David Loftus DL99

The Voice of amateur radio station K5IX, located at Historic Fort Clark, Texas. Primarily CW on HF; FM, SSB, and CW on satellite. Proud to be your DL99.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@arrl Iambic. But I really enjoy my bug too.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W8LR_Jerry Thanks Jerry for RS-44 last pass—EN90 is a new one for me!

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@dtabor Nailed it!

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@alaskaham @Hoshnasi Medium nibs here. As a southpaw I’ve had to adjust my slant to near vertical so as to not smudge the wet ink (Waterman Encre Bleu Mystère from a bottle). But I use a #2 pencil in the shack for CW note taking.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W3ARDstroke5 Best episode ever.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@dtabor Looks like I just missed you. Passing through DM71 on a family trip out to W6.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@dtabor Opportune FO-29 @ 1318z DM83 right along your route?

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@KC1MEB @NU1U_ant @GridMasterHeat Of COURSE that’s the weekend I’m traveling outside my VUCC circle, sans sat gear! 😢

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@ac9o_Paul @dtabor DM83. Where I did my USAF pilot training. I have activated it but never worked it.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W7WGC World- class diving. I took my wife diving there for her 10th anniversary. She STILL talks about it 20 years later!

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

A double snort from my ATNO Bottle today: T88WA (Palau 10m CW) and @W7WGC (DM27 Satellite SSB).

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@alaskaham If this isn’t your QSL card, it really SHOULD be.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@AA5PK At least it’s not an emailed PDF certificate that you need to print at home, like so many of the contest award certificates these days.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@KJ4EU I will notify you on my next trip down to DL98. Easy trip.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W3ARDstroke5 Must be because of how handsome you are. —K5IXDave USAF, Retired.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@ve1cwj Dang. I gotta start bringing my sat gear to work.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W3ARDstroke5 Beans or no beans—I say live and let live. I will not judge. As long as it has meat. “Vegetarian chili”though? No thanks—that’s just SOUP.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@K3TripleR Nice dits.

[David Loftus DL99 @K5IXdave]

@W3ARDstroke5 @torybruno I’ve always been a champer of bits myself.