Member Bio

I earned my Technician class license in November of 2020 and my General on Feb. 14, 2021.  My background is tech and I have had friends who are in the hobby over many years and I finally decided to join them during COVID.  Also, during the beginning of the pandemic I had nothing better to do so I created my own email server, web server and FTP server.  I also do SQL database design and programming for fun.  Yes, I am a geek but not totally:  I also love playing and coaching sports and I got my first ace in golf on May 31, 2021 :-).

I grew up in Brooklyn, NY.  I have degrees in Computer Science (B.S.), Human Resource Management (Graduate Certificate) and Law (Juris Doctor magna cum laude).  I am an attorney living in the Ann Arbor, MI area and I am married to the wonderful Kate. We have a wonderful pack of dogs and three beautiful Percheron horses.

My humble shack features an IC-9100 “shack-in-a-box”, an LDG AT-1000ProII Autotuner (one of the best things I acquired in this hobby), an MFJ-299 mic, MFJ-4275MV and TekPower TP30SWI power supplies and Windows 10 and Lubuntu PCs.  My antenna is an ULTIMAX DXtreme 88′ end fed antenna.  I run two amps:  a Heathkit SB-1000 linear tube amp and an ALS-500M solid state amp (depending on the band).  I recently got a Raspberry Pi hotspot working so I am exploring DMR (and I can hit the local DMR repeater as well). I recently added a bhi Dual In-Line Noise Eliminating Module; I don’t know how I ever did phone without it.  I also added a headphone amplifier.

You can often find me on worked-all-states nets (I am the President of, and a certified NCS for, USTNET), FT-8 and FT-4.  I also traffic some local repeaters on UHF and VHF.  I am a member of OMISS, USTNET, Wolverine Single Sideband Net, ARROW Communications Association, YL System, and the Livonia Amateur Radio Club.