Biography
Licensed since 1992, I picked up my first microphone as a teenager and never looked back. What started as a fascination with radio waves and long-distance communication became a lifelong passion for amateur radio and the incredible community that surrounds it.
I'm the founder, developer, and driving force behind HamRadioList.com — a platform I hand-coded from the ground up to serve the global ham radio community. With over 3,300 hours of development and counting, every line of code on this site was written with one goal in mind: to build the tools and resources that ham radio operators actually need.
From logbook management and real-time propagation data to QSL cards, a ham radio marketplace, and a growing library of study materials — HamRadioList.com is built by a ham, for hams. No templates, no shortcuts — just pure dedication to the hobby and the community I'm proud to be part of.
When I'm not coding or on the air, you'll find me working on the next feature to make this platform even better. 73 de VE1AC.
Statistics
957
QSOs
80
Countries
7/13
Provinces
43/50
US States
1
Logbooks
Awards Earned
Recent QSOs (All Public Logbooks)
| Callsign | Country | Date |
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| K8NY | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| W1AW | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| W1AW | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| KC5SCK | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| K4WE | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| AC1RH | United States | 2026-07-24 |
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| VE9CF | Canada | 2026-07-24 |
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| EA3RA | Spain | 2026-07-23 |
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| PY6RT | Brazil | 2026-07-23 |
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| VE3JZS | Canada | 2026-07-23 |
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More Info
VE1AC, Amateur radio operator. Licensed since 1992
"Thank you for visiting my page
73's and hope to meet you on the air real soon!
Mike - VE1AC"
Radios
- Kenwood TS 430S 100 watts
Kenwood TS 830 150 Watts
Yaesu FT 710 100 Watts
Antennas
SkySpan 20/6™
After months of experimenting, tweaking, and on-air testing, I finally built an HF antenna that has exceeded my expectations.
The SkySpan 20/6™is a homebrew inverted-V antenna featuring a 52-foot radiating element, aluminum support arms, and a custom-built 9:1 matching transformer.
While it can be matched for operation from 80 through 10 metres with an average SWR of around 1.5:1, the antenna is specifically tuned and optimized for two bands:
? 20 metres – Near-perfect 1:1 SWR across the entire band.
? 6 metres (50.000–53.000 MHz) – Near-perfect 1:1 SWR across the full amateur allocation.
The goal was never to copy an existing design. Instead, I wanted to build something practical, affordable, and effective using readily available materials. The results have been outstanding, with excellent performance on its primary bands while still providing multiband capability across HF.
This project is a reminder that some of the best amateur radio equipment isn't always bought—it can be built.
? Total cost: Just $55 CAD.
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