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Born on St. Patrick's Day, I've always gone by the name Pat, rather than
William. As a child I was fascinated with radio and later was an avid shortwave
listener and broadcast band DXer. Met several Hams along the way and was
encouraged to give Ham Radio a try. Although I wasn't too confident that I
could learn all that electronic stuff, I passed my Novice exam in 1977. First
call was WD4JLT. I later was a Technician and then jumped over General by
passing the Advanced class exam. Changed call to KQ4JQ, but found it difficult
for contesting, which I do most. With the advent of vanity calls I picked my
current call, NA4NA, which works very well, especially during the
"NA" contest! Upgraded to Extra class in May 2008.
Ham Radio is strictly a hobby for me. I'm not super competitive in contesting
or other operating. I spend a lot of time with family and have developed an
interest in family history in recent years. Anyone doing genealogy knows that
it is time consuming. Still I try to particpate in various contests, including
the ARRL Sweepstakes and Field Day. I'm a member of Bullitt Amateur Radio
Society (BARS) here in the Louisville, KY area and am also a member of OMISS, a
worked-all-states type net, both fine groups of hams.
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