Current Station
Yaesu FT-710 with a bent 40/20 meter fan dipole installed in the attic.
Fort Worth, Texas • Grid EM12
KJ5EDM
HF • FM satellites • portable radio • mobile operating • experiments
Welcome! I’m Hunter, KJ5EDM, an Amateur Extra operator in Fort Worth, Texas. I enjoy operating HF from my attic station, chasing FM satellites with a handheld Arrow antenna, and building projects that make amateur radio more enjoyable.
Whether I’m operating from home, working out of the Ford Explorer, experimenting with antennas, or writing tools for this website, I’m usually trying to learn something new and get a little better at radio.
Current Project
Learning Morse code while continuing to improve portable satellite operating.
Latest Update
Website refreshed after 2026 ARRL Field Day with updated gear, projects, and station notes.
What I operate
My home station is compact and practical: an FT-710 on HF and an attic antenna that works within real-world constraints. Mobile HF still happens from the Ford Explorer with the IC-7100, and FM satellites are hand-tracked with the IC-2730A and Arrow II antenna.
What I’m building
This site is also a project notebook. I use it to track gear, Field Day notes, satellite tools, mesh experiments, and anything else that seems useful enough to document.