I’m Matthew Foutch, AE4JC — a licensed amateur radio operator based in Fairhope, Alabama.
This site tracks the callsign: ongoing news, personal milestones, and station notes. Built to grow over time, not launched complete.
Latest News
- 2026-10-25 — One of the things about ham radio is the unexpected, working KK4BLX about 21 miles away: he reported S2 on his meter, and AE4JC had him 59+ from the garage through a handheld and an N9TAX Slim Jim up about 30’ of coax in a front yard tree, 146.520 MHz simplex.
- 2026-10-20 — Added this item to the G90 tonight: an external rechargeable battery pack and stand, giving the Xiegu G90 its own self-contained power source for portable operation.
- 2026-10-15 — First QSO with this new pack frame mounted antenna, built ahead of the November RaDAR Rally — worked KM5RF in Texas, 554 miles on 20m SSB with a Xiegu G90.
