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Born: Monterey, California (vintage 1961)

** ARRL Life Member **

         DXCC #42,526

        WAS-CW # 53,065

       WAS-RTTY # 631

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Licensed: 1989-KB8LKF (Novice), 17 Years & 3 Upgrades Later N8NOE (Extra), Continuously Active.

Favorite Bands: Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffett, Nazareth, Blue Oyster Cult, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Alice Cooper, Texas Tornados, Frank Zappa, Jo-El Sonnier and John Mellencamp....

Groups and Such: http://www.ctdxcc.org/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MI-Cigar/ , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MacAPRS/ ,

Favorite Software: MacLoggerDX, CocoaModem, RUMped & RUMtrol (DL2RUM's Software), RYTelnet, Photoshop, Acrobat, MacOSX, (Any Flavor), Xastir and Microsoft Office OSX. ( I DO like the Windows (ctrl,alt,del) Keys!..)

Favorite stuff for the Shack: My New Icom PW-1 Amplifier and My FLUKE-867B Meter. My NEW MacBook Pro 15" (Intel Duo-Core) "My Favorite Coffee Cup", B/SOTL, Coffee, Rocky Patel, Coffee, C.A.O, Cohiba, Punch Gran Puros, Bahia Blue,Coffee... (If ya'll don't know you DON'T need to)...

Favorite Rig: My Home Station has all been updated now, I use a Icom IC-756PROIII, with the Alpha/Delta DX-CC Antenna at about 30ft, And a GAP Challenger (Ground Mounted). The Added Icom PW-1 Amplifier is a GREAT addition to the station, and really Plug-N-Play. This is about the BEST I can do here. I Also run a Icom IC-703 from a Backpack using a Ventenna HFp Vertical/Dipole for QRP work, And the Transworld Backpacker. Just started getting into D-Star Radio and having a Blast with that also. See Who is on D-Star Right Now on D-Star Users.

Clubs: CTDXCC ( Central Texas DX and Contest Club ),  ARRL Life Member, Feld-Hell FH#439 , Straight Key Century Club SKCC#2469, Flying Pigs FP#1031

I've been running RTTY, CW, HELL Mostly on ALL bands I hear signals, Mostly 20/30/40 and even got a few on 10 Meter. My MacAPRS Station on FindU (Xastir) is still up 24/7....

Running The AR-Technology's AR-Cluster at Home here also, This can be Reached by my FTP-Web Page (or) Direct: Telnet://N8NOE.Ham-Radio-Op.Net on Port 23  Either are Fine.. My weather station data can be seen here also, I use a Oregon Scientific WMR-968 with Mac OSX and PC software both.

(( Quotes )) "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"!........... (or) "Next Time You have a Thought,--- Let it GO!"....

I have returned to Michigan after SOME years in Ft. Worth, Texas & And some time in Austin, Texas ( Capital of the Republic ). I Love and Miss Texas And the People in General (But will return Again & Again if needed), I had to return to Michigan for reasons Beyond "MY" control.

Mac & Icom, Apple & HF, I'm a Happy Ham.... Support Your Local MARS Stations!!!

Hook 'em Horns!           GO BLUE!

"" Fight Oppression: Sit Down, Shut Up, Smoke a Cigar and have a cup of Coffee!"" .....73 Y'All..