My love of shortwave began with an old Philco radio at the age of ten. A couple of years later I earned my Novice license and was issued WN5SAP in New Orleans, LA. After high school I joined the Air Force and was a MARS operator for over six years.

Joining corporate life for major manufacturers around the country, and later owning four businesses in New Orleans, I was out of radio for 32 years. After retiring at the age of 49 in 2000, I decided to get my ham ticket back. Morse Code was never a problem for me, in two weeks I was back up to speed. I love CW, always will. My FISTS # is 11731 and my SKCC # is 287.

The day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, I relayed a message sent from FEMA to the Mayor of New Orleans – Ray Nagin. The communication was a very important message from President George W. Bush. Since then, I have twelve TV news stories (all stored on DVD), and numerous newspaper articles that outline some of the moments I have had with Ham Radio.

Also I am one of the NCS for the Texas Traders Net every Sunday morning on 7.245 at 10:30 AM CST and 3.922 at 7:00 PM. I am also the planner and organizer of the Titanic Special Event Station WØS in Branson, MO. and W4S in Pigeon Forge, TN. This is an open event for all operators to attend the Titanic Museums on April 14th and 15th, 2012 for the 100th Anniversary. Ten-Tec will display four new Eagles for all to operate in Pigeon Forge, TN. So come on out, we will be operating around the clock. See eHam.net "Calendar of Events April 2012 for more details and websites coming soon.

Also have a Six Meter Beacon at 50.063.5 using a Alinco DX-70TH at 8 watts to a homebrew J-Pole. This is the First Official Registered Beacon in the State of Missouri. You can view the station at www.k9mu.com and click on North American 50 Mhz Beacon Map then click on the button in Missouri, that will show the station. Please email me with date and time of contact, ALL QSL's with #10 SASE.

Yes, everyone calls me “SAP”, and I prefer that on and off the air. The FCC knew my sense of humor long ago. Everything I build or own has “SAP” incorporated in the name. My car is the “SAP”mobile. I co-built the “Sapallo” telegraph key while at Dayton 2007 with Al Gallo, WØERE, which was published in the FISTS and World Radio Magazines.

Currently I have a Tri-Ex 70 foot electric tower with a Mosley Pro 67B and Cushcraft 50S5 six meter beam on top. One sixty foot telephone pole and two 50 foot telephone poles are placed along the fence line for a 160 all coax Double Bazooka. A 60 foot Glen Martin tower with Hazer holds my homebrew halfwave three element 30 Meter Monster Beam, I call my “Trizilla.” The reflector element is 48.5 feet long. I also have a Fullwave 80 Meter Delta Loop with a switching stub that turns the loop into a Two Wave Length Bi-Square on 40 Meters. A Cushcraft R-7000 vertical has been added as well as a G5RV. Click to view the station at www.tparca.org/bellringers/n0sap.htm.

73 and 6146. “SAP”