About the OP

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First licensed as a Novice class operator on May 21, 1976 at age of 14yrs. Assigned WN2FFY which was later changed by the FCC to WB2FFY in October 1976 
Upgraded license to General class operator on May 21, 1977 at the Rochester, NY hamfest. 
Upgraded license to Extra class operator on August 11, 2001 at the Shrewsbury, PA ARRL/VEC test examination.
Memberships   A1 Operators Club
  DXCC
  • CW #539 as K3NK (ex-WB2FFY)
  • CW #7390 as VK1FF
  • 40m CW #1422 as VK1FF
  • SSB #35436 as K3NK
  • RTTY #2611 as K3NK
  • 5 Band DXCC #6387 as K3NK
  • + 30m as K3NK (5 Sept 2010)
Radio Telegraphy High Speed Club (HSC #1202)
American Radio Relay League
10-10# 25287(inactive)
Croatian Telegraphy Club - CTC 1384  (Jan 31, 2008)
Straight Key Century Club - SKCC #7749
Society of Wireless Pioneers #3505-M (inactive)
Wireless Institute of Australia
Other calls held WB2FFY (Oct 1976 - September 2001)
WB2FFY/1 Vermont
WB2FFY/2 various locations in New York
WB2FFY/3 Maryland
WB2FFY/4 Alabama
WB2FFY/5 Mississippi and Texas
WB2FFY/VE3
WB2FFY/I7 Brindisi, Italy
WB2FFY/KP4 
VI1FF - 50th anniversary of world war conflict ending in the Pacific
AX1FF - celebrate Australia day (97 & 98) 
VK1FF Canberra, Australia (Feb 93 - Feb 99) 
Guest Op at W2TKE - Cooperstown, NY Field Day stn
W1AW - ARRL HQ
W3LPL - ARRL DX CW Contests 99/00
WB2RRK - ARRL VHF Contest
WA2YFB - HF DX Contest
WB2MMB - (Dad's call)
WB2IRT - Cooperstown, NY (cousin)
WA2CRY - Greene, NY (my elmer Stu) now AA2BC
K5TYP - Biloxi, MS club stn
I7DFL - San Vito dei Normanni, Italy club stn
VK1DX - Various HF SSB DX Contests (93-98)
VI1HSK - Special Event stn: 25th Anniversary of first TV pictures downlinked from the moon. Operated from the former site of the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station where pictures were downlinked from the moon.
VI100GM - Special Event stn: commemorate 100th anniversary of Marconi's first wireless experiments
AX1ITU - Special Event stn: 1997 World Telecommunication Day
VK1WI - Several contests including HQ Stn in 1997 IARU championships
VK1ACA/p - 1996 John Moyle Field Day stn
VK1VK/p - 1997 John Moyle Field Day stn
W3ZGD - several contests
W3HZU - 2007 ARRL Field Day
K4JLD - CQWW CW 04/05/06/07
N3NRN - CQ WW SSB 2008
Operator Awards Code Proficiency 45 WPM (1984)
73 Magazine's CW Hall of Fame (1984)
64 WPM code test (1981)
International RUFZ 3.0 = 21711 pts, 59.4 WPM (44th in world Aug 97, 158th in world Feb 2003)
MorseRunner: #359 in the world (139QSOs/hr 121mult 16819score 2005-12-22) 
Contests
CQ WW CW
1978: (no entry -WNY- 98 QSOs)
1979: (no entry -WNY- 407 QSOs)
1990: (no entry -WNY- 65 QSOs)
1993: SOABLP 1st Place VK1/2nd Place VK (660 QSOs)
1994: SOABLP 1st Place VK/Oceania (1075 QSOs)
1995: SOLP 7Mhz 1st Place VK/6th World (620 QSOs)
1996: SOABHP 1st Place VK/3rd Oceania (1811 QSOs)
1997: SOABHP 4th Place VK (1027 QSOs)
2000: SOABLP - 14 of 29 WNY (487 QSOs)
2001: SOABHP - #7 of 26 EPA (974 QSOs)
2003: SOABLP - #2 of 33 EPA - (1094 QSOs)
2004: M/S @ K4JLD (1223 QSOs)
2005: M/S @ K4JLD (757 QSOs)
2006: M/S @ K4JLD (954 QSOs)
2007: M/S @ K4JLD (1036 QSOs)
2008: SO20HP - K3NK (763 QSOs)
2008: SOABHP - W3ZGD (304 QSOs)
