Greetings from Huntsville, Alabama, otherwise known as Rocket City, home of the Saturn V rocket.

I grew up in Oak Ridge, TN where I was first licensed in 1967 as WN4KKA, upgrading in '68 to WB4KKA. I held that call until a few years ago when I applied for one of those rare 1x2 4 calls.

I came here to Huntsville in 1974 and upon graduating from Tenn Tech University (1978) went to work for NASA as an electrical engineer. Now  I am retired and getting more time to play with the radio and our two grandkids.

I have served on the hamfest committee for the Huntsville Hamfest since 1985 including the years that we hosted the ARRL National Convention in 1997 and 2009. I keep my station up and ready to go on a moments notice just in case I get a free minute to operate. The equipment includes a set of B-line Drake twins that I got when I was in high school, a Kenwood TS-940, a Ten Tec Orion and a Heathkit SB-201 amp. The very modest antenna farm includes a TH7 at 55 feet and inverted Vees at 50 feet for 80, 40, and 30M.

I'll always owe untold thanks to Bill K4LTA and Mel K4PJ/K4LPW for mentoring me in the ways of contesting from an early age!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to meet you on the air!

73 and may God bless!

Art N4UC