I received my first ticket in 2002, upgraded to General in 2004 and Extra in 2005. I served as the Kentucky ARES District 3 Emergency Coordinator in 2004 and 2005 until moving to Florida for a few months. My wife of 38 years, Janie, and I came back to Kentucky in 2006 where I work as a real estate broker and auctioneer. I currently serve as the secretary for the Owensboro Amateur Radio Club, and I am a ARRL VE.

My station equipment consists of a Kenwood TS-2000 and a MFJ-969 tuner fed by a Windom wire antenna at 30 feet. It's nothing elaborate, but it works pretty well. My preferred mode is SSB on 10, 17, 20 and 40 meters, and I will be trying my luck with 6m SSB/FM as soon as I can get my 6m homemade j-pole mounted.

73, Jim