I WAS FIRST LICENSED IN 1958 AS A NOVICE AND TO A TECHNICIAN IN 1960. UPGRADED TO ADVANCED IN THE SEVENTYS AND EXTRA IN 2009. I LIKE TO BUILD AMPLIFIERS, TUNERS, ETC AS WELL AS WORK DX ON 2M AND 6M. ENJOY THE RAGCHEW ON 80 METERS AND DX ON 17 METERS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE ARRL AND THE NMEA. SOME OF MY WORK IS PICTURED BELOW. MY LATEST HF AMP AND MY RECENT 6 METER AMP. ALSO IS MY 80 METER BALANCED LINK COUPLED ANTENNA TUNER RATED AT 2500 WATTS. THIS UNIT IS REMOTE TUNED IN SHACK.