Jeff Davis, KE9V

Hello and welcome to my home on the Web. KE9V is my ham radio call sign that also serves as a short and unique domain name. I've been licensed since 1977 and over these many years have enjoyed exploring this unique hobby from spark to space.

Notable updates from my blog, Smoke Curls.

• Old age is the one disease you don't look forward to being cured of but do take note of the Time Passages.
• Dayton in the Rearview Mirror -- recapping the big show for 2013.
• The Eagle has Landed - the new TenTec Eagle arrived and it's getting plenty of work in its first weekend in the shack.
• Blog News: No more comments. Managing the spam had become more effort than it was worth. Also, added a "Read Later" button to blog posts to permit them to be added easily to your Instapaper queue.
• With 100 contacts confirmed, I recently qualified for the Straight Key Century Club Centurion award.
• The long saga of my problems with the ICOM ID-51A finally had a happy ending.

If we recently worked on the air, thanks for the contact! I'm happy to send a QSL card if requested, no SASE required. I'm good on QRZ.com. Our contact will also be confirmed via LoTW within a few days. Sorry, I don't use any other QSL services.

If you can't catch me on the air, feel free to send me email.