First licensed as a Novice in 1967. Upgraded to Technician and Advanced in 1968, Extra in 1970. Seems like just yesterday!

The rig shown above is my current homebrew setup, known as the Southgate Type 7. It's a 100 watt all-hollow-state CW transceiver for 80, 40 and 20 meters, and was built in the mid-1990s from 99% reused/recycled parts.

Main interests are CW and homebrewing, though I've done many other modes, bands and activities.

73 de Jim, N2EY