We are an all-ham family:
Our daughter Stephanie AC5NF graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with a BS in Software Engineering, and works at Rockwell/Collins in Richardson, TX. She was first licensed as a Technician in 1996, and obtained her Extra Class License in 1997 (yes - she's a 20 wpm Extra!). She is married to Kenny KD5EVW who is an Electrical Engineer, also working at Rockwell/Collins. Steph's and Kenny's son Brandon (our grandson) is too young to be licensed yet. But we'll work on this after he learns to talk.
Debbie N5UPT is my wife and best friend. She holds a BA in Psychology from The University of Texas at Dallas, and uses her psychology skills to try to understand me. Debbie has been licensed since 1991.
And I am Phil AD5X. Originally licensed in 1964 as WN3BCQ/WA3BCQ, I hold BSEE and MSEE degrees from Virginia Tech and Southern Methodist University, respectively. I am now fully retired after 33 years in the engineering field, having held positions in RF, Microwave and Lightwave new product development from design engineer to Vice President of Engineering. I've worked for the Naval Ship R&D Center (co-op), Goddard Space Flight Center (co-op), Texas Instruments, Collins Radio, Rockwell International, Alcatel, and Celion Networks. My ham radio interests include HF cw ragchewing and DXing, HF portable and mobile operation, QRP, boat anchor restoration, and ham-related construction projects. I enjoy writing ham radio-related articles, and I am pleased to have received the December 2000 and January 2010 QST Cover Plaque Awards, and the 2005 Bill Orr Technical Writing Award.
Phil-WA3BCQ high school senior 1967 Debbie N5UPT, Stephanie AC5NF & Phil AD5X The AD5X home lab - built into the family room wet bar!
Our station: 43' Vertical (160-10 meters), MFJ-1775 (40-2 meters), Hy-Gain TH-1 (20/15/10/6 meters), Elecraft K3, IC-706MKIIG, ALS-600, VX-2r (one for each of us), and a boat-anchor station (Johnson Ranger, Drake 2B/2BQ, Knightkit P-2, Astatic D104).
Home Lab Test Equipment: Array Solutions VNA2180 Vector Network Analyzer, Mini-circuits PWR-6GHS+ Power Sensor, HP436A/8482A Power Meter/Sensor, HP651A Test Oscillator, AADE L/C Tester, Array Solutions PowerMaster, Circuit Specialists MS8050 DMM, Tektronix TDS-2022B 2gb/s Oscilloscope, HAMMEG HM5014 Spectrum Analyzer/Tracking Generator, Jetstream JT220M transceiver (220-260 MHz signal source), Yaesu FT-1807 (400-470 MHz signal source), Icom IC706MKII (1.8-160 MHz signal source), RigExperts AA-200 Antenna Analyzer, Mini-Circuits ZFDC-20-5 0.1-2000 MHz Directional Coupler, RLC 300-1500 MHz Directional Coupler, MFJ-4245 Power Supply.
Laptop1: For Mini-Circuits PWR-6GHS+ and VNA2180 control & data recording
Laptop2: For HAMMEG HM5014 control & data recording
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