I was first licensed in September 1969 as WN6KSS. I have also held the calls WB6KSS (from 1970 to June of 1999), and K6KSS (from June of 1999 to January of 2010). I upgraded to Amateur Extra in 2009 and obtained the vanity call K6KS in January 2010.

I would like to thank Bill Bensler WB4GMK for introducting me to amateur radio. And, I would like to thank Truman Whorton WB6QFV (SK) for helping me obtain my first license, and for being a mentor in ham radio and in life.

My interests include HF, VHF, UHF, packet, APRS, kit building, transmitter hunting and Field Day. I am also an ARRL VE.

My MYL, Janel,obtained her Technician license in 2009. Her call is N6JEM.

I am currently a member of the Sonoma Mountain Repeater Society http://smrs.us/, the Shasta Bally Amateur Radio Club http://www.kr7cr.net/, the InterMountain Amateur Radio Club (no web site at this time) and the Redding ARRL VE Team http://www.reddingve.com/. I am also a Life Member of the ARRL http://www.arrl.org/ .

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IN MEMORIAM

The original holder of the call, K6KS, was Frank Sousa of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Frank was very active as a DX'er and had made many friends around the world through ham radio. Frank married his high school sweetheart, Jacqueline. They were married for 52 years. He worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft for 31 years.

Unfortunately, I never met Frank. I wish that I had. Frank became a silent key in December 2007. I am honored to be using the call sign he held for so many years.