Welcome
Welcome to the K6RJ website! My name is Rick Jones. I have been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1973 when I
received my first callsign, WL7HQV, when my father was stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
Those were fun times and it was great being newly licensed and DX at the same time. Those days are long since past and the business of life seems to rarely allow time for operating. However, I do enjoy chasing DX and participating in the occassional contest. Please give me a call, if you hear me on the air!
Ham Radio is Contantly Changing
The great thing about ham radio is that it is contstantly changing. The hobby is always presenting us with new challenges and new technologies. It never gets stale! Recently I began the foray into software-defined radios or SDR. I started with an inexpensive SDRTec WonderRadio and have since upgraded to a FlexRadio SDR-1000. I have the Flex-5000 in my sights somewhere in the near future. At his point my station has been completely changed over to SDR with the exception of an old Alinco DX-70T kept as a backup.
One of the things I want to do on this website is to let visitors know and understand the SDR experience. It really is nothing like you've experienced before and it is the future of amateur radio. If what you read on these pages encourages you to investigate SDR further, then I will have accomplished my goal. Have fun exploring my site!