AE3J - I started with radio at the age of 6 when my grandfather gave me a set of part 15 walkie talkies. My cousin Rich and I played with them for years. At age 10 we decided that we needed some way to talk from his house to mine about 1.5 miles away. At first we went to the attic to get more altitude. That worked when the band was quiet. By the age of 12 I learned how to make a Sterba Array with the help of the local library, the ARRL, and 73 magazine articles. We put up two antennas made of Romex and 300 ohm twin lead and had a great radio system - 59 signals over the 1.5 mile path. At 13 and a Boy Scout I learned the code in Troop 128. The trap was set. Drooling over Heathkit catalogs, I pressed on learning all I could with a book from Radio Shack, "FROM 5 WATTS TO A THOUSAND". Then one day there was an ad in the paper for a Ham Radio Class! I went, earned my Novice then Tech, Advanced, and in 1978 I upgraded to Extra. In 1981 I married my High School sweetheart Robin, N3CJM with my elmer Len Moncaleri, AC3T(SK) as my best man. It sure is great to have a ham wife. My radio hobby led me to a career in the Electrical and Electronics field. I learned how to fly and I am an FAA CERTIFICATED AIRMAN with ratings and limitations (Pilot). There is no such thing as a pilots license. For the past 23 years I have worked at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. I'm currently assigned to Flight Test / Customer Training at New Castle County Airport Delaware. My wife and I have two sons Bill Jr K3RSA and James K3ROI. I like to fly, work DX on 40 meter CW, camping, boating, spending time with my wife and sons, work on our Piper PA-28-140D, and go air mobile and time out the local repeaters.

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