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HEADING OFF TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IN 1999, CEDRICK EARNED HIS
AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS LICENSE.  HIS POST COLLEGE DAYS FOUND HIM LIVING IN
CHICAGO, AND THEN LATER NEW YORK CITY.  CEDRICK EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO
ILLINOIS IN 2014 AND GOT BACK ON THE AIR IN A MAJOR WAY.  BITTEN BY THE DX
AND CONTEST BUG I ABSOLUTELY LOVE CONTESTING, CEDRICK DECLARED.  I HAVE MY
CONTEST MENTOR, THE LATE BILL ERICKSON, WA9TPQ, TO THANK FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO USE HIS STATION FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN SSB QSO PARTY BACK
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THEN.  THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY SET THE HOOK.  CEDRICKS RADIOSPORT ACTIVITIES
ALSO INCLUDE DX HUNTING.  LIVING ON A SUBURBAN LOT WITH ONLY WIRE ANTENNAS
MAKES THE PURSUIT A CHALLENGE AT TIMES, BUT THE THRILL OF WORKING A NEW DX
CENTURY CLUB ENTITY NEVER GETS OLD.  VARIETY IS KEY CEDRICK WORKS AS A
SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER.  THATS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING I BREAK THINGS, HE
SAID.  OVERALL, CEDRICK BELIEVES THAT AMATEUR RADIO IS DOING WELL.  HE
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