I have been licensed since June, 1972(WN4AUX). I replaced the WN with a WA the next year when I upgraded to General.In the days before instant upgrades, I had to wait 2 months before I could operate as WA4AUX. About this time, I got out of college and went to work. Worked so much overtime I had no time to take the Advanced. The FCC started going to Birminghamfest in 1976, where I got the Advanced, and the Extra the next year. I got into VHF not long after, and worked 50 states and 20 countries before going back to school. After that stint in school, I wen to work for U.S. Army at Redstone Arsenal, AL and stayed there as a civil servant for 2 1/2 years. Got caught up in the quota system and left to work ofr a government contractor. This came to an end 10 years later when quotas kicked in. After another contract at NASA MSFC, I left to go back to private industry. I am a reliability technician at ADTRAN in Huntsville, AL where I ensure that only the best products go to our customers.Due to busy work schedule, romantic relations, and lack of interest, I am not as active as I once was. Seems as though people don't respect our hobby and our country like they used to.Politically conservative. Member of the Church of Christ since 1997. Looking forward to retirement one of these days.Trying to stay physically active and be around a few more years.