John, N7CQQ

Name: John Paul Kennon Call: N7CQQ Nationality: American 3B9 Responsibilities: Team Member

DXpedition Experience:
FO0CI Clipperton (1992)
FO0KEO Bora Bora DX Club (1997)
TI5/N7CQQ Costa Rica (1998)
FO0AAA Team Leader Clipperton (2000)
D68C Comoros Isl. (2001)
XR0X San Felix Island (2002)
6Y5/N7CQQ (2002)

Significant Operations:
N7X 160M CQWW SSB Contest, Portable

Other Calls:
WA6CZA, KA7CQQ

Club Memberships:
Northern California Dx Foundation Inc., Southern California DX Club, Central Arizona DX Club, Clipperton DX Club, CDXC, Bora Bora Contest Club, Edison Amateur Radio Club, Area 51 Contest Club

Home Pages: www.qsl.net/clipperton2000
www.qsl.net/n7cqq

About John:
John has been involved in Ham Radio since the early 1960 when WB6FQB, a six meter AM operator, came into his house. This was via TVI. Ray Greener lived next door. This exposure lead John to get his own Technician Licence and operate VHF in 1970.

He was involved with a local emergency communications group and the San Bernardino Microwave Society. John upgraded to General Class in 1978, at the FCC offices in Long Beach, California during his lunch hour (?) one day. He upgraded to Advanced Class the next month at the same offices.

John moved to Arizona, and became KA7CQQ at that time. He built a modest HF station and was semi active until 1990. John also became an officer in the EARN radio club, at the Edison Company where he worked.

He also climbed towers and installed many of the antennas for the EARN 220 mHz 13 linked repeater system in Southern California. Johns expedition experience happened when, on the 220 mHz repeater he was offered a spot on the 1992 Clipperton Expedition.

He thought he would be the camp director at Clipperton. But, during the expedition he was assigned the WARC bands, SSB. Little did John know that Clipperton had never been activated on the WARC bands so he had his hands full? This expedition broke a number of expedition QSO count records and won Expedition of the Year at Dayton 2000. John spoke at the CDXC club in the UK in 2000 where he was offered a spot in the Comoros D68C expedition.

John has also been to San Felix Island, Chile as a member of the XR0X team and serves as QSL Manager. John is also the QSl manager for FO0AAA.

Today, John is working on his fourth tower on land leased from the BLM. He currently has (1) 100’ guyed tower with a Mosley 10-40 yagi at 100’ and a TH-7 Hygain at 30’. (2) is an 80’ Rohn guyed tower where a three element 40 meter beam will be installed. (3) is a 70’ crank up tower with 6 Meter and VHF/UHF antennas.

An 80 meter three element “V” beam is supported by a messenger between the tower 1 and 2. A 160 Meter sloper is supported by the tower 1. John’s Equipment is an ICOM IC-756 PRO used in Clipperton, an ALPHA 76A amp and a Henry 2006a Six Meter amp. John enjoys contesting both HF and VHF.

He visits Ham clubs around the area to make presentations about his expeditioning experience and elmers a few other hams.