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Greetings from "Gods County",
Potter County ,PA. My wife and I had moved here in 2005 from the Lehigh Valley, Kempton, PA. I was born
in the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem PA. Our family was in the electrical/ electronics industry. My grandfather
started the business in the late 20's designing Neon lighting. He said that I was born with electricity in my veins
instead of blood. I built my first crystal radio at 7 and started on the Morse code in 1958. I passed my
Novice exam and my call was KN3ZTJ. I built a 6L6 transmitter using plug in coils for 80 and 40 cw. My reciever was
a Lafayette KT 200 going to a dipole at 70 ft. Soon I passed my Tech and then General. It was the early 60's
and I was in High School and didn't have the time to really do Ham Radio any justice. I went to college in St. Louis
,Mo at Washington U. My major was BioMedicial Engineering/Pre med. I was married in 1971 and worked for many years
traveling as a Project/Process engineer. In 1998 my wife and I found our dream home in Kempton, PA. I had
then began to get back into Ham Radio and contesting. I had 7 stations in a 40X40 ham shack. In 2003 I became
paralyzed from the waist down. Since then I have started back into ham radio and rebuilding my station and antenna farm
in Potter Co. We always have a place for hams aat our home in Coudersport. some of our friends spend a week
during the summer with us. We have about 20 acres on top of Niles Hill. One tower at 40 ft and 2 more to erect.
We sit at 2265 Ft ASL.
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