W5VY Profile

Pat Patterson, W5VY

First licensed in 1964 as WN5KAK. My Novice rig was a Hallicrafters S-20R and 6AG7+807 40M only xmtr.  My first DX was New Jersey….sure seemed like DX to me then. WA5KAK from 1965-2004.  W5VY since June, 2004. The previous holder of W5VY was also a Patterson (no relation).  Joe “Pat” Patterson was a legend on 6 meters.  He had many “firsts” on 6M and was very active in SMIRK.  I held reciprocal call GM5AMD from 1968-70 while serving with the USN at RAF Edzell on the east coast of Scotland.  Operated from KG6AAY on Guam 1970-71.  I was a member of ADXA in the early ‘80s for a few years.  Marital problems ended my QTH with a tower.  Several years of apartment living and a love affair with airplanes kept my amateur radio activity to a minimum in the ‘90s.  

Moved to present QTH in 1999 and put up wire antennas.  Bands were in good shape and I started doing DX contests with low power/wires.  There are too many trees for a tower at this QTH.  I have a five band Hex Beam hanging from an Oak tree limb.  I also have a 80M 1/4wave wire vertical suspended by a catanery between two trees.  Rigs are a TT Orion II, Drake TR-7 and a Heathkit SB-1000 amp.  I recently achieved 5BDXCC (#6,136 signed by Joel).  

I still enjoy contesting but seems like I don’t have enough time to participate a lot.  I also hope to be the DX one of these days.  My brother-in-law has a house in the Bahamas so I may give that a go.

 73 and see you on the bands,

Pat

My Stats are: 

  Worked Confirmed  Verified               

HR Mixed       250       243       232

HR Phone       204       196       189

HR CW          224       202       183

HR RTTY        103       74         56

Mixed           52       245       234

Phone          206       198       191

CW             226       203       184

RTTY           104        75        56

160M            16        13        13

80M            120       114       110

40M            151       128       121

30M             78        56        37

20M            211       189       171

17M            100        65        41

15M            163       143       132

12M             21        13         9

10M            139       123       122

6M               0         0         0

2M               0         0         0

DXCC Challenge 995       841       753

Updated: Monday, 17 September 2007 10:32