First licensed in fall of 1958. Have been involved in emergency communications, traffic handling, contesting and DXing. Still enjoy the contests. Retired from the MO State Patrol in 2000 after 35 years and moved to southern Missouri. After all of these years, I finally have some acreage to prepare the soil to grow some antennas. Involved in packet, RTTY, CW and SSB with the favorite being CW contests. Part of the crew for the 1985 CQ WW DX CW operation at V3A Belize. Currently have TS-870, Alpha 76, HF6V Vertical and G5RV. Garage holds TH7DXX, two 160/80 verticals with phasing setup and 70 feet of Rohn 25G. Enjoy meeting all the nice people on the ham bands.