Hello to everyone who stopped by to read this. The picture above is from my Air Force days.  I was the radio operator on the EC-130 Airborne Battlefield Command Center (7th ACCS) in Biloxi, MS;  The EC-135 Airborne Command Post (4th ACCS) in Rapid City, SD and (9th ACCS) in Honolulu, HI;  The E-3 AWACS Airborne Radar Platform (960th AWACS in Keflavik, Iceland, 964th and 966th AWACS in Oklahoma City, OK).   I was in the Air Force for 23 years and now make the Mississippi Gulf Coast my home.

I received my Novice ticket, in 1965, in Huntington, WV as WN8REA.  Some of the other calls I have held are; WA8REA, WB0QGO, KD8RP, WA5DM,  KH6JHC and TF/KD8RP.

I am using the 160 meter G5RV Inverted V at 50 feet (15.2 Meters)  for HF.  I also have a  3 Element Beam  for 6 meters.

I like to work 10 and 15 meters, so I am looking forward to the new sunspot cycle.  I completed my LoTW Triple Play Award ( #266 ) in early May  2009 and I still get on the K3UK Sked Page to help others with Mississippi.  I like work SSB, CW, and just about all the digital modes.  If you are on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, look for me on the 146.79 or 147.375 machines.

I am a member of MARS ( AFA4IB ) and belong to the Mississippi Gulf Coast ARA (W5SGL), Keesler AFB Club (K5TYP), and the Jackson County ARA (W5WA).  I am also a certified storm spotter and work with the Jackson County and Harrison County Emergency Management Agencies.

We QSL via LoTW, e-QSL, Direct, and the Bureau. 

73 de Don, W8DM

                         Triple Play # 266 | 10-10 # 15376  |  OMISS # 6307  |  FH # 1102  |  30MDG # 2673  |  EPC # 8369