It took over 30 years for Peter to get his ticket. Growing up in Boston, he was mesemerized by the people he heard talking on his fathers short wave radio. He didn't know at the time, but he had stumbled upon an AM chat on 80 meters in western Massachusetts. He was hooked, hook, line and sinker.

No one else in the family even had the smallest inkling as to what this was. So he had to wait until high school. he found out a lot more, but also got swept up in the cb craze although not in the traditional modes. You see, Peter is always a tinkerer. Before CB, he was working on old tvs, restoring old radios and the like. Once he even taped a fax transmission and played it back to a old western union fax machine he bought from a surplus store. Boy he was suprized to find out it was a weather map. Ther drum was spinning and the spark kept generating the image (it was a very old fax machine!) Deeper and deeper he went!

In high school and without a drivers license, no one was able to help with code, so Peter went to CB instead. At first with an old crystal controlled 5 watt Johnson transceiver and then eventually to the Johnson viking and valiant transmitters. Lets face it, the output from 3 6146B's is a force to be reckoned with on any band!

Soon CB fell by the wayside for love and I'm sure you know the rest. Now as his kids have grown up, POeter has found the time to return to one of his first passions. He aced the technician exam and was pressed into taking the genearal theory, he passed that too!

Although still not knowing the code, Peter is studying and listening to tapes know. never in his wildest dreams did he expect to pass the general theory test.

As is with most, there is always a mentor. Peter's was Larry Wood, K1UDT, a silent key since 1975. He saw the potential in Peter and helped nurture it and make it strong. A man of many talents, he was an accomplished engineer, pilot and ham. He helped many, not just Peter. He spent time teaching theory, how to video tape, how to do oscar work and so much more a teenager needs to stay on the straight and narrow. This licens is a tribute to him. Larry, you made a difference, you are sorely missed.

When not listening to the radio, Peter is an accomplished realto in the SE Michigan area. His hope is to eventually save up enought to put a 2 meter rig in his car. he has lots of time to rag chew between showing houses. Feel free to reach him at pete@petemaxfield.com!