// THE OPERATOR
Welcome to the digital logbook of VE6KIX. My name is David Lee, I am an amateur radio operator based in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. My primary interests include HF DXing, digital modes, and experimenting with antenna construction. When the weather is nice, I also enjoy portable operations during camping trips, SOTA and POTA activations.
If you hear me on the air, please give me a call. I am always happy to make a new contact, whether you are next door or DX.
Read the bands. Work the world.
PropDeck is the real-time HF propagation operations dashboard I built for the amateur-radio community — designed for serious DXers and digital-mode operators who want every piece of propagation intelligence on one screen.
▸ VCAP-BEST all-band view — the best band for every path at a glance
▸ DRAP flare-absorption overlay (frequency-honest, per-hop) + aurora forecast
▸ AI propagation summaries — flare-aware, in plain language
▸ Solar and space-weather indices (SFI, A/K-index, X-ray flux, solar wind, R/S/G scales)
▸ Space-weather alerts — live R/S/G and aurora events, plus 24-hour forecast warnings
▸ PSK Reporter spots + PSK Heat propagation heatmap, band-filtered
▸ WSJT-X decodes live on the map — fed straight from the shack by PropDeck Companion
▸ DXpedition tracker (NG3K) and POTA / SOTA / WWFF activator spots
▸ Satellite tracking with ground tracks and footprints
▸ World grid overlays — Maidenhead, CQ & ITU zones
▸ Globe, flat, or Mollweide projection with live day/night terminator
▸ Installable PWA — phone, tablet, desktop
PropDeck Companion
PropDeck in the browser. Companion in the shack.
PropDeck Companion is the desktop half of the deck — a free FT8/FT4 session tool that sits between your decoder (WSJT-X, JTDX, MSHV, Decodium 4) and the world. The live roster reads at a glance in GridTracker's colour language, never-worked DXCC entities and grid squares light up the moment they're decoded, and every fresh QSO flows to FT8 Battle, QRZ, LoTW, PropDeck.net and your local log — with the dupes filtered on the way through.
| Callsign | Calling | DXCC | Grid | dB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA3ABC | CQ | Japan | PM74 | -14 |
| VK2XYZ | VE6KIX | Australia | QF56 | -21 |
| DL2XX | CQ | Germany | JO31 | -18 |
▸ FT8 Battle forwarding with UTC-day dupe blocking
▸ POTA / SOTA / WWFF activation spotting & automatic QSO comments
▸ Watch-list alerts that never fight your decoder for the audio device
▸ Daily ADIF log, QRZ & LoTW uploads, relays to 3 more programs
▸ Streams your session live to PropDeck.net
▸ One portable .exe — reads your logbook, never writes to it
// SOFTWARE & TOOLS
I have developed several tools to assist the Canadian amateur radio community. Feel free to use them to sharpen your skills.
// THE SHACK
// RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
CLARES.ca
In my opinion, this is the absolute best resource out there to help train for both the Canadian Basic and Advanced exams.
Visit CLARES.ca →
Private Exams with Gary Skett (VE7AS)
Gary is a fantastic guy who facilitates remote exams. It is super easy, pain-free, and I highly recommend his services.
Book an Exam via Hamshack.ca →
// QSL POLICY
I upload my logs regularly to the services below. I confirm all digital contacts quickly.
PHYSICAL CARDS
I'm not currently sending out paper cards—I need to get a design made first! :)