I WAS BORN IN VILLALBA, A LITTLE TOWN LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF PONCE, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I MOVED TO THE METOPOLITAN AREA FOR COLLEGE, WHERE I GRADUATED FROM BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. GOT MARRIED, WORKED FOR VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS, AND AT PRESENT TIME I WORK AS REAL ESTATE BROEKER. I AM RADIO AMATEUR SINCE I WAS 10 YEARS BUT GOT MY HAM TICKET FOUR YEARS AGO. I HAVE TESTED RTTY, SSTV, FSK32, PACKET, SATELLITE WEATHER PICTURES, AND THE REGULAR 2 METTERS AND HIGH FREQUENCY BANDS, IN CW AND VOICE. I COLLECT BOATANCHORS, THAT ARE OLD VERY HEAVY VACUUM TUBES EQUIPMENT, LIKE RECEIVERS, TRANSMITTERS, AMPLIFIERS, BROADCAST RADIOS, VACUUM TUBES OF ALL KINDS, VACUUM TUBES TESTERS, REEL-TO-REEL TAPE RECORDERS, AND ANY RADIO ACCESSORY I COULD GET.