Biography

I was introduced to ham radio when I was 12 years old in 1952. My father was a spark operator and worked for Philco and Motorola Radio in Chicago. He was in the National Guard when WW2 ended. There was always plenty of radio books around the house and I was intrigued reading about spark transmitters. It was my job to run ahead to the newsstand to get the Sunday paper after church. There w9JOZ was reading a CQ magazine and we instantly became blood brothers. He taught radio in WW2 and then became one of the first OSS officers for the duration of the war. He gave me the Novice exam and I became KN9EUV in 1955 and took my General exam in 1956 in Chicago. I built a WRL Globe Chief 90 kit on the kitchen table and dad let me use his Hallicrafters S19R receiver he bought in 1939. I enlisted in the Navy in August 1958 and after boot camp became a radioman. A year later I was a Radioman 3rd class and just before being discharged in 1961 I had passed the 2nd class petty officer exam.

I am 78 years old and enjoy ham radio every day. I had met my XYL on a blind date April 2, 1961 and was discharge from the Navy August 14 and got married August 26.t 26th.

73's Dan,
ARRL Technical Specialist since 2009
Novice 1955 KN9EUV
General 1956 K9EUV
USN Radioman 1958
1st Class Radio Telephone 1961
Extra Class Ni9Y 1986

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

STATION GEAR:
ACOM-HF+6
ANTENNA TUNERS:
DRAKE MN-2000
Dentron GLA-1000
ICOM-775DSP
ICOM-765
ICOM-756PRO3
ICOM-746PRO
ICOM-751A
ICOM-706M2G
Kenwood TS-50S/AT-150
KANTRONICS KAM PLUS TNC
PK-900 TNC
Vingage Gear:
Collins KWM2-A, 30l-1, 312B-4, KW-107
HALLICRAFTERS:
SX-16 Super Sky Rider with matching speaker
S19R Sky Buddy
S40-B
SX-99 with matching speaker
HAMMARLUND HQ-140XA WITH MATCHING SPEAKER
QRP GEAR:
Elecraft KX3
You Kits HB1-A
RAMSEY 40 METER TWINS
KEYS:
VIBROPLEX IAMBIC PADDLE
U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS J-36 BUG made June 27, 1942
VARIOUS VIBROPLEX BUGS AND STRAIGHT KEYS INCLUDING A MCELROY DELUXE TEAR DROP KEY,
Lionel J-38, Speed-X straight key