New(er) licensed ham (January 2013), visit web born in 1974. Super nerdy and curious, which is what got me into the hobby to begin with.
I go by “Ben” on HF, but my full first name is “Bengt-Erik.” It’s pronounced somewhat similar to the word “Banked.”
I live in Duvall, Washington USA on 15 acres with my amazing girlfriend, Lauren. We’re hobby farmers and raise chickens every couple years, for meat. and work at a large software company in Redmond, WA. My job has recently given me a little more experience with RF in a commercial setting. Fun stuff!
You’ll find me super interested in almost any aspect of the hobby. The huge surface area is something that was immediately attractive to me. I love exploring what’s possible. If we’ve worked, it was almost certainly HF phone or JT65. I often work remotely, especially while travelling for work; JT65 is a perfect mode for that.
If you hear me on, say hi!
I infrequently APRS beacon, while travelling as K7ADD-9, even less frequently while hiking as K7ADD-7.
Awards
ARRL DXCC
- Mixed #59214 (175)
- 20m (123)
- Phone (155)
ARRL WAS
- ARRL WAS #58356 Mixed
- 20m Mixed
- 15m Mixed
- ARRL WAS Phone
- 20m Phone
- ARRL WAS Digital
- 20m Digital
- 15m JT65
- JT65
- 20m JT65
CQ WPX
- Mixed #3051 (1068)
- 20m Mixed (603)
- 17m Mixed (310)
- 15m Mixed (302)
- 10m Mixed (320)
- Mixed North America (418)
- Mixed South America (59)
- Mixed Europe (283)
- Mixed Asia (119)
- SSB #3725 (552)
- SSB North America (270)
- SSB Europe (191)
- Digital #428 (609)
- Digital North America (255)