Personal Web Page

Favorite Links

· Sulphur Springs High School Class of 1964

Ham Radio

· What is Ham Radio

· American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

· 3819 Web Page

· 1990 Web Page

· QRZ Callsign Lookup

· Eham Product Reviews

· Mouser Electronics

· Texas Towers

Weather Radar

· WFAA Regional Radar

· The Weather Channel Doppler Radar

Hobby Stuff

· Grizzly Tools

· Crystal Radios

· American Flyer Trains

· Xbox

· Troops arriving and departing from DFW (this is a special one be sure to look at it)

· Welcome Home Troops at DFW

· USO at DFW

Contact Information

E-mail addresses

General Email Address -

Current Projects

Always working of some kind of Ham Radio projects
The latest project is building Crystal Radios
One of the ongoing projects is remote control of Ham Radio using a PC

Currently using a program called TRX-manager

Biographical Information

A native Texan born in Terrell, Texas. Raised in Sulphur Springs, Texas, a small town in East Texas.

Graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology / Math with emphasis in Computer Science from East Texas State University.

Worked in various computer related areas for: Texas Instruments, General Computer Systems, E-Systems, Texas Power & Light Company, and TXU.

Retired from TXU in 2001 and now live in Allen, Texas.

Father worked for Texas Power & Light Company as a Chief Clerk while we lived in Sulphur Springs.

He was always very active in community programs such as the chamber of commerce and the Boy Scouts.

He was Scout Master of Boy Scout Troup 67 in Sulphur Springs

He retired from Texas Power & Light Company as District Manager of the Terrell District

My father always kept me interested in technical things when I was younger and my grandfather got me interested in wood working.

I guess all that must have stuck with me.

My mother still lives in Terrell, Texas.

I have one sister

I am married with two daughters.

I got my Novice Ham Radio license in 1962 along with a couple of my friends

Two old time Radio Operators (Elmers) who helped me and my friends out back in the beginning were Bill Sarten (K5WUE) and Bill Milam

Personal Interests

v Enjoy building PCs and working on computer networks

v Enjoy all kinds of electronics including Ham Radio

Ø Callsign is

Ø Some hams who contribute a lot to my ongoing education are

§ Bob Bellar (K5AHT)

§ Weldon Low (K5POK)

§ And many others

Ø Operate 160 – 10 meters HF both fixed station as well as mobile

§ Can sometimes be found on 3819 KHz or 1990 KHz

§ Also operate 2 meters & 440Mhz

v Enjoy interfacing Ham Radios to PCs

v Enjoy all sorts of woodworking

v Have some old American Flyer Model Electric Trains