{"id":295,"date":"2017-12-29T09:48:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/?p=295"},"modified":"2017-12-30T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T21:52:28","slug":"new-callsign-ad6dm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2017\/12\/new-callsign-ad6dm\/","title":{"rendered":"New Callsign: AD6DM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC has granted my request for new vanity callsign:<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/wireless2.fcc.gov\/UlsApp\/UlsSearch\/license.jsp?licKey=3987924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AD6DM<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Why the new callsign? I wanted something easier to transmit in Morse code.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2017\/12\/new-callsign-ad6dm\/img_0786_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?fit=3498%2C2889&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3498,2889\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1509735253&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.090909090909091&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Single-level paddle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?fit=1024%2C846&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=500%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Single-level paddle\" width=\"500\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=768%2C634&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C846&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=800%2C661&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?resize=218%2C180&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?w=2320&amp;ssl=1 2320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0786_2.jpg?w=3480&amp;ssl=1 3480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But also, the initials make it a true &#8220;vanity&#8221; callsign. Truth be told, I applied for a 2&#215;1 callsign and AD6DM was my second choice. But I got beat by a club for that shorter callsign. Those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioqth.net\/vanity\/available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2&#215;1&#8217;s<\/a> are really in demand!<\/p>\n<p>The migration to this new website domain is complete. The old site <a href=\"https:\/\/kf6ujs.net\/log\">kf6ujs.net<\/a> will remain for posterity while this site continues and grows as I do as a ham. Thank you for visiting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC has granted my request for new vanity callsign: AD6DM Why the new callsign? I wanted something easier to transmit in Morse code. But also, the initials make it a true &#8220;vanity&#8221; callsign. Truth be told, I applied for a 2&#215;1 callsign and AD6DM was my second choice. But I got beat by a club for that shorter callsign. Those 2&#215;1&#8217;s are really in demand! The migration to this new website domain is complete. The old site kf6ujs.net will remain for posterity while this site continues and grows as I do as a ham. Thank you for visiting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fcc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9naFX-4L","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":459,"url":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2018\/03\/first-cw-qso-confirmed\/","url_meta":{"origin":295,"position":0},"title":"First CW QSO Confirmed","author":"AD6DM","date":"March 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I received my first reply QSL card. And for a CW QSO, no less! \u00a0 On March 7, 2018, during my lunch break I set up my mobile 40m hamstick in the office parking lot and surfed around the CW frequencies of 40m (i.e. 7.000 to 7.125 MHz). 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I tuned to 3580 kHz and found a particularly strong signal, so I hooked up my USB soundcard to my laptop, fired up fldigi and made attempts to reply, but I guess my QRP setup didn't get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Digital&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Digital","link":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/category\/digital\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":832,"url":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2019\/07\/first-qso-on-ao-92-satellite\/","url_meta":{"origin":295,"position":2},"title":"First QSO on AO-92 Satellite","author":"AD6DM","date":"July 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I received an Arrow II antenna from N9BAV today, a very generous gift after I tweeted that I needed to buy said antenna. After I put it together, I looked on GoSatWatch app to see the next pass of well-known amateur satellites. I immediately recognized that AO-92 was going to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":500,"url":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2018\/05\/cw-and-ft8-and-psk-oh-my\/","url_meta":{"origin":295,"position":3},"title":"CW and FT8 and PSK, oh my!","author":"AD6DM","date":"May 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In the past month, I've finally unblocked my antenna issues and made great strides in the digital realm of ham radio. Using the PreciseRF HG-1 magnetic loop antenna along with my RigExpert AA-600 to get the lowest possible SWR, I have found that I can get out to virtually all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Reverse Beacon Network for AD6DM","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-22-at-11.30.24-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-22-at-11.30.24-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ad6dm.net\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-22-at-11.30.24-PM.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":193,"url":"https:\/\/ad6dm.net\/log\/2017\/11\/first-hf-dx-qsos-id-co-and-socal\/","url_meta":{"origin":295,"position":4},"title":"First HF QSOs! 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