My call is N2EWS formerly KI5VDI formerly KB0FU formerly WB2EWS formerly WN2EWS
I started back in the '60s with my novice license (WN2EWS). Practiced CW and got my Advanced (WB2EWS). I used to really enjoy the Delaware Valley Radio Association, W2ZQ in vacation paradise Trenton, NJ.
When I attended University of Northern Colorado for my Doctor of Arts in music theory, composition and conducting, I renewed my license and got KB0FU. I hated that call sign (say it out loud and you'll see why), but I was without gear for a long time so I let that expire. I took the exam earlier this year and got my General. FCC gave me KI5 Venereal Disease Infection. I didn't think anything could be worse than KB0FU, but there it is. So I purchased the vanity call sign N2EWS, a shorter version of my original.
My rig is currently the Yaesu FTDX10. My antenna is what I call unaffectionately a "Perverted V". It is an inverted V where the center is only 20ft high, attached to a flagpole in the corner of the yard. The two legs of the antenna are at right angles with each other, and one leg bends at the corner of the fence and runs a bit parallel to the other leg. Not ideal, to say the least, but so far it has fooled the HOA.
I like to fix, build, and improve junk guitars. I used to play guitar, violin and piano well, but age and lack of practice took its toll on me. I played guitar in a couple bands back in the good old days. I still enjoy playing badly on the instruments, though.
Most of my career has actually been as a writer and editor for computer journals. I was editor-in-chief of Network Computing World, LinuxWorld, Linux Journal, Tux, and an award-winning columnist for InfoWorld. Like my other skills, my writing chops have dulled with age, but I still submit work because I enjoy it so much. I became unemployed when Cisco did a reorg as of April 15, 2024. I have been a programmer, teacher, consultant, animated cartoonist and even a Fuller Brush Man.
You can read my articles about how I got back on the air in the January, February and March 2023 issues of CQ magazine.
I'm also working on a book I want to entitle: "The Adventures of Every Woman's Sweetheart and the Perverted V". No idea if/when I'll finish it.
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My call is N2EWS formerly KI5VDI formerly KB0FU formerly WB2EWS formerly WN2EWS
I started back in the '60s with my novice license (WN2EWS). Practiced CW and got my Advanced (WB2EWS). I used to really enjoy the Delaware Valley Radio Association, W2ZQ in vacation paradise Trenton, NJ.
When I attended University of Northern Colorado for my Doctor of Arts in music theory, composition and conducting, I renewed my license and got KB0FU. I hated that call sign (say it out loud and you'll see why), but I was without gear for a long time so I let that expire. I took the exam earlier this year and got my General. FCC gave me KI5 Venereal Disease Infection. I didn't think anything could be worse than KB0FU, but there it is. So I purchased the vanity call sign N2EWS, a shorter version of my original.
My rig is currently the Yaesu FTDX10. My antenna is what I call unaffectionately a "Perverted V". It is an inverted V where the center is only 20ft high, attached to a flagpole in the corner of the yard. The two legs of the antenna are at right angles with each other, and one leg bends at the corner of the fence and runs a bit parallel to the other leg. Not ideal, to say the least, but so far it has fooled the HOA.
I like to fix, build, and improve junk guitars. I used to play guitar, violin and piano well, but age and lack of practice took its toll on me. I played guitar in a couple bands back in the good old days. I still enjoy playing badly on the instruments, though.
Most of my career has actually been as a writer and editor for computer journals. I was editor-in-chief of Network Computing World, LinuxWorld, Linux Journal, Tux, and an award-winning columnist for InfoWorld. Like my other skills, my writing chops have dulled with age, but I still submit work because I enjoy it so much. I became unemployed when Cisco did a reorg as of April 15, 2024. I have been a programmer, teacher, consultant, animated cartoonist and even a Fuller Brush Man.
You can read my articles about how I got back on the air in the January, February and March 2023 issues of CQ magazine.
I'm also working on a book I want to entitle: "The Adventures of Every Woman's Sweetheart and the Perverted V". No idea if/when I'll finish it.
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