+ first license: KA4DSF (1978)

+ other calls: N4CCT (1979), NE4L (1980-1996), C6A/NE4L (1986), FP/NE4L (1987), ZF2PM (1990), V31RG (2004)

+ operator at: W4MYA, KY5R, N7B, N6RO/N6O, K6WWW, KZ5AA, V31MD, K6LRG, K7R, K0TEX, K4K

+ FCC Commercial Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator License (T2) - serial #:T200000039

+ age: 46 (a mere child by the current ham age standard)

+ married to Lori/K0LAA (full story in "Eloping to Belize - And Then Some", April 2005 QST)

past DX operations:

+ 1986 -- C6A/NE4L (<100 qsos)

+ 1987 -- FP/NE4L (1500 qsos)

+ 1990 -- ZF2PM (2200 qsos)

+ 1996 -- TI/NE4L (but no operation, due to rig failure :( )

+ 1998 -- PA/K4VU (only on VHF -- spent too much time in those comfy dutch coffeeshops ;) )

+ 2004 -- V31RG (4300+ qsos, mostly CW)

+ 2007 -- V31RG - CQ WW WPX SSB - 6.3M points, ~3200Q's / ~750mults (full story: "My First Million Points -- And Then Some", July-August 2007 NCJ)

+2009 -- PA/K4VU (yes, only VHF again.)

+ 2010 - V31RG -- in ARRL 10 meter Contest - Dec 8-20 - about 3000 Q's total

other  events:

+ 2006 -- N7B -- Burning Man Special Event Station (qsl:WI7B)

+ 2008 (planned Sept) -- K7R -- ARLISS/BALLS/XPRS rocket launches. Black Rock Desert, Nevada

+ 2010 -- K4K/m - Alabama QSO Party Mobile

1986-1988: ARRL Contest Advisory Committee -- Southeastern Division Rep.

+ current member: Northern California Contest Club, Burning Man Amateur Radio Club, Alabama Contest Group, Tripoli Rocket Association (Level 2), AeroPac, LUNAR (yes, I have all of the state and federal pyrotechnics permits).

+ past member: North Alabama DX Club, Dixie DXers, East Alabama ARC, Auburn University ARC , South East Contest Club, Muscle Shoals (AL) ARC

+ Croatian Telegraphy Club (CTC) #440, FISTS #10956

+ Ten-Ten International: 31224 (don't collect 'em, but here it is for those who do)

+ author: MorseMan Plus CW Trainer (1988-1994), Ten-X (1991), k4vu.net (Contest scores, etc.)

+ author & co-conspirator: FCC restructuring petition (2004) http://www.qsl.net/k4vu/ARS-RESTRUCT05.pdf

+ preferred mode: CW (95%)

+ fav ham gigs: going on dxpeditions, contesting, mobile CW, vhf hilltopping, burning man