First Licensed: 1968 as WN4RUF Upgraded: 1969-WB4RUF(Advanced Class), 1977-N4YG(Extra Class)

Primary Interests: CW Operating (Rag Chewing), Designs Using PIC Microcontrollers, Vintage Radios

Vintage Radios: I am currently having a great time with my old radios. I have continued to use my HW-101. I have made several modification to the HW-101, including replacement of the old VFO with a DDS which I designed and built, an AGC in place of the the AVC, and several other small mods. Several of the DDS boards have been used in old Drake and Ten Tec rigs with good success. I recently became interested in getting my old novice station going again. I sold the old Knight R-100A receiver and Knight T-50 approximately 35 years ago. I located the Rx and Tx, both of which were in good condition, and bought them. I have built a T-R switch and modified my DDS signal generator to use as a VFO.

Current Status: Retired Electrical Engineer, Enjoying 4 Grand Daughters and 3 Grandsons

Awards/Achievements: DXCC CW

Designer: SMART KEYER/SMART KEYER II/III, SMART KEYER Lite (Article QST May 2004) SMART Keyboard/SMART Key-N-Log(Article QST July 2007)

Station: Ten Tec OMNI VI Plus, Ten Tec Corsair II, Heathkit HW-101, Heathkit SB-220, Knight R100A Rx, Knight T-50 Tx, Cushcraft A3S at 60 ft., SMART FILTER, SMART KEYER III, SMART KEYER Lite, SMART Keyboard, SMART Key-N-Log, Bencher Paddles, Kent Paddles, Brown Brothers Paddles

See web site www.n4yg.com