After radioman school, I was assigned to Coast Guard Communications Station Honolulu (Callsign NMO) in Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii. At that time, NMO was a "tennant" command at NavCams EastPac (The Navy's communications facility in the middle of Oahu). Throughout that period, from 1975 through 1977, I was very active in operating and maintaining the Navy's Amateur Club Station (KH6UL) located in the center of the base.

In 1977 I transfered to Coast Guard Group Station Monterey (NMC6) with my young wife Tami. Tami and I stayed in Monterey until the end of my enlistment in 1979. In 1980, a year after my enlistment, I spent reserve duty at Coast Guard Communications Station San Francisco (NMC) located in Point Reyes, California.

After my Coast Guard duties, Tami and I returned to our home in Aurora, Colorado where we raised our fine children. Tami eventually earned her amateur license as KB0ACE, as did our son, KB0JFH. After living near Cherry Creek Reservoir for 22 years, Tami and I moved to Green Mountain where we now reside.

I, myself, upgraded to Amateur Extra in 1982 but avoided the "gamble" of a callsign reassignment - opting to keep my WBØJNR. Throughout my entire amateur radio experience I have remained active in QRP (low power) and QRPp (output levels of less than one watt) CW (Morse code) operations - even serving as one of the founders of the Colorado QRP Club ( http://www.cqc.org ).

In addition to amateur radio, I also earned the FCC's General Radiotelephone License. Further, still related to radio, I have worked as a music programmer ("DJ") and Talk-Show interviewer for community radio station KGNU (88.5 FM Boulder, 1390 AM Denver) right here in Colorado.

Besides all of my work with the Coast Guard, amateur, and public radio, I have remained an an avid backpacker, technical climber, and environmental activist. My trademark mottos remain "Defending 3.8 Billion Years of Organic Evolution," "CW Forever!" and "72s (best wishes QRP) to all!"

Here are some of my amateur radio awards and the various Ham clubs I have belonged to over the years:

EFT QRPp Low Power Award #1 http://www.rogerwendell.com/qrpaward.html

Colorado QRP Club #7 http://www.cqc.org

SSS 52 Chapter #12R

1976 S.C.A.T.S. # 43

Orange Juice #105

Fire-Ball 10mW Fraternity #186

Yodar Kritch #354

Louisiana Alligator #736

City of Lights #805HC

Colorado Bighorn #854

1000-Mile-Per-Watt Club

ZUT #1363 #1395 http://www.comm-one.org/

FISTS Morse Preservation Society #1501 http://www.fists.org/

Colorado Centennial #2790

QRP ARC International #3787 http://www.qrparci.org/

Society of Wireless Pioneers #4518-M http://www.sowp.org/

Ten-Ten International #8704 http://www.ten-ten.org/

MARAC "Last County" Award #10325

QCWA #27635 http://www.qcwa.org/

ARRL member since 1970 http://www.arrl.org/

ARRL Rag Chewers Club

ARRL Bicentennial Worked All States Award

- - - - - Created for QRZ on January 3, 1999

- - - - - Revised by WBØJNR on March 19 2003

- - - - - Updated Email Address and other info on 09-18-2004