KH6WT:QSL all May,March,February 2006 QSOs via opr. K1YR ONLY.PLEASE QSL all KH6WT Nov 2004 QSOs VIA Operator K3TM ONLY. Pse QSL all KH6WT IARU July 2004 and July 2005 QSOs VIA Opr. K1YR ONLY, many thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------

Passed NOVICE test in December of 1958(Tks to "Elmer"- K6VWE): First call WV6GNA finally issued and received in June of 1959. First DX QSO: JA8LN, Ryo ,"One of the Fighters on 40mtr CW" in 1960 - Who is also still active.

Ex:WV6GNA/WA6GNA(1959-76), KH6JES, KH6JLN(1976-78), AH6B (1978-82), AH2R (1982-86),

AA4XK (1986-90), 5Z4BG (1987-1990),AP/WM3C(1990-93), VR2LA (1993-97),

NH7D(1997-present). Primarily interested in CW DX, mostly 20/40 mtrs, and

QRP work.: First Station: World Radio Labs

"Globe Chief 90" crystal control 0n 7177 Kcs with an 807 final and a Hallicrafters SX-25 Receiver and 40m

Dipole.WA6GNA station evolved into National NC-300 RX, a drifty Heathkit VF-1 VFO, Homebrew TX w/2 6GJ5 TV sweep tube finals (from 1963 ARRL "QST" article "Novice Gallon ,General 150 Watter" to drive

Homebrew Amp w/ pair of 813s in Grounded Grid for 900 watts input

and 2el 20 m yagi or 20mtr inverted Vee to work DXCC #10910 awarded 05 December 1969.

47 Years later & using Ten-Tec Argonaut V at 20/5 Watts, Elecraft K-1 at 5 watts, or 20 Year old Kenwood TS830s at 75 watts. Antenna 20mtr Folded Dipole installed as inverted Vee,or Waterlogged 14AVQ Trapped Vertical on 40/30/20/15 and 10 Meters, and a J-37 Straight Key from WA6YEE many years ago.

Stayed on 40mtr CW for Years! Opr /mm as NEBG on USS FLETCHER,DD-445, KQJT on SS NOONDAY, and WMTO on Tanker MOBILOIL during the years 1967-1970. Then"swallowed the anchor" and worked ashore after getting married to the cutest YL in the Ryukyu Islands  . Retired in 1997 from U.S. Foreign Service (a.k.a. "Foreign Circus") and returned to 22 Olena Street, Hilo.

Aloha , DX es 73 from the Volcano Island of HAWAII. Pse QSL, tnx

DE Ben "Rino", NH7D