First licensed March 5th,1955 as WN7YKN in Butte, Montana. Life member ARRL. Was a CW operator in USMC in the late 50's. Was in Army MARS as AAT9CX for over 40 years. 10-10 # 6219 SKCC # 7509 5BWAS #947 DXCC #6145 Had the 2nd and later a 1st class commercial which is now a General class commerical ticket. Made a bamboo Back Scratcher straight key and made manys QSO's during SKN 2012. See it in action on Youtube under my call.
