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I am an amateur radio operator, call sign W4HH.  I was first licensed in 1958 at age 14 -- my junior high school science teacher was an amateur radio operator, W4UVU, and he inspired several of us to earn our licenses.  Since then, amateur radio has been my hobby -- I've been very active at times and not very active at other times.

I obtained my first amateur radio operator's license in November 1958 -- Novice Class, KN4FPT.  A few months later I upgraded to Technician Class, K4FPT.  Here's my license history:

  • Novice, KN4FPT, November 1958;

  • Technician, K4FPT, February 1959;

  • Advanced, K4FPT, April 1979;

  • Extra, K4FPT, September 1992;

  • Received vanity call W4HH, January 6, 1997.

  • While stationed in Japan, July 1990 - July 1993, I held Japanese amateur radio license 7J1AJJ.

I have had a number of stations, some very simple, some complicated.  Now that we have settled down in Northumberland County, Virginia, I have put up a small station in my home.

My Amateur Radio Hobby

Here are links to pages on this website about various aspects of my amateur radio hobby..

I am currently not on the air.  In March 2025 we moved into a small apartment and I have not been able to set up a station

What is amateur radio?

Morse Code

An old Vibroplex "bug" with an interesting history

My Low-Power Morse Code rigs -- QRP Radio

Operating with simple low-power radios is challenging.  Most of my operation is low power (5 watts or less)  This page describes my low-power rigs.

An Old Vibroplex Semi-Automatic Telegraph Key -- a "bug"

Adding a CW Filter to my Yaesu FT-857

 

 

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