Original call: VE3DVN - 1954 through about 1960. Came to U.C. Berkeley, CA Sept 1961 to study advanced mathematics. Graduated with a Ph.D. in 1966 and accepted a research position at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park CA. Was relicensed in 1964 as VE3FZK on a return visit to Canada and operated under U.S. reciprocal annual permits till about 1977 when the FCC terminated that requirement. Was active on HF and ATV in the 60's and 70's. Now only on 2M, 220, 440 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Became a U.S. citizen in 1999 and FCC rules required obtaining a U.S. call sign.

Current main amateur radio interests: VHF/UHF mobile rag chews, ARES, T-hunts, SSTV and other ham radio related software.

As a result of many years of RDF activities assisting local OO's, accepted an invitation to join the Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC and then became the Official Observer Coordinator for the ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section of the Pacific Division. Now retired and engaged in a major project spearheading implementation of an integrated monitoring network of participating amateur stations spread around the Greater San Francsico Bay Area.

Member PAARA, SCARES, ARRL

Additional pictures: go to web page www.thunt.org, click on "List of hunters" box.