Station Information

The K0MD station has been designed to compete in DX and domestic contest activities as well as to chase DX on 160-10 meters.  It is equipped for CW, SSB, RTTY and the FT modes. 

DX Awards:

7-Band DXCC

WAZ + Diamond Jubilee WAZ

CQ WPX

CQ WPX Award of Excellence

CQ 5 Band WAZ

ARRL WAS (8 bands)

ARRL Triple Play award.

ARRL WAC

325 DXCC entities worked 

7 Band DXCC confirmed

Contesting Awards:

# 1 Asia - CQ WPX CW 2007 as part of B1Z M-M team

#1 Chile - CQ WW CW 2009 - SOAB

#1 World - ARRL DX SSB with W0GJ and WA0MHJ as VP5H in the multi-single HP category

• Dakota Division Winner RTTY RU - several years  
• Dakota Division Winner ARRL DX CW  
• Dakota Divison Winner ARRL DX SSB

Several W0 #1 scores in NAQP SSB

#2 US SOSB CQ WPX CW 20 meters

  KØMD

Licensed 1977 in Kentucky as WD4HAD, moved to Minnesota in 1989

Station is focused on Contesting and Dxing, as a SO2r or M-S station

You may hear me operating overseas with contests or Dxing while on a business trip.

Prior callsigns: WD4HAD, KF0FW, AA0PS, WK4W

Trustee: NT0EE

ARRL Life Member, Minnesota Wireless Association, Life member - CW Ops, Life Member - Long Island CW Club, Twin City DX association (TCDXA), Rochester DX and Contest Club,  RSGB - Radio Society of Great Britain, CDXC - Chiltern DX Club (CDXC), ARRL Maxim society, ARRL Second Century club.

Honorary membership in: Radio Club de Chile, Turks and Caicos Amateur Radio Association, B1Z contest club.

Past Editor, NCJ - National Contest Journal, 2018-2019-2020

Past Member, ARRL Contest Advisory Committee

  Overseas Operating

My first overseas operation was at B1Z with the premiere club in Beijing for CQ WPX CW.  We placed first place M/M in China and 13th in the world as BY1TX.

• Operations from Chile as CE2/KØMD. I try to operate every August when I am at medical conferences in Vina del Mar and in November/December when I am at meetings also. I entered CQ CW WW 2009 from Vina del Mar, Chile and placed first place SOAB Chile.
• DX Contesting in the Turks & Caicos islands using calls: P5/K0MD, VP5H and VP5S