First licensed in 1973 as WN4GBI, Tim has been an active in East Tennessee Amateur Radio for 35 years. He has held the Amateur Extra Class license since 1982, and also holds the FCC Lifetme General Radiotelephone license (previously the FCC First Class Radiotelephone license) since 1978. He is a member and past president of the Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville (RACK). He is also a member of the Middle East Tennessee Emergency Radio Service (METERS). Tim is also the Owner and Operator of these East Tennessee Repeaters: 52.15/53.15, 144.57/145.17, 144.87/145.47,146.025/146.625, 146.13/146.73, 146.34/146.94, 147.675/147.075, 222.74/224.34,and 449.300/444.300. All these repeaters are located in the Knoxville, TN area. All of Tim's repeaters are open, and hams are welcome to try them out when in the area. Tim has been an amateur repeater owner since 1981. Tim is presently employed as the Chief Engineer of Citadel Broadcasting of Knoxville, which consists of radio stations WIVK-FM, WNOX FM, WNML AM/FM, WNRX-FM, and WOKI-FM. In addition, Tim is also the Chief Engineer of WJBZ-FM in the Knoxville area. He is also the Chief Engineer and Technical Director of the Vol Radio Network, which broadcasts the University of Tennessee football, basketball, and baseball games. He is married to Tammy, KB4TQO, and they have a daughter, Paige. Tim has a website which shares information about the repeaters: http://www.wb4gbi.com