2009: SOABHP (1268 QSOs)
2010: M/S @ K4JLD (1017 QSOs)
CQ WW SSB
1979: (no entry -WNY- 115 QSOs)
1983: (no entry -Italy(I7)- 50 QSOs)
2001: SOABLP  - #26 of 27 EPA -  88 QSOs
2002: SO10mLP  - #5 of 5 EPA -  52 QSOs
2003: SOABLP - EPA - 131 QSOs
2004: SO20mLP - EPA 145 QSOs
2007: M/S @ W3ZGD (624 QSOs)
2008: M/2 @ N3NRN (511 QSOs)
2009: SOABLP - K3NK (49 QSOs)
2009: M/S @ W3ZGD (375 QSOs)
2010: SOABLP - K3NK (94 QSOs)
2010: M/S @ W3EC (529 QSOs)
2010: SO15HP @ W3ZGD (220 QSOs)
ARRL DX CW
1978: (no entry -WNY- 170 QSOs)
1979: (no entry -WNY- 182 QSOs)
1994: 2nd Place VK - All Band (375 QSOs)
1995: 2nd Place VK - 40M (434 QSOs)
1996: 2nd Place VK - 40M (454 QSOs)
1997: 2nd Place VK - 40M (234 QSOs)
1998: 1st Place Oceania - 40M (584 QSOs)
2001: 4th out of 14 entries : SOABLP -EPA- 1200 QSOs
2002: 3rd out of 17 entries : SOABLP EPA - 1364 QSOs
2003: 2nd out of 19 entries : SOABLP EPA - 1026 QSOs (Summary)
2004: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#3 Atlantic, #12 US) - 1379 QSOs 
2005: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#4 Atlantic) - 1014 QSOs
2006: 1st Place SOABLP EPA (#3 Atlantic) - 826 QSOs
2007: SO80mLP - 90 QSOs
2008: 18 of 25 - SOABLP - K3NK (274 QSOs)
2008: 4 of 19 - SOABHP - W3ZGD (522 QSOs)
2009: 2nd place -- SOABHP - K3NK (497 QSOs)
2010: SOABHP (1236 QSOs)
2011: SOABLP (1215 QSOs)
ARRL DX SSB
1995: No Entry - VK - 22 QSOs
1996: 1st Place 40m VK - 26 QSOs
2002: 5th Place out of 11 EPA (269 QSOs)
2004: No Entry - SO160LP (42 QSOs)
2006: 4th out of 6 EPA - SOABLP (81 QSOs)
2008: Last - SOABLP - (61 QSOs)
2009: SOABHP - (154 QSOs)
2010: SOABLP - (300 QSOs)
VK/ZL/Oceania CW 
1994: SO 40m 1st Place VK1/2nd VK (214 QSOs)
1995: 1st Place VK1 (highest score in contest on 40m - 328 QSOs)
1997: 1st Place VK1/3rd Place VK (960 QSOs)
2002: 1st out of 3 entries SOABLP US - EPA -  59 QSOs
Worked All Europe DX Contest CW
1997: 1st Place Oceania - M/M
2002: SOABLP (324 QSOs) - 3rd USA/6th N.A. 
2003: SOABLP (375 QSOs) - 5th USA/8th N.A.
2010: SOABHP (510 QSOs) 
CQ WPX CW
1980: (no entry -WNY- 24 QSOs)
1990: 1st Place SOAB KP4 (339 QSOs)
1993: 1st Place SOABLP VK1 - 272 QSOs
1994: 1st Place SOABHP VK1 - 802 QSOs
1995: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz VK - 152 QSOs
1996: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz VK - 265 QSOs
1997: 1st Place SOLP 7Mhz Oceania - 280 QSOs
2001: (no entry -EPA- 320 QSOs)
2002: (no entry -EPA- 69 QSOs)
2003: #3 of 16 - SOABLP - EPA - 1043 QSOs
SWEEPSTAKES - CW
1977: (no entry -WNY- 200 QSOs)
1978: (no entry -WNY- 347 QSOs)
2002: 4th out of 17 entries SOABLP - EPA - 539 QSOs (Missed VT for Sweep)
2004: 5 of 51 Atlantic, 3 of 12 EPA.  683 QSOs (Missed NNY and NT for sweep)
2006:  SOABLP -- 641 QSOs -- 4th of 18 EPA
2008:  SOABLP -- 410 QSOs -- 8 of 30 EPA
2009:  SOABLP -- 240 QSOs -- 6 of 19 EPA
2010:  SOABHP -- 748 QSOs -- 1st Clean Sweep!
ARRL 160M
2002: 6th out of 9 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 146 QSOs
2004: 3rd out of 10 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 414 QSOs
2005: 2nd out of 6 entries : SOLP (CW) - EPA - 502 QSOs
2006: SOLP (CW) - EPA - 342 QSOs
2010: SOLP - EPA - 17 QSOs
ARRL 10M
2000: 2nd Place EPA SOLP (CW) - 406 QSOs
