I am a native of Kalamazoo, MI, and I have had my amateur radio license since 1958 when I received both KN8LOT (Novice) and K8LOT (Technician) at the same time. I upgraded to General in 1959, Advanced in 1990 and Extra in 1991.

Besides the "8" callsigns, I have also held W4BIE, W2FXJ and W1HIC. I am also Trustee of two club stations --- the West End Collegiate Amateur Radio Society station, W2WEC and the American Red Cross in Greater New York station, NY2RC.

I am a Life Member of ARRL, AMSAT and QCWA, also a member of ARES, ARECS and SKYWARN. Emergency operating capability is a high priority here in New York City in the post-9/11 world. I served as a radio operator in the days following the attacks, and I saw first-hand the effectiveness of Amateur Radio when all else fails. As a result of that experience, I have qualified as a Red Cross Volunteer. With the objective of adding to the NYC pool of licensed hams to support our needs in an emergency, I have been periodically running a Technician Class licensing course.

I tend to focus on DXing, but I enjoy all aspects of the hobby, including QRP. I have recently developed an interest in contesting, and I am now a member of the Potomac Valley Radio Club.

My daughter, Zane, W2YL, now 20, received her Extra at the age of 10 in 1999. She is a sophomore at Harvard where she is President of the Harvard Wireless Club, the oldest ham radio club in the USA.

My wife, Kathleen, is a Technician, K2KWB. We live in a Manhattan "brownstone", where we have some limited HF amateur radio capabilities and a collection of VHF/UHF gear for emergency ops.

We have a very well-equipped station at our weekend home on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Here is a link that should (it usually works!) show you real-time "Micro-Local Weather" at our Maryland QTH:

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=w3bw-5&last=240

This system uses an unattended APRS station to transport contemporaneous weather readings into the internet.

We have just added a winter residence in Key West,FL, where I have put together a station on a very small plot of land.

I make my living as an investor, and I serve on a number of boards, both corporate and non-profit. I recently became chairman of the board of trustees for The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME. Here is a link:

http://www.jax.org/

I started out as an engineer. Here is a link that will describe some of my early exploits:

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/01/20/