Biography

I am a retired Broadcast Engineer with 40 years experience at several radio stations on the East Coast of the USA and retired from CBS in New York City after 28 years of service. I worked at WVHC-FM, WASA AM & FM. WAPC/WHRF AM & FM, WCBS AM & FM, WCBS-TV and the CBS Television Network. I was Chief Engineer and News Director at WAPC during which time I received my Technician class Amateur Radio license (WB2ZHA). I also held an FCC First Class Radio Telephone license, required for employment as a Broadcast engineer. I upgraded my Amateur license to General in 1989, Advanced in 1994 and Extra in 1995. I received the vanity callsign (W2BOB) in 1996

At present I am Net Control, Tuesday and Thursday on the CBS Retirees 2 meter Net on 147.060 mhz - WECA Rptr WB2ZII in Valhalla, NY I enjoy working DX on most of the Amateur Radio bands.

Equipment

Yaesu FT991A,Icom 756 Pro III, Kenwood TS-2000, Kenwood TS-950SD, Kenwood TS-440S, Kenwood-281, Kemwood TH-F6A, Baofeng UV5, Icom 706 MKIIG, HLA 300+, Ameritron ALS-600 Linears, various Dipoles and Multi-Band wire Antennas, 2m & 440 Mhz beams