Biography

I have been a Ham since I was 14 (1974) with my best friend N2TM and have enjoyed every minute of it, rag chewing, DXing, and contesting!

My son is KC2ODP and is a fantastic kid and is a graduate student pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at MIT having graduated from Yale with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (please excuse the proud Dad!). He received his General ticket at 13 WPM after studying the Morse Code for one ("1") whole day! Although not his passion, I am glad he has his ticket, and it may come in handy in the years ahead.

My younger son is also a fantastic kid and is a Junior at Hobart William and Smith College in Geneva, NY. He does not have his ticket, but I hope he pursues it some day. He is a Biochemistry and Physics major and is pursuing a career in medicine.

I have been a Ham since I was 14 (original call WN2VLN) with my friend N2TM (ex WN2TZM) and have enjoyed every minute of it, rag chewing, DXing, and contesting!

Fixed Location: Manlius, New York; ~11 miles east of Syracuse N.Y Average Annual Snow Fall: ~125 inches; ~317 cm

Equipment

Mobile operating conditions were as follows;

Radio: Yaesu FT-100D; Kenwood TS-50

Antenna: Ham Stick(s)

Vehicle: 2001 VW Passat (Retired; Installation in new vehicle pending)

And the base station;

Radio: ICOM 756 Pro III; ICOM 7000; Kenwood TS520

Amplifier: Collins 30L-1 (Wing) (~500 Watts PEP w/~100 watts drive); RM Italy HLA-300V (~300 Watts PEP output w/ ~15 watts drive)

Antenna: 3 el. Yagi (Mosley TA 33-Jr 50+ Years Old); 80 Meter Horizontal Delta Loop at ~30 ft; Dentron MT-3000A Ant Tuner; Diamond X50A Dual Band 144/440

Height: 40 ft. Crank-up E-Z Way Tower