My interest in Ham Radio started when I was a young fellow around 1970. I had built a "Hamshack" in my bedroom closet(enough room for one small person, HiHi). The main focal point of my shack was my DX-150A Receiver http://www.rigpix.com/rs-realistic/realistic_dx150a.htm . I would spend hours upon hours listening to Amateur Radio Operators. I read everything I could find about Amateur Radio and set forth to get my Novice License. I have had a keen interest in electronics since grade school, so I guess it was a natural progression. Well, trying to learn the code(from LP!) proved too much to keep my attention with all of the distractions of the age! So, after a 30 year pause, I decided that I would not leave old goals hanging over me and I promptly dove back into the hobby achieving Extra Class within a year(I must have remembered something!). I have enjoyed all aspects of Amateur Radio since and continue to enjoy assembling and reconfiguring my "shack". I really spend much more time listening than talking. I enjoy building and restoring old gear and, otherwise, tinkering and improving. But, on occasion, I will jump out there and prove my gear! I still enjoy the technical aspect of Amateur Radio. Please check out my web page at http://AE4BP.ham-radio-op.net/amateur_radio_ae4bp.htm. This modest little page runs from my server right here in my shack.

I participate as a Director for the Columbia Amateur Radio Club and enjoy working as a Volunteer Examiner.

***Lately, I have been playing with APRS. I have also been working on setting up my weather station with live APRS weather data. I am also working on incorporating this data into my web pages as time warrants. Currently, you can get this data at http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?ae4bp-4 and at http://www.wunderground.com/stationmaps/gmap.asp?zip=29201&wmo=99999 Stay tuned!

73 de AE4BP