56 years of Ham Radio Operation

Novice Class: WN6UFJ July,1957 Technician: W6UFJ Dec. 1957 General: Aug. 1958 Advance: Oct. 1968, Extra Class: May,1974

New Call: N6QQ May, 1977

First RadioTelephone: June, 1968 First RadioTelegraph: June, 1974

Other US calls: AC6UFJ, NA6ITU

Eqsl Fans - check out this site: http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N6QQ

Contesters: http://www.dxwatch.com/ct_scores?call=n6qq (DX Watch - 3830 Scores)

I have visited the following 54 countries:

3A, 3W, 6Y, 9M2, 9V, BV, BY, DL, DU, EI, F, FG, FM, FS, G, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HL, HS, HV, I, JA,K, KH6, KL7, KP2, KP3, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OK, OM, ON, OZ, PA, PJ5, PJ7, S5, S9, SM, T9, VE, VP2E, VP2M, VR, XE, XX9, YO, YU

Monaco, Montenegro, Jamacia, Barbados, Croatia, West Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Germany, Philippines, Ireland, Guadeloupe, Martinique, England, Scotland, Guernsey, Wales, Hungary, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Korea, Thailand, Vatican, Italy, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, Pureto Rico, Bonsnia/Herzegovina, Norway, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, St. Maarten, Slovenia, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Antigua, Canada, Montserrat, Hong Kong, Mexico, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Macao

Awards: 8-Band DXCC, 5BWAZ, 5BWAS, DXCC via Oscar 13.

CQ WPX Award: wkd 3048

Have driven in all 50 states, giving out over 1,500 counties. Have worked 2,880 counties

Clubs: Southern Calif. DX Club, Southern Calif. Contest Club, Downey Amateur Radio Club, Orange Country Radio Club, 10-10 International-Life #28884, ARRL-Life, Amsat-Life

Past President - Southern California DX Club 2011 http://www.scdxc.org/

Check out the ClubLog scores for the SCDXC - http://www.clublog.org/league.php?club=60

Card Checker for ARRL DXCC and CQ Awards

Other interests: Boy Scouts of America Troop 303 Bellflower (I am an Eagle Scout), Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service

Education:

Paramount Senior High School: Class of 1961

Compton Junior College: Electronics

California State University, at Long Beach: Teaching Degrees in Mathematics, Economics, Graphic Arts, Electronics, Photography, Chemistry, Computers

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Post graduate

University of California, Riverside (UCR): Post graduate: EdD degree

After graduation, started working at Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California. Aerospace Division, QA inspector on the Phoneix Missile System Program.

Started teaching in 1967.

1980 started a part time Computer Sales Business (Elephant Walk Enterprises). In 1985 merged with Computer Wave (4 Apple Computer stores in Orange County). 1987 sold Computer Wave.

Subjects Taught: Mathematics, Photography, Science, Graphic Arts, Computers -- Grades 7th thru Adult

Retired in 2002 -- after teaching 33 years.

John, N6QQ

Wife Ratree

1958 Age 16