I was born 1954 in Mannheim Germany. My first call was DC4IP (VHF and higher bands only license) which I received around 1972. A couple of years later I upgraded to a "full" license with the call sign DF5IY. I got my US license in 1987 as N0LSR (back then a Technician)on a US military base in Germany. In 1990 I took the opportunity and got transfered to Illinois from my company. Shortly thereafter I upgraded to Advanced and in 2008 to Extra. I am working for a German company in Buffalo Grove, IL. I like mostly digital modes but enjoy SSB and CW as well.