Novice Class: WN6UFJ July,1957 Technician: W6UFJ Dec. 1957 General: Aug. 1958 Advance: Oct. 1968 New Call: N6QQ May,1974 Extra Class: May,1977

First RadioTelephone: June, 1968 First RadioTelegraph: June, 1974

US calls: AC6UFJ, NA6ITU

Are you in my log??: http://dx.qsl.net/cgi-bin/logform.cgi?n6qq

I have visited the following DX areas:

3W, 6Y, 9M2, 9V, BV, BY, DL, DU, EI, F, FG, FM, FS, G, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HL, HS, HV, I, JA, KH6, KL7, KP2, KP3, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OK, OM, ON, OZ, PA, PJ5, PJ7, S5, S9, SM, T9, VE, VP2E, VP2M, VR, XE, XX9, YO, YU

Awards: DXCC, WAZ, WAS, DXCC via Oscar 13.

CQ WPX Award: wkd 1991

Have driven in all 50 states, giving out over 1,500 counties. Have worked 2,880 counties

Clubs: Southern Calif. DX Club, Southern Calif. Contest Club, Downey Amateur Radio Club, 10-10 International-Life, ARRL-Life, Amsat-Life

Other interests: Boy Scouts of America (I am an Eagle Scout) Elk's - Elk's Lodge #1952, Grove Grove, Ca. Los Angeles County Sheriff - DCS

Education:

Paramount Senior High School: Class of 1961

Compton Junior College: Electronics

California State University, at Long Beach: Teaching Degrees in Mathematics, Economics, Graphic Arts, Electronics, Chemistry

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Post graduate - Photography, Graphics Arts, Electronics

University of California, Riverside (UCR): Post graduate: Computers

After graduation, started working at Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California.

Started teaching in 1967.

1980 started a part time Computer Sales Business (Elephant Walk Enterprises). In 1985 merged with Computer Wave (4 Apple Computer stores in Orange County). 1987 sold Computer Wave.

Subjects Taught: Mathematics, Photography, Science, Graphic Arts, Computers -- Grades 7th thru Adult

Retired in 2002 -- after teaching 33 years.

John, N6QQ