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If you would like a QSL card to confirm our QSO I will be glad to QSL by the bureau or direct with a SASE. Please send your QSL card for the wall, and I will proudly post it. SWL reports are also welcome. 100% of my logs are also updated on eQSL (AG) and LOTW automatically.

In the photo, in addition to myself, it shows my XYL Eva, and four of our five grand kids: Olivia, Kaitlin, Megan, and Matthew. Nicholas (not shown) was born on my birthday in August 2008. What a present!

My first association with radio was as an 11 year old, when my parents bought me a Hallicrafters S-38E Mark II shortwave receiver for Christmas 1958. I was an avid SWL with my attic long wire. That planted a seed.

Much later, I was reintroduced to radio communications through the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), and received courses in military communications and operations, as well as electronics from the US Air Force, of which CAP is part.

Down the road this lead me to getting my first amateur license as novice (with CW) in 1984. Along the way, I upgraded to Tech and General. I enjoyed traffic handling in CAP. Previously had call AFB1AU with USAF MARS and AAR3GR with Army MARS.

After retiring from CAP-USAF as the PA Wing Chief-of-Staff (Lt Col) at Fort Indiantown Gap, I became involved in my hometown local government of Warminster Township for 11 years first as a member of the planning commission, and later as an elected member of the Township's governing council for 6 years, and then as Treasurer for the Tricentennial Committee.

Currently, the Township has me back on the Planning Commission and also on the Construction Code Appeal Board. The EPA district of the ARRL appointed me as the Local Government Liasion for the Bucks County area. During working hours, I'm employed by RJ Luce Associates, LLC which is an architectural services company that we own.

After years of radio inactivity, I upgraded to Extra and a short while ago started again on HF. So far, I have contacts with 92 countries, and 50 US states. I finally got my last state with Debbie / KL7OU in Big Lake, Alaska. ARRL issued my WAS certificate #54,723 in August 2010.

I'm a member of the Warminster ARC executive board serving as club president. In addition, I belong to the Honolulu ARC, and a past member of the Arizona Outlaws Contest Club.

My station consists of a Kenwood TS-440 (completely rebuilt) for digital, and a Kenwood TS-2000 for phone. The antenna is a Carolina Windom OCF dipole. We are very happy with the Windom. Recently, I did manage to find a refurbished Hallicrafters S-38E Mark II shortwave receiver on Ebay for nostalgia purposes - my first radio from over 50 years back. We recently converted the Icom IC-2200H for D*Star ops via K3PDR C-Port.

Hobbies besides radio include: Geocaching, flying, steam trains, railroads, and snorkeling with my wife at our favorite spots on Kauai and O'ahu at our part-time place in Hawaii.

Aloha and 73's.