Grid: EN66, County: Marquette

Please QSL via USPS.  I will return a card (no need for SASE).

Former calls, KA8VKX 1984-1994, and AA8RC 1994-1998. Born and raised in Ishpeming, Michigan, which is in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Marquette, Michigan. I lived in Aurora, Minnesota for 5 years, where I obtained the call KB0P. Aurora is located next to Virginia, MN, which is 60 miles north of Duluth on the Minnesota Iron Range. In 2003, I moved back to Ishpeming, Michigan, where I currently reside.

I enjoy QRP, CW, and homebrewing. I enjoy operating vintage radio gear using AM on 75, 40, and 10 Meters. I also enjoy experimenting with crystal radio receivers, and I won 2nd place in the Second Annual Crystal Radio contest, which was held in March, 2000. Also, I enjoy playing with PIC's, building controllers, CW ID'ers, and other related projects.

I am active in Repeater Linking. I set up the very first Internet Linked repeater in Minnesota (WD8RFS/R) in January 2000, using Vocaltec IPhone, then ILink, and later Echolink. I have recently linked 2-Meter repeaters in Michigan using UHF.

Micro-Broadcasting is another of my childhood interests (89.1 MHz, Whippoorwill Community Radio, WCR). I broadcast WWII tunes (Big Band music) as well as WWII news and radio programs to the local neighborhood. My station is an official broadcaster of the Yesterday USA Network.

I am a member of the first-ever Upper Peninsula Bagpipe Band, Superior Pipes and Drums. As a drummer, I play the bass drum.  I am also heading up the flourishing tenor section of the band.

I am just starting to get back into satellites in 2009 (last 1991).   I am slowly building my satellite station in 2009.

For more details and photos, visit my website: http://www.kb0p.com