Roger Strauch

1996 Article On Original Remote Station

2011 KD6UO Remote Station - Designed and Built by Don Melcher, W6CZ

Antennas

Force 12 C31XR (Two)
7 elements over 7 on 10
4 elements over 4 on 15
3 elements over 3 on 20
At 85' & 55'

Force 12 40M2
2 elements on 40 @ 100 ft

Force 12 WARC 2/2/1
2 elements on 12 & 17, 1 element on 30 at 90'

M2 6M5X
5 elements on 6 at 95

M2 2M7
7 elements on 2 at 87'

Inverted Vees
2 on 75/80 at 85' (E/W) and 55' (N/S)
2 on 40 at 32'

Diamond V2000A
8' Omni on 6, 2 & 70CM at 102'

Radios

Icom 7800 Trasceiver 2M-160M

Icom PW1 1KW

Awards Earned

Ham Radio Operator of the Year, 1973 with brother, Hans WA1NRV

5BDXCC
DXCC Challenge >1,600
5BWAS
DXCC Mixed 318 (318 confirmed distinct country credits)
DXCC on Phone, CW, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10

David Sumner, KIZZ, CEO of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and a friend of 30 years, presents Roger the DXCC challenge award in September 2010 at League headquarters in Newington, Conneticut. It took a bit over 40 years of operating his stations for Roger to earn this achievement.