I became a ham while a Captain on the Valparaiso Fire Dept,and operated HF from staion # 2. with another ham,KU9W. We had many enjoyable qso's and worked a lot of DX when duty didn't call. I have a multi-station qth and operate on most bands . I enjoy chasing dx and will sit long periods of time to get that "Hard to get one". Thanks for all the om's and yl's who make this the greatest hobby in the world. I operated as P40RL and AF7H/C6A. This was my first time operating as a dx station and enjoyed every minute.

Since my retirement from Hughes/Raytheon MIssile Systems,my wife Nancy(N9NCY)(SK) and I were CERTS instructors . I was also with FEMA and spent two disasters with them. Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. I have a Q.C.W.A. # 32653 ,10-X #57344 Geratol# 2536 Directors # 632 W.A.S. W.A.C.