I respond to all QSLs and enjoy receiving them. 

I've been a ham for 30 years now, active on and off every few years depending on the QTH/antenna situation. Originally held KA9JRI, then AA0DL, and AA9BI hailing from Indiana originally, then Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and now (for the 2nd time) California.

While in Wisconsin I worked for a while at Collins Radio (Rockwell Collins) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the early 90's on aircraft avionics systems. I was a member of the Collins Amatur Radio Cub. I also did phone patches for overseas US troops and their families using Collins' mighty HF MARSstation from their "Comm Central" facility with its legendary antenna farm. From Comm Central I could choose seperate transmitters and receivers that could were located in Cedar Rapids, Texas, and Downey, California all connected by dedicated phone lines.

I moved here to the Mojave Desert from the shore of Lake Michigan back in early 2009; what a difference being able to see water to the horizon from our yard to seeing hot dry dirt to the horizon! I am working for the US Navy at Naval Air WeaponsCenter atChina Lake (near Death Valley) as an embedded software/ electricalengineer with a group that is standing up a new ship defense missile simulation laboratory. Fun job.

I enjoy motorcycling. I have an old Harley Davidson Softail and an even older Honda Goldwing (147,000 miles and never had a breakdown). I do a lot of medium to long distance touring on both bikes.

I am on the far left with my 1993 Goldwing GL1500/6 Aspencade. My riding buddies and I were on the west coast of mighty Lake Michigan on the absolutely gorgeous Leelanau Penninsula. We are standing over 300 feet above the water on a tree and grass covered sand dune.

This is my beautiful XYL with her prized Corvette on Lake Michigan just north of Muskegon, MI. We still own a house there on the shoreline. That car has cost me more in speeding tickets than it ever did on gas!

73!

Dave WW0W

Ridgecrest, California "Gateway to Death Valley"

SKCC Member #4978

FISTS Member #6896

Founding Member of Dawgs M.C. of Dane, WI