W4GAL Gary A. Liljegren Tioga, FL QCWA # 13740 Chapter 200

Ready to take the Novice exam, 1954. I was 13. Duane, my "Elmer," was 34.


Here we are in 2014, W4GAL with my "Elmer" Duane, W5SHN, 60 years later. I'm 73, Duane is 94.


WNØZAQ - January, 1955


W4GAL Today - A CW and Digital Station, with an old D-104 ready just in case.

WN0ZAO - W0ZAQ - W0SH - W4GAL = 60+ years on the air.

1 to 600 watts - CW/PSK31/RTTY/JT9/SSB

Using elevated verticals on 40, 20, 15 & 10 meters

Indoor attic dipoles on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 & 10 meters

Elecraft K3/0-Mini-F / Kenwood TS-590s / Ameritron ALS-600

ARRL (1955) WAS (1957) DXCC (1961) QCWA (1980) OOTC (1995)

Short story about JT9 - QST News and Features Section - ARRL Website

Introduction to the JT9 digital mode - My Article - February 2014 / CQ Magazine

Story about JT9 in the Field (or on the Beach) - My Article - June 2014 / CQ Magazine

Operating with RemoteHamRadio.com as IT9/W4GAL in Sicily and W4GAL/KH6 in Hawaii

My Article - November 2014 / CQ Magazine - Operating Remote from 15 locations: IT9 to KH6

Operating with RemoteHams.com (Operating Remote Base), in many locations world-wide

On-the-air with JT9 and a 14' loop circling the bulletin board - 10 watts - Unbelievable

April 7, 2015