Biography

Hi ...Thanks for visiting my page. I'm seventy three years old, Widower four kids. retired. I live in the suburbs...No idea how or why I got into radio...But glad i did.about twenty years on CB, talked around the world... Friend said lets go Ham. Ok so here I am , Glad I did, whole different ball game .Enjoying the benefits of being an amateur.. More bands better conditions ...Worked in construction all my life. Can build a house or dig a hole. both have to be done correctly. I served my country ...four years active ..US Air Force.. Vietnam era vet



"It is not the class of license the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license."

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Kenwood Yeasu ft101mp Icom IC-7410

G5RV newly added K4KIO Hex Beam

Heil Goldline mic Heil PR-40

W2IHY 8 Band Audio EQ and EQplus

Palstar AT2K Tuner v

Kenwood TM-281A 2 meter rig

homebrew J-Pole

Ameritron AL-82