First Licenced back in 1968 then it expired and life as a teenager was moveing on. So then I joined the U.S.AIR FORCE and served 21 Fantastic Years with several cross trained careerfields and been to 53 countries and 46 states with 2 Wars and 2 Conflicts, 4U.N.Mission Supports. And retired from USAF  and 5 kids grown and on there own. With also 10 grandchildren in the family now. And as in the recent years my interest followed back in the Radio World as a Experimentor in Communications Engineering with links in my past as a Air / Ground RF Field Engineer (CIG) Communication Installations and maintaining(EIS) and Aircraft Technical Systems Advisor, Supervisor for Flight Control and Landing gear Systems /Crash & Recovery Team and PhaseInspections Team (OMS,FMS,AGS,EMS). Supervisor in Electronic Component Installation/Field Repair. Broadcasting setup/ Troubleshooting skills in Electronic Repair/ RF Communications Engineering (EIS). With Emergency Prepareness along with IED Recovery with First Responder/Fire FightingTraining for CommunityServices (RH). Completed a Certified High EndTraining in Survival Skills for Desert / Mountain / Extreme Cold Climate and Personnal Defence. Certificate in Law Enforcement Specail Police and Civil Defence Trained Fire Fighter holding Engineering background of Communications ( EE-CCAF) and a Certificate of Completion in Electrician, Home Inspection,Professional Commercail Artist in Photography(AD),Teacher Cert in Sciences /Electronics /Art of Photography.

I have developed a Amateur Radio Related High Altitude Research Balloon Project in Maine Called EOSRED(EDGE OF SPACE WITH RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTING into Developement).My goal every one can participaite we have many positions open at each Launch.

I enjoy Hunting, Fishing ,Hiking, Backpacking, Boating, Fine Art, Photography,Sailing,Scuba Diveing, Goldpanning, Stamp Collector,Dutch Oven cook,Musician of 14 instruments, All season Camper, Woodworking,Skier,Snowshoeing, Chess, Golf, Wine Tasteing, Opera, Oil painting,Theater, Vegas Nite shows, Toast Masters, Motivation Speaker, Traveling, Driveing, Sight seeing , QSL card Collector. I own a Hobby Farm.Member of Son's Of Liberty Brotherhood. I am a Master Mason with Scottish Rites. And ARRL Royal Order of the WOUFF-HONG

And Actively Envolved with REACT /Emergency Radio Groups/ CERT in MAINE, SKYWARN#AN60,CWOP#AS083 ARLS #1105, SPAR #178, NAQCC#0583, SKCC#3833, SMIRK#6563,ECHOLINK Nodes #423344/#179484 , IRESC #278173 and OMISS #6911, 6Meter World wide .

Past President of the (YARC) Yankee Amatuer Radio Club in Maine 2008. And Past President/Director of former Mid Maine REACT Team 6139 .And member of ANDY Club in Lewiston,ME and PAWA Club in Portland,ME. Member of the CC-ARC of the Clay Center Amateur Radio Club of Brookline ,Mass. And the American Legion Radio Club.

And Net Control Station and Active Manager for several Live Nets in Maine as to the 88NET, Digital NET 101, REACT NCS/NTS. Trustee of K1AOM- AKA:RADIO ADVENTURERS OF MAINE ( RAOM).

Member of VFW / AMVETS / American Legion / Disable Veterans / AFSargents Assn. ANCIENT YORK Lodge #155 AF&AM,And Professional Drivers Union and Supports Backing CWA.

OTA at QTH with IRLP, VOIP, Echolink, Wires-II, D-STAR, EQSL,APRS WX

And to our soldiers - IN HARM's WAY- Across the World. KICK ASS and let All the Cowards Cry and Weep from Here to There!!!!!. You'r keeping Our Country safe and Other's Across the World and it's Nation's. We will Welcome you home as Freedom Fighters for all. THANK YOU for your Dedication of Service BE PROUD--BE BRAVE--IN GOD WE TRUST .

I Enjoy the Digital Worldof ATV, APRS, SsTV,PSK31 . And HF /VHF/UHF .

Home Station consist of 3ea IC-706mk2g ,2ea. IC718, 2ea. FT-897,1 ea FT-857,2 ea FT-817,MFJ-2/6/10/20/40/80M phone radios ,5 Multi band ATV Transmitters,2 ea.5-BTV,2 ea 4 -BTV,G5RV,OCF WINDOM160-2m,and 80- 10m,COBRA SR.3 el-Mossley tribander,8ea. 1.2 thru 10 g Modified dishes , 6 m 5 el-Beam and 2 Ea. 2m-17 el-QUAGI's,2 ea. 35 el-1.2g beams, 3 ea Tribander VHF/UHF vert, 2ea 2m 5 El-QUADs,and aSelectionof Many other numerous Antennas and Equipment. I've been collecting for over 36 years.

I donated a Completed collection to a museum of One each the D-104 microphone(Lollipop Mic)ever made all mint condition. and I love MW so I have12 Dishes for Bands 440m and up to 147 G size's 1 ft Diameter to 24ft in size. Along with5 eaCPU's Emachines, 3 desk , 2 laptops.

My Laptop with FT-817, Signal link,Autotuner, EF wire, Supra Portable Beam,Buddipole/BuddiStick, for traveling/Backpacking etc. .And recent addition is the Chameleon V1 and V2.

UPCOMEING EVENTS

Jan - Winter Field Day (IN MAINE) Call sign useing K1AOM

FEB - My Antenna project list and catch ups

March - Maine State Convention

April - PAWA HAMFEST

APRIL - NEARFEST,NH

May 2012- DAYTON,OHIO

June 2012 -Hermon Hamfest ,ME

June 2012 - ARRL Field Day

July 2012--- EME, My project Moon The Moon Call sign useing (W1LWT) and (KB1UKX)

JULY 2012- TRAVELING the MID WEST ( Check APRS--w1lwt-1 )

Aug 2012- NE STATE CONVENTION MASS.

Sept 2012- LOON ECHO , Windslow Hamfest

Oct 2012- Nearfest ,NH

NOV 2011- I'll find something too do!

DEC 2011- Lite house weekend

MY DREAM IS TO SHARE THE SPIRIT and Excitement of AMATEUR RADIO with a POSITIVE MANNER .Share knowledge to it's Fullest and Keep it FUN. And Amateur Radio to me is to invent and experiment with Everything Availible to use with Radio's / Electronics/Internet / Cell Phones and with anything you can imagine. While Keeping it BASIC / Simple for ALL to enjoy and Nick Pickyness is Not Needed. While Useing all availible technoligy's that we have . Use our PC's to discover the World and Operate all Modes and Frequency's and Communicate . And pass on the knowledge to others about our Hobby / Service we have as HAMS and how it may be added to BASICALLY anything we do. And show BASIC EmPrepareness to help develope attitude's to be Prepared and Ready for most situations that may arise.

HEY check out the www.Youtube.com from W1LWT and the Web page www.w1lwt.com . And my Email is w1lwt@Arrl.net, And Im on FACEBOOK

NOTE : PLEASE SEND ALL QSL CARDS by JPG or PDF file to my Email . And in return request how you like yours sent.

USAF RET.

Lee N Maine-----W1LWT--------73's

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