I was born in 1966. I first became licensed in 1991 shortly after the introduction of the codeless Technician class license. I remained at the Technician class, until early March of 2007, when the FCC dropped the Morse Code requirement altogether. I obtained the Amateur Extra class.

My activities include VHF/UHF FM (both simplex and repeaters) and now Digital Voice using D-Star. I have also enjoyed packet radio and APRS. Since achieving Extra class, I have enjoyed operating on the HF bands using SSB, and lately PSK31, MFSK, Hellschreiber, and Olivia. I imagine I will also get into some of today's other prominent digital modes (and some SSTV; which I have done on FM repeaters a few years ago) and I would also like to try HF digital voice. I have done very little satellite work, but I did make one contact through AO-51. I would eventually like to build or buy some antennas to more easily work some of the birds. I would also like to use those VHF/UHF antennas for some terrestrial SSB work. Finally, I would like to get on the microwave bands: mainly 10 GHz and 24 GHz.

I belong or have belonged to several amateur radio clubs or organizations: Dayton Amateur Radio Association (hosts the Dayton Hamvention each May), Farout Amateur Radio Club, Miami Valley FM Association, West Central Ohio Amateur Radio Association, Central Ohio Radio Club, Capital City Repeater Association (CCRA), TAPR, AMSAT, ARRL, Midwest VHF/UHF Society, North Texas Microwave Society, and QRP-ARCI. I have been secretary of the CCRA since about 2000 and webmaster since 2007. Visit http://www.ohioccra.net. I am the trustee of the CCRA's 147.21 repeater.

I have elmered a few people and help them study for their license exams: KC8PDX, KD8BUP, and N8OWZ. I have also helped administer a few exams after becoming an accredited Volunteer Examiner (under the ARRL-VEC) in April of 2007. A couple of years later, I became accredited as a volunteer examiner through the Laurel VEC.

My radios consist of an Icom IC-7600, a Kenwood TS-2000X, an Icom IC-92AD, a Kenwood TH-F6A, a Kenwood TH-D72A, a Kenwood TM-D710A, and an Icom ID-880H. I have not had a radio in the car for several years. My ID-880H purchase changed that along with the addition of Comet's SBB-97 2m/70cm/23cm (thinking ahead to the Icom ID-1 23cm D-Star radio) antenna and a trunk lip mount. I also have a DV Dongle for those times when I would like to use the local repeater but cannot bring it up, and I have a DV Access Point Dongle for when I have my D-Star radio, but still can't hit a repeater

I am signed up with eQSL.cc and Logbook of the World (LOTW). I plan to upload my logs once a week. I will also upload my logs to this site. You may also QSL me direct or use the bureau, and I will do the same, or I may have already sent you a card for our QSO.

My blog is at http://n8oif.blogspot.com

30MDG (30-meter Digital Group) #1039; FHC (Feld Hell Club) #1087