• "The Soviet Sputnik -- the first in the world" -- caught my attention when it was launched on October 4, 1957.
• First licensed in 1958 as WV2BQJ in Syracuse, NY. Upgraded to General Class in 1959 as WA2BQJ
• First station was Heathkit DX-40 and Hallicrafters SX-99 receiver, with an end-fed long wire. "Those Were The Days" -- especially for 10M DX !

• Other calls held: Ohio (WB8CHZ), Pennsylvania (WA3VTM), and California (WA6OMA, KE6MI)
• In 1976, my career took me to Silicon Valley, where I reconnected with amateur radio in the late 90s
• I enjoy DXing, Ragchewing, Antenna Construction, and all aspects of Contesting
• Member of the "10-10-10" PJ7E DXpedition to St. Maarten

If you visit my website - http://www.k6mm.com - you'll find, among other things:

• A Gallery containing over 1,000 images of my QSL card collection
• "The No Excuses 160M Vertical" antenna, which won the June 2009 QST cover plaque award
• Google Movie showing "Where's San Jose, CA?"
• My tribute to William Marcum, the original holder of callsign K6MM
• "Fun Stuff", including Ham Cartoons, old TV Commercials and links to some very unusual Morse Code keys

Designing amateur radio websites is another hobby. I'm the Web Guy for these sites:

• International DX Convention (IDXC): http://dxconvention.com
• California QSO Party: http://www.cqp.org
• The CW Operators' Club (CWops): http://www.cwops.org
• Northern California Contest Club (NCCC): http://www.nccc.cc
• NS Sprint: http://www.ncccsprint.com
• Northern California DX Club (NCDXC): http://www.ncdxc.org
• Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF): http://www.ncdxf.org
• Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association (PAARA): http://www.paara.org
• PJ7E Sint Maarten DXpedition: http://www.pj7e.com
• NH8S Swains Island DXpedition: http://www.nh8s.org

Membership:

 

 

Leadership:

Past-President of the Northern California Contest Club; Founding Member of the CW Operators’ Club (CWops #11); Northern California DX Foundation Board Member; Co-chair for the 2011 & 2013 International DX Convention in Visalia.

QSL Policy: 100% - preferably in this order:

• Logbook of the World (LoTW)
• Direct
• Bureau
• eQSL.cc

Let's have a QSO soon!

73,
John, K6MM