‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2019 QST PAGE 43 ‰ AND WORKED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AS A CIVILIAN LOGISTICS CONTRACTOR FOR 20 YEARS UNTIL MOVING TO THE CITY OF AUSTINS ELECTRIC UTILITY IN 1990, WHERE HE RETIRED AS A DEPARTMENT MANAGER IN 2010. HIS INTERESTS INCLUDE WRITING, LOW POWER CONTESTING, DXING, RESTORING VINTAGE RADIOS, AND STUDYING LOW FREQUENCIES. HE HAS PUBLISHED SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO REGARDING NOSTALGIA, ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVING OPERATOR PERFORMANCE. HE IS ENJOYING RETIREMENT WITH HIS WIFE OF 50 YEARS, THREE ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