I have been continuously licensed since 1981. I am active on HF phone, CW, PSK and two-meter FM. My original Novice callsign was KA7KIP. I have also held DA1AM and DA1GL callsigns while working as a civilian for the U.S. Army in Germany in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. My wife, Ruth holds the callsign KA7VNR. In my teens in the early 1960s I was a member of Popular Electronics magazine shortwave listeners’ club. I was assigned the ID of WPE7CKG and I still have the certificate they sent me more than 45 years ago. The magazine is now defunct.

We are members of the St. John Valley Amateur Radio Assn. and the ARRL. Our QTH is Grand Isle, Maine, which is on the US and Canada border and has a population of ca. 500 people. From our window we can overlook New Brunswick Canada.

Our home in early winter

I QSL 100% via bureau, direct, or eQSL, no return postage is required for direct.

My RF Toys:

HF Radio: Kenwood TS-50S

ATU: Kenwood AT-50

Antenna: Ground-mounted Hustler 4BTV vertical with DX Engineering's 17 meter add-on

VHF Radio: Kenwood TM-261A

I have a bunch of other stuff and assorted boat anchors.

My weather page: http://www.terrestrialworld.com/

Our radio club's website: http://www.sjvara.org/