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I am a native of Kalamazoo, MI, and I have had my amateur radio license since
1958 when I received both KN8LOT (Novice) and K8LOT (Technician) at the same
time. I upgraded to General in 1959, Advanced in 1990 and Extra in 1991.
Besides the "8" callsigns, I have also held W4BIE, W2FXJ and W1HIC. I
am also Trustee of two club stations --- the West End Collegiate Amateur Radio
Society station, W2WEC and the American Red Cross in Greater New York station,
NY2RC.
I am a Life Member of ARRL, AMSAT and QCWA, also a member of ARES, ARECS and
SKYWARN. Emergency operating capability is a high priority here in New York
City in the post-9/11 world. I served as a radio operator in the days following
the attacks, and I saw first-hand the effectiveness of Amateur Radio when all
else fails. As a result of that experience, I have qualified as a Red Cross
Volunteer. With the objective of adding to the NYC pool of licensed hams to
support our needs in an emergency, I have been periodically running a
Technician Class licensing course.
I tend to focus on DXing, but I enjoy all aspects of the hobby, including QRP.
I have recently developed an interest in contesting, and I am now a member of
the Potomac Valley Radio Club.
My daughter, Zane, W2YL, now 19, received her Extra at the age of 10 in 1999.
She has just completed her freshman year at Harvard where she is President of
the Harvard Wireless Club, the oldest ham radio club in the USA.
My wife, Kathleen, is a Technician, K2KWB. We live in a Manhattan
"brownstone", where we have some limited HF amateur radio
capabilities and a collection of VHF/UHF gear for emergency ops.
We have a very well-equipped station at our weekend home on Maryland's Eastern
Shore. Here is a link that should (it usually works!) show you real-time
"Micro-Local Weather" at our Maryland QTH:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=w3bw-5&last=240
This system uses an unattended APRS station to transport contemporaneous
weather readings into the internet.
We have just added a winter residence in Key West,FL, where I have put together
a station on a very small plot of land.
I make my living as an investor, and I serve on a number of boards, both
corporate and non-profit. I recently became chairman of the board of trustees
for The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME. Here is a link:
http://www.jax.org/
I started out as an engineer. Here is a link that will describe some of my
early exploits:
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/01/20/
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