Effective 2.23.05, my Vanity Call is KY6LA"Krazy Yankee Six Loves America"

Well I finally broke down and got my US Extra LicenseAE6SM"Awfully Extremely Six Sado Masochist".,,but after 46 years (VE3GFW/K6)as a ham, I guess I should know that stuffeven had the unpleasant experience of passing the code again after not using it for 30+ year5 WPM .slowest speed I have ever copied.like a bicycle you never forget. now I will NEVER have to copy Morse again.

It seems that I have been a ham forever. In 1958, built my first rig (10 WPMCanukian General) and my first computer (4 bits total) in 1958 which got me into college far too young for my own good.Got 3 Engineering degrees Wrote a few books. Founded a few companies. Early inventor/dabbler in lots of technologies including traffic control systems, vehicle tracking systems, digital RF communications Trash to energy systems… in the 60's - 90's. Did NOT win the Nobel Prize so I stroked my ego by getting lots of patents and even made some sheckels on a few of them. .I have worked at the "Bleeding Edge of Technology" all my life. which is a great deal of fun Had some success combating the negative effects of Luddites.

Took me until 1975 to get 15WPM (Canukian Extra) so I would not have to use CW on HF bands.Never did understand why one had to pass a CW test just so you did not have to use it anymore Needless to say I still detest CW It is such an inefficient mode compared to digital modes such MFSK or PSK that will pass traffic at much higher speeds when you can no longer copy CW in the noise.

Moved to the California in 1986. Love the weatherHope to never see the change of seasons again

Installing a SteppIR - MonstIR 40M - 6M beam on an 85' tower, {Yes I even got a building permit in La Jolla, CA-The tower project is at

http://www.ky6la.com for the entire project

http://www.ky6la.com/towerbase for the tower base construction and

http://www.ky6la.com/erection for the tower raising.

(MonstIR a 3 El Monobander on 40/30, 4 el Mono on 20/17/15/12/10 and 6 El on 6} Station is totally computerized. Rig is an Icom IC-756 Pro III and a PW-1 1KW amp. I use a RigExpert USB interface to one computer and a RigBlaster Sound Card Interface to the second computer. 136 countries on PSK31, 76 MFSK.

I photo print individual QSLs using the picture I took on my 2001 Tahiti DX trip for 100% of each and every QSO as I still like to collect QSLs and I find that if I pay special attention to QSLs I get more of them back.

Never plan to retire. I am having too much fun

Really got into Emergency Communications after the 2003 San Diego FiresRecently awarded "2004 Ham of the Year" by the Coronado Emergency Radio Operators, Inc.

Love to beta test new digital modes. . Currently a SCAMP Alpha tester Made first SCAMP 40M two way QSOCurrently working on setting up Winlink EMCOMM for San Diego and Imperial Counties. but "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".

MEMBER: ARRL (LIFE) ECHOLINK #9919, 10-10 #10803