Biography
First licensed in 1977, upgrade to Advance 1978, upgrade to Extra 1979.
Love to chase DXCC, 338 confirmed, inc 10 deleted, need 3 more for Honor Roll
Still do some contesting from home and from N8CC contest station. Placed in top 5 in CQWW SSB 160 contest last 3 yrs. DXCC Challenge Award, WAZ, WAC, Arabian Knights Award, Arabian Knights Silver Award, Muskegon, Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame. Football, Basketball, Swimming Official for 45 Yrs.
Worked DXCCs:
Equipment
Elecraft K3, 2nd receiver, 2.7, 500, 250 Hz Filters
Elecraft KPA 500 Solid State Amplifier
Elecraft P3, Panadapter
Elecraft W2 SWR Watt Meter
Astron 20 amp ps.
MFJ 30 amp ps.
Winkeyer Keyer
Hygain Rotator
Ameritron Remote Coax Switch
Vertex Speakers
Icom V-8000 2 meter transceiver (2)
Hewlett-Packard Laptop
Ham Radio Deluxe General Logging Program
N1MM Contest Logging Program