Amateur radio operator since 1955. Former calls W1KZR and DL5HK (1962-1965, US Army). Ham interests; boat anchor/antique radio, DX, CW skeds with old friends. Awards; DXCC (250), DXCC-CW, WAC, WAS, CP-30.

Rigs; Elecraft K3/100, Ten-Tec Centaur; Drake T4XC/R4C

Antennas; 135 ft Center-fed Zepp up 70 ft, 80 m groundplane, 20/15/10 3 el tribander plus 3 el 6 meter coupled resonator add-on, 4 el 2 meter Yagi.

Mobile; W1ZR/M, IC-706Mk11G, AH-4, Hustler short mast.

Sailboat Mobile; W1ZR/MM, IC-706Mk11, SGC-237 and backstay.

OT/AM Rigs; Viking II, DX-60B, 51J4, HRO-60, HQ-129X, HQ-110AVHF

Other hobbies; sailing (Ericson 25+ in Westport) mostly day-sailing, shooting sports, dog (golden retriever).

Professional life; Electrical Engineer by training (BSE,U'Conn '69; MSEE. Northeastern Univ '73). Retired engineering manager, telecom executive and college teacher. Currently work for ARRL as QST Technical Editor. Author of Basic Radio, Basic Antennas, The ARRL Guide to Antenna Tuners and Hamspeak, all published by ARRL. Care and Feeding of Transmission Lines and Understanding and Using Your Antenna Analyzer will be released by ARRL soon.

73, Joel

Rev: W1ZR - Jan 14, 2012