This time I stuck with it, 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. I then had 186 countries worked, and 156 confirmed for basic DXCC. Just over three years later, in 1994, I had confirmed 5BDXCC and Honor Roll.

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, 9BWAS, and had achieved Honor Roll on CW, RTTY, and SSB. With the surprise activation of VU4 in December 2004, I finally had them all - a goal I often thought impossible to attain. In July 2016, J79XE provided #100 on 6 meters (took 4 years from Iowa) for 10BDXCC; and in August 2016 OH1ND provided #101 on 6m AND #3000 for the DX Challenge.

While reaching "Top of the Honor Roll" certainly was a challenge, the highlight of my ham career was 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.

Status as of August 2024:

	Mixed	CW	Digital	SSB
Totals	340	339	339	340
Need	--	P5	BS7	--