ABOUT N5VL
I was first licensed in 1960 as WV2RHP and in 1961 became W5IJU which I held until 1997 when I became N5VL.
I am active on IOTA and am a resident of IOTA NA138. I am active mostly on CW and operate on 40 and 20 meters most of the time.
While operating as E30GA, I made the only Satellite contact ever made from Eritrea.
I have held the following callsigns and operated from these locations: HL9UB, VP2EEU, VP2MBU, DL4BW, DL4IJ, DL4LV, E30FA, W5IJU/KP1, /6Y5, CY9, CY9A, also hold and have operated 4 times as KG4VL. My station consists of the following an Yaesu FT 890A, Ameritron 80A, and a 10 element Sommer 706 antenna with an 80 meter Carolina Windom used for the low bands and MARS also the CAP systems. I have at the present time 313 countries confirmed 318 worked. I am a memeber of the Florida DXpedition group and the South Sandwich Island DXpedition Group. I have been a member of ARRL for more than 25 years and a member of the QCWA.
I am the QSL Manager for 9N1HA I have logs from September1998 to Oct 2002 and have been trying to get later ones sent to me, UT5IM, UT2IWL, E30FA, KG4VL, J6J and CY9A. I also have the logs and some cards for E30GA.