I HAVE BEEN FIRST LICENSED ON JAN.1,1951,UNDER THE SAME CALL I CURRENTLY HOLD. INITIALLY,MY MAIN INTEREST WAS DXING ON THE HF BANDS; AFTER GAINING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IN ELECTRONICS,I HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES ON THE HIGHER BANDS,INCLUDING EME(ON 432 MHZ) AND MICROWAVES(UP TO 24 GHZ). I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN 160 MTRS.CW DXING,A VERY CHALLENGING MODE. PRESENT HF EQUIPMENT:ICOM 756 PRO III,ALPHA 76PA AMP.,3 ELE SteppIR @50 FT.,INVERTED L (16 RADIALS)AND BEVERAGE FOR 160. ON THE HIGHER BANDS:ASSORTED GEAR AND ANTENNAS FOR 50,144,432 MHZ,AND1.2,2.3,5.7,10 AND 24GHZ.I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOO HAPPY WITH THE "HELLO-GOODBYE"STYLE OF QSO,AND WOULD RATHER HAVE AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES' CONVERSATION WITH MY CORRESPONDENT,LANGUAGE BARRIER PERMITTING. PROFESSIONALLY,I GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 1956 AND HAVE BEEN A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN UNTIL MY RETIREMENT IN 2001

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