Ham since 1953.

I was a member of the K5D DXpedition team on KP5 (Desecheo) in February 2009 and enjoyed QSOs with thousands of you. TU for the fun.

DXCC Honor Roll (345 countries confirmed), DXCC on 9 individual bands, DXCC via CW, DXCC via SSB, DXCC via RTTY, DXCC Challenge (2,500 plus), WAC, WAS, WAZ.Life Member ARRL, Asst. Director ARRL WV Section. Member NCDXF, FISTS, QCWA,1010, West Virginia DX Assn and others. Member of the A-1 Operator's Club. Active on CW, Phone and Digital modes. Trustee of Tri-State Amateur Radio Association (TARA) (station W8VA). Board Member/past President of The Museum of Radio & Technology, Huntington, WV, one of the world's finest collections of antique radios, TVs and other electronic equipment including old ham radio equipment. Director of Nets for the WBCCI Recreational Vehicle Services Nets and Net Manager of the 40 Meter RV Service Net (daily 7.191 MHz 7 to 9 a.m. eastern time).

Retired President of broadcasting firm that owned TV and radio stations. Former General Manager of television stations. Former television station News Director. Former News Anchorman.

Rev: W8OI - Sat Feb 6 13:31:57 1999