I enjoy Dxing, Contesting and meeting people from all over the world. You will find me on SSB and CW. I have been licensed since May 1977 and enjoy the hobby more now than ever.

I travel a lot internationally with my job as a physician at the Mayo Clinic. I lecture frequently in Europe, Asia and Latin America. I plan to operate portable from Chile when I am there for medical meetings as time allows.

I operated VP5H during the ARRL DX SSB contest with my friend W0GJ and his wife KL7YL. Contesting from the Caribbean was a blast. Thank you to all who worked us! I am still answering QSL cards from the trip and we are planning to be there in March 2009.

Hobbies include time with my lovely spouse, Jann, who tolerates my activities in our hobby; and activities with our children (W0SMW, K0AEW, K0KEW and one yet to get the ticket), Travel, Golf, photography and politics. W0SMW has started contesting with me in M/M events. She is a great operator for her age - 10.

All QSL cards sent to me directly are answered. Bureau cards are answered generally with some delay. I also do LOTW.

I recently operated CE2/K0MD from Vina del Mar, Chile. I have been working with the medical community there for ten years organizing medical conferences. It is a beautiful city by the sea and I enjoyed working everyone who called me. I was using a Force 12 Sigma 40 XK vertical dipole and an Icom 7000 rig. The picture on this site shows the hotel where I operated and you can see the Force 12 Sigma 40 XK at the top of the hotel. You can QSL via my home address or the buro. For those of you who worked me as CE7/K0MD, please qsl via my home address or buro also. I was visiting Puerto Varas, a picturesque village in the South of Chile.

For those of you who worked me as K0MD/BY1TX, please QSL directly to my home QTH. I will reply once I get the log from the B1Z club station. I want to thank FanBin and the members of the B1Z club who graciously hosted me in China during the CQ CW WPX contest. Their By1TX station is fantastic and their hospitality and kindness exceed anything one could imagine. I hope you will take time to read my article in the NCJ about this trip. You can also find more information in the GreyLine publication from the Twin Cities DX association.

I am the advisor for the Schaeffer Academy Radio club, W0SAA. Please work our students and QSL directly to my home address. The students love getting cards.

I have helped organize the 2008 W0 DXCC and contest meetings as part of the Rochester Amateur radio expo, www.rarexpo.org.

Organizations

ARRL (www.arrl.org/), Twin Cities Dx Association (http://www.tcdxa.org/), Minnesota Wireless Association (http://www.w0aa.org/), Honorary Member, B1Z. Trustee, W0SAA, Schaeffer Academy Radio Club.