RELEASE 013/2005 - ACOM Winner W4TE
Release 013/2005 - Biography & Photo of ACOM Winner, W4TE, Jim Kauten
21.6.2005
First licensed: December 1991
Calls held: KD4HTO, KO4RQ
Present call: W4TE (since 1996)
Organizations:
ARRL-Life Member
INDEXA-Life Member
AMSAT-Life Member
SECC (Southeast Contest Club)
South Eastern DX Club-President 2001-2004, Treasurer 2001-2002
Buckhead Contest Club-Life Member and Charter Member
Ham interests:
DX-predominant interest
Contesting
Digital modes
Station:
Rig: Ten Tec Orion
Back up rigs: Yaesu FT 1000mp (2), Elecraft K2
Antenna: MonstIR by SteppIR (Will replace DX Engineering LP-17, DX-20, KLM 2 element monobander on 40M, and rotatable dipole on 30M once installed)
Other Antennas: Windom on 80M, Inverted L on 160M
Amplifier: Acom 2000A
Logging software: DX4WIN
Contesting software: WriteLog
Modes operate: CW, SSB, RTTY & PSK31
Use for Acom 1010: Backup station amplifier, Field Day, and Dxpeditions
Degrees: BSEE, MD
Profession: Cardiac Surgeon (Do open heart surgery)
