First licensed in 1960 as KN4NTA, I received the call of K4NTA the following year.  My QTH until 1994 was Stuart, FL when I moved to Mc Murray, PA near Pittsburgh.  In early 2000 I moved to Waxhaw, NC near Charlotte.  Then in April 2001 back to the Pittsburgh area.   In 2000 I changed my call to W4ZE.

During the early 1980’s I was active promoting packet radio and the Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association (FADCA) in Florida .  Working with W1BEL, N2WX and many others, we introduced packet radio to Florida .  The software for the TAPR TNC 2 was written by Howie N2WX.  TAPR did not have a prototype to test the software on, so we used a highly modified Xerox 820 computer board.  I was responsible for the hardware modifications and helped with the testing.

We learned in January 2007 that Gwen Reedy W1BEL became a silent key in late 2006.  He will truly be missed.

I have now retired and as of July 2007 will be in our new home in Port St Lucie, FL.   The tower is up and I am again enjoying contesting and DXing.

November 2008, accepted the job as ARES® Emergency Coordinator for St. Lucie County.

Ham Family:
My son Tony is KG4JJK
Daughter Mary is K4NTA  Yes my former call
Son-in-law Dana is AF4CN
Nephew Kevin is W4KKW

This page was last updated on 1/20/09