I received my Novice license on 29 April 1954 at age 14 and was W4FSP in the decade 1955-1965. Graduate School in English Literature (UT Knoxville) and Seminary (Union NYC) prevented my logging the then required operating time for license renewal. I let my license expire in 1965 knowing that if I lied on the renewal application that the FCC would surely ask to see my log. Soon thereafter the FCC dropped the operating time requirement!

Was reintroduced to Amateur Radio by a wonderful group of Mad River Valley hams: Fred WA1LIE and Jo KB1EPT, Ken KB1GPQ and Fran KB1GPP and Dave W1DEC. Received new call KB1JBX in Nov 2002 and vanity call sign W1AAT in Jan 2003. The previous and likely original holder of W1AAT was Louis J. Rizoli of Salem, MA.

A retired clergyman, Steven's Tech Fund Raiser, Manufacturer's Rep to the Aluminum Rolling Industry and Mad River Canoe receptionist and company ambassador, I'm now driving school bus part time and substitute teach occasionally at the local high school. Someday I will take the Winnebago to Tucson for the winter!

Interests include Grandchildren, Genealogy, Golf, Green Mountains, Astronomy, Garrison Keillor and growing older gracefully.

Home is in the spectacularly beautiful 24x5 mile Mad River Valley in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains where Sugarbush and Mad River Glen are local roadside attractions.