Hi, My name is Paul Allen Schlipp, and thanks for taking time to stop by and read my biography.

I was born, and live, in the St.Louis, Missouri area, and I have continued to resided here, except for six years in the Army.

In the fifties, I went to high school at Normandy, Missouri, and in the late sixties I spent 3 years attending the University of Missouri, at Normandy.

In 1958, I started into ham radio as a technician class operator.

My first radio was a military TBY-7, and I spent my early years talking on six meters AM.

In the late fifties, right before I went into the Army, I purchase a used 6 meter Gonset Communicator from the Walter Ashe Radio Co. of St.Louis. I lugged the Gonset around with me for 6 years.

I spent six and a half years, in the U.S. Army, between 1958 and 1965, working as a nuclear weapons specialist.

In 1965 I was honorable discharged from the military, and I upgraded to a general class amateur radio operator, and purchased a new Swan Cygnet 26Ø from the Ham Radio Center of St. Louis.

I sure wish I would have kept those old Gonset and Swan radios, but I have recently found replacement radios in great condition.

In 1966, I obtained my second class commercial radio telephone license, and went to work as a two-way radio technician for A&E Electronics, Inc. as a service technician in the commercial 2-way radio business.

In 197Ø, I organized, and started the St. Louis Six Meter Repeater Club. It was ended in 1986 due to lack of interest, and a need for a 2 meter repeater for our new "Pilot's Radio club".

There is more information about this old club on my personal web site.

In 197Ø I upgraded to a commercial first class radiotelephone license, and in 1973, I opened my own sales and service, radio communications company called, "Viking Electronics, Inc".

In 198Ø I obtained my present Advanced class license. One in which I plan to keep. I feel like getting a Extra class would be degrading with the newer reduced license requirements. The Advanced license required a code test of 13 WPM.

In 1988 I organized and started the St. Louis Pilots Radio Club. It was ended in 1992 due to our local airport (Weiss 3WE) closing down.

I hope to have some more information about this old club posted on my web site soon.

In 2ØØ4 I organized and started "The Ancient Modulators Club". The purpose of this new club is to promote interest in the operation, and restoration of old AM radio gear from the Fifties, and Sixties.

I have constructing a new repeater system for this club that operates "AM" on six meters.

Shortly after completion of the AM repeater, I constructing a multi-mode, multi band, simplex, remote base system.

I recently constructed a second radio tower for our club, located in Barbhart, MO. We have a new second UHF multi-band multi-mode remote base, at the 6 meter AM transmitter at that location.

Over the years, I have constructed numerous amateur radio repeater systems, and at the present time, I am the owner, and station trustee, of "The Ancient Modulators Club" radio systems.

I am currently active on all the ham bands below 44Ø mhz, and I can operate all modes, from the car and home.

Besides amateur radio, I have always been interested in airplanes. I started building and flying model aircraft at the age of 13.

In 1987, I obtained my private pilots license, and I purchased a full scale Cessna 15ØK. It is a two passenger airplane, tail number "N5913G". After restoring the Cessna in 1989, and equipping it with IFR instruments, I became instrument rated.

The FAA check ride officer said it was the first time he ever did a IFR check ride in a Cessna 15Ø.

While taking many cross country trips, I had lot's of fun talking on ham radio. I have sold my airplane, but I had some of my most enjoyable years back in the late 198Ø's, and early 199Ø's with my Cessna. I still do, and enjoy flying RC model aircraft.

Presently I am, restoring numerous old Gonset Communicators, and other radios from the fifties and sixties. All of this equipment was purchased for nostalgia reasons, for re-sale, and for our club members to use with hopes that our club members will begin to enjoy these old radios on six meters "AM".