First licensed in 1957 (it's been a long time!) as KN4QLN, I progressed through the usual levels, receiving my Extra class call in the early 1980's. I have held a license continuously over this time, although family and work obligations as well as other interests have at times interfered with ham radio. I have always been a fan of CW, operating this mode almost exclusively over the years. I enjoy building my own equipment, mostly using kits, and have numerous QRP projects completed with the obvious problem of how to select which to use at any given time. I have built up several Rockmites, a HiMite, Steve Weber's ATS-3, Dan Tayloe's NC2030, Tony Park's Softrock receivers, Elecraft K2, and an assortment of power meters, SWR meters, tuners and the like, mostly residing in the obligatory Altoids tins. I'm starting to like SMT stuff, even as hard as it is to see. My latest build is the BITX20A 20M SSB xcvr which works like a charm, even if it is not yet working on CW.

When I'm not building or operating or meeting family obligations (I'm also retired, 33 years as an EE with Bell Labs, WECO, and finally Lucent), I enjoy woodcarving and keeping up with the yardwork.

I really enjoy the QRP foxhunts, chasing DX, and ragchewing on CW. I believe in QSLing, and will respond 100% to anyone who sends me their QSL card, and no SASE or equivalent will be necessary.