KJ7KOJ – Angus G Alexander
Dxpedition member
Angus got his first license at the age of 12 in the fall of 2019 just prior to the pandemic. He started out working Satellites with his Dad gaining the OSCAR achievement award shortly after.
He quickly developed a keen interest in contesting and DX, upgrading to a General class license in the summer of 2020. Since then, has loved hunting DX-peditions and learning about the countries that he contacts.In early 2024 Angus upgraded to Extra.
He has a passion for Parks on The Air (POTA) activating over 60 parks in 4 countries and 10 US States to date. Most recently Angus achieved 1st activator status in 3 Icelandic parks and activated his first Scottish park.
In the short time Angus has been a Ham he has amassed an impressive DX record. He has DXCC on 5 bands, worked 271 countries and 1100 slots for DX Challenge.
Angus placed #2 WW (Youth) in the 2022 CQ DX Marathon and was 1st in the 7th call area during the 2020 CQ WPX SSB Contest working alongside his Dad .
He led a team of 5 operators to 2nd place WW in the 2022 FT-Roundup and placed #2 North America in the 2022 WW-DIGI contest.
Angus is about to become a Junior in High School and in addition to Ham Radio loves to play American Football (go Falcons!), hanging out with his family and friends and to travel as much as he can. So far, he has traveled to 15 US states, 4 countries and is super excited for this opportunity to visit some new ones.
Angus is a member of the ARRL, Western Washington DX Club and Lake Washington HAM club.
He would like to thank members of the Western Washington DX Club for their encouragement and support in his DXing endeavors.
