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I've been interested in amateur (“ham”) radio ever since I was a small kid. (Remember the old K6ATX "Tommy Rockford" books?) Considering that radio was a life-long interest, I was something of a late bloomer as I didn't obtain my first license until the age of 29 in 1979. While living in Charleston, West Virginia, I obtained my Novice ticket as KA8EUE and quickly upgraded to General a couple of months later. In 1980 I moved back to my home state of Massachusetts and upgraded to Advanced as KA1KF, a call I held for 22 years.

I relocated from Cape Cod to Kissimmee, Florida in 1994 and remained inactive from that point until early 2002 which saw me upgrade to Extra with two rapid vanity call changes: W1VFR, followed by W1WH. I'm an ARRL and a W5YI Volunteer Examiner. Besides the ARRL, I'm also a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA).

For more information on getting started in amateur radio, go to the Hello Radio site of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - the national organization for amateur radio).

Below is my current QSL card which commerates my son Erik's new position as a First Officer flying the Airbus A319 with Frontier Airlines as well as my own aviation background: