Originally from Toledo Ohio, Graduated Macomber Vocational HS, Radio & TV Field in 1963.

Joined US Army Oct 66, Basic Training Ft Polk,LA. Warrant Office Flight Training, Ft Wolters Tx and Ft Rucker,AL W1&W2 Viet Nam, BienHoa 334th Attack Helicopter Co,145 AvnBn. Unit Was TDY to NKP Thailand in 1967. A Trp 3/17 AirCav, in LongBinh til Oct 68. Attack Helicopter Flight Instructor Ft Rucker,AL. 68-72 All Army Competion Marksman. PCS to Ft Knox,Ky Attended AOB and Advanced Crs, Cmd Student Officer Company. Graduated BS BusAdmin from Tarkio College, Tarkio, MO. Part of Army Boot Strap Program. 1976 to Federal Republic of Germany. 3/35 Armor BN, Bamberg,FRG. then to 1stAD HQ,Ansbach FRG and Divisonal Air Cav Helicopter Unit in Katterbach FRG.

1980 Seperated from Army in Oct from Ft Lewis, WA as Maj, USAR Joined RadioShack In Tacoma, WA Oct,80 Moved to Salt Lake City with RadioShack as the District Manager for 33 stores in Utah and Wyoming. Moved to Dyersburg, TN with RadioShack Franchise and in April 2002 after leaving RadioShack, moved to Panama City Beach, FL. and Opened Family Business, selling Cellular Products, Satellite Systems and MFJ Amateur radio products. Apr 2003 Moved to Mesa,AZ. Independent Contractor providing Internet Business and Web Store Development to clients world wide.

After a High School Education in the Vacuum Tube era of Radio TV Electronics and years of Radio Electronics interest, I Finally took the Ham Tech Test and as of Oct 15, 2001, Licenced as KG4PRF, Upgraded to General Aug 2002. Operating Echolink node 27619 24/7 on 145.575 Simplex PL 100 and APRS from QTH. Mary, my XYL since Oct 1968 is Licenced as KG4ZEI. Amateur Interests include, APRS, Digital Modes, Echolink Sysop, 10-10 Ops. Net Control Operator with Maritime Mobile Service (14.300), Hurricane Watch Net (14.325)and AZ Chapter of 10-10 Net (28.445) 18:00 Sunday's MST.