Amateur Radio N3SL

WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF AMATEUR RADIO STATION N3SL

THE N3SL STORY: I was first licensed in 1963 as WN4MKG, while in high school in Richmond, Virginia, and I stayed active until medical school took its toll on anything resembling free time or recreation. After graduating from the Medical College of Virginia in 1973, I went into the service of Uncle Sam as a pediatrician. It was while stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland, that I got back into ham radio under the old vanity program as N3SL in 1978.

I stayed active, almost exclusively on CW and RTTY, through various Army assignments, with activity centered on rag chewing, some DXing, and an occasional foray into contesting - mainly the CW Sweepstakes. It was not until my return from assignment in Germany in 1990, and becoming associated with the Mile-Hi DX Association in Denver, that the DXing (and contesting) bug bit hard. In 1990, I had 186 countries worked. Just over three years later, in 1994, I had confirmed 5BDXCC and Honor Roll (mixed).

At that point in time, I had only 128 countries confirmed on phone, so I dusted off the mic and began working SSB. By April 2003, I had confirmed 9BDXCC, 9BWAZ, and 9BWAS (160-10); and Honor Roll on CW, RTTY, and SSB. Now, with the incredibly unexpected authorization of VU4 in December 2004, I finally have worked them all - a goal I often thought impossible to attain.

While the rush of reaching Top of the Honor Roll is still with me, the highlight of my ham career has to be my participation in the 2001 3B6RF expedition. I have a page devoted to it here, and you can visit the official web page as well.

DXChallenge Count: 2751

Needs as of Jan 2008:
SSB: None
CW: 7O, P5
RTTY: 7O, BS7H, HK0/m
(now, if 7O1YGF would count...)