Born 12 July 1932 First QSO 14 Sept. 1948 as SP8XA. Used the following call-signs: SP8XA, SP5ZPZ, SP1JF, SP3PF, SP3AN, SQ2DX, 3Z2DX. For 30 years exclusively on VHF (meteor scatter, aurora, tropo DX, satellites). Profession: electronics & telecommunications engineer; mostly inmicrowaves, low-noise reception, semiconductor microwave generators. Great interest in antennas. QRV 160-10 m CW & SSB. No VHF activity now (interest is still there).