= NOW 20 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2020 QST PAGE 60 = WHEN I STUMBLED ACROSS THE CLUB STATION AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY WHILE LIVING ON CAMPUS AS A RESIDENT FELLOW IN THE 1980S. I STARTED TESTING THE WATERS IN VARIOUS CONTESTS AND EVENTUALLY CONNECTED WITH THE TERRIFIC COMMUNITY AT THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST CLUB. JOHN SPENT HIS CAREER IN SILICON VALLEY, PRIMARILY WITH TECHNOLOGY START UPS AND OTHER GROWTH COMPANIES AS AN OUTSIDE LAWYER IN FINANCE INCLUDING IPOS, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, STRATEGIC AND OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. TODAY, HE IS PREPARING TO RETIRE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO TRAVELING, CONTESTING FROM ARUBA, AND SAILING HIS OTHER HOBBY. 3 GREG CARTER, WN4OPG NOW KX4R GREG WAS FIRST LICENSED IN OCTOBER 1969 AT AGE 15 AND HAS BEEN ON THE AIR EVER SINCE. HE HAS ALSO BEEN AN ARRL MEMBER CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THEN. GREG BECAME A GENERAL CLASS = END OF 20 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <