Eastern Iowa DX Association
Frank M. Apple WØGWK Marion, Iowa | |||||
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| Equipment | Antennas | Miscellaneous | Awards | ||
| Kenwood TS-440S. | HyGain DX88 vertical 80-40-30-20-17-15-12-10M. | Bands of operation 40-20-17-15-12-10 Phone. | Countries Worked/Confirmed 57/18 CW. | ||
| Yaesu FT-227R. | Two multiband inverted vees 80-40-30-20-17-15-12-10M. | Countries Worked/Confirmed 259/256 Phone. | |||
| KDK FM2033 Packet. | Countries Worked/Confirmed 260/257 Mixed. | ||||
| Alinco DJ-180T HT. | |||||
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WØGWK
Frank M. Apple
1935 16th Street
Marion, Iowa 52302
Date of first license: 1952
Previous calls: WNØGWK, W9CXJ
Occupation: Retired
I got my first licensed in 1952 while I was in junior high school. From then until in 1962, I operated mostly 80 and 40 CW. From 1962 until 1989 I was inactive. I decided to get back on the air so I could talk to my dad K9HQU (SK), my brother KN4WZ, and my uncle WBØNZD.
In 1990, I worked my first DX. Later that year I broke my first pileup. I was so excited that my wife threatened not to let me ham anymore just before bedtime. I have calmed down a little since then. Also that year, a friend suggested that I should upgrade to Advanced Class. I enjoyed studying for the test and before I took the test, I decided I would try to eventually upgrade to Extra Class. Since it had been many many years since I had taken a CW test, I signed up for the Extra test so I could see what a 20 WPM code test was like. I knew I would fail but so what. Well much to my surprise, I passed the code and then somehow also passed the Extra theory. I found that the Extra Class license allowed me to go to the frequencies where much of the DX hangs out.
I'm not a contester, but do prowl contests, especially the big phone contests, for new countries (entities) and band countries.
WØGWK
Frank M. Apple
1935 16th Street
Marion, Iowa 52302
Date of first license: 1952
Previous calls: WNØGWK, W9CXJ
Occupation: Retired
I got my first licensed in 1952 while I was in junior high school. From then until in 1962, I operated mostly 80 and 40 CW. From 1962 until 1989 I was inactive. I decided to get back on the air so I could talk to my dad K9HQU (SK), my brother KN4WZ, and my uncle WBØNZD.
In 1990, I worked my first DX. Later that year I broke my first pileup. I was so excited that my wife threatened not to let me ham anymore just before bedtime. I have calmed down a little since then. Also that year, a friend suggested that I should upgrade to Advanced Class. I enjoyed studying for the test and before I took the test, I decided I would try to eventually upgrade to Extra Class. Since it had been many many years since I had taken a CW test, I signed up for the Extra test so I could see what a 20 WPM code test was like. I knew I would fail but so what. Well much to my surprise, I passed the code and then somehow also passed the Extra theory. I found that the Extra Class license allowed me to go to the frequencies where much of the DX hangs out.
I'm not a contester, but do prowl contests, especially the big phone contests, for new countries (entities) and band countries.