Biography

-First licensed as WN5DGH (Novice) in Houston,TX in 1962 (Ham for 59 years)

-Got my General in 1962 and was then WA5DGH (Now Extra class)

-Assumed the W5EEX call in 2002 when my Dad passed away. He was W5EEX from 1934-2002

-I have always been mostly a CW operator, but have gotten into digital
in the past few years, also prefer mostly QRP operation, occasional SSB.

-Retired in 2012 after working 44 years in the electronics industry: Abbot Medical
Electronics 7 years, Intel Corp 20 years, then 17 years as self-employed as
RF/Microwave manufacturer's representative.

-I have a son who is a ham: KE7BVX in AZ

-Favorite operating activities:
-QRP CW
-Digital (PSK, RTTY, JT9, JT65)
-CW and RTTY contesting
-Portable QRP operation
-SOTA "Chaser"

-Member:
-SKCC 17122
-NAQCC 155
-QRP-ARCI 13443
-FISTS 7415
-ADVENTURE RADIO SOC.1585

-I enjoy occasional kit building and tinkering with microprocessor projects

-The photo is of me operating portable for the ARS Flight of the Bumblebees Contest,
at Usery Mountain Park, near Superstition Mountains, east of Phoenix. I was
operating CW with FT897 on battery, using a screwdriver antenna atop the Jeep.

Equipment

Current Equipment:
-Yaesu FT-897 (Use for CW and UHF-FM)
-Alinco DR110 (Use for VHF-FM)
-Yaesu FT-817ND (Use for QRP and portable)
-Icom IC-746 (Use mostly for CW contesting)
-Icom ID-5100 (D-Star and,VHF/UHF FM
-Kenwood TS-440SAT (Use for digital: PSK, RTTY,JT9,JT65,FT8,WSPR)
-Kenwood TS-520S (Use for listening, was my Dad's rig)