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Welcome to Jim's Radio Shack

[Picture of Jim inside Ham Shack]

Jim waiting to give you recognation of a contact with CE land.

Jim, known in the States as "Very Reliable Operator" (WB7VRO) and in Chile had the call sign CE3BPC. In 2013, Jim reached the maximum level for radio amateurs in Chile and received a new call sign XQ3PC. He is a member of the Old Timers Club having received his first license in 1956, while he was in high school.

He is active in DX and in 1979 ARRL International DX Contest took First Place High Band Phone Chile and First Place Single Operator Chile. In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 he participated once again took first place each year in his category. In 2016, he came in second breaking his string of wins. In 2017, he was sick with the flu and did not participate. In 2018, he once again took first place for Chile on the 10 meter band and 4th place for South America.

He is an expert in antennas and transmatches and has taught numerous novice classes during his many years as a ham. He is active in ARDF (amateur radio direction finding) and has made numerous antennas and has taught classes on how to do it.

Jim using his favorite ARDF antenna

One of his prized antennas he built was a 12 foot magnetic loop for 40 meters.

In 1956, he started out by building his own transmitter with an 807 in the final. He sold newspapers to earn enough money to buy a National 125 receiver. His call sign was WN7IBB

He has just added a new Yaesu FT 950 as his main radio and his back up radio is an ICOM IC- 671 plus a Kenwood TS 50, TS 130 and a Kenwood TS 830 S. His amplifiers include a Dentron 160-10L and a Heathkit SB220.

He is setting up his station to run by remote using his new FT 950 radio as the corner stone.

In Santiago, his main antenna is a Mosely six element yagi at 65 feet.
At his contest station in El Quisco, he has two 65 foot towers. On one he has a spider beam and the other he has a 7 element Cushcraft X10. His antennas includes a 22 element VHF, at 70 feet, an Opec 300 at 70 feet, plus a 40 meter and a 80 meter dipole. His new magnetic loop for 40 meters is a jewel and proves to be an excellent addition to his antenna farm. He works most bands including VHF, UHf, and digital. His new interest is satelite.

[Picture of Jim's yagi antenna]

Jim's Cushcraft X10 yagi antenna with a 40 meter elment on the 65 foot tower. You can also see dipoles for 40 and 80 meters, antenna for 950 and an Isopole. Apart from the Isopole, he uses an Opek 300 antenna for VHF and UHF.

His station is an emergency station between the USA and Chile in case of natural desasters which Chile has every few years.

Jim is a member and past president of the Radio Club of Ñuñoa and now he is one of the founders a new radio club called Radio Club Litoral on the coast of Chile which includes the cities El Quisco, San Antonio and Algarrobo. He is the vice president. The call sign of the club is CE2RL.

He participates in the Pacific Maritime Service Net on 21.412 almost every day as the relay station in South America.

For more information about his radio and shack please go to the QRZ radio site.