My name is Nick Waterman, and I am a Radio Amateur

(Me and my daughter at Field day 2008)

The QTH

G7RZQ, DXCC England, ITU 27, CQ Zone 14, Locator IO91rk

VA3NNW, DXCC Canada, ITU 4, CQ Zone 4, Locator EN93rk

The rig

• Elecraft K2, home built
• KPA100 - the internal 100W amplifier
• KAT100 - the external 100W ATU
• KSB2 - the SSB option
• oh, and the finger dimple!

Other equipment

• DL1 20W dummy load
• N-GEN noise generator
• XG1 signal generator
• BL2 switchable 1:1 / 4:1 balun
• Delhi DMX48 48ft tower
• lovingly-restored CDE H4 rotor
• TA-53M antenna
• Random wire antenna
• half-length G5RV
• WH1081 WX station (on APRS.fi, APRS.net, Weather Underground, MADIS)
• Black Widow Paddle from W5JH

My software

I have written a few bits of Amateur-radio related software, including, but not limited to:

• A Google Maps IARU beacon map with Grayline (work in progress)
• A web-based Morse Tutor
• A shell for serial control of the K2 (not released yet)
• A web-based Industry Canada Amateur Exam practice aid (work in progress)

Also...

I'm also a member of KWARC - the Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club, and elected 2009-2010 President. In Jan 2010 I gave a presentation called An Introduction To CDMA, and in April 2010 I gave one on PSK31 and WSPR. In Sept 2010 I demonstrated my LED Dance Floor and in Oct 2010 I put together the KWARC QUIZ [244KB PDF] with questions from the exec, Industry Canada, and a few other sources.

This stuff is maintained by Nick Waterman - Email Me