2004: 3rd out of 15 entries Atlantic : SOLP(CW) - 278 QSOs
2008: SOCWLP -- 47 QSOs -- 3 of 7 EPA
2010: SO LP -- 59 QSOs
RAC Canada Day Contest
1997: 1st Place Oceania
BERU Commonwealth Contest CW
1997: 1st Place VK1 - 258 QSOs
RSGB 21Mhz CW Contest
1983: 1st Place Italy (I7), 5th Place non-UK
California QSO Party (CQP)
1997: 1st Place VK1
Asia Pacific Sprint CW
1995: 3rd Place Pacific
1996: 1st Place Pacific
JA International DX Contest
1998: 1st Place 21Mhz VK - 176 QSOs
VK Rememberance Day
1993: 1st Place HF CW VK1
1994: 1st Place HF CW VK1/2nd VK
1996: 1st Place HF VK
John Moyle Field Day Contest
1998: 1st Place Home Station
1994: VK - John Moyle VK Field Day - 69 QSOs
1995: VK - John Moyle VK Field Day - 69 QSOs
ARRL Field Day
1985: From WNY - 100 QSOs
2005: From EPA - W3ZGD - 759 QSOs
2007: From EPA - W3HZU - 600 QSOs
2008: From EPA - W3ZGD - 1175 QSOs
2009: From EPA - W3HZU - @650 QSOs
2010: From EPA - W3ZGD - 736 QSOs
Miscellaneous Contest
1978: WNY - REF Contest - 33 QSOs
1978: WNY - Scandanavian Contest - 60 QSOs
1979: WNY - Scandanavian Contest - 40 QSOs
1979: WNY - CQ-M - 118 QSOs
1993: VK - JARL - 16 QSOs
1994: VK - WIA Novice Contest - 46 QSOs
1995: VK - WIA Novice Contest - 19 QSOs
1995: VK - All Asian DX
1996: VK - IARU Radiosport - 131 QSOs
1997: VK - OM/OK DX - 28 QSOs
1998: VK - Belgian UBA - 31 QSOs
1998: VK - Russian DX Contest - 112 QSOs
2007: EPA - CQ WPX SSB - 45 QSOs
2007: EPA - ARRL VHF - 41 QSOs
2007: EPA - PA QSO Party - 22  QSOs
2008: EPA - ARRL VHF Sweepstakes -- 12  QSOs
2008: EPA - CQ WW 160 -- 63 QSOs
2008: EPA - Georgia QSO Party -- 32 QSOs
2008: EPA - CQ WW SSB -- 23 QSOs
2009: EPA - CQ WW SSB -- 49 QSOs
2010: EPA - CQ 160m SOHP (CW) - EPA - 25 QSOs
2010: EPA - IARU Radiosport - 226 QSOs
2011: EPA - CQ 160m SOLP (CW) - EPA - 47 QSOs
2011: EPA - CQ WPX SSB = 317 QSOs
RTTY
2007: CQ WPX -- SO40mLP - 43 QSOs
2008: CQ WPX -- SOABLP -- 162 QSOs
2008: Volta RTTY -- SOABLP -- 35 QSOs
2008: SCC RTTY -- SOABLP -- 48 QSOs
2008: Russian RTTY -- SO40LP -- 75 QSOs
2008: CQ WW -- SOABLP -- 330 QSOs
2009: Mexico RTTY -- SOABLP -- 34 QSOs
2009: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO40LP -- 228 QSOs (1st place NA)
2009: CQ WW -- SOABLP -- 181 QSOs
2009: NA Sprint -- 34 QSOs
2010: CQ WPX RTTY -- SOABLP -- 75 QSOs
2010: SARTG -- SOABLP -- 99 QSOs
2010: CQ WW -- SOABLP -- 162 QSOs
2011: Mexico RTTY -- SO LP - 31 QSOs
2011: CQ WPX RTTY -- SO LP -- 26 QSOs
DX Awards K3NK (ex-WB2FFY):

DXCC CW #539 - 328 worked/322 confirmed (w/deleted)
 

WPNX WPX CW #1803 WAS CW #27769
IDXA CW #77 NJAC #172 WAZ CW #6931
W100U CW #7441 P10P CW #4103 P6K #5471
WAE CW #3484 IAPA CW #489 EU-PX-A CW #2473
WGLC CW #976 AJD CW #6852 WBC CW #8556
Region 1 Award CW BCRTA CW #3091 Mercury #418 (39th W)
WNC CW #397 OHA CW #5773 DAF #488
MLA CW #202 JADRAN #298 Bull Award #30
INORC #217 (#14 USA) DGM CW #228 Dip Med #74

VK1FF:

DXCC CW #7390 - 226 worked/220 confirmed 
 


WAS 40M CW #48,061		 DXCC CW 40M #1422 
190 worked
175 confirmed		 Kaohsing ARC (BV) Award #146
N. Ohio DX Assn CW Award #97 VK1 Award CW #236 WAVKCA CW #2097
WAJA CW #2238

Combined number of countries worked on CW from W3, W2, and VK1 is 334

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