WS1C William Swartz Palm Coast, FL QCWA # 35575 Chapter 125

First licensed 1959 as KN1OBE, then K1OBE, moved to FL in 1962 and assigned WA4JCP.

In 2007 when I decided to go vanity "William Schwartz First Class". Current Amateur Extra, General Radiotelephone held First Class Radiotelephone.

Life Member of ARRL, ARRL VE, Flagler Palm Coast ARC. Past EC and RO.

Enjoy 2 M bunny hunting, Building gear and rag chewing on HF SSB, VHF, UHF FM and D-Star.

Retired as Director of Engineering at WDSC-TV, Daytona Beach, FL where we have a big rig - 45 Kw PEP with 576 transistors in pp-parallel!

In the four years I have lived in Palm Coast I have met some great hams and developed many friends.

In addition to amateur radio I enjoy boating in our 18 foor bowrider, am active in USPS, and Palm Coast Yacht Club.

Home station includes IC-9100M, Motorola 1200W solid state amp., FT-857D, IC-80AD, D-Star Dongle, DVAP with Raspberry PI controller. Have IC-7100 mobile on 80M to 70 cM.

Antennas include NA4RR Hexbeam for 20-6M works great! @ 42' on an Aluma tower, KU3X OFD for 80-40-20 also great, 60' longwire, 144-440 vertical and marine HF vertical with SEA tuner located on salt water canal.

Now enjoying working DX

September 15, 2016