This is my hobby as I retired from the workforce in 1995 as a professional engineer in mechanical. I was licensed as a novice around 1958 as KN4RVN. I am a real amateur radio operator, not a pro like some of you. LOL. I served four years in the US Navy from 1951-1955 with 3 years and 4 months aboard the USS Carter Hall LSD-3.

My antennas are a 5 band Hex Beam at about 47 ft using a modified hazer and a Rohn 25 tower with a 12ft mast, and a half square for 40 meters at 55 ft to cover Europe and Asia I also have a half square antenna at 45 ft for north and south. I have aTen Tec Omni 6 plus and a TT Orion. My amps are an AL80 A and 811 three tube by Ameritron.