First licensed in 1970 as WB9DRA, Technician, in Tinley Park,Il. Built the Knight Kit TR-106(6M AM)  and matching VFO V-107 as my first rig(And it actually worked when I first turned it on!HiHi The Band was open and I worked a station in Texas as my first QSO.) Got my "Worked All Neighbors Award" real quick as we were in the Channel 2 TV Viewing area!

Moved up to General as N9CEX(1981)started working HF along with VHF-UHF-Satellites and SSTV.

Retired to Prescott,Az.in 2005 to become W7RCS and a few years later(2009)upgraded to Extra, now N7HD(Oct 2012).

 Station  consisting of a FTdx5000MP Limited and a Expert 1.3K-FA Amp. And an IC-9100 for (JT-65)+ VHF/UHF.  Antennas are a Mosley TA-63N(20~6M)-A Smartech 6El. 6M Beam-A Cushcraft A270-10S(2M&432)- on a US Tower TMM433SS Motorized Crank-Up/Fold-Over Tower.

50Mhz SSB WAC 12/1/81                               Ten-Ten #44457

50Mhz SSB WAS #540 1/26/81                       SMIRK #3368

50Mhz SSB  VUCC # 38 2/29/84                     SWOT #1970

DXCC #35,601  Phone  319 Countries confirmed as of 6/9/17

ARRL Centennial WAS + 7 Endorsements(DC-KP4-KP2-KH0-KH2-KH8-KG4)

Thanks for looking and see you on the Bands!

73

Rich

N7HD