WX5LOK - Frank Liebmann

American Fork, Utah, USA - DN40cj

Bio

ORCID ID A listing of my papers and patents

Amateur Radio

Timeline / Activities

• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• Silent Keys

My Station

Home QTH

HF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna: 71 foot (21.6 m) end fed sloper
Digital: West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Advantage

VHF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna: WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)
Radio (garage): Baofeng UV-5R (operated using a 7808 in place of the battery)
Antenna (garage): WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)

Nodes
Allstar Link 55241: Node Venture Clear Node
DMR
Echolink 810874 (Link 757426): PC and Android
D-Star

Portable QTH / Mobile VHF

HF Operation
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Power Source: Bienno 20 Ah
Antenna: 5 meter high vertical with 4 radials (40 meters and higher)
Antenna: 71 foot (21.6 m) end fed sloper (80, 75 and 40 meters)

VHF operation
Radio: Yaesu FT-2900
Radio: Icom IC-7100
Antenna (mobile): Hustler SF-2 5/8 wave
Antenna (portable): WE7OMG J-pole (2 m/70 cm)

Handheld
Radio: Yeasu FT-60

Standby

VHF operation
Radio: Alinco DX-SR8 Radio: Kenwood TS-930

Retired

TYT TH-7800: used for VHF/UHF mobile. It was a great radio until it went up in a puff of smoke while talking to some boy scouts
Woxun KG-UV8T: 2018 - 2023: The antenna broke off including the internal mounting

RE Exposure Calculations

Minimum safe operating distances per FCC and ARRL guidance

Clubs

The clubs I belong to

Skyline Radio Club - Manti, Utah
ARRL
OMIK Amateur Radio Association (#41575)
Utah VHF Society
Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club - Orem Utah
Utah Amateur Radio Club - SLC, Utah
West Texas Repeater Association - K5ELP - El Paso, Texas
El Paso Amateur Radio Club - W5ES - El Paso, Texas
ILERA

Nets

Some of the nets I frequent

HF Nets

High Noon Net (member) 7.240 MHz 12:00 Mountain, centered in Colorado, covers quite a bit of the Rocky Mountain Area
Mission Trail Net (member) 3.8575 MHz 3:00 UTC centered in California, very good coverage west of the Continental Divide
Wyoming Cowboy Net (member) 3.9235 MHz 18:45 Mountain

VHF/UHF Nets - Utah

Jackson Hole Net Mondays 20:00 Mountain on 146.76 in Utah County
UARC 76ers Net 19:00 Mountain on 146.76 in Utah County
UVARC New Ham Net 19:00 Mountain on 146.78 in Utah County
Skyline Radio Club Net Sundays 20:00 Mountain on the Skyline/SINBAD System (roster)

VHF/UHF Nets - Texas

West Texas Repeater Association Net and Swapmeet, Mondays 20:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)
Permian Basin ARES Net, Wednesdays 20:00 Mountain, (Allstar 46221)
Sun City Amateur Radio Club Multiplex Net, Thursdays 20:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)
El Paso Amateur Radio Club Sunday Night Net, 19:00 Mountain, Amigolink System (Allstar 27834)

POTA

WX

UT-UT-45WX5LOK CoCoRaHS rainfall data

Closest weather stations

Other Interests

Geocaching

• texliebmann Geocaching

Hockey (Eishockey)

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Frank Liebmann - WX5LOK