MIKE EAGEN
KØRRP
Mike
was first licensed in 1958 as KNØRRP and now holds an Advanced Class
license. He has also held the call sign N5GNB. His main interest in
amateur radio include CW, DXing, and nets, especially the ARMS nets.
Mike says that after 50 years in Ham Radio, he finally worked 50 states
for his Worked All States award. The KØRRP station includes an Icom
IC-756 for HF, an Alinco DR-635 for VHF/UHF, and a Carolina Windom
dipole antenna up 45'. He uses the Rigblaster Pro for PSK31. Mike joined
ARMS in 1985. He first learned about it from Bill Bernsten, NWØG, and
Jay Sudenga, KØGAZ, the same year. He knew Bill many years earlier when
Bill was his choir director in Minneapolis. Mike later became a faculty
member at Northwestern College and Bill became his boss. Mike managed
the college's club station for several years and made a number of phone
patches to missionaries and between students on short-term mission trips
and their families in the States. Professionally, is an organic chemist
and earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Nebraska. He split
his career between industry and academia. Between school and job
transfers, he has lived in eight states. He is now retired and says he
is busier than ever. Mike and his wife, Sharon, are members of Highland
Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he sings in
the choir, participates in Sunday Bible classes, and does a number of
practical services (such as Thanksgiving meals, cleaning streets,
painting houses, and building small porches) for low income neighbors in
Fayetteville. Mike and Sharon have four grown children, including three
daughters and one son. Three are married and have given them two
grandsons. They live in Minnesota, Oregon, Nebraska, and Iceland and all
live very interesting lives. Mike's favorite Bible verses are Romans
8:38-39: "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
Lord." Mike writes, "I'm looking forward to the best days that
await us in ARMS and to possibly seeing many members in person."
Updated 11 January 2024