K6BCW Eli Hickox
Amateur Radio Station K6BCW based in San Francisco, California.
My interests with amateur radio include:
- QRP
- Contests
- Checking into nets
- Receiving weather transmissions from satellites
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I have a very basic UHF/VHF setup with a few HTs, and a portable QRP HF rig.
I like to go to local parks and hills to see who I can contact.
You might find me on 10m SSB or FT8. I have constructed a speaker wire dipole and it works really well on 10m.
I've managed to make DX contacts with only 5-10 watts.
I also have a 6m antenna which I use from time to time.
My goal is to contact as many states and countries as possible with this basic setup, taking advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25 while it lasts.
My brother is KR4AMW.
I'm active on the WIN System Insomniac Trivia Net.
Formerly known as KO6BCW (September 2023 - June 2024).
QSL:
I prefer LoTW, however I also have QRZ.com and e-QSL.
Contests I have participated in:
- 2023 ARRL September VHF Contest (Single Operator, Portable, Analog Only) 1st Place San Francisco Section
- 2024 ARRL January VHF Contest (Single Operator, Portable, Analog Only) 1st Place San Francisco Section
- 2024 ARRL International Digital Contest (Single Operator, One Radio (SO1R), QRP) 1st Place San Francisco Section
- 2024 ARRL June VHF Contest (Single Operator, Portable, Analog Only) 2nd Place San Francisco Section
- 2024 All Asia DX Contest - Phone (Single Operator, One Band 10m)
- 2024 California QSO Party (Single Operator Assisted QRP: Expedition) 5th Place
- 2024 ARRL 10m Contest (Single Operator, Phone Only, QRP) 2nd Place San Francisco Section
- 2025 North American QSO Party SSB (Single Operator, Non-Assisted, QRP)
- 2025 ARRL January VHF Contest (Single Operator, Portable, Analog Only) 1st Place San Francisco Section