Biography

First licensed June of 1974 as WN8ZPN.
I passed my general in Sept 1975 WB8ZPN.
Passed my Extra in Nov 1976.
Applied for a vanity call and received it. K8YV on 3-7-2020
100 % solar power with battery's.

Ford Motor Co 1977 - 2006 Retired (Telecommunications)
Radiological Hazmat Protection Officer FEMA, Wayne County EMD, Michigan.- Retired.
Lockheed Martin 2007-2010 Lockheed Martin Senior Communications Engineer.
DHS ( FEMA ) DHHS ( PHS ) Telecommunications Officer - Emergency Response Division - (1993-2010 ), This was an on call full time federal response.
DHHS ( OS ) Telecommunications Specialist - ( Aug 2010 ) - Transferred to DOI.
DOI ( National Park Service ) as a Telecommunications Specialist for Isle Royal National Park MI Retired ( Sept.2015 )


My Helpers are Petra, Mini, Stripes, Mittens and Charliee.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Flex 6600M
Yeasu FTdx101MP
Flex Antenna Genius XL
Flex PGXL Power Amp
Flex Antenna Genius 8x2 Antenna Switch
Heil 781 Mic
Heil PRAS Audio system
Heil HPS5 Speaker
160 Meter Dipole
80 Meter Doublet
80 Meter Loop
40 Meter Vertical
40 Meter Loop
60 Meter Dipole
43 foot Vertical
10 Meter Vertical
6 Meter 5 element beam @ 30 ft

VHF/UHF Icom 5100A diamond 510 @ 40 ft