The K3PP Story

Licensed in 1977 as KA3AFZ, I upgraded to Technician and received the call N3BDA in 1979. After a long hiatus during the 1980s, I reactivated myself in 1991 when my wife Bonita and I moved to a home in the country, on top of a hill.

Over the next two years, I slowly got back into the swing of things. I upgraded to Advanced in November, 1993 and Extra in April, 1994. I received my current call in the first wave of vanity applications in October 1996.  K3PP was my fifth choice, but, in hindsight, I now realize it's better than one through four.  The top four were more sentimental, while this one is more practical.  You can imagine some of the phonetics my so-called friends gave me.  I like "Pizza! Pizza!", but my very good buddy K3II gave me "Porta-Potty" and it seems to have stuck.

I've recently been making up for those lost years. I am active on all bands from 160 meters through the 222 MHz band. I enjoy contesting, HF digital modes and chasing DX and I served for three terms (1994, 1995, and 1996) as President of the Carbon Amateur Radio Club a local, general interest club in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. I'm also a life member of the American Radio Relay League and a member of the Frankford Radio Club, the Greatest Contest Club in the Universe!

To pay for this expensive obsession, I work as an industry analyst for a company called META Group.  Prior to joining META Group in November, 2000, I spent 20 years at what is now Lucent Technologies.

 


Last Updated on 22-Apr-2002
By Glenn D. O'Donnell, K3PP
Email: [email protected]