Ralph has been active almost continuously since he was licensed in 1962. He has been involved in many aspects of amateur radio; but his passions are DX’ing, contesting, and DXpeditions. He also enjoys growing his antenna farm.

He participated in the 1992 DXpeditions to South Sandwich and South Georgia, led the 1994 DX’pedition to Peter I, was a member of the 1995 XR0Y Easter Island team, was a co-leader of the 1997 VK0IR Heard Island team, and returned to South Sandwich and South Georgia in 2002. Ralph was a co-leader of the 3Y0X DXpedition to Peter I in 2006 and was a member of the K5D Desecheo Island DXpedition in 2009.  He holds six DXpedition of the Year Plaques and is a member of the DX Hall of Fame.

Ralph has enjoyed introducing hams to the thrills of contesting and DX’ing. He is married with four children and is a recently retired diagnostic radiologist.