Got my ticket 2007-04-11 but didn't get on the air until 2012-09-04 due to business and family obligations.

Added a Tokyo Hy Power HL-450B amp  on 2013-05-17  to run with my FT 450 . Putting out 300+ watts. The antenna is a ground mounted Hustler 6 band vertical. Nothing fancy but it works - all 50 states and 78 countries on an FT817 with just 5 watts from 2012-09-04 to 2013-02-13 and 79 additional countries with the FT817 and a 45 watt amp from 2013-02-14 to 2013-04-30. See QSO log at the bottom of the page.

The picture is of me and my best friend in the world, Bowser, taken 28 years ago.