Thanks for stopping by! I have been licensed since 1958 (KN9MYB) when I was just a young kid in Chicago who loved the idea of communicating with others without having "wires" to connect us. That still thrills me to this day and keeps me intrigued by this great hobby.

Back in 1958, my mentors were Ray Cox, K9LKR and my Dad. My Dad was never a ham, but he loved electronics and radio and he shared that interest with me and supported my own focus on ham radio. Ray was a neighbor who was only about 5 years older than me at the time and he kept nudging me along until I got my ticket. I've lost track of Ray Cox, formerly K9LKR. If anyone knows what happened to him, I'd love to hear from you.

Those were the days when as a Novice, you were pretty much limited to CW and the license was good for one year and couldn't be renewed. You HAD to upgrade if you wanted to stay in the hobby. My station at that time consisted of a Hallicrafters SX-71 receiver and the venerable Heathkit DX-35 transmitter. I had a Vibroplex Original Deluxe Bug and a 40 Meter Dipole for an antenna. My crystal (no VFO then) was on 7.158 Mhz. I remember a big thrill for me back then was working California on CW. I can still remember running down the stairs to tell my folks that I had just worked the West Coast(from Chicago).

I've held 3 other calls since then, KA2FJQ, KC2MF and now K2WO. I lived in the great state of New Jersey for 21 Years where my good friend Rick Stealey, K2XT got me interested in antennas, DX, Receivers and the Dayton Hamvention (See Rick's EXCELLENT YouTube series on Beverage Antennas. Just go to Youtube.com and do a search for "K2XT". You'll be happy you did).

I've been going to the Dayton Hamvention for 33 Years now, missing only 3 shows during that period of time. After 30 years in various marketing and sales positions with AT&T, I retired in 1998 and we moved to Florida to be near my XYL's family. I had the great honor of working for Amateur Electronic Supply for almost 11 years, just retiring from AES in January, 2012. It was a great way to stay in touch with the new equipment and working there helped me make many new ham radio friends.

My main interests in the hobby are meeting new people, chatting on CW, SSB or PSK31 and working DX. I've earned DXCC and WAC. I'm a member of ARRL, A-1 Operator Club, FISTS, ARLHS, Ten-Ten, SKCC, SMIRK, QRP ARCI, NAQCC, Flying Pigs, FCG, SouthCars and received my 50 Year Certificate from the QCWA. I am also an ARRL VE. I've recently taken an interest in D-Star. It is another interesting aspect to the hobby. 

After over 50 years, I still love this great hobby and it never ceases to amaze me how many friends you can make. One of my other good friends is Bill, G4MQV, in Northeast England. We met on the air way back in 1980 on 10 meters and still converse almost weekly. We've never had an eyeball QSO, but amateur radio has helped maintain our friendship. With propagation as poor as it is now, we mostly use Echolink to stay in touch. Another long-term ham radio acquaintance is John, G4NHO who lives near London. We also met on 10 meters many years ago and he and his wife actually visited us in NJ many years ago.

If you hear me on the air, give me a call, I'd love to chat with you.