The K4L Team
Biographies
Tony
Day - KC4AUF
Team Leader and Technical Coordinator
Tony Day brings a world of experience to the K4L team. Having headed
I.O.T.A. DXexpeditions to Smith Island, Roanoke Island, and St Lucia Island in
the West Indies, he has also bagged DXCC on five bands and made contacts with
over 300 DX countries. Tony and his wife, Becky, are avid hams and accomplished
contesters. An ARRL Life Member, Tony has become an Elmer to many newer
amateur radio operators, teaching them to follow in his steps of 14 years of
accomplishments in amateur radio. Tony is an Amateur Extra Class licensee.
Guy
Carlsen - KC7AIW
Assistant Team Leader and QSL Manager
Guy Carlsen has been around the amateur radio community
since 1976. First licensed in 1994 he has been active in clubs in Tacoma,
Washington and now Richmond, Virginia. He serves on the board of directors
for the Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society, a sponsor of the K4L
team. Guy is pursuing his amateur interests by working toward his DXCC on
ten meters and WAS. He also has a passion for antenna design and QRP (low
power transceivers.) Guy is a General Class licensee.
Stan
Sitnik - KG4JMY
Team Member
Stan Sitnik is relatively new to the amateur radio community. As a skilled
outdoorsman and a chemical engineer for a major manufacturer, Stan brings a
unique mixture of technical orientation and outdoor skill to the K4L team,
ensuring its New Point Island mission to be a success. Stan is married and has a
two-year-old son. Holding a BS in Engineering from University of Virginia, he
enjoys making home-brew antennae. Stan is a Technician Class licensee.
Chris
Waters - KG4OQN
Team Member
The newest amateur radio operator joining the K4L team is
Chris Waters. A master electrician with over ten years experience, he has
found it easy to take his skills and apply them to electronics and radio
theory. Chris is a General Class licensee.
Andrew
Slater -KG4GNL
Team Member and Web Master
Don't let size or age fool you - at 12 years of age, Andrew
Slater is fast becoming an accomplished amateur radio operator. First
licensed at age 10, Andrew now holds a General Class license. He has
received the WAS award and is fast working toward DXCC. He has built a QRP
(low power) radio and spends the majority of his radio time on the HF
bands. Andrew is accomplished at CW (Morse Code), working several foreign
countries in that mode. He has now begun work toward his Extra Class
license and is web master for the K4L team.
Parke
Slater - KG4GLU
Logistics Coordinator
Parke Slater's affinity for Mathews County began with two
stints there as a State Game Warden. Now residing in Sandston, he became
aware of New Point Comfort Light's plight through the local Mathews paper.
Looking for a way to utilize his amateur radio skills and the Amateur Radio
Lighthouse Society's ILLW event to bring the public's eye on New Point Comfort
Lighthouse, Parke has been a catalyst, working with Coast Guard and county
officials to bring the K4L team together. He is a General Class licensee.