I am 52 years young and got my licence back in 1981.

Been a livesound engineer for many years,stopped touring and changed my job and became a Pro-audio sales manager.

At that moment I became some sparetime for my hobby, contesting.

Active on all (HF) bands and modes.

Often as single operator for the "smaller" contests,in the other contests I ussually work in M/M environment.

Member of contestgroup PI4ZI and the Bavarian Contest Club.

Been active with:

PI4ZI, PI65ZI,==> PACC contest 2001-2012

PA6HQ, PH6HQ,==> IARU contest 2008-2010

DA0CA, ==> WPX-SSB 2005

DR2006N,

DR1A ==> WPX-SSB 2008 (#2WW), CQWW-SSB 2009 (#2WW), CQWW-SSB 2010 (#4WW), CQWW-SSB 2011, WPX-SSB 2012

and others.

This is a part of my Ten-Tec set-up during CQWW-CW 2009

My equipment; Yaesu FT-1000mp, Yaesu FT1000d, (2x) Ten-Tec Titan (425), KLM KT-34a on a 70 feet tower, inv. L for the low bands.

73's CUAGN

Gerard PA1TX