Biography

In 1960 I got my Novice License - KN8UNP at age 13. I lived in Lakewood, Ohio at the time. Within the next year I upgraded to general class and my call changed to K8UNP. At that time I was mainly interested in rag chewing and 160 meters. I was active locally in nets and traffic handling.

Having traveled by sailboat for about 1/3 of the world, I later found that I wanted to repay many kind hams for having provided me with means to keep in touch with family and friends.

I now live in Hollywood, Fl., but used to live in Kansas City, Charleston, S.C., and the San Francisco Bay area. My interests still include phone patches for sailors, but now range from DXing to Contesting on CW, SSB, RTTY, Satellite and EME

I have travelled and contested from ZB, PJ2, PJ7, and hold KG4UN and C6AHR calls. If you go to the C6AHR page on QRZ.com you can see my operating location there.

Awards include 10 Band DXCC , No 1 on SSB and Mixed, and all but 2 on CW. I also have 5BWAZ. My latest interest is the new CQ Field award, collecting the major Maidenhead areas. There are 324 of them, and I have 224 confirmed putting me on the honor roll for that award. Most of what I have left to work are all water or frozen areas. Getting this award and keeping on top of what is left is a real lesson in geography.'

Other interests include Folk singing and playing the guitar, SCUBA diving (I used to run a dive boat), Sailing and Racing Sailboats, photography and travel.

I am now retired from my company, having worked as an NFPA Certified Marine Chemist for 30 years.

My new personal mission is to encourage people the world over to PRAY FOR PEACE in the world. Visit www.prayforpeace.info for more inormation.

Please visit my 'MySpace' page at: www.myspace.com/mcPete638

You can go to my personal Home Page at: http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/n/8/n8pr/

There are links to photos of my sailing and folk music friends and info about my ancestors all the way back 79 generations to times B.C. You can see how I am descended from Old King Cole!

Equipment

Icom 7600, Icom PRO III, Icom 7000
Amp Supply LK-800 Amp x2; Ameritron ALS-500 Mobile Amps (x2)
HEATH SB-200 Amp Modified for 6 M

SteppIR DB-36 @ 70 Ft. (40 M - 6 M)
6 El Yagi on 6 M @ 40 Ft.
4 Sloping dipoles phased on 80 M
Inv. Vee At 100 Ft on 160 M

4 X 20 XP yagis on 2 M for EME
With 1.5 KW 2 M Amp