Allan Cowan

Canadian Amateur Radio Operator
Callsigns: VE3ZZP • VA3AAC

Toronto, Ontario • HF enthusiast • Yaesu FT-710 AESS • Random wire antenna experimenter

Amateur Radio Licenses

Authorized by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

VE3ZZP

VE3ZZP Amateur Radio Operator Certificate

Basic + HF Qualification
Issued: [Your Issue Date]

VA3AAC

VA3AAC Amateur Radio Operator Certificate

Basic Qualification
Issued: [Your Issue Date]

Certificates are available upon request for verification purposes.

Equipment

Primary transceiver: Yaesu FT-710 AESS – 100W HF/50 MHz SDR transceiver with excellent receiver performance and built-in AESS speaker system.

Yaesu FT-710 AESS HF Transceiver

Used for SSB, CW, FT8, and more on 160m–6m bands.

Antenna: 71 ft Random Wire

End-fed random wire antenna (~71 feet / 21.6 m) with 9:1 unun and counterpoise. Good performer across multiple HF bands with external tuner.

71 foot Random Wire Antenna Diagram

Typical configuration: ~71 ft wire sloper/inverted-L, fed with coax via 9:1 transformer, ~26–30 ft counterpoise or ground system.

Contact

Feel free to reach out:

73 de VE3ZZP / VA3AAC