ARRL 10m Contest (2024)

A video of some of my December 2024 ARRL 10m Contest QSOs.

Rig Setup:
Yaesu FT-857D (Running 100W)
Yaesu MH-31 Dynamic Microphone
Chameleon M.P.A.S. Antenna System:
(Vertical Configuration with Mil Extension & 17ft. Stainless Steel Whip)
LDG Z11Pro II Antenna Tuner
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer
Samlex Power SEC-1235m or Bio Enno 12v 12ah Batteries.

My Radio Bio:
I procrastinated getting into Amateur Radio for several years. In November of 2021 I started my journey. With the help of YouTube and the ARRL License Manuals I passed my Technician/General exams in one sitting.

By March 2022, I had passed my Amateur Extra exam and was awarded KE8TQZ as a call sign. I immediately filed for a vanity call and submitted my reciprocity to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In April 2022 I received my vanity call of WV7MS, as well as, my R.M.I. call sign of V73MS.

From April 2022 thru December 2022 I operated as V73MS from Roi-Namur Island located in the Kwajalein Atoll. What an excellent place to learn the DX side of Ham Radio.

I returned back home in January 2023 and have been on the air from West Virginia as WV7MS.

My QRZ Page: https://www.qrz.com/db/wv7ms

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QSOs in this Video: ZF5T, W6AFA, ZW5B, KH6AQ, K7WXB, KE8FT, W7VJ, NX5M, FY5KE, K3EST, K0JU,