Hello - Passed my Tech and General license on at same time, and was assigned the call KC9MUB on 23 January, 2008. Originally a novice in 1965 with the call WN9QXV, but was not up to passing the general exam then at age 13 (cw ok but not so good on regs and theory), so it took me over 40 years to upgrade - slow learner hi hi. Passed my Extra on 20 September, 2008. Now call isNA9J.Also passed GROL Jan 2010.

All operating is done at 100 watts or less using either an IC706MKIIG or TS480SAT into a 160M dipole up 10M. Work all bands 160m through 70 cm, a lot of cw and psk31 on hf, with some ssb and rtty, and mostly FM witha little SSB, APRS andpacketupstairs. Been enjoying 6 meter CW as well as SSB when open. Work with WINMOR on both ham and Navy - Marine Corps MARS frequencies (NNN0TSW). Member ARES/RACES and also am ARRL VEC.

I live about 15 miles northwest of Green Bay in the woods. Studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Spent most of the adult life doing biomedical instrument design, a field in which I have 11 US patents, and the rest in coin-operated game design, where I designed pinball and video games in the early 80s, and what I'm doing now. I also enjoy sailing, scuba and music. The sailboat with all the flags is ours. Her name is Kalena Kolika, which means Karen of the Ocean in Hawaiian (XYL of 26 years is Karen). She's a 1976 Sefarer 22, and hope to be running HF on the water next summer. XYL is captain in US Army Reserves and a nurse. Son, 22, UW Eau Claire student who wants to write about sports,teach history and coach high school PE. Daughter, 24, graduated U of Minnesota and joined the US Navy for linguistics-MI. I'm 59 and turning grey fast

Close to wrapping up 9 band WAS, needing 3 states on 10m and a dozen or so each on 12m and 17m. Earned Triple Play #383 and got my DXCC March 17 2010!!! A lifelong dream come true,,, Current count is 190+ countries, 165+ confirmed, LoTW, eQSL, bureau or direct. Starting to have fun with IOTA and Lighthouses and want to work the satellites too. Missing 2 zones for WAZ so anyone from India or SE Asia willing to sked, please email me.

Operated QRP in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii from August 20-27 and Honolulu, Oaho, Hawaii from August 28-31 last year on 20,30, and 40 meter cw using a Hendricks PFR-3, and Vero Beach FL this past winter for a week - throwing speaker wire into plam trees for antenna. Lots of fun!

Had the honor of working the space station NA1SS several times. That and Antarctica are my most treasured QSLs.

Cheers and 73

John