My Ham History:

 

  • In 1958, in Chicago, my dad gave me a Crystal Radio Set (cat whisker and all). I used a broken end of a coke bottleneck as antenna insulator, just like everyone else started in those days.  Heard a ham on my crystal set and then it began.

 

  • SWL in Germany since 1959  

 

  • First licensed in Oklahoma, USA in 1962 as WN5ETA

 

  • First licensed in Germany in 1972 as DA2QC

 

  • First licensed in England in 1975 as G5BMH (still valid)

 

  • Issued DJ0IP (replacing DA2QC) in 1975.

 

  • Received DM5P station license for the Main-Spessert Amateur Radio Club in 2012.

 

  • Other German call signs previously held:  DL4QF, DJ2T

 

  • Other US call signs previously held: WB3AYM, WA1UIN, WB4JNI, WA5ETA

 

  • Andorra call sign previously held:  C31SE  (1979)

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  • Co-Founder (with DL6SAI) of Germany's first Packet Radio Cluster

 

  • Founder of Spiderbeam-US, the North American distributor of Spiderbeam antennas.  (2008)

 

  • Founder of Aerial-51 in 2014... Lightweight antennas and high-performance transceivers.

 

  • Was:  Technical Support Manager (world-wide) for Spiderbeam GmbH. Retired in 2020 and now just support the new support guys.

 

  • Currently:  President (OVV) of the Main Spessart chapter (OV B35) of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club