Biography

I became interested in amateur radio in my early teens when as an SWL I started hearing ham signals. I taught myself code (the hard way) but did not know any hams at that time. A few years later, I took but failed my Novice test because of the code. I tried again in the Fall of 1979, when I took and passed my Technician Class (later Tech Plus) exam at the Federal Building in Boston. I operated as N1AXR while a member of the Northeastern University Wireless Club, W1KBN, and later served as co-president of the revitalized UMaine Ham Radio Club, W1YN.

I upgraded to General in the mid-1980s, and again in 1999 to Extra when I was issued the call AA1UT. Finally, in January 2014, I applied for and was granted the vanity call WT1A.

I am the Trustee and past president of the Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club, a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization which has been in existence and affiliated with the ARRL for over 70 years. I am also a current member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club.

I love to contest. I can usually be found on most of the major SSB contests, as well as a few CW and digital ones.

Hope to hear you on the air!
73,
Tim, WT1A

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Yaesu FTDX-101MP
FTDX-3000D
FT-990
VL-1000
Alpha 87A
Ameritron AL-87H
Icom IC-9700

J/K Navassa 5 at 45'
KLM KT36A at 65'
23-element 440 yagi at 60'
13-element 2m yagi at 55'
5-element 6m yagi at 50'
10-40m Windom @ 35'
40m inverted vee@ 35'
80m inverted vee@ 30'
160m dipole at 25'