Biography

I have been an amateur since 1971 when I got my novice license as WN3QWA at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA

AWARDS:

WAC(Mixedx2 Once as Novice,Mixed7Mhz,Mixed14Mhz,Mixed18Mhz,Mixed21Mhz,Mixed28Mhz,Phone,Phone7Mhz,Phone14Mhz,Phone28Mhz,CW,CW7Mhz),WAS(Mixed), DXCC(Mixed-203,Phone-184,CW-147,15 Meters-103 and 20 Meters-178, 40 Meters-122),CQWPX(Mixed 944-Honor Roll,SSB 739,Mixed 20 Meters-486, Mixed Europe-459,SSB Europe-329),CQDX(Mixed and Mobile),eDX100(Mixed,SSB and 20 Meter Endorsements),eDX,ePFX378,eCanada-10,Europa-Diplom,DIG-European Prefix,WAE-Diplom,WRTC-WWQR2015-Class 2(Mixed and SSB),WRTC-WWQR2016-Class 2(Mixed and SSB),WRTC-WWQR2017-Class 2(Mixed,CW and SSB)

MEMBERSHIPS:

ARRL-American Radio Relay League

MARCO-Medical Amateur Radio Council

IARPN-International Amateur Radio Physicians Network-President

IARC-Israel Amateur Radio Club

VADXCC-Virginia DX Century Club

USS WISCONSIN RADIO CLUB-Norfolk,VA

COLLEGE RADIO MEMBERSHIPS:

Washington University Amateur Radio Club-W0QEV

The Imperial College Radio Society-G5YC

University of Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Club-N3KZ

FCC COMMERCIAL LICENSES:

GROL-General Radiotelephone Operator's License with Radar Endorsement

GMDSS-Global Maritime Distress Safety System Radio Maintainer's License with Radar Endorsement

THIRD CLASS-Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate

MROP-Marine Radio Operator Permit

CERTIFICATIONS:

NARTE-NCT

LANGUAGES:

English, French and some Japanese

PAST VOLUNTEER POSITIONS:

NN3SI-Amateur Radio Station at the Smithsonian Museum of American History,Washington,DC

W3TKQ/W3AA-Amateur Radio Station at the Franklin Institute,Philadelphia, PA



ECHOLINK:

I am active on Echolink with three node numbers:

WA3QWA-L #244929.

WA3QWA on my laptop, netbook, tablet and mobile phone #163354

*IARPN*Conference Server #630745 from my office computer with the bridge software

SKYPE:

My Skype name is familyfoot

OTHER HOBBIES AND SPORTS:

I am a collector of stamps, flags,world music and movies on DVD and Blu-Ray

I use the Roku Ultra,Google TV,Chromecast Ultra and Amazon Fire TV for watching international channels and movies

I enjoy rowing, swimming and cycling and gardening.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

RIGS AND ANTENNAS:

My home HF rigs are an Icom IC-7300 and a Radio Shack HTX-10(25 watts) and the antennas are the Buckmaster Off-Center-Fed(OCF)Dipole which is up approx. 50 feet(15.25 meters), End Fed Conception R.B. SWL-4, MFJ Balanced Line End Fed Zepp for 80 and 160 meters and the Antron-99 Vertical for 10-17 meters.

My mobile rig is an Icom IC-7100 with Diamond SD-330 Multiband Screwdriver,10 meter Larsen NMO-27, and a 2mtr/70cm Larsen Mag Mount.

My home VHF/UHF rigs are a Yaesu FT-7800R and the Echolink Rig is an ICOM IC-V8000 75W with a Nomic Rigblaster interface both connected to a Diamond Dual Bander 2mtr/70cm Vertical