Robert Michael "Mike" Greenwood, KC4VG, an extra class operator, has been licensed since 1980. His primary ham radio interests include portable HF operations and public service. His portable HF operations include operations from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, cruise ship operating from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and beach front operations from several Bahamian islands.

Mike's DXpeditions include Montserrat as VP2MVG - Buddipole Users on Montserrat (BUMs) in 2007, and Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedtions to St. Maarten (both sides of the island) in 2009, St. Lucia in 2010, Dominica in 2011, and soon to Grenada in February 2012.

His public service work has included planning, coordinating and directing the ham radio support for the Marine Corps Marathon for a number of years in the early 1980's while serving in the Pentagon as well as serving as the net control operator for the St. Louis Marathon.

Mike served over 24 years on active duty in the US Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He also was the ground transportation and parking manager for the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for a number of years. Mike currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

He will be portable as J38VG in Grenada as part of the Buddies in the Caribbean mini-dxpedition from 1 to 9 February 2012.  QSL via home call qth with self addressed stamped envelope.  Please no IRCs.

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