First licensed May 1977 with station license WD9DPB. Operated RL Drake Station.

Have worked all bands over the years both fixed station and mobile, from 1.8 -450 MHz and modes AM, FM, SSB, CW, Digital.

I have enjoyed building antennas of all kinds over the years in particular efficient wire antennas to fit on small lots.

Operated 10 meter beacon on frequency 28.206300 MHz from September 2011 until November 2016. The beacon consisted of Realistic HTX-100 running 2 watts into a half wave vertical at 4 meter height. Transmitter was keyed with N0XAS PicoKeyer- Plus kit. Enjoyed receiving reception reports from around the globe.