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I've had quite a few call signs over the years. I took the 5 wpm code test and the Novice and Technician/General written tests at the same time in 1957, while I was in high school. My first calls were KN1BOW and K1BOW. When I moved to Seattle for grad school ten years later I was issued W7FHK, and then I received W1GSJ when I returned to Massachusetts and upgraded to Extra Class in 1972. In 1977 I took advantage of the opportunity to change my call to N1AW.
In high school I was the trustee of the Lexington (MA) High School Radio
Club, K1JMQ, and years later I was trustee of the Hampshire College
Radio Club, WA1WDU. I also had a few chances to be DX: I worked in
Nicaragua during the 1990s and operated there as N1AW/YN1 and later
as YN1ASW.
I'm a member of the ARRL. and a Volunteer Examiner.
I don't operate a superstation, and my antenna farm consists of wire
dipoles and verticals. I operate various modes, but c.w. is one of my
favorites.
One reason I like c.w. is that it can be very effective with low power and
simple rigs and antennas.
For several years my ham station has been partly or wholly powered by solar
energy. A single solar panel is more than adequate to keep a deep cycle
battery adequately charged for my style of operation, which usually consists
of a few hours on the air on weekends.
E-mail can be sent to me at [email protected].
Here is a link to a website about Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, where I live.
Finding me on the air:
I'm a member of the
Mount Tom Amateur Repeater Association
and I support
the KD1XP repeaters,
as well. Sometimes I'm listening on one of these 2 meter repeaters
(146.94 and 145.130 Mhz, respectively), but I don't usually have a
radio on. I also operate irregularly on h.f., all modes and all bands,
if you want to contact me ask me for a sked.