I was first licensed as WN4QVQ in 1963 while living in Lexington, KY and attending the University of Kentucky. At the time I was active at the university club station W4JP. After moving to Huntsville, AL in 1966, I upgraded to a general class license and was a founding member of the Northern Alabama DX club.

This was followed by a stint as WA5SNY in San Antonio while a member of the USAF. Continuing my migration west, I operated briefly from Salt Lake City, UT as WA4QVQ/7.

I moved to the west coast in 1973 and became WB6AZL, KA6CQQ and then KE6FI. After operating from about 1979 to 1983, I lost interest in the hobby and did not resume activity until 2001 after retiring.

Currently, I'm active in various forms of contesting including VHF contest as a rover. I'm a member of the Northern California Contest Club.