 2006, we assembled a portable 2m EME station and made a number of contacts around the world to the delight of the VooDoo Contest team as well as some lucky 2m EME operators.


AA7A Information

Band

States Worked Grids Worked Countries Worked
6 meters 50 900 136 (6m DXCC #523)
2 meters 50 792 166 (2m DXCC #33)
1.25 meters 11 32 1
70 cm 5 24 4 (DL, HB9 & OH via EME!)
23 cm 1 7 1
Mode/Band Current active worked Current active confirmed Total worked Total confirmed
CW 339 (need P5) 339 353 354
Phone 340 340 356 356
Mixed 340 340 357 357
Digital  334  334 341 341
Satellite     168 138
160     258 258
80     325 323
40     349 349
30     337 336
20     355 355
17     339 339
15     349 349
12     324 324
10     343 341

Top of the Honor Roll - Mixed and Phone

DXCC Honor Roll - Mixed, Phone, Digital and CW

5 Band DXCC; 160, 30, 17, 12,  6 and 2m endorsements

RDigital DXCC

5 Band WAZ

160 meter DXCC

DXCC Challenge - 3000 endorsement; current tally is 3034 accredited

11-band Endorsement for 5Band DXCC (1st ever)

        Satellite DXCC - #38

         Satellite WAS

        6 meter DXCC - #523

6 meter WAS

6 meter VUCC - 825

2 meter DXCC - #33

2 meter WAS

2 meter VUCC - 775

Stations worked: 1300

Years on EME: 33  years

Radios (on-line):

Elecraft K3/P3 - Station 1

Elecraft K3 - Station 2

TS-2000 - 2m EME, 70 cm EME and 2m terrestrial radio

FT-736R - 1 1/4 m and 23 cm band radio

RF Space SDR-IQ Software Defined Radio for panoramic spectrum display on K3 radio

FunCube Dongle PRO+ Software Defined Radio receiver for full band WSJT decoding on 2m EME

Onkyo T-4700 FM tuner Sporadic E monitoring device (88 to 108 MHz clear channel scanner)

Amplifiers (on-line):

Elecraft KPA1500 - Station 1 amp

Elecraft KPA500/KAT500 - Station 2 amp

Homebrew 8877 - 2 meter EME amplifier, 1.5 KW output

AN/AM-6155  - 1.25 meter amp, 350 Watt

AM-1565 - 70 cm 500 Watt amplifier 

Antennas currently installed:

160 meters .25 w/l Sloping vertical with four .25 w/l elevated radials

80 meters:

3 element vertical array
 LF rx antenna #1 New Waller Flag antenna completed May 2013:

Rotatable flag receiving antenna for 160 m

LF rx antenna #2 Download my IDXC 2013 presentation on Low Frequency RX antennas from the link below:

4 square rx array using vertical dipoles

40 thru 10 meters: Moseley PRO-67C3 at 74 feet
6 meters:  M2 6M7 yagi at 85 feet
2 meters:  2M5wl at 90 feet
1.25 meters none at this time
70 cm: none at this time
23 cm:  none at this time
VHF log periodic 48 to 200 MHz log periodic for VHF propagation studies

Upgraded 2m EME antenna array: 4 X 20XP

New 432 EME array: 4 X 50XP

Contest site in Safford, AZ. Look here.


Contact me by email at:  aa7a "at" cox "dot" net