For contests that require first name, I use my nickname -- RICK

10-10 Number: 75985 Issued 8/7/11.

100% reply on all QSL cards including contest contacts. No SASE required. Buro cards returned via Buro. Direct cards are directly returned for both domestic and international QSLs.

----------------------------------------------

I am the letters "P" and "T" Sorter for the WØ QSL Bureau - Visit us at the WØ QSL Bureau(http://www.zeroburo.org/) for information on the W0 QSL Bureau.

I am  the secretary of the Mississippi Valley DX and Contest Club (MVDX/CC)

and a member of the The St. Louis and Suburban Radio Club (SLSRC)

---------------------------------------------

Equipment: ICOM IC-746 PRO, Radio-wave OCF 66' Windsor dipole, 6 meter 1960 vintage halo, and a 3 element 2 meter yagi. I also have aKenwood TH-F6A handheld transceiver.

I was originally licensed as W9EGP in 1961 when I lived in Chicago and worked 6 meters as a teenager. My call was changed to W0NFS when I moved to the St. Louis area after I graduated college. I operated 6 meters exclusively during the 60s.

I am currently retired. I had worked for McDonnell Douglas from 1970 to January 1993, IBM from January 1993 to January 2008 and AT&T from February 2008 to July 2009. Working for these companies, I have traveled the world.

I was also very involved in GUIDE, a large IBM user group from 1978 to 1988 and the User Alliance for Open System from 1990 to 1992 having served as a officer of both organizations.