Biography

First licensed as a novice WN9FQS in 1970, Larry "LAB" has held his current call sign since upgrading to a General Class license in November 1971. He has held his extra class license since 1990, and is mostly active operating SSB generally on 20m, but also on 80m, 40m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m DX and 2m FM. Primary HF Station is a Kenwood TS-850S, Ameritron AL-811A, into a Mosley TA33jr-WARC Yagi at 8 meters and a B&W 1.8-30 folded dipole. He serves as an ARRL Official Observer for the Indiana section.

Outside of amateur radio, Larry works as a theatrical lighting designer and stage director for over forty years. He received his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Purdue University Calumet in Radio/TV/Theater Production and Management, and recently completed his Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) in Theatre Studies. He works as the Auditorium Director for the Munster Auditorium in Northwest Indiana, a 1000 seat theater plus Producer/Director of the Munster Theatre Company.

Prior to that was the Theatre Administrator/Production Manager for The Center for Visual & Performing Arts professional theater operation Theatre at The Center, also serving as resident lighting designer. He worked as Auditorium/Theater Director for Highland's Monbeck Auditorium for 13 years.

Larry is an on-air television pledge host for Lakeshore PBS (WYIN-TV) Lakeshore Public Radio (WLPR), Vice Chair on the board of directors for Lakeshore Public Media, plus serves on numerous Art Gallery board of directors, a 2010 Purdue University Calumet Alumni Leadership Award,, a 1997 recipient of the Purdue University Calumet Distinguished Corporate/Community Service Award and the 1999 Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association for Community Leadership. He is also an adjunct professor at Calumet College in the Media Fine Arts department. Larry is a voting member for the recording industry's Grammy Award awarded Lifetime Voting Status in 2017.

Larry is a host of a local radio show, ART ON THE AIR on WVLP.org 103.1FM, heard every Friday at 1100-1200CT (1700 GMT-winter / 1600 GMT-summer) with a show archive at brech.com/aota.

Larry has been active as a fine art photographer for over thirty years. His artistic photography work is mostly in landscapes, scenic, nature, still life, buildings, nautical themes, plus includes abstract figure studies and aerial work. Larry's work is exhibited in galleries throughout Northwest Indiana and Suburban Chicago plus appears in several private collections, and appeared in several regional calendars.

Larry also a holds an instrument-rated commercial pilot's license plus is a licensed Ground Instructor.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

HF
HF active on SSB on 20m also 80, 40, 17, 15, 12, 10

Kenwood TS-850S / Kenwood TS-140S / Kenwood TS-440S

Ameritron AL-811A (572B tubes)

Microphone: Electro Voice EV 638 or RE 320

Yaesu FT-100D for portable operations

Mosley TA-33 JR WARC 3-elements 20-15-10m / dipole 17-12 (at 3 meters)

B&W 1.8-30 Folded Dipole (at 10 meters)

VHF/UHF
active on 2m and 70cm FM

Cushcraft Ringo 2m vertical at 10 meters

Cushcraft 3-element 2m beam at 12 meters

Arrow 2m/70cm Dual Band J Pole at 7meters

Kenwood TM-271A
Kenwood TM-241A
Kenwood TM-231A
Kenwood TH-F6a