Biography

Turning Points in the Life of Ronald W. Cox

1948-1956 Prescott #7 (a one room school house in rural Adams County, Iowa)

1956-1960 Corning High School, Corning, Iowa (Course of Study - Vocational Agriculture)

1960-1964 Iowa State University, B.S. Electrical Engineering

1964-1978 Delco Radio Division of General Motors, Engineering Supervisor - Security Systems

1978-1982 GM Engineering Staff/Buick Motor Division, Systems Engineer assigned to the GM Emissions Control Project Center's Systems Engineering Group, GM Proving Grounds, Milford, MI

1982-1987 Delco Electronics Corporation, a Subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics, Kokomo, IN, Manager - Advanced Body and Chassis Electronics - Electrical Architecture, Advanced Body and Chassis Electronics - Department Manager

1987-1990 Delco Systems Operations, Delco Electronics Corporation, Goleta, CA, Department Manager Automotive Electronics - Corvette Active Suspension Program, Department Manager Automotive Electronics - Indy Racing Electronics, Department Manager Automotive Electronics - ETAK Navigation Program, Department Manager Automotive Electronics - Software Development

1990-1994 Delco Electronics Corporation, a Subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics, Kokomo, IN, Software Manager, Automotive Electronics

1994-1996 Delco Electronics Corporation, a Subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics, Kokomo, IN, Process Owner - Custom Product Design, Business Process Engineering team

1997-2000 Delphi Automotive Systems, Kokomo, IN, Powertrain Electronics Systems and Software Manager

2001 Retired Indianapolis, IN

2010 Greenwood Village, Colorado

2015 Aurora, Colorado

ARRL Member

TAPAR Member

AMSAT Life Member

Equipment

XCVRs
HF-UHF :Kenwood TS-2000, and a TS-B2000 (Mobile)
ANAN-10 SDR (remote control via wi-fi) with Kuhne Electronic TR 144 H +40 144 MHz Transverter

Antennas:
HF: Closed loop 12'X20' 12 foot high
VHF 2M: 5/8 Wave Ground-plane or M2 deg beater (SAT)
UHF 435: M2 egg beater (SAT)
QTH Altitude above sea level is 1753 Meters

Computers:
Mac Pro (Mid 2012) running OS X 10.11.3
Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 48 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB

Custom PC with an ASUS Z97 PRO [WiFi ac] USB 3.1 Motherboard
OS: WIN7 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @4.00GHz 4.00GHz
Memory: 16 GB (15.9 GB usable)
Graphics: Intel On-board Graphics 4600
Case: Large Glass front
Power Supply: 800W Coolmaster

Garage PC:
Custom PC with an Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Motherboard
OS: WIN7 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @4.00GHz 4.00GHz
Memory: 16 GB (15.9 GB usable)
Graphics: Intel On-board Graphics 4600
Case: Small RF Hardened
Power Supply: 800W Coolmaster